Good Morning
Today is my 5 month anniversary of quitting smoking. I must say that at first people kept asking me if I felt better and the answer was firm no, but now 5 months later, I do feel much better, it is probably a combination of not smoking, eating healthy and exercising and loosing weight.
Just wanted to record that I had my 10th straight week of weight loss. this week I lost .7kg and so this takes my total weight loss to date of 8.3 kg. As I still have a long way to go I am not going to get too excited but every week that is a loss is another step towards my goal.
Sadly I haven't done any exercise as I was sick with both ears infected but will be getting back to it tonight.
I am having my first ever personal training sessions on Sunday morning. A very kind co worker who is a part time PT is going to help me out, so I thank Joelene for the her support!
Am glad to report that I am now fitting into some of my clothes that have been in the back of the wardrobe for over two years. When I was going through the wardrobe I found a book of measurements and weights that were done through a health program at work and I have 3.6 kg to go till I get down to the weight I was in November 2007.
Well that's all for today, thanks for the support!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
A New Start - 2009
Hi
On 31 December 2008 I made a New Year's resolution to change my life. Being 51 years old, I have hated how I looked for about 45 years so this year I decided to finally do something about it. My health was also suffering, I had been to the doctor and my cholesterol level was 6.5 and she wanted me to go on medication.
So this was it, on New Years Day I watched my good friend Kaz compete in a 5km Fun Run on the beach. Watching Kaz jogging along the beach looking so fit, healthy and thin inspired me and I decided to take up jogging. Well what a joke I couldn't run 10 steps, being overweight, a smoker and having a hip replacement meant I just couldn't do it. Instead of being discouraged and heading to the pantry, I decided that before I could jog I would have to loose at least 10kg and give up smoking! What to do first, well I started trying to eat healthier and give up the smokes.
It took me until the 11 June 2009 to convince my husband that we should stop smoking and now almost 5 months later I am a non smoker. Unfortunately I also gained more weight!
On the 31st August 2009, I though enough is enough and realised I couldn't do this alone so I joined Weight Watchers and have now been a member for 10 weeks and have lost 7.6 kg so far.
Along the way I have made some new friends online through the WW site and also at the meeting I have met Kerry and Jen, we joined on the same night and always stay for the meetings together.
Now I have decided to go public with my journey, I haven't ever blogged before and am new to this part of the Internet.
Please join me on my journey!
Jen
On 31 December 2008 I made a New Year's resolution to change my life. Being 51 years old, I have hated how I looked for about 45 years so this year I decided to finally do something about it. My health was also suffering, I had been to the doctor and my cholesterol level was 6.5 and she wanted me to go on medication.
So this was it, on New Years Day I watched my good friend Kaz compete in a 5km Fun Run on the beach. Watching Kaz jogging along the beach looking so fit, healthy and thin inspired me and I decided to take up jogging. Well what a joke I couldn't run 10 steps, being overweight, a smoker and having a hip replacement meant I just couldn't do it. Instead of being discouraged and heading to the pantry, I decided that before I could jog I would have to loose at least 10kg and give up smoking! What to do first, well I started trying to eat healthier and give up the smokes.
It took me until the 11 June 2009 to convince my husband that we should stop smoking and now almost 5 months later I am a non smoker. Unfortunately I also gained more weight!
On the 31st August 2009, I though enough is enough and realised I couldn't do this alone so I joined Weight Watchers and have now been a member for 10 weeks and have lost 7.6 kg so far.
Along the way I have made some new friends online through the WW site and also at the meeting I have met Kerry and Jen, we joined on the same night and always stay for the meetings together.
Now I have decided to go public with my journey, I haven't ever blogged before and am new to this part of the Internet.
Please join me on my journey!
Jen
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