Success Story
Approaching 50, Jill felt it was time to stop the cycle of
endless diets and lose weight in a healthy and sustainable
manner.
Age: 49
Height: 5' 7"
Start Weight: 14st 2lb
Current Weight: 10st 7lb
Goal Weight: 11st (originally) reset now to 10st 7lb
Weight Lost: 3st 9lb
Working to Rate of Loss: Originally 2lb now dropped to 1lb per week
Weight Loss History
With the exception of Atkins just about everything!
Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, Cabbage Soup, Slimming World, Hays - are
the ones that spring immediately to mind. I also recall a
supposed Heart Foundation diet that was a two week “quick fix”
with a strict menu that had to be followed - involved a lot of
beetroot (which I hate!), frankfurters and peanut butter!!
Have you lost weight before
and regained the weight?
Yes and every time! Each of the diets I tried was successful
to some degree but I never maintained. I always but the weight
back on - and usually more - immediately I stopped the diet
plan.
How being overweight has affected you…
My weight has always had a big influence on my life and what
I want to do. I hated clothes shopping. I was always the biggest
girl in any of the groups we went out with, and I always
imagined that others would be commenting on how big I was. I
didn’t want to socialise, I never wanted to make an effort with
my appearance - no makeup, couldn’t be bothered with my hair. I
didn’t see the point. I wasn’t going to look good because I was
too fat! And as for pictures, well I was in torment if someone
had a camera.
Motivation to Lose Weight
I think, when I realised that I was getting out of breath just getting
dressed, couldn’t bend down properly without it hurting, and
realisation that 50 is on the horizon all had a big influence. That
plus a wardrobe full of clothes 90% of which I could not get into - by
a long way. The moment I realised that a size 18 was getting pretty
close to tight was the final straw! Perhaps the most psychologically
significant - I didn’t want to get undressed in front of my husband!
Discovering Weight Loss Resources
Google! - best thing Google ever turned up for me!
How Weight Loss Resources Helps
I still feel like I’m only scratching the surface of what the site as
a whole has to offer! I keep finding very useful snippets and articles
in the various sections, that are a real eye opener - not to mention
what you learn from the message boards!
Recording my weight and seeing it drop has been a great tool
for me. I was lucky enough at the beginning to see some good
weight loss early on which was a very good motivation to
continue! I use the food planner a lot and record everything
religiously. By using the food planner I could see not only the
calories but also the nutritional profile that has started to
become a bit of a challenge! Trying to match the recommended
guidelines has directly resulted in a much more healthy eating
plan.
Now I’m over 6 months into this, I find that my whole outlook
on food has changed. I really enjoy the healthier options, and
now genuinely do not want the takeaways and fast foods. I’ve
discovered so many wonderful new food ideas - with the help of
the recipes not to mention some wonderful new ingredients!
Most importantly I really could not have done it, or be
sticking to it, without the support and wonderful advice from
other members. It’s been a revelation and I recommend it to
anyone and everyone!
The Best of Weight Loss Resources
Definitely the food diary and the message boards. I visit both
during the course of the day to check out foods BEFORE I indulge and
to ask advice and join in the fun on the boards!
Jill's Tips for Losing Weight
My main tip would be to check your portion sizes. It was a real eye
opener to me just how badly I estimated the weight of certain foods. I
recently went through a plateau with no real weight loss for about 4
weeks and this was purely because I stopped weighing and started
guessing. I was shocked at how easy it was for the portion sizes to
start creeping up!
Use the food planners. It’s far too easy to realise after the
fact that that “treat” has done some serious damage to your
daily calorie intake.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions of the help team AND other
members on the boards - there is so much really good and helpful
advice out there!
It’s never too late! Don’t think that age has any factor.
This site caters for all people of all ages and is set up to
healthily guide us on a better eating and exercise plan. I’m
nearing 50 and am fitter and healthier than I have been for
years!
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