You will do it too
I was 20st 5lb this time last year. Literally twice the woman I used to be. Some of the loss was due to un diagnosed T2. I must say that I haven't struggled to lose the weight. I think I've been so obsessed with my bg and how to get that down the weight loss has been secondary ... A means to an end.
When you're looking at a large weight loss target, it can defeat before the battle has started. That's the difficult part... The mental frame of mind. I've been lucky enough not to have had any blips.
About 10 years ago I had reached 22st 7lb. I joined Rosemary Conley because it included an hour aerobic work out. I lost 6st 7lb but put most of it back on over the years. The lady who ran the club had to give it up for personal reasons and there wasn't another in my area. That was the cue for a downward spiral. I tried weight watchers but could never get my head round it. I went to slimming world but liked the recipes so much I ate the whole lot!! I live alone so intended to freeze some but it never happened.
Although Rosemary Conley helped me at the time, I realise now that I wasn't really eating healthily. The theory was eat less than 5% fat. When I look back now I can see I was feeding my carb addiction. My sister is still doing that and I worry. She is a lot heavier than I was but I can't advise. People in glass houses. Also people have to make decisions for themselves in order to succeed.
I have progressed through fear of the consequences. I've read that some hear have started out successfully, then fallen off the wagon. I am very scared that I will fall of the wagon too. I hope I don't.
I will keep visiting here, because it helps so much and I'm extremely thankful to everyone.
I hope you do
do you have a target weight in mind? I need to lose one stone exactly before I am in the overweight category. Counting off the pounds as we speak!