Hello!
As it says at the top of the page, I'm a 38 year-old man from the East Midlands in the UK who weighs nearly 20 stone (126 kg).
For a long time now, I have been aware that I couldn't go on being as heavy as I am. The potential consequences are as serious as they can get and the benefits of doing something about it too great to ignore.
I've tried to diet before. The most successful in terms of weight loss, was Atkins. I lost nearly five stone before my wedding, and I looked and felt good on the day. However, although Atkins allowed me to lose the weight, it didn't give me the tools I needed to keep it off. I've tried other programmes, with varying levels of success, but again, they didn't give me the necessary tools to adjust my lifestyle.
An aquaintance of mine lost a significant amount of weight by going to LighterLife and a mutual friend told me about the counselling sessions that form an integral part of the programme. That sounded like what I needed, and I resolved to find out more. I would like to put on record that beyond being on the programme, I have no associations with LighterLife. If I want to be critical, I will, and if I want to praise it, you can be assured that it's genuinely given.
I went alone for an initial briefing session that gave me an overview of the programme, and a couple of weeks later met a GP to check whether I was medically suitable. Unfortunately, because of the timing for seeing the GP, I then had to wait three weeks before I could begin the programme.
This Blog is intended for me, as a way to track my progress over the weeks, but I would be delighted if it picks up a few readers along the way, and please leave a comment if you feel this is helpful to you. I intend to be as honest with myself as I possibly can on this blog, and I may choose to discuss pretty personal things, and to allow me to do that, I have chosen to be anonymous.
So, read on - what have you got to lose?
Less=More
As it says at the top of the page, I'm a 38 year-old man from the East Midlands in the UK who weighs nearly 20 stone (126 kg).
For a long time now, I have been aware that I couldn't go on being as heavy as I am. The potential consequences are as serious as they can get and the benefits of doing something about it too great to ignore.
I've tried to diet before. The most successful in terms of weight loss, was Atkins. I lost nearly five stone before my wedding, and I looked and felt good on the day. However, although Atkins allowed me to lose the weight, it didn't give me the tools I needed to keep it off. I've tried other programmes, with varying levels of success, but again, they didn't give me the necessary tools to adjust my lifestyle.
An aquaintance of mine lost a significant amount of weight by going to LighterLife and a mutual friend told me about the counselling sessions that form an integral part of the programme. That sounded like what I needed, and I resolved to find out more. I would like to put on record that beyond being on the programme, I have no associations with LighterLife. If I want to be critical, I will, and if I want to praise it, you can be assured that it's genuinely given.
I went alone for an initial briefing session that gave me an overview of the programme, and a couple of weeks later met a GP to check whether I was medically suitable. Unfortunately, because of the timing for seeing the GP, I then had to wait three weeks before I could begin the programme.
This Blog is intended for me, as a way to track my progress over the weeks, but I would be delighted if it picks up a few readers along the way, and please leave a comment if you feel this is helpful to you. I intend to be as honest with myself as I possibly can on this blog, and I may choose to discuss pretty personal things, and to allow me to do that, I have chosen to be anonymous.
So, read on - what have you got to lose?
Less=More
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