Thursday, 31 January 2008
GOAL 4 GOAL!!!!
After a "flash of brilliance" if you like, and liasing with my WW online buddy Timsgirl, we are discussing the fact that we should meet up when we reach goal, as a goal to strive for, other than purely weightloss. Timsgirl hails from the Blue Mountains NSW, myself from the Goulburn Valley, VIC. We are discussing exactly where we should meet. Sydney sounds great, perhaps even Canberra. Who knows. As we get closer to goal, we'll sort that out!
Tuesday, 29 January 2008
Current photos......
Now that I have posted THOSE FAT PHOTOS, it's time I posted some current ones! These were taken during September thru December 2007. I'm around 86kgs in most of these. I can DEFINITELY see the difference now! The one above is my oldest daughter at her Grade 6 graduation in December. I've still got 23kgs to go as of today to reach goal, but this year I will get to goal. THIS YEAR IS MY YEAR!!!!!!!!
The FAT photo
Here are some photos of me hovering around the 120kg mark YUK! BUT the camera never lies does it! The one on the far left was taken in March 2003, at my niece's christening. The one on the right was taken late 2002. The bottom one was taken on my wedding day (I don't KNOW what I was thinking!) I looked bloody terrible. 122kgs and 4 1/2 months pregnant with my son.
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Back at WWers
Well I commenced back at meetings on my sister's birthday (also my other sister's wedding anniversary). I weighed in at the meeting 91.6kgs. I was rapt to see a change in my favour this week with a loss of 1.8kgs - I am now down to under the 90's ago. 89.8kgs to be exact.
I am focused, focused, focused.
Onwards and downwards now.
Exactly 33.8kgs to goal. next mini goal 85kgs.
Kel
I am focused, focused, focused.
Onwards and downwards now.
Exactly 33.8kgs to goal. next mini goal 85kgs.
Kel
The moment of truth.........
I knew I had become "larger" than I would have liked. However, it wasn't until we had a family portrait taken in August 2003, that I realised how "large" I had become. Sure, I was sporting a size 26 top and bottom (merging on a 28 top), but was still in denial.
Whilst pregnant with my son during 2002, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Four times a day I had to inject myself with insulin, and complications arose throughout the pregnancy for both myself and my unborn child.
I figured I had the odds stacked against me - 122kgs, pregnant and in my early 30's. It wasn't until a couple of years later after tracing my paternal family history that I discovered my biologocal father had suffered from Type II diabetes. He was NOT overweight. He died at age 48 from this and other health complications.
In August 2003, my husband and I decided to have a family portrait taken. We were all set to go to the Gold Coast for our first real family holiday. Whilst attending the Theme Parks, I discovered I was having great difficulty fitting into many of the rides. A photo was taken of myself and my oldest child on the Scooby Doo Coaster - I almost died of embarassment when I saw that photo! I looked massive. However, I used the excuse that I was wearing a light coloured top and that had I been wearing my faithful black, it would not have looked so bad.
When we arrived home, we went and chose the final photos we wanted for our family portrait. Again I was dismayed, and could not believe how "big" I looked. This time I WAS wearing all black and there was NO hiding it!
In November of 2003 I joined Weight Watchers (WW) I weighed in @ 119.2kgs. I lost 14kgs before deciding I could no longer afford to attend meetings. I tried to go it alone, with little success, and was back up to 110kgs again before I knew it.
I was fortunate enough to find my half sisters I never knew existed in September/October 2004. When we met we were surprised to see how much alike we where, not just physically but emotionally as well. They were both dedicated WWers and had lost over 20kgs on the program.
After viewing the video of our meeting, I realised how large I was becoming again and decided, eventually, to rejoin WWers in the April of 2005. I continued on VERY slowly attending weekly meetings, slowly losing the weight but I don't think my head was in the right place at the time. In June 2007, I quit going to my meeting as WWers had decided to shut it down for 12 weeks, and no other meetings suited my lifestyle. This is when I joined online.
I managed to stay around the 85kgs I had dropped to (I even got down to 82.9kgs at one stage), but due to major stresses and any excuses I might use (and I use the word excuses lightly), I slowly crept back up to 94kgs over Christmas 7 New Year 2007/8.
The unlimited offer for WWers came about and here I am, back at meetings, and if I use excuses now I am only defeating myself, noone else.
I still have over 33kgs to go to get to goal, but this time I KNOW I will achieve this. My head is in the right space, I can recognise my triggers, and with all the wonderful support of my Leader, members both at my meeting and on the WWers forums, there IS no excuse for me to fail.
THIS TIME IS MINE!!!!!
I do hope that my story will encourage those considering taking this journey with me, an easier decision to make.
Kel
Whilst pregnant with my son during 2002, I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Four times a day I had to inject myself with insulin, and complications arose throughout the pregnancy for both myself and my unborn child.
I figured I had the odds stacked against me - 122kgs, pregnant and in my early 30's. It wasn't until a couple of years later after tracing my paternal family history that I discovered my biologocal father had suffered from Type II diabetes. He was NOT overweight. He died at age 48 from this and other health complications.
In August 2003, my husband and I decided to have a family portrait taken. We were all set to go to the Gold Coast for our first real family holiday. Whilst attending the Theme Parks, I discovered I was having great difficulty fitting into many of the rides. A photo was taken of myself and my oldest child on the Scooby Doo Coaster - I almost died of embarassment when I saw that photo! I looked massive. However, I used the excuse that I was wearing a light coloured top and that had I been wearing my faithful black, it would not have looked so bad.
When we arrived home, we went and chose the final photos we wanted for our family portrait. Again I was dismayed, and could not believe how "big" I looked. This time I WAS wearing all black and there was NO hiding it!
In November of 2003 I joined Weight Watchers (WW) I weighed in @ 119.2kgs. I lost 14kgs before deciding I could no longer afford to attend meetings. I tried to go it alone, with little success, and was back up to 110kgs again before I knew it.
I was fortunate enough to find my half sisters I never knew existed in September/October 2004. When we met we were surprised to see how much alike we where, not just physically but emotionally as well. They were both dedicated WWers and had lost over 20kgs on the program.
After viewing the video of our meeting, I realised how large I was becoming again and decided, eventually, to rejoin WWers in the April of 2005. I continued on VERY slowly attending weekly meetings, slowly losing the weight but I don't think my head was in the right place at the time. In June 2007, I quit going to my meeting as WWers had decided to shut it down for 12 weeks, and no other meetings suited my lifestyle. This is when I joined online.
I managed to stay around the 85kgs I had dropped to (I even got down to 82.9kgs at one stage), but due to major stresses and any excuses I might use (and I use the word excuses lightly), I slowly crept back up to 94kgs over Christmas 7 New Year 2007/8.
The unlimited offer for WWers came about and here I am, back at meetings, and if I use excuses now I am only defeating myself, noone else.
I still have over 33kgs to go to get to goal, but this time I KNOW I will achieve this. My head is in the right space, I can recognise my triggers, and with all the wonderful support of my Leader, members both at my meeting and on the WWers forums, there IS no excuse for me to fail.
THIS TIME IS MINE!!!!!
I do hope that my story will encourage those considering taking this journey with me, an easier decision to make.
Kel
When THAT moment occurred!
This is my "autobiography" if you like about my battle with the bulge.
After leaving a 6yr violent relationship in September 1998, I had little self esteem left. Basically, I "survived" for my children, and even now, there's little I can recollect about that time as I was now a sole parent with 3 children under 3, and homeless.
Turn back time even further......... I had seriously begun battling weight issues since I was first in High School, 1984. This was when I realised that I was larger than most girls in my Year level. I was wearing a size 16 school dress whilst the others were lucky to be wearing a size 10.
The only boys that took interest in me whilst at high school were those that took advantage of my kind nature and hurt me later, or boys that were a little large themselves. I was never one of the "in" crowd.
After leaving a 6yr violent relationship in September 1998, I had little self esteem left. Basically, I "survived" for my children, and even now, there's little I can recollect about that time as I was now a sole parent with 3 children under 3, and homeless.
Turn back time even further......... I had seriously begun battling weight issues since I was first in High School, 1984. This was when I realised that I was larger than most girls in my Year level. I was wearing a size 16 school dress whilst the others were lucky to be wearing a size 10.
The only boys that took interest in me whilst at high school were those that took advantage of my kind nature and hurt me later, or boys that were a little large themselves. I was never one of the "in" crowd.
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