Am I thin yet ?

Seriously, it's been hours ... I must have lost all that weight it took me 3 years to gain, surely ?


No ? Oh .... ok .....


The good news is I am merely obese, my cholesterol levels are apparently "very healthy" (4.6) (the GP looked surprised), my glucose levels are low (5.1), my thyroid is normal (darn and blast, it was my one get out card!), my BP is still high, but he thinks that ought to go down, once I actually get off my proverbial and lose some weight.


I was honest with him, and told him I knew it was the chronic diet of too many takeaways and stress which are not helping.



He wants to see me again in 3 months to see how I am getting on with the weight loss, so my plan is to lose 1 stone (14lbs / 6.36kg). This ought to be a realistic goal, given that WW reckon on 5lbs a month being a steady loss.

So, given all that, I actually am feeling positive, it is within my own reach to lose this weight, and start exercising again, the high BP, he has confirmed is neither high enough nor unexpected (weight gain = increased BP) to stop me exercising, I am not about to "go pop" ....


I do have to get over the stigma of being the fat girl exercising .... but one battle at a time, eh ?!


My first "dieting" (lifestyle changes) aims is to cut out the takeaways altogether and see what difference that makes, by doing this, I will be getting us back into the routine of cooking, before I then make the conscious effort of calorie counting / portion controls etc.,


I have done this before, I will do this again. This time it is coming from a heavier, older body, but the mind is willing ......


My positives of today:


1. Dinner is planned, ...... DH is going to make a Thai chicken curry with loads of veggies and rice
2. I got to work on time, even with the GP's appointment
3. I walked from the GP's to home
4. I have started to make a dent in the paperwork mountain (admittedly, it is now several smaller hills, but bit-by-bit I'll get there)
5. It is now Day 6 without a takeaway
6. I went to bed before midnight last night

I'll take those positives ......