[Rayneyroo]

Right... its about time i told myself off and MEANT IT, so here i stand (or sit and type) as a declaration that I..... WILL lose weight in the RIGHT way and stop making lame excuses for my failings.

Ok now I'm done with the telling off, i can get down to it.

Im a 22 year old woman from the UK and have been married for nearly a year to my wonderful husband. Ive always been a 'big girl' and have watched my weight creep up over the years to a hefty 20st.. ive made some feeble attempts like SW, WW, Atkins along with Tae Bo, Hi - Impact cardio aerobics, Yoga, circuit training, dance machines in arcades but sadly never stuck at them for long enough to make a difference.


I gave up smoking 4 months ago.. something i never thought i would ever be able to do after 10 or so years of the nasty habit, however on willpower alone i went cold turkey from a 30 a day smoker to a non smoker.

Doing this has inspired me to tackle another thing I never thought possible and that is to lose weight.

Although my husband loves me anyway i come, i want to be able to present him with a new me and be genuinely confident with myself and proud of who i am without worrying that my bum is wobbling whilst walking into the resturant for our anniversary meal or turning the lights off in our intimate times... I want to enjoy life.

Shedding weight also holds bearing on my fertillity, i have PCOS and it is untreatable until i lose some weight, which might actually allow me to conceive a much longed for baby.

i am so unbeleivably glad to have found this place and will now make it my first port of call when reaching for the choc chip hobnobs and remind myself of why i am here...

mmm.. hobnobs...

FOCUS!!

~Ok so thanks for allowing me to ramble and a big 'Hi, hey there and hello' to all you lovely people and looking to making friends with you all

~Sam~

[chick_in_the_hat]

SAM!!!

First of all - on quitting smoking!! Been there, done that...don't wanna have to do that AGAIN.

Second on putting your foot down. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

[losinitin07]

glad you are here keep at it I know you can do it , this is a good place to start.

[Catsgetnhealthy]

Sam on quitting smoking!!!! I quit pn 5 March 07, after 30 yrs of smoking!!
Glad you're here. You'll find lots of support on this site. I hang out on the Exercise thread, I post on The biggest loser, we do challenges there. Getting ready to start one in January if you want to join us. Its fun and does keep ya on track with things. My mailbox is open too.

[Rayneyroo]

thankyou for all your lovely comments looking forward to the challenges