Hello..
Over the past month I've decided that I'm finally ready to do something about my weight. I've been hitting the gym and monitoring briefly what I eat and have really cut back on the junk food. This has helped so far and I've been losing weight slowly.
The issues I face are that two of the medications contradict one another, one causes weight gain whilst the other decreases your appetite.
I often found I'd go all day without eating and then I'd have a binge. I've been more of a snack type eater rather then eating three meals a day. I'm trying my hardest to remind myself to eat and have made some progress. I have started to eat breakfast every morning and at least one other meal during the day, now I just need to focus on fitting a third in somewhere. This can also be difficult due to the shift patterns I work as I'm a nurse and often find I go without a break, therefore either no meal or we end up with lots of tempting treats.
I've decided not to follow a diet plan as I always end up failing. I'm simply going to cut out most junk food with the occasional treat thrown in. I've done slimming world before and although I had good results, I eventually slipped back into old habits- it wasn't sustainable for me. I'm also going to the gym 3/4 times a week and have bought a fitness tracker and aim to do at least 10000 steps a day.
Anyway a bit about me.
Height: 5ft 2inches
Starting weight: 14 stone 10lb
Current weight: 14 stone 1lb
Loss so far: 9lb
Goal weight: 10 stone.
I'm aware that this is going to be a long journey ahead and I have so many events this year to work towards. We have a holiday in September and then I'm a bridemaid in October so these factors shall keep me motivated. I hope to reach my goal weight and then I'll review it at a later date to see if I want to lose more. I honestly can't remember the last time I weighed that amount, probably in my teens.
Anyhow if anyone wants to join me on my journey, feel free!