About this blog and me

22 January 2011

This is my story, I hope that this will inspire others to pick themselves up and keep focused on our Almighty Father.

Today is the start of a new life for me and my family.  My name is Bernadette.  I am 36 years old, married to Theuns (39), with one son, Armandt (12).  Wow, but we're getting old!!!  :-)

My blog will be about my battle against obesity, as they call it in America, or just plain being fat, in South Africa.  Maybe I'll throw in some other info as well, while I'm at it!

I am 1.7m tall and currently weigh 115kg.  Nobody believes me when I tell them what I weigh, but believe me, it's true!  I'm usually pegged at ±80kg.

Being fat runs in our family.  On my mother's side...  True Boer blood they say.  They were built to last in the old days.  Well, there must be some truth in that, if I listen to my aunts and mom!  Gran used to live on the farm alone after Grandpa died and she was one tough cookie.  She ran the farm and the workers with an iron fist.  She did not take any trouble from nobody, that included the children.  :-)  She was a real granny, big and soft and I used to love sitting on her lap.  She was very tender with us grand kids.  My mom, turning 60 this year, used to weigh 130kg plus.  Then she started losing weight.  Up to this day I don't know how she did it, but she dropped the weight and ended up being thin again.  During this process of losing weight she also got divorced.  Dad did not like the new thinner wife.  Then he started dating tiny women...  Wonder what chemical imbalance caused that???  But never mind, I'm getting off course.  The divorce turned my life upside down.  I'm the eldest of 3 and I was only 10, I think?  But more on that in another post...

Back to the rest of the family.  My aunts and uncle are all big people.  I think my uncle Butch is almost 7 feet tall and he's built like a brick wall.  No fat on him though!  My aunties have all been fighting the bulge, like most of the population.  But they've stabilised their weight and they're happy with how they look.  And if, one day, they might stumble on this:  Hallo julle almal!  Ek's lief vir julle!  I don't see them as overweight.  Maybe I'm prejudiced, but they're lovely!  :-)  And the same battle continued throughout the generations.  Most of the children battle with weight as well.

But enough of the family, this is my story!  Just some background for the sake of people that don't know me...  So, back to the present time.  Me = FAT!!!  I have a wonderful friend that lives in KZN, Wayne, or Teddy Bear as I call him.  I had a long conversation with him yesterday and he's the inspiration behind this blog.  Thanx Teddy!  He's also battling the bulge, just like me, and he gave me some solid advice.  So, I'm taking his advice and starting the killing of the fat woman in me!  I will keep you updated on my progress, my pain and my adventures on this journey.  Please feel free to share advice, ask advice even just chat.  I'm very good with relationship advice too!  :-)

Back later or tomorrow!

B xxx