Thankfully, I am not strictly a yo-yo dieter.
Like many women ..... my weight has always varied a little over the years - but I have been lucky enough that it has not varied massively and any gain has been slow and steady over several years and (my excuse is) in relation to my age.
I was a very happy 7 and a half stone for most of my early adult years - only gaining and losing with each of the pregnancy's. After Mark's death I did lose quite a lot of weight quickly but not that unhealthily - I was eating really well at the time - it was just stress and I went down to 7 stone BUT ... bear in mind I am a tiny 5 footer ..... so this was still healthy for my height. I soon went back to the standard 7 and a half within about a year and maintained this until my mid 30's.
Then a stone crept up on me over about 3 years .... I am sure this was due to my metabolism slowing and also because I had taken an administrative job at a school so was no longer running around manically with the children. This levelled out and remained static for about 5 years.
When I got married in 2007 I weighed 8 and a half stone - still a healthy weight for my height and a healthy BMI although this was now edging towards to the upper limits.
It has been in the last 5 years that I really don't like how the weight gain has continued ..... albeit slowly. I know that I have slowed down even more in terms of my activity levels - I used to swim 3 times a week. I used to go out and party most Friday and Saturday nights dancing in high heels that I could not imagine teetering on now! I know that getting married and settling down often leads to weight gain. I know that after each "all inclusive" holiday Greg and I have been on, I have put on a few pounds and never lost all of it as easily.........
HOWEVER ....... I am happily married, in my late 40's and still under 10 Stone (only just after the Cruise !).
I know I am not that unhealthy after seeing some of the other people on the cruise (yes, even those my age) struggle to climb the steep slope to the fortress at Cartagena, which I managed quite well ... even in the heat. I know that when I do manage to get a swim in, I can still do my 32 lengths AND .... even after putting on 4 pounds in 2 weeks on the cruise ..... I have already lost 2lbs in one week so am on track to go back to my starting weight.
I would like to miraculously lose half a stone, as many of us would, but equally I know that I am not likely to do anything long term about it .....
So I find myself at the stage where I accept myself for the weight I am and ..... although not entirely happy with it (I do reminisce about being a size 8 again) ..... I can at least say that a size 14 top and 12 bottom is not too bad at my age .......... and good for a Nana !!!
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