Slimming World & Health

Health

 My health has always been a concern of mine and my family's after my first ovarian torsion circa July 2009.

 I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis in one go and this had a huge effect on me in ways I didn't understand.

 My weight spiralled out of control, my skin went to Shitsville, my lovely curly hair looked like a mop which had been put away wet and set in some strange contorted fuzzy mess, and most noticeable of all, I developed severe depression.

 When I was depressed I ate, when my family told me I couldn't eat something anymore, I ate it, and when I was working and didn't have time to make lunch, I ran to the vending machine.

 My syndromes were making me depressed, and to add fuel to the fire; my weight made me depressed. 

 I had tried several enforced diets over the years and ended up gaining back more than I had lost and nothing was working because it was just me looking out for me. So. I. Gave. Up.

 When I moved back home from my brief life as a lodger, I asked the doctor if there was anything I could do to help my weight loss which didn't involve drugs. At which point I was referred to Slimming World for 12 weeks. 

Slimming World

 I have to admit I was sceptical about my first session, that an advisor would berate me for being so fat, and that I would have to cut out everything I loved forever, and that happy joyful eating was a memory I would reminisce on in my later years...

 I was so wrong.

 The group leader was very welcoming and really made me feel like this was a journey to be shared and not one to face solely on my own. 

 I sat in on my first IMAGE therapy session with the group and really felt that I was supported from all angles, from swapping recipes to sharing healthy products I had found. 

  I shall try and update this portion most Tuesday's with nice things I have been eating, and hopefully nice things from my group session from the Monday!