I guess I will start by telling everyone a little about me.
- 33 years old.
- Female.
- Married to a lovely man named Gary.
- We have a gorgeous puppy named Smudge.
- We part own a unit in Ferntree Gully.
- My main priority at this point in my life is my health and weight.
Four weeks ago I started on this
weightloss journey. In the past I have started so many 'diets' and given up between 1 and 3 months. I am determined that I will stay with this new and better lifestyle for the rest of my life.
Since joining WW I have lost 5.2
kgs. I am very proud of gaining my 5kg star. On the day I received it I went out and bought my first charm. The deal Gary and I have made is that every 5
kgs I lose I will be able to buy a charm, at the 25kg mark I can buy a bracelet. I thought that would be a good reward as each time I look at my wrist I will be able to see how far I have come.
On my 2
nd week (December 06) I was made redundant from my dream job at
Funtastic Publishing. I was scared and anxious that I would fall
back into my old ways of
consoling myself with food. I allowed myself to lash out once, Gary and I bought
KFC for dinner afterwards I was
calculating the points I used and was shocked that it was over 30 for the one meal. I only get 25 for the whole day. It shocked me back into the right head space. Since then I am pleased to say I have got another job. I start working for a engineering and construction company on the 22/01/06.
So now I can relax and have a great
Christmas. The only day that I am not going to count points will be Christmas day, then straight back on the wagon.
To finish off this post I will add a great Christmas Poem that someone posted on the WW site. I am not sure who the author is but if you know, please get back to me so I can credit them with the work.
Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house
Nothing would fit me, not even a blouse.
The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I'd taste
At the holiday parties had gone to my waist.
When I got on the scales there arose such a number!
When I walked to the store (less a walk than a lumber).
I'd remember the marvellous meals I'd prepared;
The gravies and sauces and beef nicely rared,
The wine and the rum balls, the bread and the cheese
And the way I'd never said, "No thank you, please."
As I dressed myself in my husband's old shirt
And prepared once again to do battle with dirt---
I said to myself, as I only can
"You can't spend a winter disguised as a man!"
So--away with the last of the sour cream dip,
Get rid of the fruit cake, every cracker and chip
Every last bit of food that I like must be banished
Till all the additional ounces have vanished.
I won't have a cookie--not even a lick.
I'll want only to chew on a long celery stick.
I won't have hot biscuits, or corn bread, or pie,
I'll munch on a carrot and quietly cry.
I'm hungry, I'm lonesome, and life is a bore---
But isn't that what January is for?
Unable to giggle, no longer a riot.
Happy New Year to all and to all a good diet!
