Soooo, after I had my son I progressed from a pregnant size 14/16 to a standard size 16/18. Think it was part post traumatic stress and a lot of additional problems really help me sought solice in food. And that is exactly what I did. Not long after that I developed severe health anxiety thinking I was going to drop down dead at any minute due to a brain bleed or my heart would just suddenly stop!
Well several 10km, 1 half marathon and 4 Triathlons later I am still going... Brilliant! However it hasn't always been so easy.
I started running in July 2007, after seeing a picture of me which nearly made me fall out of my chair at the time. I was appalled at myself, as a teenager, and I am sure some people can agree with me.. especially women. You NEVER think you look as skinny as you are... so I spent my time as a teen in a size 6/8 (UK) 32-34 (South African), looking back at my photographs I was tiny.
In 2000, my then boyfriend and I moved to England, I went up to a size UK 10 then gradually onto a 12. When I got married at 21 in 2001, I was a 12. Then moved up to a 14. We were having a ceremony in South Africa in the Feb the next year so I went on a gym mad fad and went to a size 10. Looking back at those pictures, I wish I had gone smaller. You see I am short, just shy of 5ft2 in old money, so weight shows...
Anyway back to 2007 and the running, I was 80kg, 13 stone when I started this journey and now I am 60kg 2 years later, I am trying to get to 55kg and that illusive size 8 maybe even a 6 but all my efforts are slowing down due to bad habits etc. I gym 4/5 times a week still I cannot push past the 60 barrier which I have been for the past 8 months.... Hard times calls for hard measures! So hence the title... Chicken and rice, cause from now on till Christmas it's chicken and rice time baby!!!
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI lost 5 stones so far, and I know that there is point it's very hard go down, the only solution is diet. I eat no carbs, no fat, no sugar just proteins ( fish , meat + supplements ), vegs, fruits ( do not look at sugar content - don't eat a lot of them ). Without exercising lost 4 stones. After joining gym, lost 1 stone on longer period, but gained muscles.
Well done !