Hey it's been too long since I have added a post and even if no one is reading I need to be more disciplined - just to motivate myself!!

Well our new weight programme has started at work - first session was Friday 3rd and I was glad! There are 15 of us keen to have a go at changing our ways so that we can lose weight - take it off and keep it off for good. It takes far more than diet and I am ready for that. However I need to really apply all that I know and understand to be true - listen to new ideas and theory and get cracking. Now I did lose some weight over the last year but I mean that I need to get smarter at this thing.......no use taking a year to lost weight that has to come off - I need to get serious.

Now the start this week is gentle on us - but how inspiring and supportive it is to come together with colleagues who all want the same results.....we had a good laugh Friday as we met for one hour and shared our starting points. I am far too heavy for my height but I don't get over excited about that - what I want to see more than anything to a reduced size in clothes - I love it when I can shop smaller - what a difference that alone makes to my confidence and general well-being.

So it's all new and exciting because we have experts feeding into this programme and they too mean business. This first week I have two homework tasks - each day I have to record my steps and everything that I eat or drink - that alone will start to have effect - soon!! When I say that, we have been told just to be as normal (for us) as possible this week but record it all - not to go mad in this intro. week otherwise the programme could become too difficult for us - suits me for now. Isn't it interesting that when we have to commit to write down what we have done that it starts to change our attitude to food?

Thinking about that fact I think that as a Christian it is really important to take stock of what we are doing and think about what we should be doing....and I personalise that - what should I be doing - where should I be going and what difference can I make in this world? My weight loss plan is not just to change the way I look but I believe that being overweight can spoil so much in my life - I want to be better, look better, feel better and live better - talk again soon x