Weigh To Go

It was towards the end of July that Greystones buddies Yvonne and David came to an important decision in their lives.

They realised that, hey, they’d be better off seeing less of each other.

Quite a lot less, in fact.

Cousins born only a few days apart, and with a rather significant birthday due to come trundling over that hill next year, the duo had a solid goal in their newfound drive to be Fabulous For Forty.

The long-term plan being to get Fantastically Fit By Fifty and then, relax back into being Soft By Sixty, and positively Soggy At Seventy.

“I’m a mum to three boys, two of which are very young,” explains Yvonne, “and I realised that pretty much my entire life evolved around them. I just wasn’t paying attention to myself – how I ate, how I exercised, etc – and it just had me going down a slippery slope. Every few months, I’d put on a little more weight. This all just hit me at the end of July, and I decided, right, we have to do something about this…”

That big double-birthday celebration is in September 2020, and in the meantime, Yvonne and David are going to keep a Facebook diary of their progress. Unsurprisingly, posting shots of themselves in not the greatest of shapes wasn’t easy.

“It was a really hard decision, posting these before pics,” nods Yvonne, “but, if we’re going to really push to do better, and help others at the same time, we have to be brutally honest every step of the way. It’s a very public weigh-in, having your unflattering photos up on social media, and that just makes you more determined to get out there and exercise, eat better, and just be smarter about your habits…”

With people already messaging Yvonne and David about their food plans, the two stress that this is no quick fix solution that they’re after. They know it’s going to take time and effort to truly change their eating habits, and their lifestyle.

“Our aim is to lose the weight, and then maintain it,” finishes Yvonne. “We’ve both tried various weight loss diets, but, none of them really worked. This is us, trying to lose weight, and lose it for good. We’ve set ourselves realistic goals, and even just starting down that road feels good…

And if anyone else would like to join Yvonne and David walking down that road – “pretty much every evening” – you can find out more on Facebook here, or get in touch directly on [email protected].