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AKA "Gibbse" lost weight with Weight Loss Resources*
Emma's Details | |
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Age | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Start Weight | 12st 8lb |
Current Weight | 10st |
Goal Weight | 10st |
Weight Lost | 2st 8lbs |
Working to Rate of Loss | 2lb a week going down to 1lb as I get closer to goal |
Time Taken | 4 months |
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Emma Now (right): 10st
Have not really ever tried a strict diet. The weight has been creeping on slowly since I went to Uni. when I was 18. Although having said that I have tried cutting down on sweets/chocolate/beer etc, but have never really managed to stick to it for any length of time.
No, but I had always been a slim child and when I went to University I was a size 8/10. Unfortunately the curse of University struck, and lots of beer, drunken kebabs, and a generally bad diet helped me to gain around 2.5/3st over the 3 years I was there. I have now been graduated from Uni. for 2 years and until now had not managed to shift the weight.
My weight had not really affected my life dramatically. Having said that, I have been known to stand in front of the mirror for several hours trying on every outfit in my wardrobe before a night out trying to decide what makes me look less fat! Then ending up settling for jeans and a black top (very boring).
I think that what I am trying to say is that my weight never stopped me doing what I wanted to do. I was never really that happy about the way I looked. I was less confident than I used to be. I think before I started at WLR, I really didn’t like what I saw in the mirror.
I have to say it was the way I looked mainly. I just wanted to be able to wear the clothes that I used to wear when I was 18 and feel confident wearing them.
Also, I was beginning to worry about the weight getting out of control and as I have PCOS, I know that it is important to keep my weight down.
I think the same way as most people here. I was searching for a calorie counter on the Internet saw the site, signed up for the trial…and as they say the rest is history!
The main thing that this site has done for me is help to reinforce the link between food and exercise. We all know that the more we exercise we do the fitter we become, but I had never really considered it as the more exercise I do the more food I can eat.
Now I find that I can eat (and drink) a lot more of the foods that I like because of the exercise that I do. Exercise has played a really big part in my weight loss, and I also realise now that I couldn’t have done it without it. I don’t think anyone can stick to just 1100 calories a day – all you would be able to eat is ryvita and cucumber all day!
I hate to harp on about the virtues of exercise but it really works and not only does it give you more calories to munch your way through, but it also helps you to tone your body as it shrinks allowing you to look and feel better!!!!
I have to say that I do use the food and exercise diaries the most… but I have to admit that I am a serial lurker on the boards. I don’t post much but always spend time reading the messages that other people post. Some of the advice that people give out there is sooooo useful!
I really think you can’t be a saint all of the time, but one thing that you can be is accountable to yourself.
Before | Now | |
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Weight | 12st 8lb | 10st |
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* Note: The success stories published on Weight Loss Resources are written by WLR members, past and present, telling their own stories in their own words. As you will see if you read more than one or two of them, everyone's story is different and they have reached their success from a variety of starting points and lost weight at varying rates. Individual results may vary.
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