Happy for you Cheekie!
About 6 years ago I was nearly 12 stone and lost 4 stone
I didn't starve myself..I just ate the same foods as usual but learnt to cook in a different way cutting out as much fat as possible. I also excercised. I was healthy!
I must say though since then I had gone up to 10 and a half stone (about 2 years ago)but that's when I dieted again. I went a bit crazy though and every week would take it a bit further. I was never anorexic or bulimic, but I was obsessed with everything I ate and very depressed. It wasn't until I went to the doctors for a routine thing that she weighed me and I was 7 st 2lbs. I looked very gaunt in the face but I was terrified of being fat again.
I was working alot then aswell and if I couldn't find anything healthy to eat I would just eat nothing. I tried pills and every thing that said it would help. The more people said I had lost weight, the more I wanted to lose.
She told me that I was going to suffer later in life if I kept this up.
I found it really odd being told to put on weight after years of having people telling me to lose it.(I was fat as a child).
Now, I tend to be more laid back about it....I like to be about 8-8st.7....when I get near to 9 stone(which IS due to me being lazy and pigging out), that's when I step up the excercising and cutting out all sweets and bad stuff. I am in one of those phases right now because I know I'm going to put on loads at xmas and would rather go up to 9 and not 10 stone! People still say '' oh you don't have to lose weight'' but I'm trying to maintain it not lose it. I think I'm sensible now.
(I always have some cans of slimfast in the fridge for when I'm too busy to have breakfast, cos at least it's better than skipping it)
Anyway..sorry to turn your good news into a drama from me
Keep up the good work but don't go mad like I did
