Before
After
Class Coach:
Joanne Meagher
Class Attended:
Wicklow & Ashford
My weight crept up without me noticing, which can happen so easily and going through the menopause didn’t help. I was sitting on the couch eating a whole pack of biscuits at night. I am also an emotional eater and i think that’s part of why I gained so much weight. I found it hard to get myself motivated to do anything. I was beginning to cancel plans with friends, isolating myself and feeling more and more depressed.
I really felt embarrassed about my body and my poor dog never got a walk! I had tried other plans and lost some weight, but I looked at them as diets and I’d end up back to square one. After four or five years it came to a stage my body was giving out. I was a nightmare to live with. My teenagers were tiptoeing around me with my moods and tears. I was in a negative headspace, I was stuck.
I walked into my first Unislim class on 26th April 2018 and weighed in at 15 stone 11. I nearly fell off the scales. I was in a bit of denial about how much I’d put on. My fab leader Joanne & I set small targets each week, aiming to reduce my BMI a little at a time. That’s what worked for me, if I was to tackle a large number it would have been too daunting. Most weeks I had a loss, and I never missed a class even if I felt I had a bad week.
My energy levels have increased since losing the weight, I used to be out of breath just going up the stairs! Six months after I started, I went back to my Pilates class again which I love. You can have bad days; the thing is not to write it off as a bad week. It’s so important to go to class, you come away with so much encouragement. My confidence has grown immeasurably. I’m glad to say my dog loves me again!
I couldn’t recommend the Balance plan more. It works for all the family and it has to be sustainable for life, which it is. You’re not dieting, you’re adopting a healthy lifestyle. My husband said Thank God you’re going to Unislim. I’m delighted to say I’m back to the person I used to be, all thanks to Unislim!
My favourite recipes
Chicken Curry Recipe
At 0.5 bites per portion, this chicken curry recipe serves 4 hungry grown-ups. If you're in a mind for a curry, this can be made in a jiffy. It is adaptable in that you can make it as mild or as spicy as you desire. A great trick is to cook it in bulk and freeze it in portions that you can take out of the freezer as and when you need them.
While it's a very easy meal to make, a few simple steps will turn it into something altogether more memorable. Think fresh herbs shredded and mixed through it at the very last moment, a scallion sprinkled on top, a few drops of lemon drizzled here and there. Any of these will turn this healthy, uncomplicated dish into something you can be both proud to put on the table and so excited to eat!
One small note to consider: we all have different tastes when it comes to garlic. Some of us love it as a gentle background hum and others love it as a bold flavour. Neither is right or wrong and both can be accommodated easily by using one garlic clove as per the recipe and grating the second clove and adding it to the sauce just before serving, to the sauce of those who like it powerful. Raw garlic tastes must stronger than the cooked one and should add a certain brightness to the chicken curry for those who appreciate it.