Samantha: Diet Success Story
Fed up of starting a new diet every Monday, Sam has used WLR
to record her food consumption and work to her daily calorie
quota resulting in a weight loss of 2st 13lb.
Age: 33
Height: 5' 4"
Start Weight: 11st 9lb
Current Weight: 8st 10lb
Goal Weight: 9st 7lb
Weight Lost: 2st 13lb
Working to Rate of Loss: 2lb per week
Dieting History
I have tried so many diets over the years that it would be
impossible for me to name them all. In the last couple of years
I have tried the Atkins diet, I did manage to lose weight on it
but I missed eating bread too much and when I stopped and went
back to my ‘normal’ habits the weight piled back on. I tried
Slimming World for a while but I didn’t really lose any weight
because the portions I ate were massive, so gave up!
Have you lost weight before and regained the weight?
Yes, In 1990 I started taking strong appetite suppressants (I
later found out they were amphetamines!) and by eating very
little I managed to get down to 8 stone 6lb. Of course when I
found out that the tablets were really harmful I stopped taking
them and gained about 2 stone in the space of 2 months. Since
then I have religiously started a new diet every Monday and
given up by Tuesday.
How being overweight has affected you…
I don’t think that my weight has ever stopped me doing
anything but I have felt really self conscious when I’ve been on
holiday or if I went swimming, in fact, any situation that
involved walking around half naked! When I was young, I spent a
lot of time going out with friends to nightclubs and bars and it
was those times that really made me wish that I was slim just so
that I could wear all of the latest fashions – you are only
young once after all!
In the past I have been so depressed about my weight and
angry with myself that I couldn’t lose it despite that fact that
I had tried so many times. Why is eating less and exercising
more so hard to do?? I just felt a bit of a failure really.
I have had nasty personal comments made about my weight,
mostly from people I work with and a couple from family members.
I was so upset that people would actually say such personal
things to my face, didn’t they realise how hurt I would be?
Motivation to Diet
Clothes and the fact that I am not getting any younger! I
want to be able to wear all the latest fashions without having
to constantly hold my stomach in. Also, the fact that I have
lost weight motivates me to lose more.
Discovering Weight Loss Resources
A friend of mine sent me a link to WLR and I joined up for
the free trial (twice) and then in January 2005 I decided
to take it a bit more seriously and joined up for good.
How Weight Loss Resources Helps
I think that the WLR site is fantastic and it’s so easy to
use. I only started using the message boards recently because
before that I was too shy to post. I needn’t have worried though
because everyone is so lovely and even if you ask a question
that is not related to losing weight the other members bend over
backwards to give you an answer.
The advice and support you get is second to none (and some of
the posts are hilarious as well). I really like entering all that
I’m going to eat into my diary so I know exactly where I am and
it’s really rewarding when you enter your exercise calories and
even better when you eat them!
The Best of Weight Loss Resources
I use the food diary and the message boards every day. I
think the food diary is the most important tool if you want to
lose weight because if you are entering everything you have
eaten and you keep to your allowance you will lose weight - it’s
a fact!
Sam's Dieting Tips
- Fill in your food diary
- Exercise and then eat your exercise calories
- Make yourself attainable goals (e.g. 1lb loss a week)
- If you do go over on your calorie allowance one day don’t
use that as an excuse to eat everything in sight, just make
sure that you either eat a bit less over the next day or two
or exercise more.
Bonus Tip:
Using the Food Diary helps to keep you in control and know
exactly how many calories you have consumed each day.
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