A 58-year-old NHS nurse lost 26 pounds in 14 weeks on Slimpod by cutting carbs and eating more vegetables, fish, and lean meat. She was motivated by her daughter's wedding and says she never felt deprived. She's now planning to lose two more sizes before the big day.
Well, I joined Slimpod 14 weeks ago. I didn't really have many expectations because I've struggled with weight all my life and I'd come to an age where I thought, oh, it doesn't matter anymore. And I've made lots of excuses throughout my life why I continued to put weight on, so I came without much motivation. However, my daughter is getting married next year, my first daughter to be married, and I thought, I don't want to be a fat and frumpy mother of the bride. So I thought, I'll give it a go. But from day one, from listening to Slimpod, I've just found it's worked for me. It's been absolutely life-changing for me. I've completely changed my whole lifestyle. I've cut out carbohydrates without any problem, and I was a— I felt I was a carbohydrate addict. And anything now that I eat or buy is just healthy food. And that, without really trying, I've lost 26 pounds in 14 weeks. And today, because I don't weigh myself very often anymore, I just know how I feel and I feel healthy. And today I weighed myself and I'm under 13 stone, which I've not been for over 10 years. I've been on many diets, I've done Slimming World, Weight Watchers, I've done so many things and I've lost the weight but then I put it back on again. And I've always felt I've been depriving myself on diets, but this isn't a diet, it's just a complete change of way of life and I'm really enjoying my food. And my diet consists of vegetables, fruit, oily fish, lean meat, and nothing else. However, I still like to have a gin and tonic and a glass of red wine, so you know, and I've not really— I've reduced it a little bit, but I'm still enjoying it. And now when I, you know, I can go out for a meal and I still enjoy it, but I leave food as well. That's another big change for me. My portion sizes have reduced dramatically because I just don't feel When I'm hungry, sorry, when I'm full, I stop. And as I say, it's just been a whole new change of life for me, and I think that will maintain. I've got every confidence by next August when my daughter gets married, I'll probably be even 2 sizes smaller than I am now. So that's where I'm targeting myself. I've bought a new dress and a lovely new pair of shoes, and they're not what I'd normally wear because usually I wear baggy clothes to hide all my lumps and bumps, but I thought, no, I'll wear something completely different And as you can see, it's very tight-fitting and it's quite low, bardo style I believe it's called. And it's different colours from what I'd wear because it's nice bright colours and I feel fantastic in it. I feel so glamorous now that I've had my hair and my makeup done and I feel so slim and comfortable in my body. And for the first time in my life, I'm feeling in control of what I put into my body. And I might, you know, I wouldn't say, I don't binge anymore, I don't do that, but I might have an extra piece of bacon, a big piece of bacon, but then I'll make up for it the next day. So I'm in control now for the first time ever, and I just wish that I'd learned this a long, long time ago. I wish that I hadn't waited till I'm 58 to find out that I can control my weight. Everything that I've done before has just been excuses. So we can all do it. I can do it, you can all do it.
