Take two

Well that didn't go well.  I ended up contracting a very nasty chest infection which turned into pneumonia and had two weeks off work.  So in short CD never really happened.

So here I am back on track feeling better and knowing that I need to tackle my weight.  So today is Day 1.  My challenge for today is to get through one day without eating or picking at food.  Going to be hard but I CAN do it.  So for now I am off but will update this later tonight.

Day 1

I suppose as this is my first entry I should tell you a little about me and why I am here writing this blog.

I am 32 years old, married to my childhood sweetheart and have a beautful daughter who is the light of my life.  I work full time and also run a successful shop on Ebay.

Why am I here?  Well I am morbidly obese and things have got to change.  I owe it to myself and to my family as I am not happy or healthy as I am at the moment.

We have been trying to get pregnant for around a year and unfortunately nothing yet.  I fell really quickly before but I was around 3 stone lighter so I am convinced that this is having a detrimental effect on our chances. 

Over the last week I have been very poorly with pneumonia.  After a visit to the docs and a weigh in and blood pressure check he prettty much told me he wouldn't recommend me getting pregnant with my history.

It was a harsh comment but one which really hit home and made me realise I need to lose weight before I get pregnant again for my health and more importantly the babies health.

So here I am day one of the Cambridge Diet.  Its a bloody mad diet but it is one that bring fast results.  I did the diet a couple of years ago and lost a lot but my own stupidity I fell off the wagon and ended up where I am now.  Although I lost a lot I didn't lose enough to stop me from gaining the weight again.

I feel very motivated to do the diet and I know its going to be hard but I know that the results on the scales are worth the hardship.

My first mini target is to lose 10% of my weight, this is 29lbs and if I stick to the diet I should be able to achieve this in just a few weeks.  This will take me just into the 18s which I haven't been for a very long time.

So this mini goal is all I am concentrating on for now and when achieved it will be a huge step for me on my weight loss journey.

I thought I would keep a diary on here as the site is really good for logging my weight and my measurements so I can visually see how well I am doing.

I know I am an emotional eater so rather than turning to food I will log all my thoughts and feelings in here.