I am really out of the habit of posting on here.
Slimming World didn’t work for me. I’ve found myself 4 stone heavier after doing it on and off for four years…so I decided not to do it any more. That decision was made 3 years or so ago, lots of things have happened since.
I’m still a large lady. Looking back at my last post with a weigh in I’m a stone heavier, but am still working on being healthier.
7 months ago I was referred onto the NHS Tier 3 Weight Management Programme. It’s a six-month programme consisting of monthly appointments with a nutritionist to weigh in and discuss food diaries, and appointments with a behavioural change therapist. This is a step you have to complete before being referred onto tier 4, which is bariatric surgery. Many people look at tier 3 as a means to get the surgery, however I didn’t look at it like that. I saw it as support and help towards a goal I’ve struggled with. In my mind, getting the surgery would be great but there are huge lifestyle changes required to make it work, and there’s no guarantee it will be successful if you can’t commit to the life changes. I wanted to work on underlying issues with eating rather than jumping into surgery.
There is a goal of 5% weight loss at the end of the 6 months to be referred to tier 4 – I did not reach this goal. My nutritionist and I discussed my options for moving forwards, and I made the decision to have a further 6 months of appointments with my nutritionist.
While this was going on, there were a few life changes which definitely had an effect on my health and weight loss. Within that 6 month period I got married, moved house, went to my sister-in-law’s wedding, had Christmas, and started studying again. Busy.
Since I last posted I’ve actually moved 3 times, on top of planning my wedding, started and stopped studying, and worked several second jobs to save for said wedding. Plus now there’s the lockdown due to Covid-19…It’s all been a bit crazy!
Working with my nutritionist, I’m tracking my food intake and reducing my intake of carbohydrates. I’m creating more balanced meals, and increasing my exercise. This is especially important at the moment as I’m working from home, and am much more sedentary than I have ever been before.
Now for my stats…
Weigh in
Highest weight: 292 pounds (132.5 kg)
01/01/2020: 291 pounds (131.9 kg)
05/04/2020: 288.2 pounds (130.7 kg)
Year to date I’ve lost 2.8 pounds, though there has been a lot of yoyo-ing in between!
Weigh in day: Sunday
12/04/2020 Goal: 286 pounds (129.7 kg)
Non-scale goal:
Get up 30 minutes earlier and get outside for a walk
I’m aiming to post regularly going forwards – I’ve set a reminder and everything!