This photo was taken before the school disco and the kid's wanted me to get dressed up too so I did. I danced the night away with them and I didn't even get puffed. At last years disco I only managed one dance and was hot and sweaty!! It's amazing how much energy I have now.
My biggest milestone is that, I TOOK PARIS SWIMMING!! I have NEVER, EVER, gone in a public swimming pool. I have lost enough weight to feel comfortable exposing my top half but not my bottom half. So, I wore 3/4 board shorts and a swimming top. This was a really big deal doing this and you know what, it didn't bother me. I made sure I went on a day when it was meant to be quiet, first thing in the morning on a school day. I made Troy come and sit at the sideline with a towel. We got there and the car park was full. I thought 'Oh my God, there's so many people', but I couldn't back out because Paris was so excited. There happend to be a school there doing swimming lessons. But I got in and it was great. Paris was so happy and proud that she could finally go in the water with her Mum!! And I have gone again, this time on a public holiday so I could take Kyle as well and there were lots of people. One of my main reasons for losing weight was to take the kid's swimming and I have done it and I'm not even at goal yet!!
Kyle went to the supermarket with his Dad and brought home a bunch of flowers and gave them to me. When I asked him what they were for he told me they were for 'working hard to lose weight'. Dad phoned up one day and asked Kyle if he thought I had lost weight and Kyle told him 'yes I had lost weight and I look beautiful!!
Paris and I were driving to Ballet, I had lost about 42kg and she blurted out: "Mum your not fat anymore". I replied "yes I am, I still have more weight to lose, but thanks, thats a nice thing to say' Then she said: 'Yeah, your not FAT, UGLY MUM, now! I still laugh to myself when I think about that!
3 comments:
good on you kids, your mum looks fabulous !! I too have a goal to lose my weight so I can go swimming on my hols. in April '08 - not sit on the edge of the pool & dangle my legs in . . . . . . well done on your achievement Carmen . . . . . . Marg (Margtrev) from WW message boards . . . . .
Carmen, you have been very brave to stay on track over last three mths thru your struggle, which is excellent . . . . congrats. for achieving the balance it would have needed in major crisis to continue on your path to goal . . . . what an inspiring person you are to all who have a lot of weight to lose . . . . can't wait till you get to goal . . . . you look so good now . . . . . what are you going to do when you reach goal . . . will you celebrate??? In what way??? . . . . Marg
Carmen - how absolutely incredible do you look! Hope that it's continuing to go well for you.
Cheers...Nat
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