I can totally understand why SunQueen24 only has 10kg to loose, given her height.
I am 5ft tall
SW - 11st 1lb BMI 30.3
CW - 10st 9.4lb BMI 29.3 (one week of MJ has taken me to overweight rather than obese)
according to the NHS BMI tracker:
The best weight for your height is between 6 stone 11 pounds and 9 stone 2 pounds.
My starting healthy weight is 9st 2lb which is approximately 1st 7 lbs less than my current weight or 10.78kg.
That’s definitely my first target, but would ideally like to land midway at about 8st the threshold for blood donation)
The problem I have is that despite exercise and trying to eat healthy, for the last few years my weight has crept up, but I gained a lot when I started HRT for perimenopause- I had to stop taking it five months ago because it exacerbated my Adenomyosis which was almost certainly caused by two c- sections and I had 8 weeks of continuous bleeding leaving my exhausted and constantly eating chocolate and snacks just to get through the day. I had to go through scans and a hysteroscopy to check it wasn’t cancer which was terrifying.
After stopping HRT the perimenopause symptoms got worse, night sweats, hot flushes and fatigue which continued the cycle of looking for a quick energy boost from snacking constantly.
My weight kept increasing, I went on an all inclusive holiday, again increasing my weight, I came home tried calorie counting to loose weight, but the hunger was unbearable and I think after two months I hadn’t actually lost any weight, which is why I decided to try this!
Both of my parents died in their early 60s from cancer, my Mums weight almost certainly contributed to hers and definitely impacted her treatment options, as did her smoking, drinking and lack of any exercise.
At my heaviest after my eldest daughter was born I was 13 stone, but managed to get my weight to where I am now, just under the obese category, though exercise and breast feeding on demand for a year. I them joined slimming world and got to 8st 4lb which I maintained for a few years, until lockdown which saw the weight gain start and the onset of perimenopause.
It’s scary to reveal your weight when people think that it’s not that bad and compare your weight with other people. I haven’t revealed mine until now because I worried people would say that it wasn’t bad enough to take MJ. The thing is that if I hadn’t started MJ now, I would simply be starting it in 6 months time with an extra stone to loose.
It’s also the reason why I have only told my husband that I have started MJ, I don’t need people to tell me that I should just eat more healthily or exercise more because I have tried it and it’s no longer enough to make a difference when I have relentless hunger.
MJ has been so incredibly helpful in that and it’s the reason why I can finally focus on eating healthier and get some control back.
I hope no one judges me for my post, but I feel in a world where we are constantly judged for our weight, age and appearance that everyone should feel that it’s ok to talk about their weight honestly and without fear of criticism.
We are all on our own journey and we should never compare ourselves to each other.
MJ is amazing because it’s clearly helping a lot of people loose weight, to feel better and healthier and more confident.