The Journey

How many of us can plot our lives through photo's of ourselves?

I have spent my life avoiding photo's being taken of myself if at all possible. I hate it - why? because I have never been happy to be the size I am. No that's not true, a few times I have been happy to be snapped. 2010 is a sort out your life year for me. I am fed up with feeling, well, fed up.

2010 sees me divorced. (finally) In a job I love. (finally - OK it isn't a high powered career but I look forward to going to work and I don't feel I want to rush to leave) But it also sees me back, not at my heaviest, but only a stone away - and climbing!!

This is me last week -
This is me 7 years ago, may be 8. No back fat, no bingo wings. Pretty damb strong, living my dream, OK, some bits were missing (the blisfully happy in love bit) but hey I lived on a small holding, can't have everything, that would be too good to be true. I digress, back to the weight thing.This is me in the summer of 2008. If I can get back to that weight I will be happy. I am never going to be slender and skinny, but here, at 12.5 stone (I have heavy bones!!) I looked in the mirror and didn't feel I wanted to vomit.

My 36th Birthday

33 years old and happy to walk around Melplash Show (a big agricultrual show here in Bridport) in a pair of jeans and a SHORT!!!!!!!!!! black t-shirt.

OK, me at 31 or 32. As the B&B lady.

So my journey starts here. Today is the last day of 2009, tomorrow I shall stand on the scales, (cringe) post the weight here and start.

This is an honest blog, only I can sort out certain sides of my life, weight and fitness being two of them.

Join me.

Colette xx

New Year - a better one.

OK. 2009 has nearly gone. I personally am fed up with looking at my 'not so slim' body in the mirror. I know, at 5'8 1/2" I will never be 'little' or 'slight' but I can defiantly be 2 stone lighter. I am fed up with thinking about it and not actually getting around to doing it. People say 'your tall, you carry it well, that may be so but it is me who sees the naked truth, and only me who can do anything about it. So that is the first challenge. Join me in loosing some weight. Joining a slimming club is all well and good but that is £6 we could spend on fabric, wool or craft items.

So.......................... It is always easier to loose weight if you do it with someone, a friend. Two of you have already suggested joining me so here is the blog to do it in. Put the £6 a week in a jar and follow this blog. Put random thoughts (your weight if you feel like it - I'll stick mine on there on Friday morning - Hey I have no shame) tips and suggestions. How about e-mailing me a photo, or a post to poppycottage18@yahoo.co.uk and I'll post it for you, making it a 'keeping track blog'.

The second challenge is to finish one WIP a month (more if you feel like it). Again I shall post a photo. Apart from the rolls of blubber, I am also fed up looking at un-finished things that I have started.

So 2010 is as good as we all make it. I know I want to end this new year thinking that I have done my best, looking forwards instead of backwards (which I have been doing a bit lately) I want to feel better, fitter and lighter.

I also want to be tidier - well OK, maybe that is just one challenge too far!!!!