Wow, I can't believe I haven't updated this blog since January and it's now almost October. It's funny really, when I read back my old posts it's clear to me that I wasn't in the right frame of mind at all to start a "diet" back then. How things have changed!
In April 2011, things started to go wrong for me at work. I wasn't happy and wasn't doing so well. After a lot of soul searching and talking things over with Mr M (who is, by the way, the most supportive and wonderful husband) I decided to leave my job. I also decided that this would be an opportunity for me to focus on myself, as well as looking for a new job. I went to my GP on 10th May and came out with 12 free weeks of Slimming World.
On 17th May, I walked into a Slimming World meeting. I don't want to publish my starting weight, because if I'm honest, it's hard to admit that number even to myself, but these were my starting measurements:
Bust: 47"
Waist: 48"
Hips: 58.5"
Arm: 14"
Thigh: 28"
BMI: 41.82
I took a photo of myself and vowed to do the same thing each month, complete with measurements, so I could look back and see my achievements. I will spare you the horror of looking at the pictures as I am no glamour model!
So, that was 4 months ago...and now? Well, it's a different story. I've lost 2 stone 1 lb and my latest measurements (as of a month ago) are:
Bust: 46"
Waist: 44"
Hips: 56.5"
Arm: 14"
Thigh: 27"
BMI: 37.46
It hasn't been a fast weight loss particularly, and it hasn't always been easy, but I'm so glad I started on this journey and I'm determined to carry on. The best part is that now my BMI has dropped below 40 I am now just "obese" instead of "morbidly obese". Yay!
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