Teresa: Diet Success Story
Depressed about her appearance, Teresa decided to do
something about it and with WLR has lost 2st 7lbs.
Age: 32
Height: 5' 7"
Start Weight: 11st 11lb
Current Weight: 9st 4lb
Goal Weight: 9st 3lb
Weight Lost: 2st 7lb
Working to Rate of Loss: Maintaining
Time Taken: 6 months
Dieting History
I tried the Rosemary Conley diet previously and lost about 7
lb but it took so long and it was really hard work.
I also bought various slimming magazines and tried the diets
suggested in them but due to having to follow a gluten free diet
for medical reasons they weren’t always very practical.
Have you lost weight before and regained the weight?
I’ve not really regained the weight but before joining WLR it
was such hard work to lose anything. WLR has really shown me how
to eat sensibly and also take up exercise seriously for the
first time in years.
How being overweight has affected you…
When I found myself happily married about 5 and a half years
ago, I started putting weight on mostly due to meals out and
lots of red wine of an evening!
I hated getting bigger but failed to do anything about it.
Gradually my self esteem dwindled and I became quite depressed.
I had to buy bigger and bigger clothes and wore things to cover
myself up instead of wearing clothes I actually liked. It was
awful. I also felt really tired all the time and lost all my get
up and go.
Suddenly in January I decided to do something about it. I
stumbled across the WLR website and I've never looked back
since.
Motivation to Diet
To begin with it was my appearance. I loved seeing my figure
return and now I can wear whatever clothes I want. I love
wearing figure hugging clothes and have given all of my big
baggy clothes to charity. The nice comments from people have
also been very motivating. But most of all I just feel so much
healthier and fitter. There’s no way I am putting any of the
weight back on.
Discovering Weight Loss Resources
In January this year I decided I had to do something to lose
weight.
I was surfing the Internet to find some inspiration and
stumbled across WLR. I signed up for the free trial and
I’ve never looked back since. I’ve recommended the site to so
many people I think they suspect I’m on commission!
How Weight Loss Resources Helps
The main thing I have gained from WLR is learning about
portion control. I never used to weigh anything out and I was so
shocked when I realised how much I’d been over eating. Entering
things into the food diary is so important for me and it just
makes losing weight so easy. If you stick to your calorie
allowance, you lose weight – it’s as simple as that!
It’s also great for me because I can control what I eat so I
can stick to my gluten free diet.
I find the information about carbohydrates/protein/fibre
really useful. I’ve learnt so much about food since entering
things into the diary!
The exercise diary is really inspiring. It’s amazing to see
how many calories you’ve burned and then be able to eat them!
The support network on the message boards is also really
important and I think it has made all the difference to making
the weight loss experience so much easier for me this time
round.
Even though I’m now trying to maintain my current weight I’ve
no intention of leaving WLR because of the support it gives me
and I’d miss the message boards too much (runners in
particular).
The Best of Weight Loss Resources
I love the runners’ board. It’s like my second home! I took
up running in April and joined the board soon after. Everyone
has been so supportive to me and it’s so inspirational to read
about how everyone else is doing with his or her training.
So far I’ve taken part in the Race for Life and two 10k
races. I’ve even entered a half marathon in October which I
never dreamed I would be able to do. There’s no way I would have
done that if I hadn’t joined WLR.
I also use the food diary and Exercise diary on a daily
basis.
Teresa's Dieting Tips
Always fill in your food diary and be totally honest. You’re
only cheating yourself if you fib about the amounts you’ve eaten
etc.
Even if you only do it to begin with you should weigh
everything you eat. I couldn’t believe how much I had
underestimated how much I was eating.
Exercise is also key – the more I do, the more energy I have.
I never thought I would say it, but it’s true!
Eating sensibly and being more active has made such a
difference to my life. I am so much happier and have so much
more confidence and for relatively little effort.
I have lost 2st 7lbs, 4inches from my waist, 4 inches from my
hips and 3 inches from my chest!
I don’t consider myself to be on a diet. It’s been more of a
lifestyle change really. I just wish I hadn’t left it so long!
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