Mmmmmm..... not a great start.

Hello. Friday came and went. Snow (although not much) J's home from school and head stuff meant that part one of the challenge has had a slow start. I weighed, put on a lb!!!!!!

Had worked odd shifts and a night. All the choc biscuits and nice stuff should now be out of the office at work. Home is a treat free zone. I did walk to work most days and Lily has been walked LOADS.

I think that on Tuesday I am going to join Slimming World just to get myself kick started. I really want to do this for me. No one else. But I am not only letting myself down I am letting big J down too (long story)

So, I have been very good so far but seem to have noticed that is I eat anything with wheat in it I end up looking like the 3rd J is on it's way. IMPOSSIBLE!! Phew!

So maybe that is something I need to consider as well.

So for 4 weeks I shall put my £ into S.W's pocket, that should be just long enough to get the motivation up and running.

But I did do a bit of finishing and as you can see still doing it. Suggestions were to make the hearts into a garland, so I am doing that whilst I am blog reading. After the hearts I am going to make the bag from the Cath Kidston book, Sew that Jose gave to me for Christmas.

I know Nicki lost 3lbs which was AMAZING.

Number One WIP - finished!!

This is the first WIP finished for this year. I am not sure if I am happy with how they turned out but they were more of an experiment and Jose seems happy with them.

They were really nice to make though....

But not as warm as I thought they would be. I didn't really get the thumb right, but it will do.

This is the next to be finished!!

Weight wise. I have been fairly good this week. Have walked to work most days which has been good if a little cold. I do enjoy walking.

The first weigh in!!!

Blimey. Where did all that come from? OK, not a lot of sleep last night but stood on the scales this morning.....(Remember I said I had no shame) 14st 13 lbs.

The heaviest I have been was 3 years ago. I stood on the scales at Slimming World and was 16st 1 lbs. I never ever want to get there again.

So today, the first day of the New Year. I am starting.

Join me.

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!!!!