Mystery Slimmer
Choose Your Hard
I’ve had a difficult month. I don’t really want to go into details. Nothing bad has happened. Life is good, but my motivation, focus and desire has waned. I’m just fed up with this journey which seems to be going on forever. And I’m missing having a support group to...
Learning to Eat Intuitively
I was very tempted to duck out of writing My Slimming Diary this month. After the euphoria of reaching another all time low weight last month, I went on holiday and had a gain. Twice! A week away with grandchildren, eating far more chips, chocolate and crisps than I...
KEEPING IT ENJOYABLE AND SUSTAINABLE
My goal last month was to get down to 12st 7lbs in time for my daughter Lucie’s wedding. I achieved it three days beforehand and felt wonderful on her big day, dressed in my posh frock with my hair, make up and nails all done! Although I wasn’t at my final goal weight...
A New Me in 2023!
I am officially at my lightest since 1996! This feels GREAT! I feel happier and more confident in my body than I have done in a very long time, and this helps compensate for not quite making it to target in time for my daughter Lucie’s wedding. My husband and I spent...
My Slimming Diary: Making Changes for Lasting Success
In last month’s article I touched on how hypnotherapy has helped me establish healthy new habits. Training the mind is important to me, so when an advert for Noom popped up on my social media feed, I decided to give it a try. Noom is a psychology-based approach...
Mind Over Matter
I’m not going to lie, this month has been my hardest yet. It all started with my holiday gain. It was unexpected and undeserved (in my opinion) and even though it was only small, it threw me off course. I know I react badly to disappointment (resulting usually in a...
Because I’m Worth It!
One thing I’ve been doing to keep myself motivated is to buy myself some new clothes. For years I haven’t indulged my interest in fashion because firstly I haven’t wanted to draw attention to the way I’ve looked and secondly I haven’t wanted to waste money on clothes...
The Big Reveal!
So this month is ‘The Big Reveal’! I feel quite nervous about it, largely because I still haven’t achieved my target weight of 11 stones and so I’m still carrying some excess pounds - but even so I feel the time is right to end my time as the Mystery Slimmer. The past...
No Pain, No Gain!
I was ecstatic to reach my all time low of 12st 12.5lbs! Yet in spite of that I am struggling. It has been a yoyoing kind of month - the nett result being just a one pound loss. When we hit hard times, our consultant advises us to look back on how far we’ve come. This...
Just When I Thought I’d Got It Sorted…
There have been so many positives to celebrate this month! Early on I went to lunch with my three siblings. I hadn’t seen my brother since Christmas and he told me I looked thin. THIN! Then I achieved my “new front number” by entering the 12 stones. I can’t begin to...