harmonyinmylife

I am a quiet and do not want to be noticed kind of woman. I want to be fit and healthy. I want to be able to not have to give up everything I love to eat in order to get slimmer and I want to enjoy getting fit without feeling as though it is a bore.
I am almost 49 years old and 5ft 8 tall and was 223pounds at my heaviest. January 2011.

I have 3 wonderful children. My elder son and daughter have just finished University and left home. I am very proud of them. I have one lovely son, still at home. Over the last year,I have just started to be able to give myself some time and started to pay attention to what I need. After dedicating my time before, to my wonderful children.
I started a diet and joined a gym a year ago.
Since then I have lost 2 stone and am thrilled with that. I now want to get from being obese to just overweight, although normal weight will be my ultimate goal. This would benefit my health.

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April 2012 update:

I thought that I would update my profile from the last time. I am working hard and trying to still get to being "normal" weight, I am getting there.....my weight is now 183 pounds so I am so thrilled with that. I am so much fitter than I was before, I can now run 8K without a problem. I am well on target to loseing the last stone, but the best way to do it, for me, is to have some treats and some fun, then get back as soon as I can to the diet and fitness, the very next day. When I had lost One and a half stone, people who I had not seen for a while did not notice, when I asked them if I looked any different, slimmer etc. Most people, who I had not seen for a while said they did not think so.........It was disheartening as I struggled to continue. But spurred me on to do even more. I did not give up. Nearly Three stone down and much fitter, I wonder if anyone of these same people will notice............. I will keep you posted.......Now I do want to be noticed :)

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May 10 2012 Today is 1 year and 4 months into my original diet and today is the first time someone who I had not seen for 6 months, has asked me if I had lost a lot of weight, they could not believe that I had lost so much weight 3 1/2 stone. They thought I looked good. I was some what taken back and did not know what to say, but I left with a beaming smile. All Day.