Smokin Baby!!

Well, I had a bit of a wobble off the wagon, but I’m back. This time, I hope, for good. There is one fundamental difference this time. My other half is fully on board and has pledged to make the change with me. This happened (properly, not half assed on either of our parts) before, where we both were fully on board together, when we joined WW first. We’d gotten into a fantastic routine and were doing well but then we decided to quit smoking together and the result was a spectacular crash from the wagon.

A few posts ago I had been thinking about when I gave up smoking. This was my first and only serious attempt to quit and I succeeded first time. Before congratulations are in order, it should be borne in mind that I’d spent years suffering the ill effects of smoking prior to getting my act together and I simply knew I wasn’t capable of giving up until the time I finally took the plunge. In many ways it was the same with weight loss – I am not a serial dieter – the first proper attempt was when I joined WW – prior to that I hadn’t really done anything worth talking about – I guess I should be thankful that I didn’t have to suffer the downside of yo-yo dieting.

Anyway, I got sidetracked. Apart from the fact that I was ready, I think one of the main factors that contributed to my success in kicking my smoking habit was the fact that myself and the other half did it together. Likewise, when we were doing WW together, we flourished. Since then, although we’ve tried to get on the same page together loads of times, between work and life’s ups and downs we hadn’t managed to synchronise until now. Finally, we’re both on the same page at the same time. Our first weekly weigh in was last Sunday and I’d lost half a stone!!

We’ve a long way to go – ie integrating exercise, but we’re getting there. For now, we’re doing our own version of WW’s points system – the points are just a guide to make sure we don’t overeat but we’re being healthy about it. We’re planning to introduce a more rounded system, taking fat, calories, carbs etc into account, once we figure out a system that suits us.

So, I’m hoping that with the both of us on board together, we will keep each other going.

For the first time in a long time….there’s hope.