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I thought I'd share my weight loss story with you all. I hope it might inspire anyone who is feeling down at the start of their journey.
Towards the end of last year, my husband of nearly 10 years (15 years together in total) left me for a woman he had met just twice. I was distraught. He was my soul mate and best friend. I was morally and physically at an all-time low. I weighed 84 kilos (185lbs) - I am only 5 feet 3. Our cats had a flea problem and I was covered in itchy bites. We live in rural France and I was left feeling isolated and lonely, as well as ugly and fat.
I had always thought I was a comfort eater, but in the month after he left, I could barely eat and lost 10 kilos (22 lbs) in 4 weeks on what I called the "Infidelity Diet" lol. As I wasn't eating much, I didn't even fancy a glass of my favourite red wine!
I plucked up courage and joined a French online dating site. I had a few dates with some really nice, intelligent, interesting French men, but my heart wasn't in it and I couldn't be bothered taking anything any further. Despite everything he had put me through, I still wanted my husband back. My friends were terrific, pointing out that I shouldn't want him back as he'd only do it again and again (it wasn't his first act of infidelity). I was still in denial though and thought, given the chance, we could patch things up.
Then, a month after my husband left, I started chatting online with G, still through the dating site. Within a few days of exchanging emails and chatting with G, my life changed. I realised that I had been to rock bottom and was on my way back up. My husband would never hurt me again, because I wasn't going to let him.
G and I met for the first time a couple of weeks later and got on really well, although from my point of view there was no physical attraction, which was a disappointment. We carried on chatting online, but his family commitments meant we couldn't meet up again. I had decided to treat myself to a holiday over the Christmas period and told G of my plans. He asked me if he could come and I decided, well, why not? He said "think of it as going away with a complete stranger and coming back with a good friend". So we went away for a week to a spa resort in Tunisia and absolutely nothing physical happened. We had a lovely break and did come back good friends, though.
And then early in the New Year, something "clicked" and we've been together as a couple ever since. His family have welcomed me like a daughter/sister and everything just gets better and better.
I decided I liked the slimmer me and, as I'd done Slimming World before and found it easy and effective (I still subscribed to the magazine) I started following the plan again to shift more weight. I have since lost a further 8.3 kilos (18 lbs) and am within a kilo of my target. I have had to buy a whole new wardrobe and G has bought me some fabulous underwear!
G is really proud of me and can't believe how my shape and my face have changed. I cook SW meals for both of us and he calls me "My Slimming Girl" in a French accent that is to die for! I am now happier than I have ever been in my life before.
So, it goes to show that it's a funny old world, but I'm not complaining!
Towards the end of last year, my husband of nearly 10 years (15 years together in total) left me for a woman he had met just twice. I was distraught. He was my soul mate and best friend. I was morally and physically at an all-time low. I weighed 84 kilos (185lbs) - I am only 5 feet 3. Our cats had a flea problem and I was covered in itchy bites. We live in rural France and I was left feeling isolated and lonely, as well as ugly and fat.
I had always thought I was a comfort eater, but in the month after he left, I could barely eat and lost 10 kilos (22 lbs) in 4 weeks on what I called the "Infidelity Diet" lol. As I wasn't eating much, I didn't even fancy a glass of my favourite red wine!
I plucked up courage and joined a French online dating site. I had a few dates with some really nice, intelligent, interesting French men, but my heart wasn't in it and I couldn't be bothered taking anything any further. Despite everything he had put me through, I still wanted my husband back. My friends were terrific, pointing out that I shouldn't want him back as he'd only do it again and again (it wasn't his first act of infidelity). I was still in denial though and thought, given the chance, we could patch things up.
Then, a month after my husband left, I started chatting online with G, still through the dating site. Within a few days of exchanging emails and chatting with G, my life changed. I realised that I had been to rock bottom and was on my way back up. My husband would never hurt me again, because I wasn't going to let him.
G and I met for the first time a couple of weeks later and got on really well, although from my point of view there was no physical attraction, which was a disappointment. We carried on chatting online, but his family commitments meant we couldn't meet up again. I had decided to treat myself to a holiday over the Christmas period and told G of my plans. He asked me if he could come and I decided, well, why not? He said "think of it as going away with a complete stranger and coming back with a good friend". So we went away for a week to a spa resort in Tunisia and absolutely nothing physical happened. We had a lovely break and did come back good friends, though.
And then early in the New Year, something "clicked" and we've been together as a couple ever since. His family have welcomed me like a daughter/sister and everything just gets better and better.
I decided I liked the slimmer me and, as I'd done Slimming World before and found it easy and effective (I still subscribed to the magazine) I started following the plan again to shift more weight. I have since lost a further 8.3 kilos (18 lbs) and am within a kilo of my target. I have had to buy a whole new wardrobe and G has bought me some fabulous underwear!
G is really proud of me and can't believe how my shape and my face have changed. I cook SW meals for both of us and he calls me "My Slimming Girl" in a French accent that is to die for! I am now happier than I have ever been in my life before.
So, it goes to show that it's a funny old world, but I'm not complaining!
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Good to hear how confident you sound now
