Hi All, what a lovely thread, its so encouraging for us CD newbies to read about the success you have all had.
Five years ago I managed, using a strict detox diet to lose 60kg and I bought the most beautiful 'off the catwalk' Maggie Sottero wedding dress size 10 - I looked amazing!!!
Anyway, I had some bad family issues, didnt get married, lost my job - all in 2005, as a result I put on 70kgs. I had my PCOS under control when I finally lost weight (was taking Dianette for years) as the weight gain started my periods stopped. In 2008 I found out I had some large lumps on my thyroid (non cancerous TG), now I hypothyroid & am actually a very healthy eater, and I exercise x2 a day. The conventional method of losing weight was getting me nowhere & going to a dietician each week for 2 years and telling me, well done you lost 100grams and 6 units of inner body fat just did not do it for me anymore. A few weeks ago I started having some foot pain followed by back pain, I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis. I started thinking what the f***, Im only 32 and falling apart - the osteoarthritis made me want to take drastic measures, for my health, partner, and i have hundreds of pairs of great shoes and want to wear them, plus I dont want to get old and only wear boring shoes! I was thinking of selling the wedding dress because I got to the point when I thought 'who am I kidding, Im never going to get into this again', looking at it makes me sad, even cry sometimes.
My first weigh in today made me cry again, of joy, my counsellor told me that if I lost 2-4lbs in the first week that would be great considering the PCOS & hypothyroid that delay weight loss. After losing 11.9lbs in the first week, I have this new found confidence that maybe I dont need to sell the wedding dress anymore!!
good luck to everyone! xxx
