I saw it in a magazine! I can't remember which one, it was Real Life or something like that. I never buy those magazines so not sure why I had it, maybe my mum or sister did. There was an article in there where a woman lost a LOT of weight, I can't remember how much it was, but it was more than I had to lose.
I just looked at her, the before and the after pictures, and I was just like I want that. I want to be able to stand in my old jeans and wrap them around me twice. I want to go from being this big fat ugly blob to a slimmer happy me. I guess something inside me just clicked. I've tried diets before, but they've never really worked, whereas I've had a determination with this one that normally I don't have.
I then went on the website, did some research online, sent a couple of local counsellors some very long emails with lots of questions, and within a couple of days had booked to go and see Jackie, who is now my CDC.
By the time I went to see her, I knew I wanted to do it. I'd done enough research to know everything there was to know almost! I knew the steps, I knew the side effects, I knew the costs, I knew every up and down and was prepared, so went straight into it. And now here I am almost 3 stone lighter! Still a long way to go of course, but I'm getting there.