To get my body ready for TTC ... the challenge is on

[AngelPunks]

When xh & I split I was a horrible weight. Since then (18+ months) I've dropped about 30-35kg. I need to lose another 15kg to get down to a good weight to contemplate TTC, I should lose a lot more but I know what weight I was at my fittest in high-school and there is no way I'd ever get back down to that again.

So the challenge is on for me to shift the last 15kgs (if I lose more, then I lose more).

So this will be a marker of my journey. I'm sick of being as heavy as I am now.

Last night's exercise was about 30 mins of some serious fire twirling, by the end I was out of breath (from the exercise & the laughing), sweaty and covered in soot (from snotting myself with the poi).

I've also got some hypnosis CDs that I listen to every day.

[lauren22]

Just popped in too say good luck hun!
I know you can do it!

[~Kaz~]

on losing 35kg so far Punks. That's awesome stuff!!

I'm also trying to lose 15kg so I'll be watching your progress with interest!
You can do it darl. xx

[AngelPunks]

on losing 35kg so far Punks. That's awesome stuff!!

first 10-15 of that was stress due to my marriage breakdown - the rest I've slowly lost in a normal manner

Kaz - good luck to you too on this journey!

[~Kaz~]

Yeah but you kept it off mate. I've lost weight in the past from stress/illness but it all came back again.

I feel really excited for us!! It's going to be great to be 15kg lighter!

[fionas]

35kg is truly something to be proud of - so good on you!

From someone who's lost a bit of weight and kept it off despite not being able to exercise (dodgy back/pelvis), I've got two words - portion control.

It finally sunk in for me one day when I was buying three pieces of sushi (sushi is healthy right, so you can eat lots) and realised that the non-overweight people were buying two pieces and the skinny people were buying one piece. The only people buying three or more were the overweight ones like me. I now buy two and that's a meal not a snack!

[AngelPunks]

Once the final stuff with the xh is settled (my current ticker) then I'll put a weight loss ticker - so I have a daily reminder of what I need to lose.

I also don't have scales so this could be interesting

[Liviam]

Scales are a bad thing Punks. Use the way your clothes fit as your guide.

[Nelle]

Sounds great Punks! My sis has a cool trick of eating to 80% full and then stopping. That might tie in well with Fiona's portion control tip (which I love, I never thought about too much healthy food being unwise!).

[AngelPunks]

Scales are a bad thing Punks. Use the way your clothes fit as your guide.

I did have a set, but I went to put them away one day and they shattered (they were the funky glass topped ones from ikea) - which was (I think) the universe's way of telling me to stop weighing myself