Wednesday Weigh In - Let's Begin

It's finally time.

Fourteen weeks after giving birth and many days of feeling crappy about the way I look and feel, it's finally time to get back on the healthy lifestyle wagon.
If you've been following me for quite some time, then you will know that I used to have a Friday fitness feature, which was pretty much what this is going to be. I used to cycle for an hour a day and I tried my best to eat well. Of course when I fell pregnant, that all kind of went to pot and I've not quite felt ready to pick it up again. Until now.

Weight wise, I'm not too unhappy. I'm actually 7lbs below what I was pre-pregnancy, putting me at 220lbs. Yes, I'm quite aware that that's still a lot, and it still means that I'm classed as obese. The truth is, that number may be large, but the only time I ever feel big, is when I see myself in photos, or on the daily vlogs.
But there's also another reason for me wanting to make a real effort with this now. If you follow me on twitter, then you will already know that I've had some health issues since having Scout. Issues that have caused me a whole ton of pain. I've had to have multiple tests, some of which I'm still waiting for results from, but so far it's been said that if I was to lose some weight, the pains would be less frequent and probably better controlled.

I'm going to use this weekly feature to keep a food and exercise diary, along with telling you guys how I've felt and how much I've lost, or not.
Not only is this about the weight loss, but about getting fit and healthy too. There is nothing more important to me, than being able to run around with Scout as he grows up.
Sitting at home most days with Scout means that I get bored and reach for food far to often. I've always used it as an emotional crutch and that's needs to stop.
Fitting in exercise is the hardest part, but I'm going to begin by aiming to cycle an hour for three nights of the week.  The other four nights I'll be using for blogging and youtube.

I really hope that I can stick to this, and I'm hoping to lose at least a stone by Christmas. Fingers crossed, keeping this diary will keep me motivated, and you guys can nag at me about it too.

Today has been a bad food day, which is what really spurred me on to start this now. So next week's food diary will start from tomorrow morning. Also, as soon as I feel like I'm having a good body day, (certainly not today), I'm going to take my 'before' photos.

I hope you guys will enjoy following me on this journey. If you want to join me, let me know in the comments below and we can keep each other motivated.

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