Hands up if you’ve been ona diet of some sort on and off for as long as you can remember. Yes, me too.
My metabolism ground to a screeching halt when I was around 18 and has shown no signs of waking up ever since. Add to the mix the fact that I also have PCOS and you get someone who has had to actively diet constantly for years in order to remain a healthy-ish weight. I’m still not where I need to be, not being at goal for a while however at the end of last year my GP finally ripped off the plaster and told me that I was pre-diabetic, heading for Type 2 and that we needed to take action.
I’m now on a hefty dose of Metformin twice a day to control my blood sugars and what not which so far appears to be working. Being on a constant mission to slim down isn’t really something that is easy to maintain motivationwise however now I have definite health goals to aim for and warding off Type 2, a very real threat, is my focus (there’s also potentially a cholesterol thing going on, just to keep things interesting).
I switched a little while ago from Slimming World back to Weight Watchers (I was a gold member back in 2004/5 and haven’t seen the same weight since) to give myself a boost and something of a kickstart and I’m happy to announce that so far, so good.
I’m not usually one for measurements and before and after pictures, especially as this is an ongoing quest for health as opposed to a one road to a certain size however I really did want to share the above with you. Hell, if I can do it anyone can.
Any other Weight Watchers / pre diabetics, long term slimmers out there?
