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I weighed my heaviest after I had my first child 5 years ago. At that point I weighed 18 stone and was a size 20-22. Luckly or or unlucky, depending on your point of view, because of my height, 5ft 9in, I looked no-where near this weight, so no-body ever voiced concern to me. I was always known as the fat sister or big Lynsey. After a few weeks, David (my husband and my rock, I couldn't have done any of this without him) were sat chatting about being parents and we both mentioned that as children we were both teased about our parents, me because my parents are divorced and back then, I stood out because of this and David, because his mum wore glasses. I decided then and there that I would not let my children get teased because I was fat and joined the first of many slimming clubs. Gradually week by week I lost pound after pound. Eventually, joining a gym and doing hour after hour of cardio and little if any weight training. So this carried on, I would have good weeks where I was focused, eating my 3 meals a day, doing my hour of cardio, drinking my water. But I would also have my bad weeks, where I would eat everything I could get my hands on. I am still very much an emotional eater, but I am learning to control this. |
I can remember once taking my daughter for a walk in her pushchair and 2 people in a car, drove past me and shouted at me that I was a fat b****rd and other things. This upset me a great deal, I had to this point lost about 4 stone, it set me back, until I realised what right did they have to say something like that to me, they didn't know me, they didn't know how hard I had worked and I resolved to get back on the straight and narrow. On August 25 2007, I had my first session with Ian and I have never looked back. I am a very quiet person, but he put my mind at ease and made me feel very comfortable with him. He knows my limitations and will try to push me just that little bit further with each session. Throughout the sessions he motivates me, telling me that I can do it. I can honestly say that apart from my husband, he believes in me more than anyone else has. He knows that I can get to my goals and that I give him 110% each week. Now 6 days out of 7, I eat clean, infact, I think that I eat much more now than I ever did when attending slimming clubs. I drink plenty of water and my workouts consist of 3 weights sessions and at the moment 1-2 runs per week, I wouldn't usually do cardio, but I am doing a race for life again this year. Once a week I eat whatever I fancy and quite often I don't want the foods that would ruin my diet before. I think that by knowing that I can have them, makes them less desirable to me.
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My children, apart from the odd bar of chocolate, eat very healthy and are used to seeing me getting ready for my gym sessions. This is very important to me. I want them to grow up and think nothing of pulling on their trainers and going to the gym Arms 3cm Waist 7.5cm Hips 5cm Bust 4cm Thighs 3cm I do not tend to take much notice of the scales anymore, now I am 7lb heavier than I was at my lightest, but I am 1 dress size smaller and so much fitter and better built. I am happier in myself than I have ever been. I have so much more confidence and I inspire people, this is amazing to me, but so many people tell me I am their role model, they see how hard I have worked and I am proof that it does work and can be done, it just takes hard work (but not too hard!) and commitment and the biggest commitment I have now is to myself, I owe myself to be fit and healthy after so many years of abusing myself, both mentally and physically.
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