sssteamy97
Member
Hi all
Just a quickie really to say hello and introduce myself. I first tried Lipotrim in 1996/7 when it was first brought out and controlled by GPs only. I have to say after years of struggling to maintain a level weight LT was the one thing that worked for me. In 5 months I lost something in the region of 5 stone and all whilst running a pub and cheffing 4 days out of 7! To be honest I can't even remember what the trigger was that got me started on TFR but I do remember the GP inviting me to join and thinking how hard can it be,,,,,,,, wow that was a bit of an under estimation!!!!!!!
I remember the first couple of weeks being pretty tough but having so many people coming in and out of 'my front room' so to speak (the pub and restaurant) I didn't struggle too much as telling people why I had switched from whisky and coke to water often kept me very busy lol. It was really very good having so many interested people as it kept me on the straight and narrow and if I let myself down I knew I would let down lots of others too.
Anyway I ended up falling way short of my end target weight (another 2 stone) as I became pregnant!!! Yep it's true losing all that weight really does make life better! Definitely your sex life anyway!
A lot has happened since 1997 and now 15 years on I find I cannot go on feeling the way I do. A year ago next week I got married to the most wonderful man and stupidly convinced myself I was ok coping with the weight gain as he accepted me however I looked but it's so true that being happy, married etc., makes you lose track of the odd extra bit of mayo or spoonful of cake mixture rather than just a finger dip.
14 years ago I was diagnosed with an horrific pain condition, shortly after having my gorgeous son and life abruptly changed in so many ways. After many years of 'why me' I decided just to get on with things as best I could but it's fair to say that the illness crept up on me over time and soon I was extremely disabled and despite not being a huge eater and never having wanted to snack between meals I gained weight.
I met my lovely husband many years ago at a steam rally and we were always friends but 2010 we finally got together and I was distracted for a while.
Now after a year of marriage and my health getting rapidly worse I have realised or rather put into action what I have known for a long time,,,, all the extra weight gain due to being so unwell and inactive has made me very poorly not to mention made my pain condition so much worse for having to carry all the extra weight.
Soooooooooo (seems I'm not very good at keeping things brief!) after much consideration I bit the bullet and found a local pharmacy to take me on. I was a little worried as I take a great many medications but still they were happy for me to try again. I started Tuesday 17/4/12 and yes I am really struggling with the gurgling empty feeling but otherwise everything is fine. I don't have the friends I once had to keep me busy and active and unfortunately my health wont really let me do much at the moment but I'm looking forward to all that changing as the weight comes off. For now though I am so glad to have found this web-site and really look forward to getting to know some of you and sharing peoples successes. Just hoping the cravings will go away soon!
good luck everyone - we can do it!!
Just a quickie really to say hello and introduce myself. I first tried Lipotrim in 1996/7 when it was first brought out and controlled by GPs only. I have to say after years of struggling to maintain a level weight LT was the one thing that worked for me. In 5 months I lost something in the region of 5 stone and all whilst running a pub and cheffing 4 days out of 7! To be honest I can't even remember what the trigger was that got me started on TFR but I do remember the GP inviting me to join and thinking how hard can it be,,,,,,,, wow that was a bit of an under estimation!!!!!!!
I remember the first couple of weeks being pretty tough but having so many people coming in and out of 'my front room' so to speak (the pub and restaurant) I didn't struggle too much as telling people why I had switched from whisky and coke to water often kept me very busy lol. It was really very good having so many interested people as it kept me on the straight and narrow and if I let myself down I knew I would let down lots of others too.
Anyway I ended up falling way short of my end target weight (another 2 stone) as I became pregnant!!! Yep it's true losing all that weight really does make life better! Definitely your sex life anyway!
A lot has happened since 1997 and now 15 years on I find I cannot go on feeling the way I do. A year ago next week I got married to the most wonderful man and stupidly convinced myself I was ok coping with the weight gain as he accepted me however I looked but it's so true that being happy, married etc., makes you lose track of the odd extra bit of mayo or spoonful of cake mixture rather than just a finger dip.
14 years ago I was diagnosed with an horrific pain condition, shortly after having my gorgeous son and life abruptly changed in so many ways. After many years of 'why me' I decided just to get on with things as best I could but it's fair to say that the illness crept up on me over time and soon I was extremely disabled and despite not being a huge eater and never having wanted to snack between meals I gained weight.
I met my lovely husband many years ago at a steam rally and we were always friends but 2010 we finally got together and I was distracted for a while.
Now after a year of marriage and my health getting rapidly worse I have realised or rather put into action what I have known for a long time,,,, all the extra weight gain due to being so unwell and inactive has made me very poorly not to mention made my pain condition so much worse for having to carry all the extra weight.
Soooooooooo (seems I'm not very good at keeping things brief!) after much consideration I bit the bullet and found a local pharmacy to take me on. I was a little worried as I take a great many medications but still they were happy for me to try again. I started Tuesday 17/4/12 and yes I am really struggling with the gurgling empty feeling but otherwise everything is fine. I don't have the friends I once had to keep me busy and active and unfortunately my health wont really let me do much at the moment but I'm looking forward to all that changing as the weight comes off. For now though I am so glad to have found this web-site and really look forward to getting to know some of you and sharing peoples successes. Just hoping the cravings will go away soon!
good luck everyone - we can do it!!
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