I decided tonight that I was going to put some pictures of food staples in my fridge that keep me going with my journey. Then I thought it would be a good idea to take a picture of my book with my stickers on. I then quickly came to realise that for almost a little over three years I have taken an extremely long scenic route throughout my journey. I started Slimming World on the 23rd June 2008 witha starting weight of 19 stone 11.5lb having previously lost 1/2 stone before joining and with a couple of ups and downs by week 16 I had lost my first stone followed by my second stone on week 28 (30lb to be exact). Shockingly it then took me 12 months to reach my 3rd stone but I got there and I was so chuffed to see that certificate. Now dont get me wrong, I know that if I had followed the plan properly then I would have got there alot quicker but alot went on in that 12 months including losing one of my best friends to pneumonia. I'm one of these people that can be amazing for a month or two then I basically become lazy and slip back into old habits when the going gets tough im also a massive comfort eater and no matter how much I tell myself how much I want to lose weight, I ain't getting out of that rut any quicker so then comes the damage with eating rubbish BUT I never stopped going to get weighed. I knew if I did then there would be no turning back and I would put on all of what I had achieved plus more.
So I had finally reached my 3 stone and was a couple of pounds off my 3.5 stone award. In xmas '09 it was my dads 50th birthday and it was a night that literally changed my life. The barman that was working that night he is now my boyfriend - to cut a long story short we ended up leaving together and I never went home again. In february '10 I officially moved in with him and with that came contentment, my weight slowly crept back up over the months and by march this year I had put back on close to 2 stone. So anyway to bring you up to date I have currently lost 1 stone 13.5lb and im in a positive frame of mind. Believe me its not been easy but then weight issues are never easy are they lol :) I lost my sister to breast cancer back in July and it was extremely difficult, I still get bad days but slimming is something positive to focus on. It was one of the reasons why I started this blog because it made me feel good knowing my diaries may be helping other people.
So now im determined to get back to get back to where I was in xmas '09 and actually picking up that 3.5 stone award. My boyfriend is extremely supportive and he actually cooks SW way now and he has lost a little weight. So all is good so far :)
About Me
- katrina_howarth
- Hi all My name is katrina, im 29 years old and I follow slimming world. Ive been doing slimming world on and off since I was 14 years old. This is my latest journey and currently im back up to almost 2 and half stone lost. I wanted to share with you all my food diaries so if you are struggling or just want some new ideas you could maybe get some inspiration from them and use them however you choose, if you choose to at all :) I have put my syn values in but please dont take them as gospel as you may have different measurements to me also I can get away with not syning some things but that is what works for me so just use them as a guide. Thanks for looking and I hope they help. please click on followers if you wish to follow them all as I will be putting them up every week even if I have gained. Happy reading
