This is a blog about my journey losing weight and finding a
healthy way of life without dieting and depriving myself. I will
share details of my weight and how I piled on the pounds, before
letting you know how I lost the weight. This is my introduction, but
first I would like to share a little information about myself. I am a
single mom of two grown up children, work full time and also work
part time to boost my income. I enjoy walking our dog everyday, and
socialising with friends when I have the time.
As I have got older, I have realised that I don't want to spend
my time dieting and worrying about what I eat, or not having a glass
of wine with friends because of the calories. However, I do want to
remain healthy and don't want to develop conditions and health
problems associated with being overweight.
I am 50 years old and until the age of about 42 had always weighed
around nine stone and been a size 10. I could eat what I liked within
reason and did minimal exercise. A few years ago, I started to put on
weight and eventually ended up at 11 stone 13 pounds at my heaviest-
I was overweight, couldn't be bothered to exercise and became fairly
depressed. I couldn't fit into any of my clothes and felt
unattractive. To cap it all, I was fairly sure I was going through
the menopause (we women have it all to look forward to!)
I tried a conventional diet, where I counted calories and joined
the gym. I lost some weight and promptly put it all back on! While
looking for a solution to a problem my daughter was suffering with, I
came across information which helped me to shed two stone in about
six months, without giving up my Friday night tipple or being hungry.
I will tell you how I did it in my next post, coming soon.
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