Zucchiki

I'm looking forward to celebrating my 30th birthday this summer and have decided I DO want o lose weight and I CAN see it through to the end. I seem to have spent my twenties turning into a yo-yo dieter and not really worrying about my weight, "I am what I am" right? I love food, I enjoy it when I'm I'm happy and I'm sad, I love to use it as a tool to celebrate and commiserate. I contantly graze if I'm bored and trough i f I'm stressed!

Being a busy Christian Mummy, I don't like the obsessive nature of dieting on any one day's priority list, I usually can't be bothered to mess around with my diet being top. But have to accept that I obsess about food anyway, have to consider where my next cake is coming from. However, my eldest became a type 1 diabetic last year and even though I was careful with my kids, I really have to think carefully about our meal times now, so what's one more special diet.

My first week was great. The appetite suppressant effect kicked in really quickly and I have developed a blind eye to all my usual stumbling blocks: cake, biscuits, cake, cake ,cake... oh and biscuits! My kids are on their summer holidays now and constantly wanting to snack. I even managed to bake with them without even wanting to lick the spoon! I've decided not to eat with them unless we're eating similar foods- sandwich lunches are a problem- so as not to make a big deal out of Mum's being different and so I'm not tempted to cheat!

Early days, but that first early loss has definitely motivated me to stick it out.