Thurs 28th feb, 2013
My name is Laura and I am nervously awaiting the start of RISE’ March 28 day body transformation programme (28DBT) in Macclesfield. Why “nervously”? Because I am likely to be the largest and most unfit person in the group. Because last time I tried to join a gym (a shiny large gym in the centre of town) I was so intimidated by the staff and clientele that I left, virtually in tears, never to return. And because I have a feeling that this might be the start of a big change for me, a challenge to tackle my lifestyle in a positive and right way; to address the bad habits I have adopted that make me feel comforted and in a way have defined who I am for a long time.
So, how did I get to this point? As I mentioned before, I am fat. I haven’t always been this way. I was healthy until I went to uni – I was on the curvaceous side but controlled it through exercise – but a combination of beer and lack of exercise meant that the weight steadily increased. In my mid 20s I joined weight watchers where I discovered I have an “all or nothing” personality. I attacked the plan with gusto, eating well under my food allowance, giving up the booze, and rapidly losing 2 stone in around 3 months. What followed was a great year of feeling and looking good which resulted in me nabbing a husband. And that is where it all went down hill again.
We like the good life. Great food. Great drink. All to excess. Long walks in the countryside followed by a pie and (lots of) pints of beer in the pub… All this has resulted in me piling on 5 stone in the past ten years. Ouch, that hurts to admit. I have tried to tackle this issue half heartedly in the past but haven’t really wanted to give up the lifestyle. But at Christmas I hit rock bottom when I realised how bad things had got. So here I am.
I was sat in my office staring out the window and saw that a new gym had opened in a mill across the road so I randomly checked it out on the Internet. I registered for further information and instead of being invited in for a chat, I received some soft porn on email! Anyone else who got the “fifty shades of weight loss” booklet will understand what I mean. It made me laugh and couldn’t have been more different from the approach of the shiny gym in town. I was intrigued. Enough that when I received info on the 28DBT I decided to give it a go.
So that is a bit about me and my journey to this point. My next blog will be a bit more about the 28DBT and getting started on it. Feel free to comment, send me questions etc as would love to share this experience with others.
Cheerio.
L
