Hi, I’m Sarah
My Turning Point Wellness story began almost 1 year ago
I was newly married, a mother of 3, away on our Mini Moon, life was good, I was so happy in my life, however, I was unhappy with myself.
I had seen the signs around Gorey advertising a new class opening in the area, I emailed from the hotel bathroom!!!
Mary got straight back to me and invited me to class on the Tuesday, and so it began.
Initially I thought “Oh no, calorie counting on an App – “no way can I do this”
Mary fully explained the App to me, it’s easy to use and has now become my lifeline
Our Tuesday class in Kilanerin Community Centre, became “My Hour for Me… with baby Jack usually in tow & always made feel welcome.
I’ve been to classes in the past, usually I would just get weighed and run, I dreaded the classes with the constant focus on the scales. Turning Point Wellness has a different approach, the scales are there, but not as daunting, there is much more to the class than the scales, which I love.
The classes have been invaluable to me, I was attending while on maternity leave, I started to worry how I’d manage going back to work, without the weekly face to face meeting, and here comes Mary’s wise words “Things will be different but it just a new routine” and she was right, I now mix both face to face and online, I still get the same experience
I don’t feel as though I’ve missed anything from not doing face to face and it’s not even scary doing Zoom !! It’s my protected hour each week for me.
It hasn’t always been easy, I even struggled with the weight loss and the new me but talking to Mary and just buying something in the smaller size made me realize the importance of being kind to myself and to be proud of how far I’ve come.
I have done so many weight loss groups over the years, the difference being with Mary and Turning Point Wellness is now I feel in control, I’ve learnt so much, I enjoy my food and think about what I am putting into my body and put a value on it, and to quote one of Mary’s wise mantra’s “Yes I can have it …. Just not today”
I’ve never been one for photo’s of myself,
I now feel so much better about myself and I’m looking forward to being in lots of photo’s with my family.
I am delighted to have lost 2 stone 3 1/2lbs, I’m really happy to be at my healthy weight, I now have the tools and support from Mary and the Kilanerin members to help me continue with my healthy lifestyle and maintain my healthy weight.
So much has changed on my weigh tloss and wellness journey in the past year, thankfully I sent that email.