Lets go back to the start.

Lets start with some basics before I get into my story.

• I am Emma.
• I am 24 (25 in 19 days!)
• I am married to Gary, we've been married almost 4yrs.
• We have two children, Mia (5 and a half) and Molly (15 months old)
• At my heaviest I weighed nearly 20st
• I love food, savories are my weakness.

Right, where do I start? I guess I will take you back to the beginning, Its kind of long so pull up a chair...

I have always been 'chubby' that is no secret. I never felt I could wear the nice clothes that all my friends did. I hid behind baggy clothes and outlandish makeup for a lot of my teenage years.

I first joined weight watchers when I was 16 years old. I came to my first meeting with my mum. I lost about half a stone, started college and quit as I couldnt manage college work, friends and loosing weight.

I joined for a second time in January 2008, 3 months after the birth of my eldest daughter, I lost around 2st and just lost my motivation and again stopped going to classes.

I got married May 2009 and we started trying for another baby. One thing led to another and I ended up being diagnosed with PolyCysticOvaries (PCOS) and to be given any help with getting pregnant I had to loose weight.

I left that meeting and the very next week (March 2010) I joined our local weight watchers group. I stepped on that scale at 19st11lbs. How did I let my self get to such a weight? Take away's and living off easy convenience foods was how it pilled on. I had a reason to loose weight this time, I either kept gaining weight or I could buckle down and help my self to get pregnant. I got to 16st8lbs and I fell pregnant with our youngest.

After our daughter was born in February 2012 I had all intentions of re-joining but I just didnt get around to it. I always found an excuse.

At the end of May my husband got a new job and it required us to move away. We moved at the end of July 2012.

By now it had been almost 9 years since I had walked into my very first meeting and I still hadn't had much success at loosing and keeping my weight off.

My eldest daughter was starting full time school in September 2012 and I was at all time low with my self confidence and image. I had always said by the time she started school I wouldn't be the 'fat' mum, but here we was and I still was. I looked and found my new weight watchers meeting more determined then ever before.

I started my new class the day after my eldest started full time school last year. On the 5th of September I weighed in at 19st10lbs. I had gained everything but 1lb back pre-youngest. Something just felt right and clicked in my head.

My first weigh in I had lost 6lbs. I was ecstatic and so pleased with my self, I knew I could do it and I was sure I was going to do it!

That was 8 months ago and I am now like a brand new person. I am 60lbs lighter and I have embraced weight watchers with both hands and it is a firm part of my life. I even convinced my husband to join!

I am now 15st6lbs. I am the smallest I have been since I was 16 years old. I weighed less now then I did when I walked into my very first weight watchers meeting 9 years ago. I am smaller now then I was on my wedding day.

I weigh less now then I did when I first met my husband almost 7 years ago.

I feel this is my time. I feel like this is the right time. I still have a long way to go and I will do it.

So this is my journey, this is my story and I hope you will laugh, cry and eat along this road with me.