What’s your story Sarah and what made you sign up?
When I joined slimming world I nearly broke the scales! I I've always been a big girl but when I hit my teens it changed from being just big to being fat... I let myself get bigger and bigger and just kept ignoring it. It got to the point that however old I was that's what I weighed (well within a little).
I tried Weight Watchers, had help from my GP and Slimming World but I would get so far and then give up. I was unable to complete the most basic of tasks like shopping, without being out of breath or my back killing me.
I was so unhappy but it was just who I was and I made up for it by wearing a well-tested mask which most people couldn'tsee through. I became so reliant on the mask that they thought of losing weight and having to find out who I really was was daunting! Who am I?
Then I started walking, and when I saw the #walk1000miles challenge I wanted to prove to myself I could do that. Now I'm at 610 miles, nearly 8 and a half stone lighter and my life has changed. I feel amazing!
What's something you’re looking forward to now?
Buying a new wardrobe! I'm putting £1 in a pot per mile, so when I get to my weight target I'll have enough to have a lovely shopping weekend away with my mum.
How do the the walking and non-walking parts of your life affect each other?
Doing my walking has definitely lifted my spirits, it gives me time to sort my brain out after my stressful shifts – especially night shifts! (I'm a dispatcher for the East of England Ambulance Service). When I started walking I did it just for the exercise, now I find I just enjoy it for itself. You'd have a job stopping me now!
