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Slimming World
I'm turning 30 in 18 weeks, 1 day, 13 hours, 53 minutes and 3 seconds.
PeppaJetta · 13/08/2016 11:24
And I'm still fat.
I just did one if those countdown to your birthday things and this realisation has hit me like a ton of bricks.
I need to change and I'm going to use this thread to do it.
Bit of background:
I was a fat child - my parents told me I would get slimmer as I got older. Grow in to it. After all my elf maiden sisters, svelte mother and tall mountain of a father ate the same huge portions as I did and they were slim.
I was a fat teenager - After trying every diet under the sun I still managed to get fatter once I stopped. I wasn't worried though, after all I opulent possibly still be fat when I was in my 20's would I?
Today - Yup. I'm still fat.
And I've just realised I am about to enter another era of life still hating myself, still being unhealthy.
I don't exercise, at all. The last time I tried to join a gym I had a panic attack during the induction and thought I'd die because my heart was beating so fast. Including grasping at the uber fit trainer and clutching at my chest. I was fine. That was embarrassing.
I eat crap. Lots of crap. Crisps, biscuits, chocolate, bread and butter...you get the idea.
I am NOT going to hit 30 still feeling like this. I have to change.
I have a gorgeous DP (God knows how), dd 3 (who I never want to be fat like me) and ds 17 weeks.
I want to be able to cuddle DP without feeling shame at how my wobbly bits must feel or wince that he can't get his arms around me easily.
I want to be able to chase my daughter or bounce my son without feeling like a red faced horror.
I've joined slimming world online and I'm just about to weigh myself for the first time in years.
PeppaJetta · 13/08/2016 11:44
14 stone 13 pounds.
Ouch.
Right I've got 18 weeks to make at the very least a jolly good lot of progress towards being healthier/slimmer.
My checklist for today:
- Absorb the sw website.
2. Make a menu plan/shopping list.
3. Nip down town to get a wii/ wii fit board.
PeppaJetta · 13/08/2016 13:30
What a cunty board!
Why did it have to make my mii fat?
Ooooooh game on you little shit.
BendydickCuminsnatch · 13/08/2016 13:37
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not sure what your final post is all about but I kinda like it. I feel your fire!
Good for you for going for it! I am 15 stone some so know how you feel. I do a lot of exercise. I did slimming world at the end of last year and lost 8lb in the first 4 weeks, but most people I've read about have lost much more. So that's good for the motivation, getting off to a good start :)
Good luck!
PeppaJetta · 13/08/2016 13:55
Sorry about that 
Re: cunty board.
I bought a Nintendo wii fit board.
When you turn it on a talking board on the screen appears too.
It asks you to make a representation of yourself ( a mii) So you choose hair, eye colour etc.
Then it weighed me and made my mii fat.
Little git.
BendydickCuminsnatch · 13/08/2016 14:07
Haha oh god! What a bastard.
I thought you meant this board was cunty as you hadn't had any replies! But thought that would be a bit OTT hence the 😄
PeppaJetta · 13/08/2016 14:12
Haha, I'm not quite that needy
I thought using this thread to motivate myself would be a good idea.
Others can join in if they want to for the next 18 weeks but I promise not to call anyone names if they don't want to.
Aoibhe · 13/08/2016 14:15
Wow, I was you 2 years ago 
right down to the 3 yo dd, the newborn DS. Something inside me finally clicked and now I'm slim.
It's such a cliche, but it really has to be something you do for the rest of your life; a new way of eating and regular exercise. There's no 'secret' - you just need to eat less of what you did when you were overweight and exercise too.
Your 30th is a great incentive to do this. I bitterly regret spending my 20's as overweight but 30's are still young 
You can look and feel amazing. If I had known how quickly the weight comes off, I probably would have done it years earlier. Most was actually gone in the first 6 months.
I have no experience of Slimming world but I've heard great success stories. I think a lot involves cooking from scratch which isn't a bad thing. I used MFP in the early days as I was clueless about portion sizes and calories.
Good luck!
achangeisgonnacome · 13/08/2016 14:18
Hi Peppa I'm 50 in 23w 4 d 10 hrs 47 mins. Would you mind if I joined you?
Determined to be Fit at Fifty, rather than Fat
Not getting hung about weight, just know that I need to exercise more and eat healthier.
Aoibhe · 13/08/2016 14:18
I meant to add that I couldn't have done it without a double pram to get me out pounding the pavements with dd and ds. I used an out n about nipper double, you can get good deals second hand. I don't care how ridiculous my 3 and then 4 year old giant looked in it, it made me skinny 😝
PeppaJetta · 13/08/2016 14:22
Wow that's really motivating Aoibhe, amazing well done!
I think I have had my click moment. I'm focus Unknown the 30th birthday for motivation but I want this to be a permanent change.
I'm going to cook the first spaghetti bolognaise I've ever made from scratch tonight.
I had a mix of chopped up fruit for breakfast and soup & roll for lunch.
My shopping trolley looked completely different. Lush vegetables and bright fruit. It looked healthy.
I was almost smug
Fingers crossed its not a complete disaster
ChicagoDolls · 13/08/2016 14:24
Hi can I join? I'm 40 in 21 weeks and 18 stone 
I bought a Fitbit yesterday & enjoying logging my food, already done 6k steps
ChicagoDolls · 13/08/2016 14:25
Ps I was 10 stone 10 years ago but dc, divorce etc bad eating habits crept in
PeppaJetta · 13/08/2016 14:25
Absolutely achangeisgonnacome, more the merrier!
I'm trying to visualise what being healthy will be like.
I very much want to be swanning around in the future, maybe snacking on something vegetabley, knowing I can run from a tiger if I need to
PeppaJetta · 13/08/2016 14:30
ChicagoDolls Of course
Well done on the 6k steps!
A pedometer came with the wifi fit board. I'll slap it on tomorrow and see how many I can get in without collapsing!
The cunty board actually was very nice to me earlier as I did 30 minutes of mostly gentle exercises on it.
PeppaJetta · 13/08/2016 17:11
That went well!
Nothing burnt, I actually had fun cooking it (well cut my finger chopping the veg but I'll get better at it )
And it tastes great, dp and dd loved it.
Really excited for the rest if the weeks food now!
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