Well it's June 11, 2007. A gloriously sunny day here in Dunfermline. Alister went off to nursery, I came home, had breakfast, put a couple of loads of washing on and hung it all out (WHERE does it all come from???).

Dodgy George  from upstairs popped in to say the Cash Generator shop in town had a Dell laptop for £70 and he knew I was looking for one. So off i toddled back into town, just about keeling over as I got to the top of the New Row (localites will be aware of the steepness of the hike!) and was appalled at how unfit I had become.  Been doing a whole lot of comfort eating recently...

Anyway, the bleedin thing had been sold when i got there so popped into Primark and got a few bits for Alister.  Noted nothing fits me in there.  Felt yukky and fat again.  Came home, had lunch, did a bit of housework, applied for yet another job.  Was thinking about a charity Ross had told me about: http://www.heartuk.org.uk .  Had a look on their website and was really impressed with their downloadable stuff like recipes and nutrition charts and felt a pang of motivation.  Looked at Ross's justgiving page, must sponsor him soon, http://www.justgiving.com/rossblair , and an idea crept into my fuzzy wee head.  What better motivation to lose weight than to do it publicly, with my friends and family sponsoring me to lose weight and also raise money for a charity that was so closely linked to the memory of my Dad??  Perhaps not the most psychologically sound reason for losing weight but as well as that I am doing it for myself and also for Alister.  I don't ever want him to go through losing a parent suddenly like we have all been through.  If watching what I eat and getting off my bum a bit more means he will be spared that pain then it has to be worthwhile.

So today I set up my own justgiving page at http://www.justgiving.com/jillblair .  I have weighed myself today and in 2 weeks time I will have another weigh in before I send out scrounging emails to everyone I know asking them to sponsor me.  I'd like to have made some progress before I ask them to part with any hard earned cash. 

I think i'll use this blog to record my food intake so will start with today:

Brekkie - fruit & fibre, rasperries, strawberries and a glass of orange & carrot juice
Lunch - Wholemeal pitta bread, prawns, low fat mayo, salad leaves, tomato
Snack - 2 reduced fat digestives, cup of tea
Another snack - fresh pineapple & papaya
Dinner - Steak, sweet potato mash, carrots, remains of Cookie Dough ice cream (call it a Last Supper treat!)
(1435 calories)

Been on here for a bit so havent snacked tonight. Evenings are my worst time for snacking so will try to update my blog every night instead of munching.

Thank you to anyone reading this who sponsors me.  Even if you can't afford to sponsor me, your support and encouragement are just as appreciated by me.

Love you all
Jill xxxxx