Introduction

It's only two weeks until my husband and I go to Tasmania for our holiday. Six weeks ago I was meaning to go to the gym and eat properly but it was hard to get up at 5am to go to the gym and it was easier to just buy takeaway for work lunches.

So here I am, feeling sorry for myself and wishing that I could waive a magic wand and make everything better.

It wasn't until I hit puberty that I started my struggle with my weight. I was always a skinny kid but once I hit puberty my appetite raged and I didn't want to run around and play sports like a used to. My weight has fluctuated since then.

At my best I was 52kg and at my worst, which is right now, I am 73kg.

And it's not just my appearance that is troubling me. I am experiencing things I never did when I weighed less than 60kg. For example:

• I am tired ALL the time
• I run out of breath walking up a flight of stairs 
• My back and feet ache after only an hour of walking around shopping
• My feet hurt when I stand up of a morning and put weight on them
• I have spider veins in my legs
• Food doesn't taste as good as it used to, as though my taste buds have been dulled
• I have constant, almost daily headaches and regular migraines

Not good people....not good.