p1xiepower
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So I'm Claire, hi everyone! I'm a mum of 4 kids ages 13, 11, 9 and 15 mths and over the years, after each baby actually, my weight has settled at a higher plateau. I have no problem shifting baby weight, in fact after each birth I weigh less than I did before I was pregnant, but over the next 9 to 10 mths it creeps back on. this time its crept back more than the day after I had my youngest, strange but true! I've set myself a goal of 9st 7lb, but actually I think in my head I'd like to get to a magical 9st, the same as before I had my children. I also have a beautiful Coast dress hanging in my wardrobe and the last time I fitted in it (a small size 14, probably a 12) was about 5 years ago. See I did manage to lose the weight once before, about 6 years ago after I split up from my husband, I got to 9 st 7lb by strict calorie counting of 1200 a day plus tons of exercise but I was starving hungry, and when I met my current partner 5 years ago, he started spoiling me with cream cakes, dinners out, and one nibble turne4d into big bits turned into the whole cake. it doesn't help that he keeps saying how gorgeous I am to him, how he loves my curves, he is a wonderful ego boost and I'm a very lucky girl. so I had no reason to start this journey for anyone else. But now I'm ready to do it for me!!!
I want to wear that dress again, I want to not hide behind a towel when I go on holiday this summer, I want to not feel like I have to cross my arms in front of my tummy every time I sit up so people cant see the rings around my middle, I'm sure you all know what I mean. just once I want to be the woman who struts down the street saying "I look good people". and maybe if I get this done, I wont feel tired 24/7, I wont care so much if the sky is grey, I might just get me back!
I went to my first meeting a week ago and tonight is my first weigh in, I have stuck to plan totally and kept the food diary, counted syns, and had a blast cooking and experimenting, I've found that I can adapt just about everything to make it SW friendly although its been a challenge, Monday night all I could think about was fruit crumble! out came the porridge oats and canderel, I did it lol! I'm just anxious to get on with the weigh in now, group is not till 7:30 so it feels like forever right now.
anyway that's me, welcome to my journey, 36 lb to start with, & another 7 if I get good at this hahaha xx
I want to wear that dress again, I want to not hide behind a towel when I go on holiday this summer, I want to not feel like I have to cross my arms in front of my tummy every time I sit up so people cant see the rings around my middle, I'm sure you all know what I mean. just once I want to be the woman who struts down the street saying "I look good people". and maybe if I get this done, I wont feel tired 24/7, I wont care so much if the sky is grey, I might just get me back!
I went to my first meeting a week ago and tonight is my first weigh in, I have stuck to plan totally and kept the food diary, counted syns, and had a blast cooking and experimenting, I've found that I can adapt just about everything to make it SW friendly although its been a challenge, Monday night all I could think about was fruit crumble! out came the porridge oats and canderel, I did it lol! I'm just anxious to get on with the weigh in now, group is not till 7:30 so it feels like forever right now.
anyway that's me, welcome to my journey, 36 lb to start with, & another 7 if I get good at this hahaha xx
