Slimming World and life in general

Well hello to anybody who may be reading, this, my first blog about my Slimming World experience and life.

A friend and colleague of mine had lost loads of weight following the Slimming World healthy eating plan, she looked absolutely fabulous. Always appeared to be a very confident person anyway, she glowed with gorgeousness and even more confidence. We'd had a few chats about it and I'd asked her loads of questions, but still didn't have the push I needed to do anything about my burgeoning weight problem. God, I hated myself, every morning, afternoon and evening, in fact all day every day, I just couldn't like myself - couldn't bear to look in the mirror, hated buying clothes, going out, socialising, you name it, I hated it.

I couldn't tell you the exact date, but I know it was the last Saturday in July 2009, I got up and feeling disgusting after once again eating and drinking far too much on the Friday evening, felt absolutely gross. I walked into my daughters bedroom and looked at myself in her full length mirror. It is one of those mirrors that makes you look two sizes smaller than you actually are. I really couldn't believe what I saw, this gross overweight, ugly fat person in the mirror. Oh, my, goodness, what a wake up call. I went back in to my bedroom and jumped on the scales, Jesus the morning was going from bad to worse.

Right, that was it, I booted up the PC and joined Slimming World there and then. I hadn't even had a cup of tea and here I was paid my dues and was on my way!

The first thing I will say, is that I haven't never looked back, (apart from the odd feeling of horror as to what I actually looked like that Saturday morning). I'm sure I am mirroring the feelings of thousands of women around the country. The difference this time for me is that I was doing this, not because I thought it was expected of me, not because my Mum had said I had put on lots of weight (which she has done throughout my life), but because it was me and only me that decided I needed seriously to do something about this. I had been up and down to the docs in the past months and after blood tests revealed my cholestrol was 6+ I was gutted. But it still took me months to actually do something.

So here I am, 2st 8lbs lighter, still nowhere near my target I have in my head, still haven't officially set my PAT (personal achievement target) at group yet, but well on my way.

I will say now, that I made excellent progress with the online programme, I grew curious as to what it would be like going to a group. I researched the local groups, but decided I didn't want to attend one too near where I lived, embarrassment I suppose, so I chose one about 2 or 3 miles away. Not thinking for one minute that everybody who attends group are all there for the same reason, we have all made a decision to change our lives! I joined a group in October 2009 and still attend every week, the only time I don't go is when I've been on holiday.

Think I've waffled enough now.... to be continued...