I've fallen off the wagon again. I was ill from mid-November to New Year and put on loads of weight over Christmas. I lost a stone in January, then managed to put it on again in February. Careless. March was a yo-yo month, and again I haven't been well. I have been feeling stressed and have turned to food. I thought I had conquered my emotional eating, sadly this is not the case. Yet.
I will not be beaten. I made this before and after image to remind me how far I had come. I'm no longer 100lbs lighter, but I am still a lot lighter than I was. I am still running, albeit slower than last year. I'm still on my journey, hanging in there by my fingernails, determined not to slide back to poor health.
I'm starting (again) today. In a year from now, I'll be glad I did. Will you join me?
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Thank you.
I've hit a brick wall again.Losing a stone seemed easy and I thought I'd get to 10 stone easy enough but no.I love my carbs but can't move enough during the day because of my back.But if I was lighter, my back wouldn't hurt so much.I hope you start getting motivated again Sandy.
ReplyDelete@Aly, it's not easy when it's a chicken and egg situation. The more weight I put on, the harder it is to run. We will get there x
DeleteIt is indeed chicken and egg, I was so good wih my exercise in Jan but without the weight loss it just isn't enough as I hurt evey time I run, that is what an excess 7 or 8 stone will do!
Delete@Mich, what about power walking instead of running? It's not all or nothing x
DeleteYou are amazing. I'm really struggling to cut back on my eating, snacking, etc & do more exercise. It doesn't help that my medication has weight gain as a side effect, so I feel like there's no point as I'm fighting a losing battle. I know that's not true, but trying to get the motivation up is hard
ReplyDelete@Livi, it is a struggle, but I try to recognise each time I make a healthy choice and pat myself on the back. Keep going x
DeleteI havn't seen you in real life since you shed all the weight and I so want to give you a hug and my arms will reach right round you. Yours won't me but that's a different story. Mich x
ReplyDelete@Mich, we'll hopefully get a chance at Britmums, it'll be great to see you x
DeleteThat's an amazing weightloss, very well done. I am currently 53lb lighter since last August and feel hugely better for losing the weight. You look fantastic x
ReplyDelete@Emma, wow, that's fantastic :) x
DeleteIt was lovely to see you at BlogOnMOSI earlier this month. Good luck with your efforts to get back on track xx
ReplyDelete@Ruthy, oops, sorry, only just saw your comment. It was lovely to see you again too x
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