This is my year and my journey...finally!

[~Saram~]

HI Hosana and welcome!

I am on a similar journey also, time to get some me time back and ditto on the wardrobe. You sound much more organised then me :-)

Wshing you all the best!

[Hosanna]

Thanks Saram!
Organisation is something I am trying to discover!!!
Yeah, I can't wait to actually have fun buying some clothes!

Well done on your weight loss!

[~Saram~]

Thanks, look at the ticker and it seems an awlful long way to the end but at the moment I am winning the battle :-)

[Hosanna]

It is hard not to focus on the total the needs to be lost
But, each day is one step closer, and as they say on the biggest loser, a loss is a loss!
Are you following any plan in particular??

I think for me just concentrating on eating whole healthy food is the best I can do at the moment with such a newborn bub. The MCHN actually told me to eat more because he is literally taking everything he can from me.

[~Saram~]

Well I have just weaned my DD after BF for 2yrs so I am enjoying the freedom of just eating for me IYKWIM. I found it hrd to move weight when I was feeding but I don't think I really had the motivation. I have heard of lots of women who find it much easier to loose while feeding so hope that works for you!

I have been toying with the idea of the tony ferguson diet ust to get rid of it and I think I will be fine to maintain it but at the moment I am just doing smaller portion sizes and trying to pick good food. I have got a brand of shake that I am using which really does fill me up and I don't feel like snacking all the time which has been brilliant and LOTS of water.

I also read a few months ago about a study that suggested small amounts of exercise were just as helpful in weight loss as extended ones so I am doing short extra exercise where I can. sit ups while watching tv at night. putting more energy into the housework - just trying to move more in general

[Mother Goose]

Well done on making this decision! Jump on over to the weight loss support thread (it's a sticky at the top). I'm also doing such a journey and surprising myself... I'm blogging daily to keep myself accountable...

MG

[luna moth]

Hey girls...
I thought I'd come in and say hello. I'm getting closer to my goal weight of 68kg every day, starting at 90kg, and now comfortably sitting on 70. The first and last are very very hard to shift! I haven't had kids, I was just a very chubby one, with not a great education on how to look after myself.
Here's some things that I think might help:
* Learn about nutrition and make everything you put in your mouth count, nutritionally speaking. No empty calories. Load up on fruit, vegies, wholegrain products, etc.
* Keep a diary. Write down your goal in there (a blog in here is also a good idea - Mother Goose has a great one going)
* In the diary, keep one page for focusing on positives - things that you've done that have helped you along your way. In my diary, I had entries like "I fit into my beige pants today" or "said no to extra serving of ____" It's a good page to look at when you're feeling down.
* Work incidental exercise in as much as you can. Stairs aren't a pain; they're an opportunity!
* Change up your exercise plan when the weight loss seems to slow down. Don't try to do it all at once. So start with, say, walking, and after a couple of months you might add swimming, then maybe cycling, then maybe rowing, or aerobics or whatever. It will help.

If I think of more later, I'll duck back in!