I think the first thing I can do to look after my mental wellbeing is to look after myself physically. I had lost 4 stone in weight but after my Grandad died 2 1/2 years ago I started to put it back on. I was just getting myself back on track when my brother was diagnosed with Cancer last year. The last 18 months have been incredibly stressful and I have turned to food for some sort of comfort. Unfortunately, I know that there are worse times to come but I have to face up to the fact that if I don't do something about my weight now then I am as good as killing myself.
I have serious issues with my pelvis and I have arthritis in my feet and ankles along with a list of other things. None of these things have been caused by my weight but they are certainly being aggravated by it. I can honestly say that I have never felt as bad as I do now, it is painful to walk and I am so tired walking just a short distance. I have to do something about it now!
So what am I going to do? Other than lose weight and improve my general fitness, I really don't know. I have been to slimming clubs before and they have worked but I don't really want to go back to the one I went to before so I think I might just calorie count for now. I am also going to up my walking, even though it hurts and maybe fit in some swimming.
To try to keep me motivated I am going to document my journey so check back soon to see how it goes.
Thanks for reading xxx
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