1st of January 2017 and I'm starting as I mean to go on, it may seem cliched but I see it as a chance and I'm taking it thank you!

I've always over thought things and 2016 took that to a whole new level. 2017 will see me rationalise my thoughts by blogging and getting a little bit of me out there.

This blog is about how mental health and weight loss come hand in hand.  You'll need a little background to understand I'm sure and as I blog I will refer to the past but it will be brief for now as this is all about looking forward....

I'm 39 this year, when I was 35 I finally started a weight loss journey which saw me achieve goals I never thought possible. Cambridge weight plan changed my life. I'd always been big, I never had a little black dress I wanted to get back into, I didn't know what being small felt like, my weight had been there all my life and therefore I knew no different except for the fact I wasn't happy and wanted to be healthier. I'd tried many diets and achieved good results, I know all about healthy eating but yet my battle continued and if I'm honest it still does. I'd maintained for 3 years but after a shocking year of "bad luck" even with every tool in the box known I've let it slip.

Here I am, no where near as big as I was but starting again tomorrow. Here I am, exposing my thoughts in the hope that I help myself and perhaps someone else too. I want people to realise and I want to realise myself that I'm only human and beating myself up every day will not help me or anyone else. I'm going to start on a journey that makes me believe in myself, that finally makes me see positive things and helps me to stop beating myself up if I can't get perfection because from now on; near perfection is good enough.

Happy 1st January 2017

Here's to positivity

Here's to a new start 😃