Age, weight and O God here comes Gravity!
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This Buddy last logged in at 27-10-2006
Birthday: 19-07-1959
This is my story
I was always a 14 - 16 (mainly a 16 but a 14 when I paid attention) but after having a child and actually feeling really good about life I stopped caring what size I was - I was very settled and was "content in my skin" and got to a good 16, lower 18 within about five years. We entered a bit of a stressful time (home and work) and the alcahol intake crept up and I ate and drank for comfort (I think now - at the time I would have never admitted it). I was shocked to buy my first ever work suit in a size 22.
I "took myself in hand" and within about a year I was back to being a decent size 16 but it felt like I was hardly eating anything and drinking water in a pub became the norm.
I gave up smoking 3 years ago - I was "good to myself" and didnt worry too much about what I ate or drank. Within 2 years I was a good size 18 with occasional need of a 20.
This is where I am now - I know with attention, eating really very little and drinking hardly at all I can get down that one dress size but GOD its hard! I have bought a treadmill and this has helped with fitness levels (being an active gym member made same difference - not one ounce of wieght loss but able to do far far more)
Perhaps its an age thing - not only is it less easy to drop a stone but also its REALLY hard to give up what seems a reasonable sized meal and a glass of wine in favour of chicken and veg with a glass of water.
Anyway that is where I am - I want to go down one dress size - so that I can go back to normal shops and not catch sight of myself in windows and be shocked. But I find that changes I have already made to diet and exercise have not made one whit of difference (where years ago they did) so I must change a lot more to do a lot more and I doubt I have the motivation to go that far - have to wait til the self hatred gets a little greater (!)
