The Slimming World Of A Weight Watcher
By Karen Hall-Foster For all of those people who feel that they have let themselves go, I sincerely sympathise. Its no laughing matter when you step onto the dreaded scales, after months if not years of avoidance, only to see the needle point heavily in the wrong direction! Denial is more than likely the root of the problem, denial of the fact that there is an actual problem at all, can be one of the hardest things to face. Once you have acknowledged that you have unknowingly slipped out of the normal category into the morbidly obese section - missing the in-between stages of: slightly overweight overweight (which shouts out for you to stop and look what your doing to yourself) getting very fat - fatter still until there are two of you for the price of one! Then and only then, can you start to do something about your predicament. If you have ever seen a comic strip where a diet club is represented by a mentor who is stick thin and unforgiving towards the weakness of its members, then you will appreciate the struggle that is inherent from joining such a place for help and support. This portrayal never ceases to amaze me with just how accurate an assessment they have made of such events. Needless to say I have been to them heavily swinging between Slimming World and Weight Watchers over the past twelve years. Every time I go I bow my head down low in shame (because to-date I have never quite managed to reach my target goal) and pray to God that Im not recognised I always am. This is not through a want of trying either temptation always rears its ugly head. I remember the last time I went to a weight management session a few years ago and how I pleaded for extra guidance out of desperation, to which she curtly replied in a tut tut kind of fashion that I just had a bad attitude. Mortified, I knew from then on that all these diet clubs were only out to make money from poor helpless suffering individuals such as myself, who just wanted a bit of sincerity and support. Habit. This is what I would describe as my biggest battle. Habit means that we dont have to think about what we are eating or what it really is doing to our bodies. Complacency follows very close behind and then of course laziness as we reach for the Take-Away menu more than once in a week. This vicious circle eventually always leads towards developing an addictive behaviour which in turn, boosts the cravings that stubbornly refuse to go away. Even when you are told that cravings only last for so many minutes what they dont tell you is that they come back relentlessly again and again and relatively quickly, until they have been unduly satisfied. I recently went to the doctor for help, and yes she was a lovely slim woman who I immediately envied. I told her of my plight and frustrations tears and emotions poured out from seemingly nowhere, I hadnt realised how depressed I was. She referred me to an NHS diet clinic. So I went to see the nurse, yes also slim however, what amazed and shocked me was her lack of knowledge regarding food and nutrition and that there was no healthy plan-of-action available, she was just there to promote the 5 A-DAY portions of fruit and vegetables, with the option of weighing me weekly. Other than that, yes youve guessed its all down to me and my determination to shift those unsightly pounds by myself. Back to square one then. So, I really take my hat of to all those people who not only lose weight but loose a lot of weight and keep it off. I buy the magazines and I read the stories and I envision myself in their shoes. I have lost weight before and no doubt I can lose it again, its a motivational thing at the end of the day and one you have to be in the right frame of mind for. I currently have to shift 80-90lbs and my goal is not driven by vanity where to be able to look good takes priority but one for which, is motivated by health aspects more than anything. I really want to live a healthier lifestyle, to have more energy and more enthusiasm towards my life. The other day I felt reclusive and that is not me and this was my turning point, not a holiday snap of a beached whale on the sand in Spain, but the fact that I was slowly burying myself so that I didnt exist anymore. My home was my tent not my kaftan! From my research and life experience its not about fad diet clubs, diets or strict regimes that result in eating what you hate. Its about finding that healthy balance once again, moderate portion sizes and proper meal times oh and 5 a-day fruit & veg! I am the only one who can do this and its now time for me to accept the responsibility for my life, before Im attacked by illness and the choice is taken away from me. Getting into shape takes patience, endurance, ongoing support from loved ones and the knowledge that finding your self-esteem is worth far more than a quick-fix of sugar, saturated fat or fast-food covered in monosodium-glutamate. And if in the meantime you pass anyone who is severely overweight, try not to judge them too harshly because one day it really could be you. My name is Karen … and I have a weight problem. There is a lot of current publicity over obesity and hopefully more help will be offered to people such as myself. In the past I have felt that all the diet clubs are just a money making business to rob the weak not only of their cash but self-esteem. I hope that this will change as I tackle my quest to lose the pounds … one more time. Any support will be truly welcomed and appreciated. Many thanks. 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