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Slimming for a better lifestyle
Hey guys, I'm Lisa, I'm 39 and I'm a South African who now lives in Cambridgeshire. I have a daughter who is a pastry chef (!!!), which has always made eating healthy a real challenge. She has recently moved out and now that I have full control of my kitchen cupboards and fridge, I'm trying again!
I'm a serial dieter and have been most of my life. I had a mother who loved to cook/bake (it runs in the family) and honestly believed that food = love and a father who was sporty and didn't want a tubby kid. The result being that I was seriously overweight by age 6 and enrolled in my first slimming club by age 10. So yes, my body and metabolism are REALLY messed up nowdays!
I've done group SW before. A few years ago I lost a lot of weight for a Florida holiday but then post-holiday motivation loss combined with really not getting along with the group leader meant that I just stopped going to groups. I'm now having a moment of panic as I'm getting married at some point in the next few years so figured I better sort myself out!
Anyway, I started SW Online a week ago. I'm clearly an absolute sucker for punishment as, not only have I started less than two months before Christmas, but I've also done so whilst in the middle of my period AND going cold turkey on both coffee and sugar! I'm also cutting down on carbs, especially bread.
So yeah, I don't feel great currently!
I'm one of those people who needs constant goals to focus on when I lose weight (otherwise my motivation evaporates!) so I've made myself some short term and long term goals. I'm not setting specific weight goals, just to lose as much as possible before each event. Now that our daughter has moved out, OH and I want to do as much world traveling as we can. Aiming for one overseas holiday a year. I honestly think that will be huge motivator for me. I have a history of losing weight for a big holiday and then putting it all on again afterwards. If we are having "big" holidays every year then I'll know I can't lose control of my eating again.
Starting weight is 18st4lb / 116kg / 258lbs
Goal weight is 10st / 63kg / 140lbs
I'm a serial dieter and have been most of my life. I had a mother who loved to cook/bake (it runs in the family) and honestly believed that food = love and a father who was sporty and didn't want a tubby kid. The result being that I was seriously overweight by age 6 and enrolled in my first slimming club by age 10. So yes, my body and metabolism are REALLY messed up nowdays!
I've done group SW before. A few years ago I lost a lot of weight for a Florida holiday but then post-holiday motivation loss combined with really not getting along with the group leader meant that I just stopped going to groups. I'm now having a moment of panic as I'm getting married at some point in the next few years so figured I better sort myself out!
Anyway, I started SW Online a week ago. I'm clearly an absolute sucker for punishment as, not only have I started less than two months before Christmas, but I've also done so whilst in the middle of my period AND going cold turkey on both coffee and sugar! I'm also cutting down on carbs, especially bread.
So yeah, I don't feel great currently!
I'm one of those people who needs constant goals to focus on when I lose weight (otherwise my motivation evaporates!) so I've made myself some short term and long term goals. I'm not setting specific weight goals, just to lose as much as possible before each event. Now that our daughter has moved out, OH and I want to do as much world traveling as we can. Aiming for one overseas holiday a year. I honestly think that will be huge motivator for me. I have a history of losing weight for a big holiday and then putting it all on again afterwards. If we are having "big" holidays every year then I'll know I can't lose control of my eating again.
Starting weight is 18st4lb / 116kg / 258lbs
Goal weight is 10st / 63kg / 140lbs
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