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
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Hiya Jen, Wow you are such a good girl and have done so well so far!! I have given up smoking too and have been a non-smoker for about 16 months now (YAY US!!) I am NEVER going to smoke again, ever.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you could be in next years fun run with your friend ;) I look forward to hearing about your story and your weightloss. Best of luck
Bec
Thanks Bec, I don't think I will able to do the fun run this year but I will do it eventually!
ReplyDeleteHey Bec also congats on the not smoking I too will never smoke again! So bad for your health I don't know why I smoked just stupidity I guess and I suppose the addiction.
ReplyDeleteJen you did so great. First to stop smoking is so great, my husband has been trying for 11yrs and still smoking..:-(
ReplyDeleteYip that you gained afterwords is not that bad, every body does.
But congratulations for losing more than 7kg's since starting WW.
You go girl, show them how it's done....
Luv
Marnet
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http://marnetsthoughts.blogspot.com