Chocolate Addict

Hi all,

So, I admit it, I'm a chocolate addict and hope you will join me in my quest to beat this :-)

I have put on a stone in the last year and am determined to lose it.  I believe I suffer from candida (in addition to my endometriosis) but this is not recognised in the UK.  I crave sugar, have had joint pain recently, I am very food sensitive, am tired due to this reactivity, and am too busy to exercise.

As with us all, I have lots of emotional stuff going on and I know my eating is linked to this. My desire to eat is currently 'in charge' of me though and I don't like it.

I used to run and gym a few times a week.  I have battled many charity challenges, walking 40 miles starting at night over the hills of the South Downs, Great South Run.... Since I started my office job in October I haven't done any exercise. I'm getting desperate!  For some reason I can't motivate myself for the first time, even though I want to look and feel great.

So, I would have liked for you to have followed me on my quest to find chocolate anywhere in my house this morning, but as I work from home and am very committed to this flexibility, I couldn't spare the time, so I write now.  I literally raided every cupboard..... It doesn't help that I have this treat draw for my daughter, why shouldn't they have treats though??

So I am going to try some different things for all us ladies and gents that would like to lose some weight in a lifestyle sustainable way.  I may combine techniques as I don't want to miss bikini season altogether, but will try and identify what works.

I have done weight watchers in the past very successfully losing 3 stone, a stone under my goal as I couldn't stop losing, but I was young with no kids, but trying it now I literally can't survive on that little food, and I can't keep cooking a meal for me and another for my daughter, its bad enough finding the motivation to cook one meal when your tired.  But I do love cooking, and healthy cooking, so I need to make time to do the things I love. 

I am starting today with hypnotic tracks.com. It cost me £16 on Groupon and I can run 9 session of 30 minutes on my iPhone or PC etc for up to a year.  Will keep you posted with my progress and let you know more about the different sessions.