17/08/2020
⚠️🚨 Long, honest post alert 🚨⚠️
Lockdown has been hard for everyone.
Some people experience heightened anxiety.
Some people have struggled with being separated from their social circles.
Some people have found themselves getting bored.
Some people have been able to do their usual jobs and found themselves worried about their finances.
Whatever you have felt, are still feeling now, and whatever you feel in the future whilst this pandemic is still very much in full swing is ok.
Remember to look after yourself, eat properly, exercise, take time for yourself and chat with friends and family.
For me, just like everyone else, lockdown was stressful. Suddenly I was meant to be a teacher, the reassuring mum etc etc. You know the score.
But I had also just waved my husband off at Heathrow - 10 days before the UK was officially placed in lockdown. You see we were right in the middle of relocating our family to the other side of the world. The children and I were due to follow my husband just 16 days after he left.
In reality, we were reunited with him in Auckland over 14 weeks after he left.
We are some of the lucky ones. Many families are still separated, and I will forever be thankful, grateful and honoured to have been let through the borders.
The point of this post?
Well, like 90%+ of the population, I have put on weight this year 😬😱 I am a stress eater, comfort eater, and have always had a lifelong battle with my weight.
So today is Day 1.
Again.
I can honestly say my head is properly in it. ALL these things current apply...
✅ I'm very self conscious
✅I hate walking into a room full of people😨
✅I'd rather stay at home and not be seen🏠
✅I wear the same 2 outfits because I'm too scared to try anything else on (and most of my things are in a container on the South Pactific somewhere!)
✅I feel like I sweat all the time because of my weight and worry I smell👃
✅I wear trousers all the time because if I don't my thighs rub and get sore🦵🦵
✅Getting in and out of the car is an effort, it's like hauling a beached whale around 🐳
✅I will NOT be fat at 40!
There are plenty more reasons!
So, here I am, losing weight again, but ready for the challenge. I've done it before, i can do it again 💪
First product of the day, delicious chocolate shake 😋😋
Anyone else ready to join me?
Maybe we could get a little competition going??