My name is Linda Brown. I am 46 years old. Looking back I would say I started to have an issue with my weight when my fiancée died in 2001. My weight began to fluctuate and I found that my normal size 14 was slowly creeping up to a 22. My addiction was comfort eating or if I was upset about anything. I would just eat the wrong things like crisps, biscuits, cakes, the list is endless.
I wasn’t confident in my clothes. I wore dark baggy trousers, jumpers and sweatshirts to cover up my size and my big shape. So I decided to join Unislim on 6th May 2009 and never looked back.
The moment of truth came when my breathing got really bad, so bad that walking up a flight of stairs took a lot out of me. I also suffer from Asthma which had got worse and suffered a lot of chest infections and colds and this was all down to my weight gain.
Since I joined Unislim with Pamela I know how to manage my food portions. My overall health has improved so much so that I can run up the stairs and hills without any effort. I exercise for around an hour a day and I also do indoor bowling two hours a week. I enjoy cycling now something I could not do and is now part of my daily routine. I now enjoy getting up early, getting my exercise done and look forward to each day.
My clothes are now much more trendy and full of colour I have managed to stay away from the dark colours. The compliments I received from people I meet on the street or from my relations who haven’t seen me in a while are just unbelievable. They just can’t get over the results and what I have achieved. I have to say this is due in no small way to the support and encouragement I have received from my class leader Pamela and the support of the class. Throughout my time with her I have learned how to eat my way slim “everything in moderation”.
Since the first day I started I fill my tracker out and hand it in to Pamela every week. I also enjoy staying for the class talk each week. There is always something in it that I take away with me. Also the support of the class I couldn’t be without. I have met so many new friends and it’s all down to Unislim.
My life has changed for the better. I am now confident always smiling and feel I can tackle anything life throws at me.
