I'm a 46yo mum of two. I've always maintained a steady weight of between 60-62kgs my entire adult life. Three years ago however, I broke my ankle after rolling it in a pair of high wedge heels. Whilst I was in hospital recovering from an operation to re-set it, my partner sent me a text message advising that our 4 year relationship was over. What a man hey - very classy. So within the space of one week I had broke my leg, lost the love of my life, lost my home and lost my job as well!! Things weren't good and I began to comfort myself with food for the first time in my life. That, combined with spending 6 weeks flat on my back with my leg in a cast, saw my weight begin to rise..and rise..and rise until I eventually tipped the scales at the mind blowing figure of 85kgs. Completely distraught, I eventually consulted my doctor, he did some bloods and reported back that, on top of everything else, I was now also perimenopausal and he suggested that this was possibly also contributing to my considerable weight gain. I had become a hermit, too ashamed to go anywhere in case I ran into someone I knew and avoiding friends, for fear that they would be shocked at my enormous weight gain. An extra 25 kilos on a 5"3 petite frame makes an enormous difference, not just to how I look, but more importantly, to how I feel. It's so ridiculously uncomfortable, summers were unbearable and bending down to do up my shoes had become difficult...something I never thought I would ever experience. Eventually, I decided that enough was enough and I joined my local Weight Watchers group and lost 15 kilos relatively quickly. I felt so much better and people were complimenting me on how great I was looking. I ended up believing that I could finalise my WW membership and do the last 10kgs on my own. BIG mistake. I slowly began to neglect my daily calorie count and over the course of the next 12 months, I put 5 kilos back on and I was becoming uncomfortable again. I point blank refused to allow my
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