Creaky Knees and Big Whoppers

My first post.

You know it's time to lose weight when your knees start creaking as you go up the stairs. Even worse, I'm 25. Creaky knees are for the elderly, or the very fat as I'm painfully aware. The scales were not my friend this morning at 18 stone 7. I've been here before though, and the creaky knees are always a sign my weight has crept up above 18 stone. My boyfriend thinks I'm nuts and it's a psychological awareness rather than an exact weight that makes my knees creak but whatever... things have to change.

I'm looking at WeightWatchers again. I say again, as it's the only diet I've ever tried that actually worked for me longer than 3 weeks. And I've done them all, only halfheartedly I might add, as any diet works as long as you stick to it. I'm not feeling very positive although I'm having a good day so far, what with my Special K Sustain cereal in the morning and my coffee and caramel wafer as a mid morning snack. I've got my healthy ready meal for lunch and I'm all set. But this isn't a food blog. I'm not going to list my food intake for the world to see every day, and may the gods of blogging cut off my internet access if I do.

This is a blog to keep me focused and on track with weightloss. I want to be able to look back at this post a year from now, having achieved my goals. Visualisation is important, don't you know. A year from today, what will I look like? Slimmer? Definately. Healthier? Definately. Happier? I hope so. I'm stuck in a rut, you see, and that rut is firmly located on the couch.

I'm working on my goals. Working on making them SMART. For the uninitiated, that means Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timed. As a dwarf of 5'2, my weight is supposed to be around 8 stone 7 which means I have a whopping 10 stone to lose. I can't even imagine that. I may have to saw off a limb or two to achieve it. I have to lose over half my body weight, the weight of a whole person. It's like a twisted pregnancy. I'm determined not to think of it though, as that really is the Big Whopper of goals. For now, I'll restrict myself to looking at every half stone marker and celebrate every minor milestone.

I'm supposed to have 26 points according to the online points quiz, which is quite a lot really. So, I reckon as a rough guide I should be using 5 for breakfast, 8 for lunch, 10 for dinner and 3 for snacks. I might post on the WW forum boards for advice on that though. I'm also considering going to meetings or not. I used to go to one in Manchester that was fantastic and the Leader was really motivating. When I moved house to the High Peak, the Leader at my new class was awful and I stopped going. I might post on the boards to see if anyone can recommend a Leader in my area or I might look into doing it as an online subscriber. I reckon I stand more of a chance at group meetings but only if the Leader is a positive influence.

Wish me luck xx