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This was the biggest I had ever been and I was just sick and tired of it. I couldn\u2019t shift the weight no matter what I tried so I went to the doctors and asked for some help.<\/p>\n
I have a bad back and I knew that wasn\u2019t going to get better with my weight piling on. I know it won\u2019t ever be completely better, but I knew adding extra weight was only going to make it worse, so I needed to try and do something to help with my pain.<\/p>\n
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In the last 3 months, I have already lost over a stone, but I have also been able to reduce my pain medication. I can move more freely now whereas before my husband used to have to put my socks on every day. I can often put them on at least one day of the week, and although it’s only one, it is one more than I could do before and that\u2019s due to me being not so big and heavy and so my pain isn\u2019t as bad.<\/p>\n
You don\u2019t realise how much it helps\u2026with my mental health too and I know if I keep going hopefully, I will be able to do more!<\/strong><\/p>\n My main goal was to reduce dress sizes, rather than focusing on weight and I have already seen my dress size come down.<\/p>\n I have so much more energy since I joined the group too. I am able to get up and help with the kids before school, I sometimes even take them to school whereas before I would lay in bed and wait for my tablets to work and often would not get out of bed until my husband was back from the school run.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I don\u2019t think I was in the right headspace before now. I think I met an all-time low, my back was the worst it had ever been, and I was determined this time. I couldn\u2019t get out of bed in the mornings, and I was really struggling, and I just knew I had to do something about it. I didn\u2019t know what, but I am so glad I was referred to Feel Good Suffolk.<\/strong> <\/p>\n I feel fortunate to have been put into the group I am in. All the other group members are incredible. They will help you when there is a new challenge or goal you are hoping to take on that feels a bit scary. I felt like I didn\u2019t want to try some new foods but with encouragement and support from others, I realised I had nothing to lose if I just gave something a go.<\/p>\n Everyone is so friendly which is amazing, it makes all the difference as you do not feel judged or pressured to achieve specific milestones and I really enjoy attending.<\/p>\n I now have the motivation to cook a healthy meal which means that my children are now getting a better meal, and it will help them further down the line too.<\/p>\n It is just a great atmosphere and if someone was thinking about getting in touch I would just say GO FOR IT! <\/strong><\/p>\n Do not wait, just go for it because I can say I am now in such a better headspace since I have done it, and others are even noticing the difference in me now.<\/p>\n Just the other day I was dancing around my kitchen and my husband questioned whether I was ok. He was wondering why I was strangely happy, but it was just because he hadn\u2019t seen that side of me in such a long time.<\/p>\n Bite the bullet and go for it, even if you feel confused or stuck along the way, the advisors will help you, it\u2019s not as scary as it may seem.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjIzODkzMCJ9fQ==@” button_text=”Support to lose weight” button_alignment=”left” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _dynamic_attributes=”button_url” _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”23px” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#3F185F” button_border_width=”1px” button_border_color=”#3F185F” button_border_radius=”34px” button_font=”|600|||||||” button_icon_color=”#FFFFFF” button_on_hover=”off” custom_margin=”30px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”30px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”30px||||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”|85px||64px|false|false” button_border_width_tablet=”” button_border_width_phone=”” button_border_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_text_color__hover=”#3F185F” button_bg_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_bg_color__hover=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_enable_color__hover=”on” button_border_width__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_border_width__hover=”1px” button_icon_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” button_icon_color__hover=”#3F185F” button_border_color__hover_enabled=”on|desktop” button_border_color__hover=”#3F185F”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/feelgoodsuffolk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image00011.jpeg” alt=”kerry buck” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”40px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Kerry feels better than she has in years!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kerry Buck from the Bury St Edmunds area asked her GP to refer her to the Feel Good Suffolk service after deciding enough, was enough. She has now completed the 12-week weight management programme, during which she has successfully lost weight. She is experiencing less pain and has more energy than she has had in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":240341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-240332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-behaviour-change","category-healthy-weight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhat, if anything prevented you from achieving your goal before now?<\/h4>\n
My advisor, Sylvia has been an absolute diamond, she\u2019s been incredible.<\/strong><\/p>\nHow else do you feel you benefitted from the 12-week programme?<\/h4>\n