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Sneaked up on me...

TheSunAndTheRainfall
Posts: 82 Member
Hi everyone! 
All my life, up until a couple of years ago, I was referred to as "Beanpole", a "Rake", even "Skinnymalinks", as I was 11 stone and 6'3" tall. A severe illness (which I have pretty much recovered from now) laid me low for a year, and...BOOM! 16 stone! I carry it pretty well because of my height, but I was astonished when I stepped on the scales during a routine medical check-up.
I'm down to 15 stone now, but decided to join up here as it's a great way of keeping track of things, as well as reading about others with similar stories. The most important thing I've taken away so far is that this is not about dieting. It's a complete change in lifestyle, which should see me being a lot healthier in the future.
Anyway, good to be here

All my life, up until a couple of years ago, I was referred to as "Beanpole", a "Rake", even "Skinnymalinks", as I was 11 stone and 6'3" tall. A severe illness (which I have pretty much recovered from now) laid me low for a year, and...BOOM! 16 stone! I carry it pretty well because of my height, but I was astonished when I stepped on the scales during a routine medical check-up.
I'm down to 15 stone now, but decided to join up here as it's a great way of keeping track of things, as well as reading about others with similar stories. The most important thing I've taken away so far is that this is not about dieting. It's a complete change in lifestyle, which should see me being a lot healthier in the future.
Anyway, good to be here

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