OK, so many of you following this will be aware that it started as a blog to discuss weight loss and how I was doing and how the world was doing (kinda). Well lets start with the world.... Its gone nuts... Totally, stark raving bonkers. I am all for healthy eating for children, in fact, I have been an advocate for it for years with my work with the magic plate. However, the news that I have heard over the past couple of days has made me shiver. There is now a diet book out there for children, and by this, I mean for children! The book is aimed at 6- 12 year olds! Especially girls! Now forgive me if I am wrong,but this kind of book should be banned, I have to say I have not read the book yet, but have read several synopsis. Apparently it is about a 'pudgy' girl who loses weight and becomes the schools soccer star, becoming more self confident etc. Surely what girls don't need at age 6 is a publication telling them that fat will fail and thin will succeed? Also studies have shown that this is the age when most girls develop eating disorders? Is it just me or is it totally nuts? I deliberately have not named the book as I do not want to encourage sales of it....
OK lets move on to the slightly more awkward subject of myself. OK. So as you are all aware my life has changed. I went from training 24 hours a week and eating sensibly to moving, changing jobs, injuring my back and eating everything that I came across, just like the hungry caterpillar for the past year.. Well this has resulted in a slight yo yo, and by slight I mean like Pompeii had a slight disaster when the volcano erupted. So actually I mean quite huge! At my heaviest I was 36 stone, this was well published (even by national papers) and then I dropped down to 19 stone (also published by papers) well, now I have had a year of complete and utter breakdown (well diet at least, I am quite happy with the rest of my life) I have now soared to 28 stone again! This I am not happy about. I thought at 26 stone I wasn't happy and that would trigger me to lose weight again, and for a brief time I started training again, however, a lack of funds stopped my gym membership and I fell of the wagon again and again. So here I am.... at 28 stone and very unhappy with that, so will I change it? can I do it again? I really don't know, but something has to change and change massively and soon, I am not going back to 36 stone mark, I don't think my body could manage it now either as it is already hurting when I move, and my back is worse than it was when I hurt it 2 years ago... so change is a coming, and nothing is as uncomfortable as change.
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Good luck with the weight loss, stay positive, you have done it once, you can do it again Xx
James...I got on the scales in Feb 2009 and weighed a whopping 111.8kg. From that day I promised myself I would never weigh more and have now successfully lost 20kg, mostly on my own. I now have a personal trainer who I see 3 times a week and who keeps me on track. You've done it before, so just get into the right mindset and believe in your reasons and you'll do it again. Change your habits, and you will succeed. I know you have the willpower.... And so do you!!!