So firstly this blog is just a little info about me, nothing to do with baggage-although I could start talking about my Mulberry handbag …. . I was 51 this year and all my life as far as I can remember I have been either chubby as a child,  overweight as a late teenager and obese (lets say voluptuous it sounds so much better) as an adult following children. (Sorry, the truth is I was just obese before I had children.)

I have tried every single diet going:- Weight Watchers, Slimming World (both on numerous occasions), Aitkins, Keto, Pealo, calorie counting, various non working pills, clean eating, starving, fasting, 2/5, Dr Moseley 800 cals. I could always loose weight. In fact once I lost quite a lot and got down to my target wight of 10 stone. I just couldn’t sustain it and I had great fun putting it back on again. When I lost weight I got used to people not recognising me- when I put it back on, it was confusing for everyone, not least my mirror!

So all diets have failed miserably. I’m getting older, aches and pains are kicking in. I really need to loose at least 5 stone. So, after much research, I’m having a gastric sleeve on the 11th July. I’m having all sorts of emotions and apart from joining a few bariatric groups on social media, I’ve only told a few people.

I’m a real foodie – so I’ll share lots of my recipes with you. I also love exercise (you can’t out run a bad diet though) so later on I’ll be sharing my workouts with you. Over time I’ll share my surgery and post surgery experience. I’ll also share some of the problems I have encountered during my life which have contributed to my over eating. I have to loose my excess baggage!

Wish me luck!

Thank you

xxx