About me
Weight: 154.1
I started my most recent weight loss journey in December 2007 after the birth of my second child.
In January 2006 I weighed in at a rather hefty 213 lb (that’s 15 st 3lb for us English folk). It was this photo taken at Christmas 2005
that made me realise it was time to do something about it, that and the fact I couldn’t get into my size 18 jeans any more.
So, 1st January saw me started on a new life. By March 2007, I had dropped to 144 lb (10 st 4 lb) and was in size 10 jeans! I hadn’t yet reached my final goal of 135, but I found myself pregnant.
In the first three months I put on 25 lb! The day before I gave birth (Dec 4th 2007) I was 207, and when I came home from hospital I weighed 190.
So, I had to lose it all over again.
As of this morning, a few days off my baby’s 6 month ‘birthday’ - I was 154.1 - a shade over 10 lb to go to get to my pre-pregnancy weight and under 20 lbs to go to get to my ultimate goal.
Those last 9 lbs are going to be the hardest though - they are ‘virgin’ fat - never been lost. Last time I was 135, was on the way up when I was about 10 years old. So I thought I’d start this blog to share the journey of those final 20 lbs.
In an ideal world I’d be there by September, when I go back to school after my Maternity Leave. Realistically I’d like to be there by my birthday on October 28th. It is doable - there are no nasties like Christmas waiting to put a spanner in the works. Not sure I can afford to go on holiday this year, so that’s another temptation out of the way. I do have a party this Saturday, but that’s all.
So watch this space - it’s going to be a fun ride.
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