My name is Mel and I come from Melbourne. I have Type 1 Diabetes and have had this for 37 years. I also suffer with depression, high blood pressure, high chilesterol and anxiety.
I have always had an issue with food and eat like I used to drink (Yes, I am a recovering Alcoholic with 2 years and 8 months sobriety).... I BINGE

Anyway with the drinking, eating junk food and not working due to other health issues I ballooned to 129.8kg and didn't realise it. It wasn't until I spoke to some other people from my 12 step group that they told me they had an issue with food. There comes a point where you think, "How did this happen" and "OMG I didn't realise how heavy I was". Just the other day I saw my reflection in a shop window and thought how big I looked!! I was disappointed with myself.
Anyway to cut a long story short, I have started the NutriBullet eating plan and slowly working in some exercise (I haven't physically exercised on purpose for 5 years!!). First day I did exercise was yesterday (4/10/2014) and could only manage 8 minutes but it's better than the day before, which was 0 minutes. I am working with a counsellor about my food issues. Happy to report in 7 days, I have lost 3kg (which is mainly fluid retention). My goal is 60kg. Taking baby steps and breaking it into 5kg chunks and rewarding myself (NO FOOD!) after every 5kg lost
