Galorious
Full Member
So, my story so far. I've been large all my life. When I got married, I didn't feel the need to look after myself much, afterall I had my man. Then I had my kids and my weight snuck up with each pregnancy. Six months after my son was born, I found myself a single mum with all the stress that brings. Working full time with 2 babies, you'd think I'd have lost weight....well not much. But my weight was steady for a long time, even though it was steadily high.
I concentrated on my kids, giving them the upbringing I always wanted them to have. I didn't have relationships for years, then a couple of failures, so I kinda gave up. As my kids grew older and more independant, my parents grew older and more dependant. Things started to become very difficult to balance and so the last 3 years or so I had so little time to myself. My father moved into a care home late 2009 and it took me till July 2010 to feel that I could justify some 'Me' time and so I started at Lighterlife. For the first time, the weight was falling off easily. My success was short lived when my mum started showing signs of dementia and had a total breakdown. I struggled on and although it took me much longer than it should have, by May 2011 I was 164lb. Funnily enough, I still saw myself as fat and hated my belly. I thought another stone or 2 would do it. Sadly for me, my beloved Dad took ill and died in August 2011. Mum's mood plummeted and my weight soared in trying to cope with all the change, demands and my own grief. A couple of weeks respite in Florida did my mood the power of good, but I did put on more...then searching for care homes for Mum.... then Chrismas...then coping with letting go the family home...phew!
It's no wonder I put on half of what I took off. I found myself digging out the larger clothes I'd bagged up for the Charity shop and packing up all my lovely new slim clothes. Life has, thankfully, settled and I need to find ME. I need to get out and about, find some confidence and perhaps, gulp, start dating again. I've tried to get back on Lighterlife but get to day 5 and blow it all again. I need a change. I can't keep spending so much money on not sticking to a diet. Then I found Slim & Save. It seems perfect for me. A change of packs, more flexibility in what I eat which will allow me to have a meal with my teens on the weekend. Hopefully it'll be a big enough break in the cycle for me to stick to it for a while. I'd be happy back at around 160lb but if it works and I can stick to it, then 140lbs would make me esctatic!
I can but try....and if I try hard enough, I might just succeed. Finally.
I concentrated on my kids, giving them the upbringing I always wanted them to have. I didn't have relationships for years, then a couple of failures, so I kinda gave up. As my kids grew older and more independant, my parents grew older and more dependant. Things started to become very difficult to balance and so the last 3 years or so I had so little time to myself. My father moved into a care home late 2009 and it took me till July 2010 to feel that I could justify some 'Me' time and so I started at Lighterlife. For the first time, the weight was falling off easily. My success was short lived when my mum started showing signs of dementia and had a total breakdown. I struggled on and although it took me much longer than it should have, by May 2011 I was 164lb. Funnily enough, I still saw myself as fat and hated my belly. I thought another stone or 2 would do it. Sadly for me, my beloved Dad took ill and died in August 2011. Mum's mood plummeted and my weight soared in trying to cope with all the change, demands and my own grief. A couple of weeks respite in Florida did my mood the power of good, but I did put on more...then searching for care homes for Mum.... then Chrismas...then coping with letting go the family home...phew!
It's no wonder I put on half of what I took off. I found myself digging out the larger clothes I'd bagged up for the Charity shop and packing up all my lovely new slim clothes. Life has, thankfully, settled and I need to find ME. I need to get out and about, find some confidence and perhaps, gulp, start dating again. I've tried to get back on Lighterlife but get to day 5 and blow it all again. I need a change. I can't keep spending so much money on not sticking to a diet. Then I found Slim & Save. It seems perfect for me. A change of packs, more flexibility in what I eat which will allow me to have a meal with my teens on the weekend. Hopefully it'll be a big enough break in the cycle for me to stick to it for a while. I'd be happy back at around 160lb but if it works and I can stick to it, then 140lbs would make me esctatic!
I can but try....and if I try hard enough, I might just succeed. Finally.
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