First one...

Well, I am overweight, but doing something about it!
What made me put on weight in the first place?
When haven't I been overweight? I was born normal...but piled on the kilos in the first 2 years of my life (well, so my baby book says). And I just got bigger and bigger!

Now I have my own gorgeous girl...who is now just over 2...and thankfully, I have kept the kilos at bay for her. She is of perfect weight and health.

All in all, I don't want my girl to go through what I did as a toddler, child, teen and adult. I don't want her making excuses for what she looks like. I don't want her to hide behind masks to compensate for her low self esteem.
I want her to be happy naturally. And my positive attitude which is coming with my goals will do that!

Before anybody comments that I am already putting a focus on weight and looks for my daughter, and inevitably this will be negative...
I make sure I NEVER speak about weight in front of her.
I make sure I speak positively, even if I might not believe it for myself.
And, lets face it...Life is about what you look like. People are discriminated against due to how they look, the colour of their skin, how skinny/fat they are, what abnormalities they have/have not, the blemishes they have that day... It may not be right, but it happens.
And as a fat person, all my life, i have suffered. I won't be suffering for the rest of my life though.
It changes now.

My goals aren't to be skinny, aren't to be beautiful, aren't to be a model...being fit and healthy and happy within myself...that is what I am achieving.

I started Weight Watchers in November...just changed my eating based on the plan. boy did I eat a lot! I ate healthy food...always lots of veges. Always trimmed fat off food. But every now and then at junk food, just like most people do. But I would pile my plate high with the good stuff...go back for seconds. eat throughout the day...I never realised how much I actually at in the day!

i didn't up the exercise as I was injured (and not recovering because of the weight), so just focused on the food and portions.
Then I looked at the alcohol. Lost 4kg in 2 weeks when i cut the alcohol down. Unbelievable!

Now, I have started doing a lot of exercise. Injury is almost gone and I can run, jump etc. So I jog every 2nd day and generally take the dog and my daughter for a walk every day. My pedometer steps are normally around 13000 for the day, sometimes close to 20000, sometimes just under 10000.

So far, all of this has helped with a total weight loss in 10 weeks of 8.8kg.
It will only get better! Already I feel fitter, stronger and happier. I like this feeling and don't want to lose it!