jemimarobin
Full Member
Hi Everyone, I thought 'd join here as everybody seems really supportive and its seem so helpful to read what others have been through. I'm writing alot down right now but its also for my own benefit so I can see where I'm at and show how I've felt along the way.
I have struggled with my weight since I was a teenager and have always had an addition to sweet things since I was a child (even eating things like kids multivitamins, sugar, rennie tablets and jelly squares when I was younger!) which I cant seem to get away from. It wasnt really a problem until I was 16 and moved away from home, got really depressed and put on loads of weight... but after a few months I saw a picture of myself lying in bed like a beached whale and I thought "oh crap" and thought I cant get any worse so I'd better get better! and then tried things like walking/jogging around local park and keeping to about 35g of fat a day which helped me lose the weight and become a slim size 10 again. I slowly put weight on little by little until in 2004 at age 22 when I was about 10 stone (I'm 5 ft1.5 so even this is overweight for my height) (but did not look fat just had big bobs and a small tum!), then I found out I was pregnant and I had a baby in June 2005 and put on about 3 stone during the pregnancy. I then got seriously ill with post natal depression straight after and had to be hospitalised and was put on medication which made me put on a further 2 stone, allthough I did start exercising after I came out of hospital they said the meds would prevent me from losing any weight (not very encouraging!) I am no long suffering with pnd and have been off meds for 10months or so now so I dont have that excuse anymore! Went down to 13 and a half stone with exercise but the most I have been recently is 15 stone (not good on my frame). I would like to think because I lost the weight before I could do it the same way again but back then I was a teenager and really did nt have anything else to focus on so I was able to give it my all. but now I am finding the day is built around my daughter and its not so easy as it was before. plus having the baby hasnt done my body any good- I'm covered in stretchmarks!- another good reason to start now as they are starting to take up my whole body but there are a few places where i dont have them and I'd like it to stay that way!
Had my pre weigh in last night and was 13.11lb (87.2kg) and have started the program today. Had a vanilla shake with a bit of coffee this morning and I was surprised it was actually ok! just had a chicken soup which was ok but had a nasty aftertaste. I know that I need to do this as I am so unfit and just feel so bad and am so fed up of still having my baby belly (cantwait to get rid of saggy tum!) and want to look and feel attractive again. I hope I can stick to it, I have had hunger pains this morning in between meals but hopefully this will go away. I'm worried about the cost of this but it seems cheaper than all the other vlcd's but I am not a patient person and know I will lose motivation with a 1lb a week loss so I'm hoping even though this will be one of the hardest things I'll ever do, I'm hoping it will pay off and that I can start getting back to the old me! I like the idea of disassociating myself from food for a bit so that I have to find other ways to get comfort and enjoyment and then 'retrain' myself into healthy eating.
I wondered has anyone had any issues with losing weight so quickly that they end up with saggy loose skin? I am dreading this as I would never be able to afford surgery to correct it! and also is lipotrim the cheapest way to do this (£30 p/w) or does anyone know of anything else?- I've added up the cost over 6 months and its alot#!
You all seem to be doing really well and I hope I can too!
j x
I have struggled with my weight since I was a teenager and have always had an addition to sweet things since I was a child (even eating things like kids multivitamins, sugar, rennie tablets and jelly squares when I was younger!) which I cant seem to get away from. It wasnt really a problem until I was 16 and moved away from home, got really depressed and put on loads of weight... but after a few months I saw a picture of myself lying in bed like a beached whale and I thought "oh crap" and thought I cant get any worse so I'd better get better! and then tried things like walking/jogging around local park and keeping to about 35g of fat a day which helped me lose the weight and become a slim size 10 again. I slowly put weight on little by little until in 2004 at age 22 when I was about 10 stone (I'm 5 ft1.5 so even this is overweight for my height) (but did not look fat just had big bobs and a small tum!), then I found out I was pregnant and I had a baby in June 2005 and put on about 3 stone during the pregnancy. I then got seriously ill with post natal depression straight after and had to be hospitalised and was put on medication which made me put on a further 2 stone, allthough I did start exercising after I came out of hospital they said the meds would prevent me from losing any weight (not very encouraging!) I am no long suffering with pnd and have been off meds for 10months or so now so I dont have that excuse anymore! Went down to 13 and a half stone with exercise but the most I have been recently is 15 stone (not good on my frame). I would like to think because I lost the weight before I could do it the same way again but back then I was a teenager and really did nt have anything else to focus on so I was able to give it my all. but now I am finding the day is built around my daughter and its not so easy as it was before. plus having the baby hasnt done my body any good- I'm covered in stretchmarks!- another good reason to start now as they are starting to take up my whole body but there are a few places where i dont have them and I'd like it to stay that way!
Had my pre weigh in last night and was 13.11lb (87.2kg) and have started the program today. Had a vanilla shake with a bit of coffee this morning and I was surprised it was actually ok! just had a chicken soup which was ok but had a nasty aftertaste. I know that I need to do this as I am so unfit and just feel so bad and am so fed up of still having my baby belly (cantwait to get rid of saggy tum!) and want to look and feel attractive again. I hope I can stick to it, I have had hunger pains this morning in between meals but hopefully this will go away. I'm worried about the cost of this but it seems cheaper than all the other vlcd's but I am not a patient person and know I will lose motivation with a 1lb a week loss so I'm hoping even though this will be one of the hardest things I'll ever do, I'm hoping it will pay off and that I can start getting back to the old me! I like the idea of disassociating myself from food for a bit so that I have to find other ways to get comfort and enjoyment and then 'retrain' myself into healthy eating.
I wondered has anyone had any issues with losing weight so quickly that they end up with saggy loose skin? I am dreading this as I would never be able to afford surgery to correct it! and also is lipotrim the cheapest way to do this (£30 p/w) or does anyone know of anything else?- I've added up the cost over 6 months and its alot#!
You all seem to be doing really well and I hope I can too!
j x