Age: 35
Height: 4' 10"
Start Weight: Have been 10½st but started WLR at 9st 8lb
Current Weight: 8st 6lb
Goal Weight: 8st 2lb
Weight Lost: 1st 2lb
Working to Rate of Loss: 2lb per week
Slimming History
Slimming World
Atkins
Cabbage Soup (yuck!)
Have you lost weight before
and regained the weight?
Yes. My weight has been up and down since I had my first baby
in 1987. At my heaviest I have been 11 st and my lightest 7½ st.
How being overweight has affected you…
Even when I am only a few pounds overweight, because I am so
short it really shows and I feel insecure. I try to make myself
invisible because I don’t want people to notice that I am fat. I
also know that a lot of how I feel is really absurd but when I
am not happy with my weight I feel like all my life is going
wrong. I am now at a stage in my life where I just want to be
healthy and I feel like I am close to that. I am more confident
and cheerful and people are reacting to me more positively at
work. I don’t know if that is because my attitude has changed or
my body! I would like to believe it is because of my attitude.
Motivation to Lose Weight
My mother is 10st overweight and now has diabetes, heart
disease, osteoporosis and I have the same build as her. I don’t
want to be in her position in the future. She is severely
disabled because of her weight. I want to be active all my life
and I want a long life so I can be there for any future
grandchildren. My mother can’t even get out of a chair, let
alone play with her grandchildren.
Discovering Weight Loss Resources
Reading Zest magazine. I have always been interested in being
healthy and I read all the magazines – Shape, Zest, Women’s
Health, Personal Trainer. Sometimes I think if I spent less time
reading about being healthy and actually doing it I might be on
to a winner.
How Weight Loss Resources Helps
I really benefit from food planning. If I know what I am
going to eat for the day I very rarely eat something that isn’t
on my list. On the weeks I don’t fill in my diary in advance I
don’t lose weight because I didn’t use the diary. Advice and
information is great. I really didn’t realise that my primrose
oil supplements needed to be included until Rachael Reynolds
told me. I had been stick at the same weight for 4 weeks. By the
way she is an absolute star and should be made ‘Official Support
Godmother.’
The Best of Weight Loss Resources
My main area is the food and exercise diaries. I don’t often
have time to look at the boards but if I had more time I would
use them a lot more.
Michelle's Slimming Tips
Because I can see what I am eating in black and white I am
making better decisions about food. I know I can eat two apples
instead of 1 bag of crisps and I will feel fuller. So my main
tip is use the database daily and pre-plan for the day. I often
have cals left and if they aren’t enough for a certain treat, I
do stair climbing for 10 minutes at work or at home. I always
squeeze in extra exercise so I can have a chocolate treat
everyday. Preplanning makes that possible. And even if you don’t
want to ask other people for support try to read the boards a
couple of times a week. You tend to learn something relevant to
you and your slimming from other people’s questions and
answers.
I had a really bad neck injury in June last year and had to
stop exercise completely. At the time I was close to my target
weight and was training to be a gym instructor. By January this
year I had put on over a stone and was feeling depressed, fat
and like I had nothing to look forward to. I joined WLR and
started walking the long way round to work everyday (I didn’t
really want to walk, I didn’t consider it proper exercise. was
missing running, cycling and gym work). I now leave the house an
hour earlier than I need to so I can have a proper power walk. I
am fitter and more toned now than when I was pushing myself at
the gym. I have no regular injuries (which I always had). My
hubby has now started to come with me; his asthma has improved
dramatically. So my main offer of support is ‘Just walk.’ It
really can help. I might not be at my ideal weight yet but I
feel so much happier. I no longer feel depressed and I can see
my goal in sight.
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