I honestly cannot believe that I've reached my target - and I'm 1lb under! I've felt so much better about myself for some time now since losing weight, but being able to say I weigh under 10 stone (just!) is amazing!
It's taken me over a year to target, which some of you might think is a long time, but for me I've taken it slowly and enjoyed every bit of my SW journey. SW is a plan for life now, yes I might have the odd day off plan but I know exactly how to get back on it.
When I think back to when I was overweight, I was kidding myself. I pretended that I was happy when deep down I really cared about being overweight. However I didn't do anything about it. I thought I was destined to be fat for the rest of my life, and as a result the weight very slowly crept on. Four years ago I met my OH-now-fiance, and my weight shot up even more because I knew he loved me whatever my size. When I finally stepped on the scales at my parents' house, I was shocked at the numbers showing 13 stone and decided there and then that I was going to do something about it. I feel so much happier about myself and have a lot more confidence. A few years ago I would never dreamt I'd train to be a teacher, but SW gave me the confidence to go for it.
It's certainly not been easy, I've had many days, weeks even, when my SW mojo has disappeared off the face of the earth for various reasons. But then I remembered why I want to do this. I know this is something vital I will need to keep doing for maintenance!
One last thing I want to say, doing SW from home without no group support has only been successful because of the wonderful support on here. This forum is absolutely fantastic with some lovely people who take the time to help those in need. The posts on here are touching, inspiring, hilarious and supportive - I know I'll still be coming on here when I need maintenance help and hope I can offer words of wisdom to those in need.
Thank you all so much - I really don't think I could have done it without you all!
Keep up the hard work everyone!!!
Sarah xx
It's taken me over a year to target, which some of you might think is a long time, but for me I've taken it slowly and enjoyed every bit of my SW journey. SW is a plan for life now, yes I might have the odd day off plan but I know exactly how to get back on it.
When I think back to when I was overweight, I was kidding myself. I pretended that I was happy when deep down I really cared about being overweight. However I didn't do anything about it. I thought I was destined to be fat for the rest of my life, and as a result the weight very slowly crept on. Four years ago I met my OH-now-fiance, and my weight shot up even more because I knew he loved me whatever my size. When I finally stepped on the scales at my parents' house, I was shocked at the numbers showing 13 stone and decided there and then that I was going to do something about it. I feel so much happier about myself and have a lot more confidence. A few years ago I would never dreamt I'd train to be a teacher, but SW gave me the confidence to go for it.
It's certainly not been easy, I've had many days, weeks even, when my SW mojo has disappeared off the face of the earth for various reasons. But then I remembered why I want to do this. I know this is something vital I will need to keep doing for maintenance!
One last thing I want to say, doing SW from home without no group support has only been successful because of the wonderful support on here. This forum is absolutely fantastic with some lovely people who take the time to help those in need. The posts on here are touching, inspiring, hilarious and supportive - I know I'll still be coming on here when I need maintenance help and hope I can offer words of wisdom to those in need.
Thank you all so much - I really don't think I could have done it without you all!
Keep up the hard work everyone!!!
Sarah xx
