Ally89
Gold Member
I'm back once again, it's been a while people of Minimins. And I know if that time the forum has been offline and back with an upgrade. I'm pretty much the same, except I came back with a downgrade.
Basically I lost 6st 1lb with Slimming World 18 months/2 years ago, since then I have been diagnosed with Gluten Intolerance (they thought I was Coeliac but tests came back negative yet Gluten lands me in bed for a week when I eat it), I lost a job because of that, I was off 6 months with agonising stomach pains, no one could find what was causing it. I kind of dropped off SW at that point but did keep try to get back on the ladder but I got a couple of rungs up and slid back down again. Anyway I lost my web developer job because I was off for so long, I was also suffering from anxiety because of the job making me 10x worse.
So from there I got another job doing something I enjoyed, building newsletters for some big high street companies, however something new started happening, I was constantly ill, in pain and fatigue, I started forgetting my code to do a job I have been able to accomplish since I was 12, I just couldn't remember what to do, I was asking people for help, then I'd end up working a few days and become so exhausted I spent 4 days in bed, that kept repeating for 3 months until the end of my probation at the job and they do got rid of me, not that I blamed them, I had had so many health problems in those 3 months.
Last February I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, I am currently not working although I do run my own Coeliac website with different Coeliac related things on including recipes which I hope to eventually turn into a business when I am able to, it currently gets up to 17k visits a month so I know it's big enough, it's just my health improving enough to make it work as a business.
Anyway with the Fibro and stuff I struggle to exercise, I get spasms in all my muscles, struggle sleeping (but once I'm asleep I can be there for 14 hours straight) so I often don't have the energy (even the 14 hours isn't enough to get rid of the fatigue), I get severe pain in my hips and legs when walking more than a short walk. My physio has suggested trying Swimming.
Anyway in terms of weight I have gained too much weight back, I also have PCOS and it is affecting that big time, in no doubt it's not helping the Fibro either, so I need to lose it, I did lose a little in September but soon gained that back and more, so now I need to get my head into action properly.
I know SW isn't supporting red and green days anymore but I am still going to do them as I like mixing them in with EE days and always lose weight better that way. So 4st 5lb to go, I don't have much of an incentive yet except my health, but I will think of something to try and motivate me more! I'll post a food diary later as not sure what I am having for tea yet!
Basically I lost 6st 1lb with Slimming World 18 months/2 years ago, since then I have been diagnosed with Gluten Intolerance (they thought I was Coeliac but tests came back negative yet Gluten lands me in bed for a week when I eat it), I lost a job because of that, I was off 6 months with agonising stomach pains, no one could find what was causing it. I kind of dropped off SW at that point but did keep try to get back on the ladder but I got a couple of rungs up and slid back down again. Anyway I lost my web developer job because I was off for so long, I was also suffering from anxiety because of the job making me 10x worse.
So from there I got another job doing something I enjoyed, building newsletters for some big high street companies, however something new started happening, I was constantly ill, in pain and fatigue, I started forgetting my code to do a job I have been able to accomplish since I was 12, I just couldn't remember what to do, I was asking people for help, then I'd end up working a few days and become so exhausted I spent 4 days in bed, that kept repeating for 3 months until the end of my probation at the job and they do got rid of me, not that I blamed them, I had had so many health problems in those 3 months.
Last February I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, I am currently not working although I do run my own Coeliac website with different Coeliac related things on including recipes which I hope to eventually turn into a business when I am able to, it currently gets up to 17k visits a month so I know it's big enough, it's just my health improving enough to make it work as a business.
Anyway with the Fibro and stuff I struggle to exercise, I get spasms in all my muscles, struggle sleeping (but once I'm asleep I can be there for 14 hours straight) so I often don't have the energy (even the 14 hours isn't enough to get rid of the fatigue), I get severe pain in my hips and legs when walking more than a short walk. My physio has suggested trying Swimming.
Anyway in terms of weight I have gained too much weight back, I also have PCOS and it is affecting that big time, in no doubt it's not helping the Fibro either, so I need to lose it, I did lose a little in September but soon gained that back and more, so now I need to get my head into action properly.
I know SW isn't supporting red and green days anymore but I am still going to do them as I like mixing them in with EE days and always lose weight better that way. So 4st 5lb to go, I don't have much of an incentive yet except my health, but I will think of something to try and motivate me more! I'll post a food diary later as not sure what I am having for tea yet!
