Fat to fit- my nearing 30's journey- 5 stone / (74lb loss)
MishyFent
Posts: 7 Member
At 22 I was diagnosed with PCOS and was told I may never have children because of it.... It is incurable as such, but manageable within reason. PCOS causes weight gain.... but the symptoms of it are also exaggerated by the weight gain itself- therefore you end up in a circle! I ignored it for a few years and buried my head. I was the life and soul of the party, but over the months and years I withdrew, made excuses to stop going out, ended up with bad social anxiety etc. It changed my life for too long....
At the end of the summer of 2014 after a holiday away with my young godsons (where I was tired all the time and couldn't do things I wanted to do with them) I decided to make a change.
I came home and bought a bike. I'd go out at quiet times so no one could see me. Later at night or I'd avoid busy places. I started eating better and the weight started slowly coming off.
18 months down the line I now class biking as a real hobby, I bought another road bike I spend a lot of time on, I started owning my anxiety and I joined a gym which I attend 6 days a week. I also swim twice a week with friends, which means exercising is still socialising for me. I love being social again, make new friends and am lucky I have some old ones that stuck with me through all of this!
As my 30th birthday approaches, I am 5 stone, 3lbs down on my starting weight an looking to long continue the losses.
Cheers for reading!
At the end of the summer of 2014 after a holiday away with my young godsons (where I was tired all the time and couldn't do things I wanted to do with them) I decided to make a change.
I came home and bought a bike. I'd go out at quiet times so no one could see me. Later at night or I'd avoid busy places. I started eating better and the weight started slowly coming off.
18 months down the line I now class biking as a real hobby, I bought another road bike I spend a lot of time on, I started owning my anxiety and I joined a gym which I attend 6 days a week. I also swim twice a week with friends, which means exercising is still socialising for me. I love being social again, make new friends and am lucky I have some old ones that stuck with me through all of this!
As my 30th birthday approaches, I am 5 stone, 3lbs down on my starting weight an looking to long continue the losses.
Cheers for reading!
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Wow great job!!!!!!!!0
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Wow! Well done! You are so inspiring!0
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Such a difference! You look amazing, and more important seems you FEEL even better! Very inspiring! Thank you!0
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Ur doing an awesome job!! Keep it up!!0
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You look fantastic! Good work!0
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Congratulations!0
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Amazing work, well done!0
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*bows* Respect to you!0
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Happy to see your weight loss, but more importantly that you're getting out there and feeling happy.
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Great job - you should feel justifiably proud! Thanks for sharing your story.0
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Wow cheers guys.... only just seen the replies! I'd be lying if I said it was easy. I've had to change my whole life... but it's so worth it.
If anyone wants to add me as a friend on here, feel free. I can always do with an extra push!!0
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