6 stone down =)

Weighing myself just after Christmas 2011 was a massive deal for me. I hadn't weighed myself for years and knew it would say I was overweight. So I got on and in my head said 14 maybe 15 at a push and THEN my real weight appeared on my tv! I was 16st 10lbs! A part of me died when I saw that! I was numb and ashamed! After it had sunk in I cried and cried and cried until there was no more tears to cry. Then it dawned on me! Why wasted my energy being sad and disgusted and why not do something about it,

That Christmas my husband had bought me a Wii Fit Board. My intentions were good but deep down I knew it would be a waste of money like my exercise bike was. I wanted to lose weight but struggled to find my willpower. I'd start a diet and hours in is cave and comfort eat. It was the only thing that made me happy at the time! Was a vicious circle! Id be down about my weight so eat to feel happy then id be on a downer again.

The following day which was 28th December I decided enough is enough 'I will start a diet'! So from that day on I planned ahead to my first diet day which was new years day. The 1st came and I struggled but managed to keep going. The following day I knew I survived a day so thought 'lets try for a second day' then I braved going on my Wii Board and actually loved it! I had only done 10mins on the step and was sweating buckets... It told me I had burned around 80cals and I was so chuffed. It didn't really feel like I was exercising because I was watching Eastenders. So after that day I decided to exercise every day once my kids were in bed. It became a routine, Eat healthy and exercise. Within 12 days I had lost 9 lbs and felt amazing that I had stuck to it. By 3 weeks I had lost a stone and by a month I had lost nearly 2 stone. I've kept it up since jan 2012 and now am currently 10st 10lbs! Ive went from a dress size 20 to a 10! Ive lost 6 stone in total and its honestly been one of the best things ive ever done

To all you out there thinking I can't do it, you can do it Just find your willpower and anything is possible