I am 34, married, and have a son.
When I left school, I was a size 10 and weighed 7.5stone.
In 1998, I had my son, I ballooned to a size 24/26, but I never weighed myself.
Since then, I have always hovered around the size 24/26, depending on the cut of the clothes.
I always thought about my weight and size, and even joined a gym and took part in yoga classes and body balance classes (a cross between yoga, tai chi and Pilates). However, I still never weighed myself.
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| 30th June 2013 |
But in June 2013, something clicked in side, and I knew I had to do something. I was getting depressed, self conscious and loathed my body. Even though my partner (who is going through their own journey), loved me for who I was/am.
Sam was lovely, she introduced herself, went through the pack with me, and introduced me to the group. I was made to feel extremely welcome. At the end, I was asked if I thought it would be for me, which I said "yes". I got weighed and was shocked to find I weighed 17stone 12lbs.
The following week, I kept to the plan, but I only lost 0.5lbs. I was disappointed, as everyone raves how they lost so much on their first week, but I kept going and in my second week, I lost 3.5lbs. I was ecstatic. I slowly lost the weight and on 23rd July 2013, I lost 0.5stone.
It was a slow progress, and I gained my stone award on 8th October 2013.
Then on 7th January 2014 I got my 1.5stone, followed by my club 10 award on 18th February 2014, 2stone award on 4th March 2014 and my 2.5stone award on 26th April 2014. My latest award for losing 3stone arrived on 29th July 2014. I am still chasing my 3.5stone award, plus more.
Since losing the weight, my energy has increased, and increased my Body Magic. I have my bronze award (achieved 11th February 2014), silver award (achieved 11th March 2014) and gold award (achieved 6th May 2014).
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| 11th October 2014 |
I still have a long way to go on my journey, and I look forward to now sharing it with you.
Blessed Be
Luna Moon
