If you’re struggling to get started with weight loss, or not being consistent, there’s a very good reason. It’s because you haven’t reached your Tipping Point yet.

“My what??” I hear you say…

Your Tipping Point is the point you need to reach when taking action to lose weight becomes easier and more tolerable than staying as you are…

We all have to reach this point before we are able to take and sustain the actions needed to be successful in losing weight. It’s when we find and sustain the motivation for weight loss, and make and keep a commitment to ourselves to lose weight.  

It’s different for each of us.

For me it was when I realised that if I wanted to keep running, I needed to shed the excess weight I was carrying, because it was ruining my hip joints. I had developed hip bursitis in both hips, and it was very painful! 

I had started running in 2007 as a way of keeping fit, after stopping smoking a few months earlier, and to my great surprise found I really enjoyed it, both for my physical and mental health.

I used to HATE running, and couldn’t understand why ANYONE would want to do it for FUN!?!?! 🧐

But once I realised how good running was for my health and how good it made me feel I fell in love with it (apart from the first mile… I still don’t like the first mile! 🤣) 

BUT with my weight the way it was, my body was under enormous strain.

My tipping point to lose weight came after doing the London Marathon in 2009, when I could hardly walk for several weeks, never mind run, while being treated for the bursitis and waiting for it to settle down.

It had become excruciatingly painful about half way around the course as I had already done the damage in my training, and because I was stubborn and refused to quit, I only made it worse.

In the picture, below on the left, I was in agony.

I had been unable to run from 12 miles onwards, and ended up walking the rest of the way, to reach 26.2 miles in total! It took me over 7 hours…!

Looking back I really should have stopped but I was determined and had raised a lot of money for charity and didn’t feel I could let them down. I’m glad I didn’t because it really showed me what I’m made of and it has become a huge part of my story. 

But there was no denying my weight was a causing me harm and I had a choice to make.  I was already feeling pretty miserable about it, and the issue with not being able to run was enough to tip me into action. 

I chose to lose the weight once and for all. And I did, and got fitter, stronger and faster, as in the photo on the right. I fell in love with running properly and went back to do the London Marathon again 3 more times, and Berlin, Paris and Dublin too. 🏃🏻‍♀️ 

I’ll never be fast, and I only ever compete against myself. That’s all that matters, and why I love running so much. It really doesn’t matter what anyone else does. 

While I appreciate not everyone is able to run, if we have a body that is able to do it, then there’s really nothing stopping us apart from our own limiting beliefs, just like the one I used to have.

We were born to run, after all. Just look at children in the playground.  

If you ran in the playground as a child, and are still able to move your body freely, then there’s usually no reason why you can’t start or go back to it, but do of course check with your GP or other health professional first, and follow a reputable training programme like ‘Couch to 5k’. 

 

Finding Your Tipping Point 

If you want to lose weight but are not doing anything about it yet, or are being inconsistent with your action, you haven’t yet reached your Tipping Point.

But the good news is, you don’t have to wait for it to happen, you can bring it forward! 🥰

It’s something I can help you with as I take you through how to make it happen on my Programme, Do THIS Before You Diet.

Sarah, one of my recent Programme participants, announced yesterday (12th May) that she’s now lost 12 pounds since starting the Programme in March, and for the first time ever feels she’s going to succeed, after many years of trying to lose weight. She’s well and truly found her tipping point! 🥳 Huge congratulations to her. 

If you’ve reached your tipping point like Sarah and are already taking consistent action, I’d love to know what it was. Feel free to let me know 

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Until next time…

Claire x