I KNOW that I couldn't have done it without the help and support of my hubby. I'd started to try to 'cut down' on my own, and was doing reasonably well, despite being on a lot of medication, including Prednisolone. (Yes, I know that those little red tablets DON'T actually put food into your mouth...).
Then hubby got a bit of a warning from the Doctor about 'risk factors' high blood pressure, cholesterol, age and being 'big round the middle'. Then, completely by chance, whilst at the local hospital with me, we met a lovely lady who started to chat to us about the SW class she went to. She was so enthusiastic and encouraging, saying why not just come next week and see what you think, you don't HAVE to join if you don't feel it's for you... As they say, the rest is history!!!
Strangely enough, that first evening, he was more keen than me! I just didn't 'get' all that sitting around and confessing your syns! And it wasn't as if it was all women either - we have quite a few men, and bl**dy good cooks a lot of them are too! But decades ago I'd gone to a Slimming Magazine Club (do they still exist?), and, although supportive in many ways, he'd always been rather sarcastic about it, and felt it was all 'a bit juvenile!'
As I've said before, it's been great doing it together, supporting and encouraging each other, with a bit of (friendly) rivalry thrown in. It makes occasions like holidays and eating out SO much easier - I'd never have coped with an OH who frequently sabbotaged my efforts as some in our Class do, I would have just given into temptation and given up!
As I've also said before, we've long since stopped thinking of SW as a DIET, it's our new healthy eating plan for life!