All about me....

I feel I should share a little about me before we begin, I'm a 38 yr old mum, wife, daughter, sister, friend, colleague oh and actress...I deliberately say it like that as I feel that my hopes, dreams and wants are often forgotten as I get on with my day to day life.

Don't get me wrong my beautiful son RJ is the light of my life and has given me more love and happiness than I ever thought possible but with the exception of a few years just before he was born I do kind of feel my whole life has been putting others first. That is one of the MAJOR reasons for me finding the Dax Moy way of life.

I have been a weight watcher since my early 20's doing relatively well then letting myself off the hook and piling back on the weight, I think I must have lost and re-put-on the same stone and a half at least a dozen times. Exercise wise I'm probably what you call a sporadic exerciser, it comes in fits and starts with me getting really into something then allowing life etc to get in the way and falling off the wagon and back into lazy-bones habits.

I love food, wine & socialising, I just need to learn to do that all in moderation whilst following a very healthy diet the majority of the time. My biggest problem is that I let myself off the hook CONSTANTLY! As soon as I get into those size 14 jeans that I love and my clothes are looking better I think well that will do. Now I know I could continue on like this the rest of my life but I'm pretty bored of "dieting" when I know that is making me unhealthier as I'm having to go for diet options etc to stick to my points which are without a doubt worse for me, my teeth and my overall health!

So a few months back I was chatting to my great friend "A" saying how sluggish and crap I felt when she told me about ED. She sent me the details and I sat on it for a few days afraid to even open the file and when I did I had probably the same reactions as most people: no coffee? No toast? No pasta? what's that all about??? But then when I read on and found out more and opened myself to a possibility of no calorie counting and healthy eating I just couldn't resist and so here I am, as I mentioned in my first blog I've been doing the ED for 21 days and really enjoying it so this challenge seemed my logical next step. I've struggled a few times to keep on it, especially when eating out at lunchtime I find, most cafes are not that ED friendly it's sandwich galore! But I'm now learning to take some fruit and nuts with me just in case and I always have some herbal teas too so I can enjoy a warm drink whilst I'm out and about as I do love a cuppa!

So this is a little about me, I'm about to do my day one exercises so will post my official day one blog after that!