Aoife who has recently opened a new Slimming World group at the Plaza Hotel in Tallaght talks about her Slimming World journey over the last three years “For many years I have struggled with my weight, trying many different diets where I would restrict myself and hope for a quick fix. However, in January 2022 I decided to change that and make what was going to be the best decision of my life. I joined Slimming World”.
The Tallaght Mam commented “As a Mam to seven-year-old twins at the time, I wanted to be able to run around with them, but this was not something I could do. They would ask me to join them in the playground, I was too embarrassed to do this, but I couldn’t tell them that, so I just said not today girls! When they went to bed, I often ordered a takeaway for myself, it would have been enough for the three of us, but it was all for me. I was tired and this is what I would tell myself when I was ordering. I needed to become healthier for them”.
The new Tallaght consultant continued “When I joined Slimming World in January 2022, it wasn’t my first rodeo, I had joined Slimming World before, but this time was different. I was nervous going back, but as I walked through the doors, I was met with a big smile from my consultant Christine, and I felt right at home. She talked me through the healthy eating plan, Food Optimising, food planner and body magic. Now instead of ordering a takeaway when the girls went to bed, I was making a fakeaway. As a busy, working Mam I had to learn how to juggle life and following the Slimming World plan. Little changes like planning my meals for the week ahead and doing the shopping list from those meals helped, it meant that we had the ingredients in that were needed but we also knew what we were having each evening”.
In 2023, Aoife found out she was expecting a baby but she just adapted her Slimming World plan, she said “Fast forward to May 2023 and I found out I was pregnant. I knew that Slimming World had a pregnancy plan that I could follow, and that’s exactly what I did. After I had my son in December 2023, I couldn’t wait to get back to group – the 6 weeks wait postpartum felt longer than my pregnancy!”
Aoufe concluded “Before I started, I was insecure and hid behind my clothes. Today, thanks to my six stone weight loss with Slimming World, I am confident. I no longer hide under my clothes; I wear them with confidence. I run around with the twins in the playground, and I’m not embarrassed anymore, I love to join in with them on the swings and even the zipline.
Join Aoife in the new Slimming World group at The Plaza Hotel, Belgard Square, Tallaght on Tuesdays at 7.00pm. Call/text 085 229 4182.
