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Thoroughly Determined
So, I realise I'm like 4 Weeks Late starting this diary, but as the weight losses each week diminish, I think writing this will help me maintain motivation.
My name's Ben and I've just finished a 4 year Music Degree, in this time I definitely put on a lot of weight, although I've always been a large boy! I tried various diets whilst at University, but none really stuck and once I was off the band wagon once, I never got back on it.
I managed to lose about 3/4 stone at Slimming World when I was 17, but exam pressures put this all on, pre-University, and I put even more after!
More recently, I've found Weight Watchers - a diet that really appealed to me, because nothing is banned and the points system (I'm still doing Discovery) is sensible and allows me the treats that I crave - not being allowed something, for me, is a no-go area!
In my first 3 weeks I've lost a total of 20lbs which I am over the moon with - and I have to thank the support groups on here for their help and motivational powers, as I'm doing this at home and not class.
I found that actually going to Boots and weighing myself more formally acts like a class though, and I'm more confident of Boots' scales than my own.
So this is the start of my 5th week now (I think?) and I'm still really on it. I've got to lose 1 more pound to have lost 1.5 stones, which was my Christmas target - and I can't wait to go home and for my parents to comment on my weightloss (they've always had a big thing about my weight!)
Cheers!
Ben
My name's Ben and I've just finished a 4 year Music Degree, in this time I definitely put on a lot of weight, although I've always been a large boy! I tried various diets whilst at University, but none really stuck and once I was off the band wagon once, I never got back on it.
I managed to lose about 3/4 stone at Slimming World when I was 17, but exam pressures put this all on, pre-University, and I put even more after!
More recently, I've found Weight Watchers - a diet that really appealed to me, because nothing is banned and the points system (I'm still doing Discovery) is sensible and allows me the treats that I crave - not being allowed something, for me, is a no-go area!
In my first 3 weeks I've lost a total of 20lbs which I am over the moon with - and I have to thank the support groups on here for their help and motivational powers, as I'm doing this at home and not class.
I found that actually going to Boots and weighing myself more formally acts like a class though, and I'm more confident of Boots' scales than my own.
So this is the start of my 5th week now (I think?) and I'm still really on it. I've got to lose 1 more pound to have lost 1.5 stones, which was my Christmas target - and I can't wait to go home and for my parents to comment on my weightloss (they've always had a big thing about my weight!)
Cheers!
Ben
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