Day 24

Still no one has been given this blog because I can not find scales that will take my weight - I have tried at a couple of places that have the pay scales but they have come up error :( So I still don't know my weight.I have found out that through my medical insurance I can have up to $300 per claims year for a dietitian so I have made an appointment with my GP as the medical insurance requires you to get a referral from your GP.I have lost a couple of notches on my belt well 1 if you want to be comfortable 2 if you don't :P but 2 sounds a lot better.

I started Lexis swimming lessons a week ago (she has her second lesson today) so her and I can go swimming now which although I am limited to what I can do in the pool with Lexi is still exercise none the less!So there I go on the left in all my blubberness! although I do look better than I did 4 weeks ago! Isn't that bubba just gorgeous!!!what more incentive could one possibly need to lose weight!!! I have an appointment next Friday with the specialist to try and get more clomiphene so we can TTC Child #3/baby #2 I do have a feeling that he will tell me to lose some weight first.

I am going to get hubby to take a photo of me in my more fitting togs so it will make a great before pic in a few months time :) . One of the many benefits of losing weight will be pregnancy will be a whole heap easier next time around and I might even get a noticeable bump! Another HUGE reason I want to lose weight is with Lexi I really wanted a water birth but due to my blood pressure being high (weight related) I was unable to so my main goal here after I have managed to conceive is to be able to have a water birth.

I am doing really well food wise - the first week saw me having terrible headaches probably sugar withdrawals but I feel great now - which meals have not been super dooper healthy they are not fried convenience food and they are generally healthy and portion sizes have dropped dramaticly.I have had 1 cheat as far as sugar/junk goes - last night I had a cup of coffee with 1 sugar in it - hardly the crime of the century but still sugar!

Anyway I have rambled on enough so I will post this msg and I will update after going to the doctors on monday - I have not asked if they have heavy duty scales there I just know the ones in my GP's room does not go up high enough so maybe on monday I will have a weight and I can then share this blog with people.

So here it is post #1 on my journey

I will not be giving out this address to anyone till I have my starting weight - I need to get somewhere that has some heavy duty scales - I am guessing my weight is about 145kg - last time I was weighed I was 9 months pregnant with my beautiful daughter Lexi and I was 150kg (yes I know OMG!!!!) and she was 4.290kg so I guess with the placenta and fluid etc I lost at least 5kg instantly - so now 7 months on I have decided I don't want to die before she has finished primary school! so a health kick it is! I started Monday this week with the food side of things I have cut out crap food - I have had headaches ever since - I think it is the lack of sugar - I did not realise just how much junk I eat!!!I am MAJORLY craving the junk!! I am being very strong willed though . My next step will be joining the gym - I can hear you all saying now - why go the gym when you can just walk - I lose motivation with walking really easily - in the past I have been very successful at the gym so that is my plan of attack this time . I am going to call our medical insurance company also to find out if our policy covers a dietitian .Now is the time for me to do this - I WILL lose the weight . So I guess I should outline my goals my long term goal is to get under 100kg - still very over weight but I will be happy if I can get under 100kg anything after that will be a bonus! my first goal is to lose 5kg in the first month which going from past weight loss attempts I am pretty confident this will be easily attained it is usually after the first 10 -15kg is gone that things start becoming difficult so after the first month I will be setting realistic goals such as a couple of KG a month. I will get some photos of me in my swimming togs - yes graphic for you all I know but it will be the best way to easily see progress.So what do ya recon - can I be 99kg or less by this time next year? that is pretty much a kg a week . I am in the right frame of mind to do this and I feel very positive .I look forward to sharing my journey with you all as I go from flab to fab!