Updating at Last!
Introduction
Wow, okay, so if you follow me you'll probably notice that this is no longer really a general purpose journal, but rather i've cleared it all out to document my weight loss progress and things, kind of like a health diary.
Now if you know me, i've been trying to lose weight since about mid-October, and i started at 13 stone and 5lbs or 85kg or 190lbs, and i currently stand at 5ft 6.5 feet tall. According to the basic stat machine at my university gym my BMI when i started was about 29.4, so pretty i'm unhealthy (you're considered overweight if your BMI is over 25, and obese if its at 30, so i was considered borderline obsese).
I won't beat around the bush with this, i was a healthy size UK 12 when i was younger, i could even fit into size 10's, but then a few things happened that made me neglect my figure. For example i met my long term boyfriend (so this meant lots more nights in snuggling on the sofa with tubs of Ben and Jerrys), i started my highers and advanced highers in High school, (goodbye sleep pattern and decent meal times), my mother began to work later, (so i no longer had fairly healthy meals made for me,) i started my first long hour job (again, my meal times were scrambled, and what i did eat in the workplace canteen was hideously unhealthy for me), i began using hormonal contraception (which made the weight very difficult to lose, and when i got the implant replaced this June, i gained a stone in 4 weeks even though i was on a healthy eating plan by then) and i finally moved away from home into my current flat with said boyfriend to go to university (which meant that i had little time with higher education and a job and a social life to juggle to make decent food). All of these factors and my own sheer laziness/love of crap food made me gain a fair bit of weight, and at my heaviest i was a size 16.
I felt heavy, depressed, unattractive, tubby and tired, and though i have always been physically strong, doing anything more strenous than a short jog was a hard task. Not to mention there was a certain photo taken last July which really shocked me into losing weight, which you'll all probably see at some point xD
My ultimate goal is to be down to a healthy weight for my height, about 10 stone - but if i manage to fit into a size 10/12 like i used to then that would be even better :D
So far, i've lost 8lbs, or 4kg (i had actually lost 10lbs before Christmas but due to the Christmas food binges and the closure of the uni gym, i've gained 2 pounds over Christmas, dire!) Which isn't too much to be noticeable, but for someone that has never been able to stick to a diet or exercise regime that's a pretty big achievement.
So as it stands today, i weigh 12 stone 11lbs :D Which is better than i used to be for sure. I feel much more energized and content, and a feel a real difference in my thighs and arms, which is good.
I'll post a seperate journal about my exercise and eating regime day to day, but this journal is a good introductory one :D Hope you enjoy/are amused by this little story of a journey to find one woman's perfect healthy shape!
Vikki <3