Helen Craddock
Hi, I'm Helen
A woman in her 50s who’s lost over 7 stone and is still learning how to show up for herself, one small step at a time.
This isn’t about perfection, quick fixes, or pressure.
It’s about progress, kindness, and building a life that feels good to live in.
For years, I felt stuck. Trapped in a cycle of emotional eating, shame, and feeling like real change was for other people. I lived with pain from lymphedema, carrying nearly 20 stone, my weight creeping up each year, whilst nothing I did made a impact. Then I discovered something different and for the first time, I started to believe it wasn’t too late.
I have started taking Mounjaro, a licensed drug to help treat obesity in the UK. I had been thinking about starting this treatment for quite a while and looked into this and other alternatives that are available in the UK.
There is so much misinformation about these drugs online and in the media so I hope I can help by sharing my experiences and provide you all with more information through my blog posts.
If you have any questions please feel free to drop me a message or let me know if there is anything in particular you would like me to discuss.
Please note that I am only documenting my experience, always do your own research and speak to a doctor or pharmacy for medical advice or if you have concerns whilst taking GLP1 medication.
With love, Helen 🩷
Start Here: Your First Steps
If you’re new here, welcome — I’m really glad you found your way.
This is a quiet space for women in midlife who are navigating weight loss, self-trust, and real life — imperfectly and honestly.
You might like to start with:
My Story
How I lost over 7 stone and learned that transformation is about more than numbers.
My Most Read Blog Posts
The posts readers return to when they need encouragement and perspective.
👉 One Year On. One Step at a Time. 🎉
👉 Hormones, Paddington & The Great Chocolate Crisis of 2025
👉 What No One Tells You About GLP-1 and Emotional Eating
My Digital Journal
After years of struggling with emotional eating and self-doubt, I created a gentle companion journal to support women on GLP-1 journeys.
It’s designed for reflection, self-kindness, and realistic progress — not punishment.
👉 View the Journal
What I’m Building Next
I’m beginning to share more of my journey on YouTube.
[Coming Soon]
One Small Step At A Time.
The
"I'm Doing This" Challenge
A 30-day self-trust boost that
feels doable (because it is)
✅ Build momentum with 5 tiny feel-good habits
✅ Learn to trust yourself again—one day at a time
✅ Finally feel like change is happening for real
Are you ready for more?
Ready to build the life of your dreams?
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On The Blog....
My honest journey on Mounjaro (and everything in between)
All the Reasons I Didn’t Want to Try a GLP-1 Diet
(a.k.a. My Love Letter to Food and Mild Hypochondria)
The real life diary of transformation
(without losing the plot)
🎉 Good news: Back on track after my holiday
🎉 Good news: No adverse side effects after missing dose
The Mindset Makeover
💛 You’re taking the injection… but what about the inner work?
If you’re on a GLP-1 journey and starting to realise that mindset, habits, and emotional wellbeing are just as important as the medication — this digital journal is for you.
Over six gentle, 4-week cycles, you’ll track progress, stay connected to your why, and build the kind of self-trust that lasts long after the weight comes off.
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🎉 One Year On. One Step at a Time. 🎉
Drum roll please… 🥁🥁🥁
BMI: 26.9
I. AM. NO. LONGER. OBESE.😱💃🏽🙌✨
(Just had to put that at the top because…WHAT A MOMENT!)
This time last year, my BMI was 45.1.
Forty-five point one.
And I was exhausted. Sore. Low on energy. High on crisps. Emotionally running on fumes. I was doing what a lot of us do — coping, surviving, pushing through.
Today? I’m 6 stone 12.2lbs lighter— that’s 43.7kg gone.
But more importantly? I’m lighter in my head and heart, too.
👓 New Glasses, New Vision (Literally)
Let’s start with the new specs.
I picked up my new glasses and honestly… it’s like I’ve been living in soft focus for the last year.
I can see individual leaves. My spreadsheets are crisper. The husband’s wrinkles are more defined (😅 whoops). It’s glorious.
Highly recommend upgrading your vision once in a while — physically and metaphorically.
🧊 The Return to the Office: 0/10, Do Not Recommend
I ventured into London this week… and what fresh hell is this?
🚆 Two trains cancelled.
🥶 No staff to open the waiting room.
🕰️ FOUR AND A HALF HOURS of functioning like a civilised adult before coffee.
Truly, where is the union for this sort of injustice?
I stood on the platform like a shivering Victorian orphan, dreaming of Starbucks and warm banana bread that would never come.
Reader, I survived. But barely.
🏠 Home Chaos Update: Conserva-dustpocalypse
In other chaos news…
We’ve decided to replace our glass conservatory roof with a tiled one. Because we are now middle-aged people who care about insulation and solar glare and “making it more usable all year round.” (Who even are we?)
The result?
🧹 Plaster dust in places I didn’t know existed.
📦 Furniture in strange places.
🛋️ The sofa has been shoved so far into the corner it now identifies as introverted.
👷♂️ The husband is in stress mode and honestly, I’m just hiding with my new audiobook pretending it’s all fine. (Spoiler: it's not fine.)
🧘♀️ Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Let’s be real for a moment.
This week has been chaos. The house is upside down, the trains are sabotaging my sanity, and the only spa I’ve seen is the dust-smeared lid of a plaster bucket. 😩
BUT.
Despite the madness, I still showed up for myself. I ate well. I moved my body. I stayed on plan.
💪 And the scales moved:3.6lbs down this week!
📉All the holiday weight is gone — and then some!
🧠 Mindset Shift of the Week
It’s this:
You can keep going, even when things are messy.
Your life doesn’t have to be calm and perfect to make progress.
Change isn’t about a dramatic sprint.
It’s about quiet consistency, strong boundaries, and showing up when you least feel like it.
✍️ Journaling Prompts This Week:
What does "progress" look like when life is chaotic?
Where am I still underestimating myself?
What small thing did I do this week that the old me might have skipped?
This time last year, I thought I was starting a weight loss plan.
But what I actually built was a new way of being.
More grounded. More present. More me.
So here’s to Week 52.
One whole year.
A little less me on the scales — but a lot more of me in every other way.
✨Slow and steady progress. One step at a time.
With love (and slightly dusty yoga leggings),
Helen💕
