How long did it take you? Around 18 months
What technique/approach did you use? (diet, exercises, etc) Started off with two sessions with a PT a week and just walked the other day and ate healthy food but still heaps of it
cut out all junk. I kept the PT sessions but added spin classes and started running and here I am!
Have you been heavy all your life or was it recent gain? Steadily increased in size as the years went on, I was at my biggest after leaving an awful relationship.
Did you have any hormone or thyroid issues causing it? I found out AFTER I lost the weight that I most probably had PCOS due to my hormones now.
Was there a pivotal moment or something that made you just snap and do this? I work as a nanny and children always point out how big you are and one little girl didn't say "You have a big tummy" or "You're fat!" she just innocently asked me if I didn't have time to go to the gym. That made me think and as well as leaving the relationship it gave me a distraction.
Are you mad that men pay more attention to you now? Not mad I find it funny how shallow people in the world are but I love the attention but I prefer to hang out with people who knew me before because I know they like me for who I am not what I look like.
Do you like all the attention or does it get old? I love the attention but now I'm facing "You're too skinny, I know what you used to look like you've over done it do you eat at all?" You can never please everyone but what's important is that I'm happy within myself.
Did you go through a period where you wore stuff that you said "damn, I CAN wear this and look good now and do you enjoy showing it off?" Period? I'm still in it
I'm suffering with choice though, I can walk into a shop and wear ANYTHING now before it was shameful and "Will that look ok?" Another thing I still walk into shops and go for the biggest size and get strange looks from shop assistants, I'm now an australian 8 which is the smallest and reaching for a 14
What was your inspiration? It was a "I'll show him" in the beginning but I haven't even seen him since and everytime I looked in the mirror I got more and more satisfaction. Never did I think I'd have a 'normal' body let alone what I now consider an AMAZING body!
What is your favorite sinful food? Lollies are my only weakness, oh and cupcakes, icecream and banana bread. Anything with sugar
Is the guy in pink one of the BackStreetBoys? I'll have to check back on the photos
Do you still have a mental image of yourself being heavy or have you adopted & embraced your thinner self? I have recently adopted and embraced my thinself but it took a long time and my self esteem has been battling too but I'm working towards accepting myself more and more everyday.
Did you have trouble seeing your loss in the mirror and realizing your accomplishment? Almost everytime I look in the mirror I'm still shocked even though I realise my body is a healthy size, my brother teases me because I can't walk past a mirror without look into it but can you blame me!
Do you have any idea how the show LOST will end? HAHAHA funny you ask because one of my friends who works in tv told me but I'm not sure how accurate it is
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