Page three, baby
Probably not, actually, but wouldn't it be cool? Do they even do page three girls in the Sunday papers? Hmm.
If you're in the UK, you should pick up a copy of the Sunday Mirror wherein you can read about weight loss centres, Durham North Carolina, and me. Well, probably other things, too. I worry vaguely that they're going to tell the entire country how much I weigh, but if they do, they'll surely tell everyone where I started from (fifty pounds ago) so I guess that won't be so bad. Yes, I am an after. As in 'before' and 'after.'
It's pretty cool, actually. As someone who's struggled with weight all her life, I can say that being an 'after' is something you sometimes dream about in the way that you sometimes dream about having, like, a yacht. Or becoming a famous opera singer. Or winning a Nobel Prize.
It would be cool, but realistically it's not likely to happen.
Except it sort of did.
I'm not thin. I've never been thin. But I'm one hell of a long way from where I started. I went on holiday for two and a half weeks last month. I gained one pound. One.
In my life, that's the stuff of fairy tales.
I'm slightly worried about sounding like a bubblehead in this interview, but, well, whatever. Anyone who reads this blog probably knows better. (Or not! HA!) It's funny, in the interview I had last night, the guy asked me what my typical day of food looked like: umm... Starbucks croissant for breakfast, sandwich from sandwich shop for lunch, low cal ready meal for dinner.
In retrospect, that doesn't sound very impressive in terms of healthy eating. But then... I'm not a big cook (though I've been doing it more lately) and it sort of goes to show: you don't have to be on Atkins to lose weight. Nor do you really have to be on a 'diet' per se. Just... watch it. It's not rocket science.
Anyway, the photographer for the story just left and took a billion photos of yours truly then a bunch of pictures of my wedding photos. Wow. :) We'll see if any of them make it into the paper.
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And you actually TOLD someone what you weigh? ARGH. Wouldn't happen here.
Let me know if it goes to print!
If/when I'm mentioned/pictured, I will endeavour to scan it for those of you who care to see it. :)
And yes, I told someone what I weighed. It honestly doesn't bother me anymore. And people who are going to judge me based on that sort of information are ridiculous anyway.
I'm sure they will say how much you weigh... in STONE. So nobody here will be able to figure it out anyway.
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Beth Ballingall
food lover : world traveller : gamer : New Yorker : twenty-something : former Londoner : handbag lover : erstwhile soprano : geek
You RULE! Send me a copy when it comes out!