Today, I am introducing another new occasional series to my blog. This one is uniquely personal – my ongoing battle with my weight. You can get the basics from the ‘Occasional Series’ page on the Thought Bubble – my current weight, my target weight, and how much I need to lose are all there.
To give you some quick background on this issue, we need to go back to my childhood. I was a skinny little thing when I was young. In fact, until I hit puberty I was rake-thin – if not underweight, then certainly very healthy. Unfortunately, once I was about 10 or 11 years old, things started to change. Not only did I start to put on weight, where before I never had any trouble keeping it off, I also stopped growing up. I had been the tallest person in my class. Then I stopped growing, and everyone else carried on!
Ever since then, I have been short and dumpy. My weight gradually increased during my teens – not at all helped by bullying, low self-esteem and a myriad of other factors that I won’t bore you with here and now. I lost some weight in my early twenties…and then I got pregnant. Various complications with Chipmunk’s birth and for a long time afterwards meant that the baby weight didn’t shift…and I kept getting bigger.
Last year, I went to the gym. And then I stopped. This year, I am back at the gym and determined that no matter what, I will not be packing it in this time! I have also ditched most (if not quite all!) of the junk food that I so love, and which is such a big part of my problem. This time, I am determined to succeed. I am tired of being unfit and unhealthy. I am tired of not fitting into clothes I like! I am tired of being tired.
So, in short, this series is where I will share my progress (or lack thereof!) with you, my friends. Inspired by @Bevsyarncrazy, I have decided to share my achievements visually with you, using a weight-loss ticker from TickerFactory.com. When I get to the other end of the ticker, I’ve made it!
I hope to pick up and share many tips along the way – everything from healthy eating to new and ingenious exercise crazes! I look forward with a mixture of excitement and trepidation to making this journey, but I know that whatever happens, I am not alone.
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