Here we go........

So this is the start, of what is going to be a very very long journey, which will hopefully see me shed a lot of weight, get fit and even take part in the Great North Run, but that might be a little optimistic at this stage!

Why am I doing this? Well, I'm overweight, not just by a few pounds but by a few, and I mean a few, stone. I have been big since my teens, and although I lost quite a bit of weight for my wedding last year, I have put it all and more back on and now is the time to do something about it and get rid of it for good.

Let's face it I am obese, and probably heavily obese if there is such a thing, it is bad for my body, it is bad for my health, and wanting to be a mum at some point in the near future, it could be bad for my child and me.

There is no quick fix, there is no miracle ingredient, all there is healthy eating, exercise and a huge amount of motivation and willpower.

Yes I may slip-up along the way, yes I might still reach for the chocolate brownie when I feel down and upset, but hopefully the good will outweigh the bad and I will succeed in my quest.

So this blog is going to be my sort of diary about my progress and what I am doing - I may at some point include pictures, but for now I don't feel confident enough to actually publish them to the world!

I may even help others with this blog, who knows, but first and foremost it is for me, an outlet for me to rant to, to report to and to help me.

Last week I re-joined Weightwatchers for the umpteenth time, but it is for good now. The group I go to is one of the most supportive ever, and despite a bit of a wobble last week, my leader put her arm around me and said, we are all in the same boat and we are here to help each other, and after that I thought yeah let's do this.

It is weigh-in on Saturday, so we will say how I get on!

I have also got a personal trainer - not a million times a week - but once a week to train with me as well as a series of other classes and things I have to do and that will kick off next week. If I don't pass out after the first session I'll blog about how it goes.

So in a rather large nutshell that is what this is all about. Any hints, tips, comments, anything please leave a message.

Mrs P xx