8 stone of gone forever fat!

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Having a very lovely life
I found this old photo of me at my fattest the other night and really could not believe that I really was that big. Thought I'd share as a bit of inspiration with a little of my story for everyone out there at the start of their journey, or wondering if it actually works. For those of you who've been around a while like me, you might want to skip this bit!

This photo was taken in Portugal in 2003. I was absolutely at my biggest then, and considered I was happy that way. I have pcos and decided this was why I was so big, so I just needed to get on with it. I stayed within a stone of this size for the next 7 years. Then 3 years ago I went on holiday on my own, looking pretty much the same as this, and met my other half - I was sat by the side of the pool in Turkey in a bikini, my philosophy at that point was that the bigger I was, the better value my holiday was, as I was soaking up more sun than a skinny person (how hilarious is that!). About 3 months into our relationship my other half said, whilst he loved me for me, and not my size, had I considered it would be healthier if I got a bit fitter. He'd echoed what I was thinking, and this prompted me to return to Rosemary Conley classes with a new focus. I lost a total of 3 stone over the next two years, but could not maintain that loss and ended up just two stone lighter after 2 years of effort (or so it felt). Around this time I was also diagnosed with endometriosis and fibroids in addition the pcos, but had a moment where I just decided enough was enough, I didn't want to be fat and unfit any more, I didn't want to be ruled by my conditions, it was time to change. I was inspired to look at LL after my sister in law and had some success, and I'd also been reading about Pauline Quirkes transformation - if you've not read her book I do recommend it, much of her story resonated with me. I lasted 2 weeks on LL, it was ghastly, I kind of thought that was the point of it, but it was hard going, it was incredibly expensive and I was getting nothing from the group "therapy". That's when I discovered S&S. I lost 3 stone in under 12 weeks, which was my target, I came off plan for Christmas (my week 13) and then to be absolutely honest with you, I've gone off and on and off an on. Part of me thinks if I was to just stick with it, I would be at target by now, but another part recognises that I'm doing the plan that works for me, I'm not gaining and I'm still focused on reaching my new target. And then I find a photo like this and realise just how far I've come. Often I read that "if I can do it then anyone can" - I don't believe it's a case of that, but I do believe that after dieting since I was a teenager and getting the results in the picture on the left, that S&S has absolutely been the tool for me to change my life. I've lost 5 stone since I started on 28th September 2012. I'm now aiming for somewhere between another 1 to 2 and a half off - I've no idea if I'll look too skinny if I go to low, so I will assess after a stone and might stop at that point. I do know however, that I will never again be that fat person :)

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That's a fabulous story and an amazing picture:)
 
Amazing pictures. Well done, you should be extremely proud of how far you have come :)

Thanks for sharing, you continue to be an inspiration to me :)
 
you look great an have done amazingly!! well done! x
 
twit twoo!!!! Looking 10 years younger and fantastic ... thanks for the inspiration x
 
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