Hello everyone. I was directed to this site by members of another forum. I've been unsuccessfully trying to lose weight with Weightwatchers, and have now signed up to Slimming World as a friend has joined too, so hopefully we can give each other some support.
I'm a widowed mum of one small boy. Now his dad isn't around (who incidentally was supposedly the slim, fit, healthy one) I feel that it's even more important that I lose weight so that my son has one of his parents around for a lot longer.
When I first started trying to lose weight (February 2005) after having my son, I weighed 17 stone 2 lbs. I was down to 14 stone when I was widowed in 2009. I'm now 17 stone 6....most widows lose weight, but not me.
I'm not looking for big losses every week. A small slow steady loss will do. I'm on extra easy for the first week, and have already seen my meals become more structured....I have cooked things instead of peering into the freezer and then making toast instead of proper food. I have also eaten a lot more fruit.
My first weigh day is Thursday. Fingers crossed for a loss. It won't be a big loss as I was keeping to my WW points more or less, even if it was mostly used on toast. Oh and don't panic, I feed the child properly, with potatoes veg etc.
Jayne
I'm a widowed mum of one small boy. Now his dad isn't around (who incidentally was supposedly the slim, fit, healthy one) I feel that it's even more important that I lose weight so that my son has one of his parents around for a lot longer.
When I first started trying to lose weight (February 2005) after having my son, I weighed 17 stone 2 lbs. I was down to 14 stone when I was widowed in 2009. I'm now 17 stone 6....most widows lose weight, but not me.
I'm not looking for big losses every week. A small slow steady loss will do. I'm on extra easy for the first week, and have already seen my meals become more structured....I have cooked things instead of peering into the freezer and then making toast instead of proper food. I have also eaten a lot more fruit.
My first weigh day is Thursday. Fingers crossed for a loss. It won't be a big loss as I was keeping to my WW points more or less, even if it was mostly used on toast. Oh and don't panic, I feed the child properly, with potatoes veg etc.
Jayne