shout about what you have achieved
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CurvyKaren
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12 1/2 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks. Im so proud of myself !! That seems funny me typing it but I truly am !! I could shout it from the rooftops !! This is it ladies - Im finally on my way to 'slinky' !!
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CurvyKaren
Silver Member
Awww thanks Shenzi !! I want loads of stickers on the back of my SW book and in my signature like you !! I WILL have them - I know it in my heart. I left a permanent job of 7 years and trained in a completely different occupation - now Im self employed and have built a business... if I can do that I can do this !! Ill be so happy and confident again. That taste of confidence will be amazing !! x
CurvyKaren
Silver Member
My husband is actually doing it too - coming to the classes etc. He doesnt really need to and doesnt have an awful lot to lose but its REALLY helped me - I think this is why I KNOW it will work for me. He actually loves SW too !! Its so easy to follow and straight forward. My mother in law is on WW and Im sure I would find that alot more difficult... having to count EVERYTHING rather than just counting syns - but I know everyone is different
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CurvyKaren
Silver Member
Awww - men eh? It falls away for most of them ! x
MadameLaMinx
Gold Member
I'm not exactly brimming with self-confidence but here goes.
I am 9 stone 11lb lighter than my heaviest ever weight, and have lost 110lb since deciding to lose weight in January 2010. I was once a size 26-28 and I am now a size 12, (which would be a 10 if it wasn't for the leftovers on my stomach from 3 Caesarians and having been very obese.)
I still have a battle with food every day, but have been consistently on the winning side since Jan this year when I reached my final target. I refuse to let myself rest on my laurels though and know that this is a battle for life. I do not want my loved ones buckling under the weight of my coffin, as morbid as that sounds. The way I was eating, that would have come sooner rather than later.
I have learnt that I have serious issues with my self-esteem that run far deeper than I thought and that the fat was a symptom rather than a main cause of those issues. Now I am thinner I have no such cushion and protection from my reality and I am working my way through my feelings about me.
This is very scary and often makes me want to run away and bury myself headfirst in a pie or a cake. I try very hard not to do this any more because I know it is my insecurities trying to sabotage me. It doesn't always work but I have the presence of mind to recognise it for what it is and the tools to make sure that these incidents remain in isolation and that I can pull things back.
I am not perfect. But for the first time in my life I am not trying to be. This has removed a great deal of self-imposed pressure from my life. I don't know the person I am becoming but I want to get to know her and become at peace with myself. She cannot be any worse than the shell of a person that I used to be.
I am 9 stone 11lb lighter than my heaviest ever weight, and have lost 110lb since deciding to lose weight in January 2010. I was once a size 26-28 and I am now a size 12, (which would be a 10 if it wasn't for the leftovers on my stomach from 3 Caesarians and having been very obese.)
I still have a battle with food every day, but have been consistently on the winning side since Jan this year when I reached my final target. I refuse to let myself rest on my laurels though and know that this is a battle for life. I do not want my loved ones buckling under the weight of my coffin, as morbid as that sounds. The way I was eating, that would have come sooner rather than later.
I have learnt that I have serious issues with my self-esteem that run far deeper than I thought and that the fat was a symptom rather than a main cause of those issues. Now I am thinner I have no such cushion and protection from my reality and I am working my way through my feelings about me.
This is very scary and often makes me want to run away and bury myself headfirst in a pie or a cake. I try very hard not to do this any more because I know it is my insecurities trying to sabotage me. It doesn't always work but I have the presence of mind to recognise it for what it is and the tools to make sure that these incidents remain in isolation and that I can pull things back.
I am not perfect. But for the first time in my life I am not trying to be. This has removed a great deal of self-imposed pressure from my life. I don't know the person I am becoming but I want to get to know her and become at peace with myself. She cannot be any worse than the shell of a person that I used to be.
TattooedMammy
Full Member
i lost almost 2stone between having my daughter in march and the end of may when i joined SW, and since i have lost 1stone 11.5lbs 
i now fit in a size 16 jean - which i havent done in over 15 years
Still 3 stone to go minimum, but - and i cant believe i am saying this - i KNOW i can do it this time, SW actually works and i am ENJOYING IT!!
I've got so much energy now and motiviation and am off anti depressents too. Amazing what losing 20% of your body weight can do for your all round health!
i now fit in a size 16 jean - which i havent done in over 15 years
Still 3 stone to go minimum, but - and i cant believe i am saying this - i KNOW i can do it this time, SW actually works and i am ENJOYING IT!!
I've got so much energy now and motiviation and am off anti depressents too. Amazing what losing 20% of your body weight can do for your all round health!
Clairebear1000
A determined Bear
TattooedMammy- fab! As Maximus said, inspirational
I'd like to share some of my achievements too:
-Last week I bought a pair of size 12 jeans
-Today I weighed in and lost 1.5lb, getting me my stone award, after 11 weeks. I don't have huge amounts to lose so I'm pleased with my rate of weightloss.
-I also feel so in control. Last time I did SW I though that every time I had a treat, I'd blown it ad would ruin the rest of the week. This time, I feel so in control, I know that when I have a bit of cake, that yes, it might be over my syns but it is only ONE piece of cake. Nothing to cry over
-Also, (and this may be too much info) the weight I regained over the last year started creeping on when I got together with my boyfriend. I got less and less confident. I wasn't at my target before, but I was getting even further away. Now that I've lost most of what I regained, and am fully on track, toned up a bit...I'm more confident which seems to have had a big impact on our relationship, emotionally and, er, physically
Generally, feeling very positive
And well done everyone else, it's brilliant to read people being so positive
I'd like to share some of my achievements too:
-Last week I bought a pair of size 12 jeans
-Today I weighed in and lost 1.5lb, getting me my stone award, after 11 weeks. I don't have huge amounts to lose so I'm pleased with my rate of weightloss.
-I also feel so in control. Last time I did SW I though that every time I had a treat, I'd blown it ad would ruin the rest of the week. This time, I feel so in control, I know that when I have a bit of cake, that yes, it might be over my syns but it is only ONE piece of cake. Nothing to cry over
-Also, (and this may be too much info) the weight I regained over the last year started creeping on when I got together with my boyfriend. I got less and less confident. I wasn't at my target before, but I was getting even further away. Now that I've lost most of what I regained, and am fully on track, toned up a bit...I'm more confident
which seems to have had a big impact on our relationship, emotionally and, er, physically Generally, feeling very positive
And well done everyone else, it's brilliant to read people being so positive
helzzz
loves SW!!
I've lost 3st 4lbs so far on my journey - it's been a long and scenic journey, went to class for a while last year then stopped going and took another 6 months before I restarted at home last December with the help of the lovely people on here.
Two weeks ago I went out wearing size 14 jeans for the first time in years. Last week I reached a BMI in the overweight range - I've been obese for about 4 years so was over the moon. Today I put in my stats and I have now lost exactly 20% of my body weight which is AMAZING!!!
I still have a way to go and am doing it very slowly - averaging 0.9lb per week but I know that the support on here means I will get there!
Two weeks ago I went out wearing size 14 jeans for the first time in years. Last week I reached a BMI in the overweight range - I've been obese for about 4 years so was over the moon. Today I put in my stats and I have now lost exactly 20% of my body weight which is AMAZING!!!
I still have a way to go and am doing it very slowly - averaging 0.9lb per week but I know that the support on here means I will get there!
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