Hi everyone, not sure I've ever posted before but I have left comments hoping to encourage others on their posts.
I never thought I'd be able to get my weight in check, I've lost weight in the past but never enjoyed my food doing it or managed to keep it off. Eventually I always ended up falling off the wagon! But somewhere between last Christmas and New year's something clicked into place in my sweet addicted brain and I started to make changes to my eating habits. Now for me counting calories and keeping a food diary seems to depress me so I decided not to do one this time. I just switched to healthier options one at a time, eating more vegetarian meals, reducing gluten in my diet but never ignored my sweet tooth. I tend to pay more attention to calories when I'm in the shop. I learnt lots of little tricks along the way to stop my constant evening snacking. Don't get me wrong this has been very hard to re-train myself and I've panicked about eating out and having bad weeks when I feel nothing but hungry but this has helped me learn to listen to what my body's trying to tell me! I let myself have that big burger once every month or 2 as my body is not getting a lot of meat anymore and I've even learned not to feel guilty anymore.
I want to encourage you all to try making your own life long changes that suit you. I don't expect my way to be the way for everyone, we're all different after all but we can all learn to listen to our bodies.
So to let you all know where I started from, I was 20st 7lbs last christmas. This morning I weigh 14st 11lbs, that's over 5 and a half st in less than 10 months! (Hopefully you can see the photo I'm trying to post with this) I have kept regular appointments with my doctor to check I'm losing weight carefully and with the encouragement of friends, family and reading your posts on here everyday, you have all helped me to succeed! Thank you all and I wish you all luck and determination to succeed on your journeys to a healthier and happier you! Xx
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Thank you for writing this. It has come when I really needed it and I'm so pleased I clicked on it this morning. 5 days into my lifestyle change (not diet) and I'm feeling a bit low and have been plotting a feeding frenzy but reading this has made me change my mind.
Changing is hard and I hate hard!
But then the end result will be so worth it. I've just got to stick it.
I took your advise and read your post - I'm so glad I did!
What a fantastic achievement - well done
You talk a lot of sense when speaking about making gradual changes, making ones that you can stick to and making an eating plan that is designed for you.
I have done slimming world in the past (it works perfectly) but the changes were too drastic for me and the constant counting of sins smacks of DIETING. So it didn't take long for me to start rebelling once the weight was off.
This time I am going to really 'think' about what I can change food wise and not have to count, measure or feel deprived.
The kind of things I'm thinking of...
Change white bread for brown.
Revert back to my black coffee instead of white (which I like and only started taking milk again because black coffee smacked of DIET. (Why does the brain think like that Grrrr)
Use smaller plate.
More veg on plate than protein or carbs (again the brain says fill the plate with carbs, even though I LOVE veg)
The evening snacking is a problem - so advise on this would be great!!!
Brilliant well done you.was at the exact weight you where February lost over 15 pounds,will be so happy if I achieve what u have in the next 8 months.so inspiring.
You are an inspiration, congratulations on losing weight you are looking great, well done.
What I really want to congratulate you on is that you got the fact that what suits one person doesn't always suit another. I am low thyroid and since diagnosis 25 years ago felt very despondant because I could not lose weight no matter how I tried. I just gained gradually.
I have been given all of the rules out there, mostly calories in have to be less than calories out, you are not eating enough calories, only weigh yourself once a week, and I could go on and on on that subject, but I will spare everyone any more of that.
My GP has accused me of sitting in front of tv too much! Told me to go for interval training at the gym because walking an hour a day is just a pleasant stroll!
I am a great believer in finding the right way for you.
It isn't easy, but telling someone to follow their diet isn't always the way in my experience and when you walk into SW and they tell you that you have most definately not being eating 'our way', or you would definately have lost 2 stones this week, is soul destroying, when you really have done that for the lasy week, honest injun!!!!
We are all different, different ages, different metabalism, different lives, different health issues, one rule for all is most definately not an exact science.
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you must be very proud. 
Struggling with the last stone!
Never felt comfortable 
Loosing weight 
Ex smoker and foodie, desperate to lose some weight!
Oh, why did I do it!
