carlins_leap
Member
Hi everyone,
First time posting on here.
Fisrtly wanted to say thanks for all the inspirational posts I've read so far - its really given me a boost and strengthened my resolve that I can finally lose weight!
I've been overweight to some degree all my life, but really started to pile weight on after finding out I had type 1 diabetes (@ age 18) and I didn't really change my lifestyle.
Now Im two weeks off my 30th birthday and I'm the heaviest I have ever been at 24 stone.
I've booked a holiday for June 2012 and I'm as determined as I have ever been to make sure I go feeling confident about myself for the first time in 15 years.
A few years ago I followed the Atkins diet for 5 months and managed to lose around 6 stone, but it didn't stay off - I don't think I could do the atkins diet again...it made me feel ill a lot and I found it too expensive to be creative with meals.
I'm thinking about slimming world or weight watchers and starting to take the Xenical my doctor has giving me, but I'm not sure which road to start off on...
I just wanted to ask about the goals & achievements others have set in similar time frames and how they did it?
Thanks
Steve
First time posting on here.
Fisrtly wanted to say thanks for all the inspirational posts I've read so far - its really given me a boost and strengthened my resolve that I can finally lose weight!
I've been overweight to some degree all my life, but really started to pile weight on after finding out I had type 1 diabetes (@ age 18) and I didn't really change my lifestyle.
Now Im two weeks off my 30th birthday and I'm the heaviest I have ever been at 24 stone.
I've booked a holiday for June 2012 and I'm as determined as I have ever been to make sure I go feeling confident about myself for the first time in 15 years.
A few years ago I followed the Atkins diet for 5 months and managed to lose around 6 stone, but it didn't stay off - I don't think I could do the atkins diet again...it made me feel ill a lot and I found it too expensive to be creative with meals.
I'm thinking about slimming world or weight watchers and starting to take the Xenical my doctor has giving me, but I'm not sure which road to start off on...
I just wanted to ask about the goals & achievements others have set in similar time frames and how they did it?
Thanks
Steve