Leslie - a great week

Leslie has had a great week (I did have a photo – but my phone has decided not to work at all – so I can’t retrieve it!) 

And do you know the most exciting thing?  Leslie needs new trainers!  That might not seem much to you – but to Leslie its huge – it means that she has been to the gym enough times to wear them down. I have completely lost count of the number of times I have seen people come into the gym with sparkly new trainers at the beginning of the year and for the trainers (and their owner’s body) to look exactly the same six months later.  Leslie is doing blood sweat and  tears.  Whatever you think of overweight people – we have heard it all before.  We have heard ‘eat less and move more’, ‘how can she let herself get like that?’   We know all about ‘why doesn’t she …….’ And ‘doesn’t she realise what she looks like?’  There are many reasons for being overweight and many many ways to lose all the extra weight.  But none of it is easy.  However you decide to do it takes courage and patience.  Courage because you have to trust your body to let you know when it is really hungry – and patience because it isn’t quick.  Putting on extra stones can be done very easily – taking it off (and leaving it off) is not a quick fix. 

Leslie is sticking to her food plan and any lapses are programmed in – they are not reactions to boredom or stress.  She is very aware of her physical activity and is disciplined about allocating time to exercise and to looking after herself.

She didn’t want to be weighed this week – and that is just fine.  Weighing isn’t always the best thing to do – sometimes it is better to feel how well your clothes are fitting.

Its very much a ‘keep on keeping on ‘ week this week – and your support and encouragement is really helping