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Aug 25, 2014

Why?




Last Thursday I left my class very motivated! My leader is amazing.. she knows all the right things to say and no one ever leaves class feeling like they can't succeed! 

It went like this... 

'What made you come here? The first time you walked through the doors.. Why did you decide enough was enough? Was it a photograph? A comment? A feeling? A wedding? A birthday? What was the straw that broke the camels back?' 

Everyone had a different answer, from 'I couldn't get my jeans on and I wasn't buying new ones' to 'I went shopping for a wedding and couldn't get what I wanted and there's no photos of me because I was too embarrassed...' 

For me it was a good talking to from an anaesthetist who, not only frightened the shite out of me... but humiliated me in front of a big crowd of people ... and looking back she was only doing her job, I was already scared and upset on the hospital gurney with no pants on... and I was super sensitive to everything and everyone...the follow up trip to my doctor afterwards, was the moment that it all clicked... I had joined and rejoined so many times it wasn't funny...  it wasn't breaking news that I had a weight problem but this time was it... and I've stuck with it... now I'm 5lbs away from 8 stone! (even I can't believe that!) 

Today think about WHY you started being healthier... Why do you want it so bad? To be healthier? to look and feel better? To have a bit of confidence when you go clothes shopping? To be a healthier parent?

Remember why you started and imagine if you were back there today... 




17 comments

  1. For me it was being so ashamed and embarrassed of how big I was. I'd hold my coat in front of my belly and cover it even if I was on my own at home. On maintenance now one year on and I feel great :)

    Well done on your amazing loss!

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    1. Oh I know that feeling and leaving a coat on because I didn't (and still don't( like showing my arms and SWEATING because of it! well done on maintenance! x

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  2. I've been the same - have joined and rejoined a number of times (and not just WW) but I went to a hen do a couple of weeks ago and someone filmed us in a part of it and I was able to watch myself as an outsider and I just saw that I was so much bigger than everyone else and my feeling of seeing that was just shame and embarrassment..hoping it will give me enough motivation going forward when confronted by chocolate and cake as I just hated seeing that.

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    1. Well a hen do means a wedding! That's a good goal to work towards! You have to be in the right frame of mind and once that happens you won't look back I promise! x

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  3. Great post! I think it was lots of little things adding up for me rather than one, definitive moment - but the fact that I don't have any photos of my wedding day is a real sadness (when I get to goal I want to get a nice picture of myself and the husband in our glad rags to make up for it!!)

    Wow...nearly eight stone is an amazing loss - you must be so proud, and are an inspiration for so many.

    Sx

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    1. Aw but think of how AMAZING those pics will be and how fab you'll look! Plus without the wedding pressure you can wear something super fab and feel so confident! x

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  4. For me my doctor told me that if I didn't lose weight and streghten up my back I'd be sitting in a cornor not able to play with my kids :/ blunt I know but it gave me the kick in the arse I needed. walked out that door joined ww that week and started exercising within the year 41/2 stone gone :) sometimes I think family and friends can be too nice and not tell us what we need to hear :) I've since given up smoking and had my forth baby1 year ago I'm now once again 1/2 stone to goal and can't seem to shift it , I joined sasta and still won't move :( I'll keep goin . something will give soon

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    1. Sometimes I think we need to hear the harsh words or we will just dismiss it... half a stone is nothing compared to trying to carry another 4 and a half! That's amazing! well done on the cigs too! Not easy to give up! x

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  5. Great post, I've lost and put on a few times, this time it was falling pregnant and realising holy crap I need to look after my body and the baby that needs to grow inside it! So I ended pregnancy three stone lighter than I was before I fell pregnant:)

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    1. Wowsers! fair play. that's somewhat unusual to hear. I'm even carrying weight gain still for what i claim to be from my sisters "sympathy" pregnancy weight gain...I know - crazy!

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    2. Doesn't it just show once we need our bodies or they start to let us down we really respect how amazing they are... that's fantastic!!! I'm sure the little bundle will keep you trim too! x

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  6. As I've gotten older I've become more conscious about my health and I've had a couple of health warnings but more by way of if I lost weight things would improve. Somehow my cholesterol, blood sugars and pressure are all at the safe level but I know myself that could change. My problem is keeping myself motivated and my head in the game but I'll keep trying. I've dropped a stone and kept it off so far. Am still going to ww and I reckon even if I don't have good results the worst thing I could do is to stop showing up

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    1. That's exactly my thinking... just don't give up... every half pound is worth it... and the weeks I'm up are the weeks I really need the support! and the kick in the pants! that stone is already making a difference to your health! x

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  7. I watched One Born Every Minute-Obese Mums. I don't have children but one day I want to have them and that show made me realise that I could put a baby in danger from being overweight myself. Overweight mothers are more likely to have overweight babys, and the thought of squeezing a fat baby out through my whoo-whoo gave me the motivation I needed. 1 pound to go till 6 stone. I started on August 1st 2013.

    Thank you for your blog. It helps keep me going!
    x

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    1. 6 stone! that's amazing! I saw that programme too and whilst I'm not going to have kids even a trip to the hospital puts you into the danger zone! PS: whoo-whoo ouchie! LOL x

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  8. well done to you all who have lost so much.I rejoined last night! I must join every year or 2 for the last 20 years never got to goal I have put on 1 1/2 stone back on how do ye keep going when i slip back its always the whole way I have 38 lbs to get to a healthy weight.

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    1. I think the trick is to get over a bad day/weekend and realise you're in it for the long haul... it takes time and god knows I've joined SO many times.. but this time no matter how bold I've been I face the scales and start again... its easier to lose 1 or two gained in a week than a a half stone or stone over a month... and it happens so easily! Stick with it... you can do it! x

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