My Slimming World Journey It was in 2018 that a friend pointed Vicky in the direction of a menopause site on the company intranet . Vicky says ‘ I had been putting more and more weight on even though I was active even taking part each week at my local parkrun , I was also aware that I had been feeling downbeat and things were getting on top of me especially in work. It got to the point that I swapped taking part in the park run to volunteering to marshal it .
It was such a relief to be welcomed at the door with a smile from a member , who immediately welcomed me in to the group and showed me to a new member area where I was shortly joined by Emma, my consultant.
Emma was really smart, really confident and I wanted to feel that confident again! She talked through food optimising - the extra easy plan I was going to follow to lose weight , and explained everything else I would need to know . She then invited me to join in image therapy and assured me she would weigh me herself at the end , the fact that that weight It was the Sunday of my 25th week volunteer- would be confidential was a massive relief as ing that my friend sent through the picture she at 14 stone 2 pounds I was the heaviest I had had taken of me in my purple bib , and I was ever been - including whilst pregnant . After I weighed I chose my target weight and haven’t horrified at what I saw. I had a big double looked back! chin, I looked awful and it was the most unflattering photo of me that I had seen. It was at that point I decided I had to do some- I lost 4lbs the first week and My journey had started . The support I had from Emma and the thing to take control of my weight as I rest of the group was invaluable , there was knew that was impacting had I get about myself . I had tried in the past to lose weight never any judgement just warm support and encouragement. by myself , and knew deep down that to be successful I was going to need support . I I loved how much free food I could eat , and looked on www.slimmingworld.co.uk and getting to grips with my slow cooker too we found my local Slimming World group at a time that suited me , I knew from friends that were enjoying really hearty meals as a family I needed to allow the time to stay to group to , and I was even happier knowing I could use my Syns for a sweet treat in the evenings or a get the real help . Gin & Tonic . I was so nervous the first week , wondering Spurred on by my weightloss I reembraced what the group and the consultant would be activity - going back to running the park run like . and earning my body magic awards along the way . As I lost weight and increase the activity up the hot flushes and mood swings got a lot better too ( well - maybe check that out with my husband !) I even stopped using the hrt patches . Just before lockdown I had reached my target of 10st 10lbs after losing 3 st 6lbs and have stayed within my target range though lockdown :) dropping from a size 16 to a 12 . It wasn’t always easy, but attending the zoom meetings and seeing all the friends I had made at group kept me going - and when the opportunity arose to become a comsultant with my new found confidence I just had to take it , I know I’ll be as nervous on my first night as a comsultant as I was when I joined - but I can’t wait to help others change their life’s in the same way I have . My first group is Tuesday 29th September. 17
