Thank you so much for all the wonderful comments!!
As for looking younger, I do feel younger & am sure I've added years to my life. I've never experienced life as slim person, was big as a child & just kept on getting bigger into adulthood. Made me self conscious, uncomfortable, and though I seemed happy and smiling, I was dying inside.
In fact, my before pic. was taken AFTER I had already lost 12 kgs. I couldn't find any pics when I was at my heaviest, cause I refused to have my picture taken.
As for exercise, I just waiked & walked. In the beginning I could only manage to walk for 2 mins at a time & have to stop to catch my breath- that's how out of shape I was!
The looks from people while walking everyday eventually put me off, so I bought a treadmill & have never looked back. I'm on my second treadmill now, as I blew the engine off the first one! lol.
On a typical day I would have for
Breakfast:
2 slice wholemeal bread & avacado on it
1 banana
30gram bran & no fat milk
Lunch:
Fish & veg
Dinner:
120grams chicken & salad
Snacks throughout the day: 10 almonds, 2 prunes, 1 boiled egg (or low fat yogurt), & fruit.
I'm no dietitian but that's a typical days menu & as an added bonus I found my skin is clearer!
Yes, that's the same child in the pics! all up it took 18months to lose those darned kilo's.