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Beginnings....

 OK this is me! I weighed 3 stone more in this first picture than I do now and as you can see I'm not a happy soul. I HATED having any photos taken and yet as a child I would photo bomb before people even knew what that meant! I love breads and sweet desserts I love food and trying new things and I loved going out to eat. Anyone who knows me will know that I cannot make decisions on food and so I will place hands for others to help me choose! I could honestly work my way through a menu.
I loved vegetables and thought I was eating healthily but look at me, I wasn't healthy I had asthma problems and back problems.
 I also initially got told I could not conceive if I was overweight by the doctor that was investigating me not being able to become pregnant. I was devastated, but then thought hang on bigger ladies get pregnant right? I will show this doctor that's not the problem and prove her wrong!!!!
Lots of tests etc later I got told I would never be able to have children IVF would not consider me as I had less than 5% chance of having children, I was to go through early menopause and that was that....
By this time I had lost lots of weight and was almost at target. I carried on losing the weight but was very sad at this news....
Yes I got to target and stayed there for over a year and then news came along that I was pregnant and was 3 months gone!!!! I am still somewhat in denial and yet I now have a 4 year old. He keeps me busy but most mums will know that with pregnancy and breast feeding that weight creeps on and it did. I didn't gain the same amount as above but enough to go up a few dress sizes.
Well move on 3 years and here I am back on Slimming world and 2.5lbs to target again. These pictures are of me 2 weeks ago. I am over the moon  and love the fact I can now begin to get into my old clothes from last I was in target.
I am so grateful to Lia and her team who have supported me and guided me along the way. I have seen people start and stop, I have seen people weigh in and leave and those people do not always loose and wonder why. However this is my journey and I am lucky to be able to stay and help out and lose the weight (gradually) but it's shifting....

My Christmas wish (which we were asked to think about) is to get to my target weight and feel comfortable in myself/clothes and enjoy Christmas!
I just want to link a taster which I made for our Christmas taster morning (bringing in food to share) it was delicious and dangerously moreish...
I love pinch of nom

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