Hi all,
I've been looking at the site for the last couple of days and decided to finally take the plunge, join and post so here's a brief intro to me.
I'm 28 and I'm a teacher in the UK. I've spent a lot of my life feeling like I was a lot bigger than most of my friends - a feeling that began in my teens although when I look back I really wasn't as big as I thought I was. I've always eaten to deal with emotions and to handle boredom and this got worse when I was at uni. When I finished uni I lost a couple of stone and met my current bf 4 and a half years ago. The usual happened, we settled and both of our weights went up (mine more significantly than his!). A couple of years ago I joined Slimming World and lost almost three stone but over the last 18 months I've put two of those back on and I'm really not happy with myself.
At some point in the next couple of years (they haven't set a date yet) I'm going to be a bridesmaid for my brother and his fiancé so I'm determined to be in shape by then - I don't want to be doing a crash diet for the wedding. I'm following slimming world again but without the meetings because of time constraints - we're waiting for Ofsted so work is mental right now - and I know I won't achieve it without support.
Anyway, thanks for reading my waffling and I hope to make some supportive buddies on here!!