{"id":2433,"date":"2020-12-02T11:01:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T11:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slimmingworld.wpenginepowered.com\/blog\/?p=2433"},"modified":"2020-12-02T11:01:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T11:01:40","slug":"inspire-slimming-strategy-whats-your-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/inspire-slimming-strategy-whats-your-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Slimming strategy: What\u2019s your reason?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From wanting to improve your health to feeling confident in a new outfit for a special occasion, we all have our personal reasons for wanting to lose weight \u2013 and remembering what those are is one of the most powerful tools in your arsenal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your slimming sparkle has dimmed, reminding yourself of the things that first inspired you to lose weight could help you rediscover your motivation. Slimming World Online member Snoopie says keeping her reasons in mind spurred her on to lose over 6st this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/snoopies-slim-smart-strategies\/\"><strong>MORE ON THE BLOG: Snoopie shares her slim-smart strategies for tricky times<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>My reasons for slimming down<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI started this year weighing 18st 10lbs and, for the first time, I felt worried about my weight. I found myself craving healthier foods and I wanted to cook and get fitter. I wasn\u02bct unhappy but a series of things pushed me from good intentions to action:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Turning 50 made me realise that both my mother and grandmother had died before they reached 69. That wasn\u2019t something I wanted to match them on, so I needed to live in a healthier way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. My dad lost a lot of weight over the past two years, then got cancer. The surgeon told him that if he hadn\u02bct lost the weight, they wouldn\u02bct have been able to operate on him safely. I realised I would have been too heavy as well, if I\u2019d been in his situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. I started a new higher profile job \u2013 and I thought it was a good time to reinvent myself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. A friend told me about Slimming World. Another dragged me to Zumba and I survived (and enjoyed) it \u2013 which spurred me on to go to even more classes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These things still motivate me today. If I\u2019m ever struggling with my weight loss, I remind myself that I\u02bcm doing this for me. I will do this \u2013 it\u2019s a change for life!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/slimmingworld.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/snoopie-body-remember-your-reason-slimming-world-blog.jpg\" alt=\"Snoopie face to face transformation-what's your reason-slimming world blog\" class=\"wp-image-2434\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Whether you\u2019re a seasoned slimmer or making the first steps on your weight loss journey, we\u2019re here to support you. We\u2019ve got lots of proven strategies and motivational tools on our members-only website and app, to help you make your wishes come true. That\u2019s in addition to the expert guidance and caring support you\u2019ll receive in Slimming World groups and our online Community!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/nearest-group-search\"><strong>Find your local group<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/what-happens-online\"><strong>Join Slimming World Online<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:slimming.blog@slimmingworld.co.uk\">We\u2019d love to hear<\/a> what motivates you to carry on slimming through challenging times.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remembering what inspired you to lose weight could supercharge your slimming journey through tricky times \u2013 here\u2019s how!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":2435,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[22,26],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.slimmingworld.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}