Michael

My weight has gone up and down several times over the years. I’ve always been a bit over weight but I’ve been obese at least twice in the past. I used to feel short of energy so often in my free time, my confidence in both my personal and work life was completely shot to pieces and at the weekends when I should have been going out, making the most of the beautiful surrounding area, socialising with friends or relaxing with family, all I wanted was to stay in bed or sit in front of the TV. This slowly but surely was leading to boredom and border line depression. There just seemed to be some many reasons to just do nothing. Chief amongst them though was after a hard and stressful week at work why shouldn’t I be able to “relax”.

I’ve tried to lose weight several times in the past but each time there’s always been a limiting factor. I tried eating mainly protein, good tasty protein such as a succulent steak or bacon for breakfast every day tends to be expensive and of course as this means it’s not a sustainable solution as soon as you stop this, the weight begins to go back up. I took up rowing for a year once, another year was running & Tae Kwondo but all of these things have situations when they become impractical or at the very least undesirable. The key is purely balance. Being an engineer, what helped me was to apply the first law of thermodynamics,” energy can be transformed from one form to another, but it can never be created nor destroyed” understand this, realise that it applies and things will get easier.

I think I managed to really take action before my weight became to much of a problem to my overall health, however lethargy had started to lead me towards breathing problems, pain when walking , joint pains , physical exertion normally ended in pulled muscles and I seemed to be much more susceptible to cold and illness during down time. Eventually one day it hit me, I’ve had enough of this I want to see things and experience more than just work, there has to be more to life. Everyone at The Slimming Clinic has proved invaluable. I thought the medication was the The Slimming Clinic answer but it proved to only be a small part of what they offered. The most important aspect was the service they provide, where they give a less biased 3rd party point of view, consider general body condition and give guidance on healthy eating. I found the key was to never question there advice, it’s a simple exchange. If you ask a question, the qualified staff who have helped hundreds, will always give you a straight answer so that you can then accept it and work with it. The trouble is you may think you have a friends & family support system who know enough to help but the problem is there not qualified to educate you, and even with good intent there motives or reasoning can often be flawed, which can lead you down a path that could take months to rectify.