It’s so interesting and compelling reading these posts.
A hearty well done to everyone with their achievements.
For me as a new starter six weeks in I can’t describe how uplifting and encouraging it is to be part of a community on this whole board (I’m on May starters thread ha ha). But looking on threads like this I can then see the future and determination and results that others who have started before me have achieved.
As with everyone else I should imagine, I’ve previously done Aitkens, diet pills, WW x 2 and Slimming World and have lost then gained and gained far more than the losses. But this time it really does feel different and achievable.
Age plays some part for me, but this medication definitely helps in so many ways that are so different. It’s the feeling of being full, the not wanting things, the craving salads and healthy foods, the lack of interest in all those calorific foods that I used to indulge in, the knowing when to stop eating, the reduced portion size that’s ample. I could go on and on. Not to mention the reduced wine consumption.
Perhaps mentally there’s also the knowledge of paying a relatively costly amount each month as well and a bit of last chance saloon factor involved. But I really do think in time, doing what I’m doing and with increased exercise and conditioning my mind and eating habits that I will achieve that goal of 6 stone weight loss. It really does seem possible over a period of time.