I was nominated against another of the male members Michael who is a bubbly, animated and popular group member. I consider Michael as being a friend, and a fellow sufferer. Michael is a very competent orator and gave a wonderful speech when he was nominate. Previously Michael had cracked a joke about ladies liking long, hard and crisp fruity Rivitas which went down well with the group.
As for the Ladies, there were numerous nominations. All worthy candidates in my opinion; as to be nominated is a endorsement of the effort and commitment one has made. Kim was the winner of the ladies event. She is a very determined and attractive young lady with a target in her mind that she has reached in good time. to you Kim i Doff my cap.
Here is the speech i made, which i was writing for this blogg anyway.
12 months ago if someone had said to me "if you lose 7 stone in weight, your penis will grow by 11 inches and you will become immensely Rich" i would have lost that 7 stones in four months.
if on the other hand they had said to me "if you Don't lose 7 stone in weight you will inevitably become subject to illnesses and probably suffer an early death" i would have said "pppfftt yer right"!
Its amazing how we become motivated by things that are purely material, and our health sits on the back burner.
Well earlier this year i realised that my health was on the line due to my weight problem! I weighed in at 23st12lb and inevitably i was suffering for it.
Too many times before i have thought "i will go on a diet and sort things out", but it didn't get much further than that. Lets say it was a token gesture, so that if some one mentioned weight problems i could say "yes, im on a diet". it would be an excuse for me to carry on necking bottles of wine and take away meals. i would indulge in high fat fast food and convenience snacks while proclaiming that i was trying hard to lose weight.
Well that was not going to happen this time! I felt a steely determination flushing through my veins. Finally the most important thing happened, i stopped making excuses. There was no more "well at least i am trying" rationalizations.
So at the very end of February i turned up at SW, not knowing exactly what to expect but knowing a lot about the diet and method used. I was already one and a half stone down from my heaviest as i was doing the diet in my own fashion.
This was the first time i met my fellow sufferers, that is you lot. To say i was nervous was an understatement, though that fear was soon put to bed. You made me feel normal and at home to which i am eternally grateful.
From that day forwards i have stuck to my plan, it's not text book Slimming world, but it is built on their fundamentals.
I don't eat bread at all any more and i don't miss it.
I avoid pastry at all costs and i don't miss it.
Now i do miss the odd drop of alcohol, but it's a sacrifice that i have to make as i have a goal or even "a mountain to climb".
throughout my life i have been on one of three levels of mind in relation to my weight.
1) i am unhappy with my weight and i am going to make a token effort to lose weight. (most of my life)
2) i am unhappy with my weight and i will do something about it every day of the rest of my life. (Thats me now)
3) i am happy with my weight. (this only occured when i was a new born, when i am totally drunk out of my head or when i forgot how much of a lump i am or was!)
so there you have it, i am going to do something about it for the rest of my life, and as for the penis extension......well i will just have to make do with fruity Rivitas i suppose.
