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 Hi,

I'm Jess. 

I'm 38, married, with two daughters and I've been with Slimming World for over two years. It's been slow and steady as I was studying full time until a few months ago. I'm working part time now and it's a hard slog juggling work, kids, slimming and my other activities. I have a super busy life and I love the way it is. I have actually been blogging Tumbr for some time, but I got bored of the lack of interaction.




http://lessofjess76.tumblr.com/

Here's my story.

You see, it was about a year after I had my second child that my weight spiralled out of control, along with my post natal depression. I started counselling sessions and while it helped me piece together my sanity, I gave up working to be home with my kids.


My little girls in all their love helped me but I simply wasn't happy with how big I'd gotten. I could put on a pretty dress, do my hair nice and dress my girls like dolls. I could pose for a nice picture but behind my smile I was really very unhappy. Other pictures I tried to hide, but they reminded me how bad I'd gotten.

Then my mother became ill. She had cancer for the second time. When she died in 2010, it hit me how important it was to look after my health. I couldn't take these things so lightly.

It was still another couple of years before I would join slimming world. I was a size 22 by now. I had constant indigestion, I was bloated, shiny faced, tired and moody. 

In 2012 I joined, not long after this picture on the left was taken. I just hated how I looked in the pictures at this wedding. It was time for me to make a big change. I had started to feel happy again. I had joined an amateur theatre company, I was dancing and singing on stage and I loved it. I had also gone back to University to get a degree. I was definitely in the right place mentally to start my Slimming World journey. I've actually only lost one stone but damn I feel and look so much better. I still have a long way to go to reach my target but things are looking up!