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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 Double take -SlimmingSuccess forTwin Mum
Sam,39, of Oakdale, lost over2and half stoneand wants to shareher recipe for successwith others.
Havingbeen pregnant with twins Sam had gotused to being bigger,but it wasn’t long after the children were born that she startedputtingon
weight.Acomplicated pregnancy followed by anon-stop daily routineandmedication to treatendometriosis, resulted in the pounds pilingon. It waswhen she had to look twice before recognisingherself in aphoto that Sam knewsomethinghad to change.
Sam inallyachieved her dreamof havinga
familyafter sevenyears, when her second attempt at IVFresulted in
twins.She said the hardest thingaboutfertilitytreatment was the uncertainty-almost everythingisbeyond your control and evenwhen yougiveiteverythingyou’vegot,the outcome is never guaranteed.
“When the twins arrived, lifewas fantastic butlong, busy days (and nights!) meant it waseasytoget into bad habits when it came to what Iwas eating. Iwas embarrassed when Irealised that more than oneofthe local takeawaysrecognised me when I
called with our regular order. As the children got olderI’d spend time carefullyplanningand cookingfromscratchfor them whilst snackingoncrisps,biscuits or chocolatemyself.”
Sam wasaware that as her twins became more mobile and active, she wasputtingonmoreweight.Unhappywith her appearance, uncomfortableinher clothes and unabletoind an outit she felt good in,Sam faced up to the factthatsomethinghad to be done.
Havingtried the 5:2 fastingdiet forsix weeks with little success, Sam knew that she needed an eatingplan that wouldsatisfy a healthyappetiteand get results.Havinglost half astone with SlimmingWorld beforestartingIVF,Sam rejoineda local group and embraced SlimmingWorld’sExtra EasyFood Optimising Plan.
“I love the factthatIcan eat normal food,neverbehungry and still lose
weight.Myfavouritemeals areacookedbreakfast, spaghetti bolognese, burgerswith chipsoracurry on aFriday night and,ofcourse,
aSundayroast.Beingabletoenjoy all that withoutneedingtomeasureorcount anythingisamazing! Unlike the fertilitytreatment,ithas felt great to be completelyincontrol with my weight lossjourney, knowingthatmakingacommitment guarantees results.”
Thefactthatshe didn’t have to do exercise to loseweight also lifted ahuge mental barrier that hadmade regular exercise hard to sticktofor Sam in the
past.Because makingthe changes to the wayshe atewouldstill mean that she couldlose weight, exercisingregularlybecame somethingshe found she wanted to do,rather than felt she hadto.
Icame across the ‘couchto5k’ runningprogramme -and although I’d neverreallydoneany regular exercise, Idecided to give it ago. I’m so proudofwhatI’veachieved. Inow run 5k twice aweek.I absolutely love it when the children say‘enjoy your run Mummy’ as Iset off.
Sam said that havingtoset her owntargetweight puther in control and made herreallythink aboutwhatshe wanted to achieve.
“I wasdetermined to be agood role model forthe twins but realised that Ialso wanted to lose
weight formyself too. With ayoungfamily, it’s notalwayseasyto ind time foryourself butgoing to groupbecame my weeklynight out, the supportand friendship helped me to stay motivatedand keep up to datewith newideasfor healthyrecipes and meals - and most importantlyhas helped me to keep the weight off.”
Herirststone wasgoneafter just5weeks and compliments from friends, familyand colleagues reallyboosted her
commitment.In her irst twomonths Sam hadbeen Slimmer of the Week and Slimmer of the Month and wasnominated forWoman of the Year in 2014 forthe groupshe attended. Nowover2stone lighter and with apassiontohelp othersimprove their health and escape the unhappinessassociated with beingoverweight,Sam is relaunchingthe SlimmingWorld groupinCrumlin.
Iknowthatbeingunhappywith your weight reallyaffects how muchenjoyment youcan get from all other aspects of your life. As soonasIbegan losingweight and feelinghappier aboutmy appearance Ihad so muchmore conidence and energy. Findinga waytoloseweight and keep it off hasmade such adifference.
Sam will be relaunchingthe Crumlin Groupinthe OAP Hall in Crumlin town centrefrom Thursday30th April at 6.30pm. She says that she wants to offer everyoneinthe Crumlin area the supportand encouragement that she had. Formoreinformationon joiningthis group, please contact Sam on 07971660706 or email
slimwithsamh@gmail.comorvisit
www.slimmingworld.comfor details on other local groups.
Beehive Studio’s Crumlin
MONDAY CEFN FFOREST- 3pm,5pm &7pm Cefn Fforest CommunityCentre Tel: Diane 079692 18461 OAKDALE 5.30pm &7.30pm Oakdale CommunityCentre Tel: Summer 07765081565 PENYRHEOL- 5.30pm &7.30pm St Andrews Church Tel: Cynthia 07901710277 YSTRAD MYNACH- 5.30pm &7.30pm PenalltaRFC, CaerphillyRd Tel: Tracy07506 482128 TUESDAY NEWLUNCHTIMESESSION BLACKWOOD -10am,12Midday St JohnsAmbulance Hall Tel: Kath07971237958 TWYN Caerphilly- 9.30am &11.30am TheTwyn CommunityCentre Tel: Kim07415605648
BLACKWOOD -5pm &7pm Blackwood Rugby Club Tel: Kath07971237958 CASCADE -3pm,5pm &7pm Cascade Methodist Church Tel: Julie 01443 836649 CROSSKEYS -5.30PM St Catherine’s Church Tel: Natalie 07932657753 LLANBRADACH -5.30pm &7.30pm OAP &WelfareHall Tel: Lesley 029 20889077 NEWBRIDGE -5pm &7pm Newbridge Rugby Club Tel: Summer 07765081565 WEDNESDAY YSTRAD MYNACH -9.30am SilohChristian Centre Tel: Sarah 07794880048 BEDWAS -9.30am, 5pm&7pm Bedwas OAPHall Tel: Julie 01443 836649
BARGOED -5.30pm &7.30pm
St.Gwladys Church Hall Tel: Diane 079692 18461
PONTLLANFRAITH - 4.30 &6.30pm St Augustines Church Hall Tel: Kath07971237958
SENGHENYDD- 5pm &7pm
St.PetersChurch Hall Tel: Cynthia 07901710277
NEWTIME&NEW SESSION! YSTRAD MYNACH- 5.30pm &7.30pm SilohChapel Tel: Tracy07506 482 128
THURSDAY CAERPHILLY - 1pm,3pm,5pm &7pm TheTwyn CommunityCentre Tel: Kim07415605648 NEWCONSULTANT From 30th April CRUMLIN -6.30pm TheOld AgePensionersHall Tel: Sam 07971660 706
CWMFELINFACH -6pm Cwmfelinfach, CommunityCentre Tel: Diane 079692 18461 NELSON -5.30pm &730pm ST JohnsChurch Hall Tel: Shelley 07791388898 NEWTREDEGAR -5.30pm NEWTIME! TheWhiteRose, Resource Centre Tel: Claire07745 614120 FRIDAY BARGOED -9.30am &11.30am St Gwladys Church Hall Tel: Shelley 07791388898 CAERPHILLY Pwll-Y-Pant Village Hall Pwll-Y-Pant Fridays9.30am Tel: Lesley 02920 889077/ 07816184696
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