It was my crafty bloggy friends who introduced me to Michelle Bridges and her ’12WBT’, a few of them had done it, a few were doing it again and a few were doing it for the first time. So, I thought I’d jump right on it with them. Of course, I am the one with the ‘long haul’ weight loss journey. I can’t imagine having five kilos to lose (totally different ball game, not saying it’s easy, but definitely different ball game). Did I say the endocrinologist told me I need to lose 60kg…that’s alot isn’t it? Well..I have nearly halved that figure because I am down to 110.4kg. The 12 week challenge has been great at keeping me accountable, helping me to remember to chose exercise, providing recipes…and reminding me to take the emotion out of it. I think that latter point has been the key. I am so much kinder to myself. Rather than rushing to fill myself with negative self talk if I make ‘not the best food choice’, or don’t exercise…instead I ‘thoughtfully observe’ what’s going on for me, rather than judge. It’s SO NICE! So I overate at a party at the weekend- why might I have done that, what could I have done differently…and then, forget about it and move on. How refreshing. That, combined with eating a regular breakfast and upping the exercise have been my most significant changes I think.

Annoyingly, it is a rather internet based program in terms of interacting with others and listening to Michelle’s weekly messages and it’s coincided with our stupid internet service being down…but maybe that’s just freed up my time. Who knows.

I am abit disappointed I don’t have more energy- I have lost (nearly) 26kg- that’s alot- shouldn’t I be bounding around like a new puppy. Not yet apparently. I have also had the scary thought that maybe some of my chronic health problems are not weight related- maybe fatigue and pain will continue to plague me even as I lose weight. I had not even considered that as a possibility before, I am prepared to keep going and wait and see.

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