Day 1: 1st of January 2015

Happy 2015 and welcome to my first blog!!

In accordance with the New Year New Me malarkey I have decided it is time to lose weight (along with probably thousand of other people in the UK).   However I have decided to keep myself accountable via this blog. I am not naive and I know that weight loss is a struggle after losing loads of weight for a few years but due to a breakdown in relationships I ended gaining in all back (and more!!) over the course of a year and a half. I am very lucky to now be in the right place and mind set to get back on the weight-loss horse.

To start off I need to know my measurements so I know how much I have to lose which is my first step in my journey. This I found very difficult as I found this completely shocking that I let myself get into this shape which I am not happy. However with being completely honest with myself will not only help me see how far I have come but it will make me accountable and hopefully will drive me to change this statics forever!

Okay so:

Height: 5.5 (165cm)

Weight: 17 stone 1 pound (YIKES)

Chest:48 in. (was braless)

Waist: 42 in.

Hip:51 in.

Neck:15 in.

Thigh:29 in.

Forearm:16 in.

So as I guessed according to the NHS BMI calculator (uses sex, age, height and weight) my BMI sits at 29.8 which makes me obese as I pretty much expected however I am pretty much top range of that. So to bring my BMI down I will need to get down to between 7st 13lbs to 10st 11lbs to bring that down to a healthy weight. I know loads of people do not agree with using the BMI calculator, but I am using it as another wake up call and once I start losing more weight I will switch to different measurement. 

The reason for the other measurements will help me record my change in inches which I found before as a motivation especially because I need to lose a minimum of 4-6 inches of my chest and waist  in time for my sisters wedding in June so I can fit into my bridesmaids dress. 

Right so now I know my current statistics I know where I sit. My next thing to do is to work out my goals for January.