sorry if a bit long-winded but I need some help. Up until I would say 20 years ago I was about a size 14 then due to a lot of factors including homelessness living in hostels divorce etc my weight started climbing,
About 10 years ago I decided to try Slimming World online after 12 months I lost only 2lbs so I joined a club of theirs. the first club I found very unhelpful but then I found another; I liked the people and knew lots could take my dog etc I followed it religiously living alone I could be very good even my sister did me some meals I did lose a pound here and there I went from about an 18 size 18 that I had got to down to about a 16 which was ok but not quite what I wanted and seemed a lot of hard work for what I achieved.
Anyway after I moved up to my present area to be with my partner due to a change of work we could not sit down for proper meals so it would be a lot of snatched sandwiches snacks pizzas etc so as you can imagine weight piled on. Again back to SW my GP has told me that my tablets can make my weight increase which no one told me before but after 5 or 6 attempts to my shame I am a size 22 or 24 ish
my partner is back to SW again and he is trying to persuade me but I find it depressing to do it again partly for several reasons;
firstly I am vegan and also due to various traumas the small amount of food I eat can be small due to bad associations I don't eat meat fish eggs
secondly, I run my own business for 6 days a week plus have another business in the evening so don't have a lot of time and to be honest for exercise all I seem to do is run about anyway
third I am 60 this year and don't want to be this size I doubt anyone will do anything for my birthday but seeing photos of myself this size makes me feel sick. I want to be smaller I have to wear 3 or 4 jumpers so I look awful at work
I didn't know what to do when my oh was waffling on about SW I did not feel anything but dismay at all those restrictions and not allowed to eat this or that. I am fed up with being hungry for all these a and b options if I have bread can't have cereal only being allowed so many syns is awful.
I don't want to eat like a pig but I hate all these restrictions surely there must be a way I can maybe be satisfied but lose weight and incorporate my strange diet. perhaps now and again have a treat and maybe not have to risk being very poorly but changing my tablets.
I have tried Slimfast but ended up in the hospital with crippling stomach pains that were caused by an intolerance to it, I had that Orilstat or whatever it was diet pills that again made me ill
I am having some rather difficult problems at the moment and my weight is not helping things I would very very much appreciate your help please