MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum - Blogs http://www.minimins.com/blogs/ Weight loss support forum, to help others lose weight with various different diets. A large community of people trying to lose weight. All diets welcome. en Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:11:58 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.minimins.com/images/misc/rss.jpg MiniMins.com - Weight Loss Support Forum - Blogs http://www.minimins.com/blogs/ DAY 22 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/pound-princess/1541-day-22.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:46:34 GMT Have not 'blogged' for a while erm.... lost 4lbs this week (20lbs in total) which I was disappointed about as I wanted to lose a minimum of 5lb per week but I dont think its gonna happpen!

NB. Did not go swimming this week or do much walking unsure of how many steps as I lost pedometer (found it now)

Checked Wii scales this morning and they say ive lost 2lb which was good so I could possibly lose maybe 6lbs this week so I am back on track (although this week is totm so I will get a rough idea of how much I gain this week)

Not feeling hungry and been drinking too much water apparently (8 litres a day) so have cut back to about 5litres a day.

Decided I want to have lost near enough 3 stone by 1st week in January. so another 5 weigh ins @ 4lbs and a bit. I think its do-able

I am determined to do this. This will be my first goal I set myself I never finish anything I say I will. So I will say this is my christmas present to myself.

Here I go............. ]]> POUND PRINCESS http://www.minimins.com/blogs/pound-princess/1541-day-22.html Feeling quite low. http://www.minimins.com/blogs/susiewoosie/1540-feeling-quite-low.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:11:15 GMT Always seem to feel low this time of year. I really miss my mum. She died 3 1/2 years ago of lung cancer that had spread to the brain. One minute... Always seem to feel low this time of year. I really miss my mum.
She died 3 1/2 years ago of lung cancer that had spread to the brain. One minute she was okay the next she had collapsed. When we got to the hospital they said she had had a stroke but they were wrong. She started radiotherapy and everything seemed to be going okay. She finished radiotherapy on my birthday 2005.

Then 2 weeks later dad had a heart attack. When he was in hospital he had another attack and we were told to get there as soon as possible. He survived that thank god.

On the day he was due to come home my mum started to have fits. I didn't know what to do so I made her a cup of tea. Stupid eh!!. I always womder if I had been quicker calling the ambulance if things would have been different.

Mum got rushed into hospital and then I had to walk to my dads ward and tell him about mum. Talk about shitty moments.

Mum held on for another 5 days and I never left her side. I showered in the little bathroom of her room. The day after the funeral my brother had to go back to Scotland and then dad had another heart attack.

We got through that and a year later they gave him a triple bypass. He was doing really well then he got a cough that wouldn't go. Then just before Christmas 2006 he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

He's still hanging in there but sometimes I get so paranoid. I find myself listening to him breath and if he has a coughing fit I'm almost ready to call for an ambulance.

January this year I found myself in a really bad way. I didn't care if I died or not. I just sat in the kitchen on the floor talking to my brother telling him that I had enough. Really freaked him out. I was off work because I couldn't cioe with anything at all. I didn't leave the house. My debts were spiralling out of control as I tried to pay all of the houshold debts.

Then I Found out about IVA's and thought all my problems would be solved. They would have been unless the company I worked for sacked me for being in debt. So I ended up making myself bankrupt. Talk about being low.

Mum and dads house still had a mortgage on it. I was getting income support and dad was getting a state pension and attendance allowance. I jokingly said about selling and moving abroad dad countered with selling and moving near my brother. So we sold, had enough to buy a house in Ayr and to renew my bodyoptomise subscription till 2010.

I had to leave my 2 best friends behind and that was so hard but it also meant that I could stick to SW more. I couldn't just phone up and say I'm fed up meet me for pizza.

I'm going back down to Reading on Friday for a few days and I' really worried about overeating again. Starting to get quite paranoid about it really. ]]> Susiewoosie http://www.minimins.com/blogs/susiewoosie/1540-feeling-quite-low.html okay, ate roast dinner drank wine and had a mince pie http://www.minimins.com/blogs/angie-bum/1539-okay-ate-roast-dinner-drank-wine-had-mince-pie.html Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:07:15 GMT but this is not going to get me down. I had a lovely time and a good snooze after the drinkies and had alovely time. The down side is that I know I... but this is not going to get me down. I had a lovely time and a good snooze after the drinkies and had alovely time. The down side is that I know I wont lose any this week. But what I do find helpful about eating this way is that instead of thinking 'blast that's it then' I am learning to make the decision to eat without feeling guilty and then upset 'cos I have ruined it all' I think I am far more measured about it. Practicing eating and then not eating. Having a blow out and then cutting back. I think that is what is going to save my losses in the long run. I know I will either stay the same of put on a pound or 2. But the next week I will lose again and that is what I have to focus on. Before I used to kinda know that I had put on weight and I ignored it because I was upset and I felt helpless to stop it going up and up. I wont let it go up and up, I will be posting on minimins every Thursday from now to eternity! How do you put on weight? you eat and keep eating and dont stop or cut back when you need to.

So if I get down to and stay at about 13 stone by New year's day I will feel lucky. I will just have to get back on the CD bus in the new year. I have lost 3 and a half stone and that is not going back on again! 3 shakes tomorrow. No bars. Lots of water. Staying at 13.8 this week ]]> angie-bum http://www.minimins.com/blogs/angie-bum/1539-okay-ate-roast-dinner-drank-wine-had-mince-pie.html Weight loss slowed down a bit. http://www.minimins.com/blogs/marianne/1538-weight-loss-slowed-down-bit.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:55:51 GMT My planned exercise mix up didn't happen but I still lost 1lb this week. I've still been feeling pretty low so have stuck to walking as my only exercise still.

Even though my mood in general is still low, I am starting to feel better, with some really up periods coming around every now and again. I need to take advantage of those and get some exercise in before I lose motivation again. Hopefully it will help with the depression too. ]]> Marianne http://www.minimins.com/blogs/marianne/1538-weight-loss-slowed-down-bit.html I am thin and gorgeous! http://www.minimins.com/blogs/notsomuch/1537-i-am-thin-gorgeous.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:27:42 GMT i know i should be over them moon with the fact that i have lost 12lbs in 3 weeks, but i'm feeling hormonal and hoping that is the reason that my wieght loss is a bit stuck. This week it seems that my weight is actually going UP!
Now, i've always shook my head at those that say that they have stuck rigidly to what they are supposed to be doing diet wise, yet still gain weight. That just never made sense to me.
Yet here i am in the very same boat. I have had no more than 5 syns on any day since i started and on many days have had none. I haven't put a thing over my lips that was not meant to go there and I'M PUTTING WEIGHT ON!

Please someone tell me that it's all to do with the impending period and it's a fluid retention issue or something ]]> notsomuch http://www.minimins.com/blogs/notsomuch/1537-i-am-thin-gorgeous.html Long time.. http://www.minimins.com/blogs/treats/1536-long-time.html Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:53:37 GMT Geesh just remembered I haven't put anything on my blog for while.

I guess I have been so wrapped up in everything.

Stuck to mainly green days as always feel hungry on the red ones and this is working for me.

Coming up to 2.5 loss... and don't think that is bad at all as it is from the end of September. If I can loose 2.5lb this week then that will be my 2.5 stone! And also means I have lost 1 stone in November... to me that is amazing.

It has taken a while for my mind to catch up with my body... I have trying on sessions.. with clothes that I haven't worn in a long long time.. well years and I am getting into them!

Only a few weeks ago I put some new zips in trousers... I could get them on.. well just but it gave me some new trousers to wear. Now I only have to undo the button and I can take them off! So that means there is a difference.. well there must be right?

I am also back in a pair of jeans .. yayyyyy!! These too I haven't worn in ages. But I am hoping that I won't be in them long and going out to buy myself something new to wear!

Sometimes I have real bursts of excitement when I think how much is going... I know that every week isn't going to be as great as it has been... I mean.. this week.. been weighing myself and nothing only 6 ounces... well today 2 lb!! But wi isn't till tomorrow morning so not taking it as gospel till the morning as we all know it can change.

I have been looking at some of the other blogs and how people are living off shakes... what does concern me is all the effort and we know how hard it is.. to loose weight ... they are not eating. What is going to happen when they start to consume food again? Has their diet told or taught them about calories.. fats..carbs.. proteins etc just hope it isn't going to pile back on and them feel bad about it.

Today we have had flurrys of snow.. so I nipped downstairs and got hubs his toast etc and I had one weetabix.. yog and fresh pineapple for my breakfast and a lovely coffee....to have in bed... in fact I am still there haha

So have to get my butt up and in the bath... ]]> Treats http://www.minimins.com/blogs/treats/1536-long-time.html Annoyed with self... http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1535-annoyed-self.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:53:46 GMT Bit peeved off with myself today. :mad: Today my menu was/is: b/fast - Strawb shake snk - two oat cakes and four brazil nuts lunch -... Bit peeved off with myself today. :mad:


Today my menu was/is:

b/fast - Strawb shake
snk - two oat cakes and four brazil nuts
lunch - vanilla shake
snk - two apples & choc shake
tea - bacon and one egg sandwhich
snk - 40 kcal hot choc, one pear and one raw carrot

Cals for the day - 1500 Kcals

Also usual multivits & 4 litres of water. Had my maximum number of cals today as I have been out all day and didn't prepare my tea. So instead of a low carb meal I ended up having a bacon & egg sandwhich. Not as good as I would have liked, but I only had one and more importantly didn't have anything else.
I still have my pear, hot choc & carrot sticks for tonight.

I am also going to do a 30 min work out tonight, followed by a brisk 30 min walk with my dogs, that should get rid of some of my egg and bacon butty guilt. :break_diet:
I shall be better prepared for tomorrows meal and shall cook a chicken breast tonight. ]]> GaynorEm http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1535-annoyed-self.html Cambridge http://www.minimins.com/blogs/angela1/1534-cambridge.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:08:48 GMT On about week 13 and pleased with the weightloss so far but I have spent the last 3 weeks bouncing around 11 st 9. Haven't lost inches recently either. Mother in Law has started Cambridge now too. I need to get out with the dog everyday I think. not just 15 mins either! ]]> Angela1 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/angela1/1534-cambridge.html Day 32 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lizzie07/1533-day-32.html Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:10:39 GMT Well 6 days on from day 26 where I didn't think things had moved on from the previous week and I was right I only lost 1/5 lb on Tuesdays weigh in so 12 in total - 4 weeks. Going fairly slowly compared to others but that is completely my fault. I have fallen off the wagon big style this week and even stupidly had 2 packets of crisps, 2 slices of bread with cream cheese and a packet of maltesers and loads of wine - god only knows why I thought this was a good idea???? I just felt like food last night and maybe because I am due on? Not sure where I am with all of that because it is also 32 days since last period but I think I didn't ovulate until day 25 or day 26 so god knows when I am going to come on, my cycle seems to be going really crazy - oh well keep an eye on that.

Amazingly I have not kicked out of ketosis and I also seem to have dropped a couple of lbs since Tuesday but I suspect after last nights fall from the wagon all that will go back on by next Tuesday :( lets see eh? ]]> Lizzie07 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lizzie07/1533-day-32.html Day 2 menu http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1532-day-2-menu.html Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:12:27 GMT Today my menu was/is:

b/fast - Choc shake
snk - large raw carrot & two satsumas
lunch - vanilla shake
snk - two apples
tea - chicken breast, six oven chips, green beans, cauli & mushrooms
snk - Skinnymoo hot chocolate (40 kcals)

And I feel contented, yet not over full. Roll on day 3.


Cals for the day - 1050 Kcals

Also usual multivits & 4 litres of water, peeing well but my skin is glowing. :26: ]]> GaynorEm http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1532-day-2-menu.html diary update http://www.minimins.com/blogs/angie-bum/1531-diary-update.html Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:05:45 GMT Okay, what to do? it's not coming off quickly anymore. And I don't know what to do. I am barely 13.8 it wobbled between 13.8 and 13.9 this am. That means that I havent really lost much in the last 4 weeks as I dipped below 14 at the end of oct. What to do? well I need to be a bit more strict about the sole sourcing, as in I actually need to do it! I need to get under 13.7. I dont think at the moment I can do it.
How do I lose 7 lb? Start exercising? maybe I do need to do that now. 3 and a bit weeks til Christmas. I want to be very near 13 stone by then. It's not easy, it's really slacked off. But I suppose I need to be strict now. I will try. Being 12 something is my true nature. I wanted that for Christmas and I don't think I will get there now. Pooh. But angie you will be close, don't give up now


Start: 17.1
Wk 1: 10lb Wk 2: 4lb Wk3: 2lb
Wk 4+5: 10lb! Wk 6: 3lb
Wk 7: 4lb :party0048: Wk 8: 2lb :king2:Week 9: 2lb
Wk 10: 3lb :flowers:Wk 11: 4lb
Wk 12/13: +4lbs Wk14: 6lb :D wk 15/16: 3

Current weight: 13.8
16.0. ..1st Sept
15.7....10th Sept
break 15 stone.. 3/10/08
under 14 stone 7....15/10/08
under 14 ...2/11/08

Next goal: under 13.7

New years eve goal: be on or under 13 stone
]]> angie-bum http://www.minimins.com/blogs/angie-bum/1531-diary-update.html WHOA http://www.minimins.com/blogs/pete10141748/1530-whoa.html Thu, 27 Nov 2008 17:09:25 GMT So, it's just occured to me that I haven't written a blog entry for over a fortnight now! :eek:

So here's a fresh one.


I'm now coming up on 5 weeks of LL being done, and my goal of losing 2stone in 5weeks has played out great, and actually, I think I've done it already; I had to lose another 3lbs to hit 28lbs total, and that was since last Friday. I reckon that a loss of 3lbs over the last 6days is quite feasible, I certianly will be dissapointed if I haven't lost the 3lbs when I have my WI on Friday, but so long as the scales go down, it's all good.


These last 5 weeks have really enabled me to learn a lot about myself, not just my eating habits, but all kinds of aspects of my life have been given serious thought in a way that I've never done before.

I feel like such a different person already, as though the negative layers of my personality are peeling away along with the physical layers of me, it's quite amazing, I have to keep reminding myself that I am actually still me!

It almost makes me laugh at myself when I now look back at how I was living my life before, the hiding away in my room, the secret eating, the coming up with excuses not to do social things, the hating whatever I was wearing, and the denial at the size I really was. Sitting here now, I can't truely comprehend why I didn't decide to do something about it sooner, but hey, I guess I just wasn't ready.

The comments from my family and my group have been so encouraging, not to mention the wonderful comments and help from so many people on here :) as has been my own changing perception of myself - the weekly photo's I have been doing really show me the change, even though I often struggle to see it when looking at myself during the day.

My group and my immediate family are still the only people who know I am doing LL, my friends and extended family are going to find out at Chirstmas, when the see the difference they're going to be so suprised, and I think at that point I'll be dying to tell at least some of them about my proud achievements (I hope).

The LL group I have is so good, 5 of us guys, 1 of whom coincidently lives about 2minutes from my house and gives me lifts to and from the meetings :cool: and although it's not really the right attitude to have, being the lightest one in my group gives me such a buzz each week, it's so so rare that I am ever *not* the biggest one in the room, I love it, and it's just another thing that keeps me going as I know that sometime soon, I can feel that way about whatever room I walk into.

Right, well, blog over, I have to get up now as my bum hurts from sitting down for a bit too long - there's quite a bit less padding than I had before, I might have to buy a cushion or two! :D ]]> pete10141748 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/pete10141748/1530-whoa.html Day 2 - Scales tales http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1529-day-2-scales-tales.html Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:58:39 GMT Went to Boots today and got weighed early...I have lost 3lbs in 1.5 days :D whoohoo.

It piddled down on my way to Boots and I was so cold & wet I thought "sod" this and I bought myself some gorgeous electronic scales so I could get weighed at home.

Can't wait to get weighed daily...hey I know you're not meant to, but I want to enjoy every minute of this weight loss. I know some days my weight will have gone up a bit as the body varies due to totm, water retention, what you have eaten, bowel movements etc BUT I won't let it deter me....honest. :) ]]> GaynorEm http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1529-day-2-scales-tales.html Another good day! http://www.minimins.com/blogs/danzlilsista/1527-another-good-day.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:47:07 GMT I managed a 25 minute walk today, it is a gently does it situation since my back is playing up but it went well.

Food wise - I just haven't been hungry today for some reason, enjoyed my meals but have really felt good today, couldn't resist the scales this morning and have lost 4lb so that put me on a high, official weigh in on Sunday so hopefully there may be another lb or so to add to that.I just want to see that ticker move in the right direction. Only 18 weeks on Monday until our Carribean holiday, now I know that I won't be super slim by then but I should have started to shed the load. ]]> danzlilsista http://www.minimins.com/blogs/danzlilsista/1527-another-good-day.html Menu http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1526-menu.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:02:47 GMT Todays menu was - B/fast - vanilla shake Snack - raw carrot Lunch - strawb shake Snack - choc shake, 2 satsumas, small apple Tea - small... Todays menu was -

B/fast - vanilla shake
Snack - raw carrot
Lunch - strawb shake
Snack - choc shake, 2 satsumas, small apple
Tea - small piece of cooked chicken, steamed cauli, broccoli & carrots
Snack - Skinny Moo hot choc (yummy & only 40 cals)

Cals for the day - 954 Kcals

Also an A to Z multivit, 1000mg of Vit C, Folic Acid as we are ttc next year and 2000mg of Evening Primrose oil.

I have guzzled 3.5 litres of water so far...and that's quite enough for today.

I feel UNUSUALLY not hungry, hope it stays that way for a while. :p ]]> GaynorEm http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1526-menu.html Day One... http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1525-day-one.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:01:53 GMT I have started my own slim fasty/cambridgey/ food replacement thingy _type_ diet today. The plan...lose 4stone and 2lbs in the next 5... I have started my own slim fasty/cambridgey/ food replacement thingy type diet today.

The plan...lose 4stone and 2lbs in the next 5 months...the sooner the better of course.;)

I have purchased 21 Asda own diet shakes and shall combine those with low carb meals (aiming for 1000 cals maximum per day).

I already take a good multivitamin everyday and plan to drink 4 litres a day, so I think I should see good results.

Exercise? a bit every day... of whatever I fancy...could be walking, dancing, cycling, toning exercises in front of the TV. I may even bring out my Rosemary Conely exercise video from the year 1918 if I get really stumped for sport. :8855:


Today is day one and I weigh 14st 2lbs. I will be getting weighed on Friday as that is the day I go to Boots, so a very short first week.

Fingers crossed.... ]]> GaynorEm http://www.minimins.com/blogs/gaynorem/1525-day-one.html update http://www.minimins.com/blogs/msblonde/1524-update.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:13:52 GMT Hello everyone reading and thanks for popping by! Well having done LT for 14 weeks, and losing 38 lbs, I am really pleased i did it, and still... Hello everyone reading and thanks for popping by!

Well having done LT for 14 weeks, and losing 38 lbs, I am really pleased i did it, and still feel grateful for all the help I had on here.

Then for 5-6 weeks I messed about with cd plans, but found it hard to stick with. for me, it was because the packs are nice, and made me remember nice stuff and wanting to eat it!!

also, i wanted a meal 3 times a day, so i kept changing up the plans trying to accommodate my needs, and stopped losing weight. not losing weight simply because i was not following the plan!

then i came to the conclusion that shocked me. after the restriction of tfr... i wanted a conventional diet, where nothing is omitted. so i jopined WW.

I have not been a fan of WW before, becuase i found it hard to stick to when i was a drinker. I was a heavy drinker! and there are a lot of points that i never counted in all that wine i put away!

another plus for LT - not being able to drink on it saved me from a family fate... my maternal grandfather was a heavy drinker, my mother recenlty admitted to 118 units in 4 days, (mine rarely went above 40-50 on heavy weeks) and my brother is also a heavy drinker. at the moment, i average about 3 units a week, and plan to keep it that way!!

so, with this in mind, and the fact i have managed 14 weeks with nothing, a lifetime of moderation to finish getting to my ideal size and stay there - should be a walk in the park!

(i'd like to point out that when i was 2.5 stone heavier a walk in the park was actually quite exhausting! lol)

i'll let you know how it goes. my personal challenge is to lose weight over christmas! my ww leader did it, so i am sure i can too!

grrrrr determined growl! ;)
(suddenly regretting buying a box of toffeefee, lindor and mint crisps for xmas time)

love love love ]]> msblonde http://www.minimins.com/blogs/msblonde/1524-update.html Lighter Life Day 5 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lil-miss-mummy/1523-lighter-life-day-5.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:25:29 GMT I wonder whether I will have to keep a blog everyday throughout lighterlife to keep me on track? I only seem to write when I am feeling a bit... I wonder whether I will have to keep a blog everyday throughout lighterlife to keep me on track? I only seem to write when I am feeling a bit wobbily. At the moment it seems like all the time! If there are 14 weeks and 7 days in a week that means that LL lasts for 98 days... I have done 5. That doesnt make me feel any better at all.

I think the main problem is I MISS FOOD. I dont think I appreciated my emotional link with food was as strong as it is.

I get so jealous watching people eat that it sometimes makes me cry :cry: I am such a pansy! and maybe a bit spoilt!

I dont want to discuss my relationship with food and where it came from because I know where it came from, at least in the short term, and it is going to be very hard and very painful to face- let alone type. But I will keep you updated if and when I face it!

SO ANYWAY, today all I have had was a Strawberry shake and today I did it in the blender and it was scrummy so I think I may have to do all the cold ones in the blender. I seem to have sorted the hot ones.

I screwed up a little yesterday as I only had 3 meals. I dont know why but I totally forgot about the last one and woke up this morning. I am planning on ringing my LLC later to tell her- although I guess what can she say?!

Water is not going well today- I have come to the conclusion that I am a lazy cow as my favourite bottle is upstairs and because h2b kept me up talking til stupid o'clock, I am REALLY REALLY tired and therefore cant be bothered to walk upstairs! So instead I have been finding as many jobs as possible to do whilst sitting down. :)

Although I have been making furniture this morning that went well!

I have found a mantra which I like so I think this will be my weekly mantra and I will try and find a different one everyday (well that is the plan)!

Other news my little boy woke up this morning with little pimple like things on his tummy. I took him to the doctor as I thought it might be chicken pox but she thought they were insect bites! I am not convinced but we will see, she has given me cream and he threw a massive strop because he had to go into school after all! I love 7 year olds!!

My 3 year olds preschool photos came back today- awww they are so cute!

H2b is in Dunstable again today seeing a client and a contractor so I have been left to my own devices! I had a massive list of jobs that I wanted to do which included building the furniture (I have done one) to hoovering the leaves on the driveway and tidying his study (neither of which I fancy today!)

So I have spent an hour on facebook and an hour on here and done a bit of washing.

My plan of food for the rest of the day is...

Chicken soup for "lunch", vegetable soup for "dinner" and then I will have a shake before dinner.

Sorry for the ramble- I have just moved to a new house 100 miles away from home and I dont know anybody. h2b left this morning at 7 and he is not due back til 10 tonight so I am here by myself with no one to talk to :( except my 3 year old and my 7 year old when I pick him up from school. I kind of know my neighbours to say hi to, but having a really low self esteem and low confidence then I find it very difficult to knock on their doors for a chat.

I miss my home and my family and my friends :( ]]> lil miss mummy http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lil-miss-mummy/1523-lighter-life-day-5.html 1st Weigh-in http://www.minimins.com/blogs/annamaria/1522-1st-weigh.html Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:32:40 GMT Looks as though I have lost 2lbs which is brilliant when I look at how casually I have followed the Slimfast plan. Heading in the right direction so... Looks as though I have lost 2lbs which is brilliant when I look at how casually I have followed the Slimfast plan. Heading in the right direction so I am very happy and will try to be more strict from now on.:) ]]> AnnaMaria http://www.minimins.com/blogs/annamaria/1522-1st-weigh.html DAY 14 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/pound-princess/1521-day-14.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:49:44 GMT yey ive lost another 7lb thats 16lbs in 2 weeks. Finally sorted out the food im sticking to two porridges and veg soup a day. gonna get som fibregel... yey ive lost another 7lb thats 16lbs in 2 weeks. Finally sorted out the food im sticking to two porridges and veg soup a day. gonna get som fibregel tomorrow not been a problem until 2day.Drinking about 5-6 litres a day and been swimming once this week.been quite active around the house. I can see a difference in my face, shoulders and waist at the sides. Spoke to CDC today told her I wanted to lose 2 stone by christmas (another 4 weeks so that 3 pound a week) so shoudnt be a problem ]]> POUND PRINCESS http://www.minimins.com/blogs/pound-princess/1521-day-14.html My brand new shiny blog! http://www.minimins.com/blogs/danzlilsista/1520-my-brand-new-shiny-blog.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:35:08 GMT Hi there! I started a diary yesterday and I think I meant to start a blog ! Anyway here goes, Day 2, so far so good, I know it is very early days,... Hi there! I started a diary yesterday and I think I meant to start a blog !

Anyway here goes, Day 2, so far so good, I know it is very early days, here is the menu plan for today.

Real Fruit porridge skimmed milk
2 x fruit tea

Banana

Tomato soup
2 crispbreads

Chicken breast with 2 tablespooons of mushroom potage
sprouts and carrots

Muller light yoghurt

I will have a couple of pieces of fruit and an ovaltine light before bed.

I must admit i am quite peckish at the moment and it is only 6.30pm, we have our evening meal quite early on the days when my mum comes for dinner but I am always ready for it so that isn't a problem.

I have spent quite a long time on this website today and feel very inspired. I just wish the determination I have today could be bottled.

Bye for now will write more later. ]]> danzlilsista http://www.minimins.com/blogs/danzlilsista/1520-my-brand-new-shiny-blog.html Lighter Life Day 3 and Day 4 (morning) http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lil-miss-mummy/1519-lighter-life-day-3-day-4-morning.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:03:21 GMT I really hope it gets easier :( I am finding it really hard at the moment. I miss food terribly and I think it might be down to it being the time of... I really hope it gets easier :( I am finding it really hard at the moment. I miss food terribly and I think it might be down to it being the time of the month but I feel sad when my partner or children eat.

Sunday night wasnt too bad, H2b cooked and I hid in the lounge and I could cope with that. I enoyed my chocolate "muffin" and had a banana milkshake (which I love) with it for my last two meals. I went to bed feeling proud of myself for making it through the day. :)

Monday morning and h2b (who normally works from home) had meetings all day and so I was left to feed the children and sort myself out! I woke up REALLY positive- unfortunately that started to go downhill pretty rapidly. My 3 year old was too poorly (stinking cold) to go to (pre) school so I gave them both their breakfast and then took my 7 year old to school. I then came back and had my first meal of the day, unfortunately my lighterlife shaker leaks and I managed to throw a lot of it all over the kitchen. I then used a hand blender but I dont think it worked very well. I had a very lumpy raspberry milkshake that made me gag! NOT GOOD!!!!!!!! I am not sure I like raspberry milkshake very much :sign0137:

At lunch time I gave little one her lunch unfortunately she didnt like it and it sat on the table in front of me all afternoon. I then went to pick up the eldest one feeling very grumpy, very sad and very dishearterned.

H2b was not home in time for dinner so I had to cook for the children. The littlest one was still feeling poorly so I had to spoon feed her, when all I wanted to do was pick it up and put it in my mouth.

I GOT THROUGH IT and sat and had a vegetable soup (which was surprisingly nice) and felt a bit brighter. I think a lot of it was that I didnt have much energy so I was feeling overly yucky!

Anyway h2b got home and we watched Mamma Mia and I had a strawberry milkshake and a raspberry bar (I liked these too).

I am not sure I can do this though- I never realised how much emphasis I put on food- both emotionally and physically. I love cooking for my h2b and children, making things healthy and tasty for them. I love shopping for food. I love making cakes and cookies with the children, I love sitting with a mince pie and a glass of wine with my partner watching a film. I like eating chocolate when I am sad and snacking on a packet of crisps with a cup of tea in the afternoon... Because of all these reasons I am not sure I can do this... I am sooooo torn, I desperately want to walk down the aisle as a size 12. To be able to look in the mirror again. To fit into all of my favourite clothes but I dont know how to meet in the middle! I dont know how these two people, the slim fashionable bride and the mumsy, wifey person meet!

Today as you may have guessed from the above rant I am still not feeling any brighter. I had a banana shake (still lumpy!). I have a headache, which I know is normal and I feel really tired again normal I think. I then went to my asthma clinic appointment and the nurse asked me if I had lost weight as I was looking thinner in the face. Do you think that it could be showing already? Do you think that in 4 days someone who sees you irregularly could notice such a thing?

Anyway I am going to go and make a cup of black tea and think about what I am going to have for lunch- if anything?!

Hope your days is going well
Love Sarah xx ]]> lil miss mummy http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lil-miss-mummy/1519-lighter-life-day-3-day-4-morning.html Where to begin... http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nostracorvus/1518-where-begin.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:51:13 GMT I think I have trouble talking about what I do, or don't do as the case may be. So forgive me if I ramble as I just have some things I want to say, or at least type and get it out.

I'm 29 years old, type 2 diabetic who does not watch what or how he eats, and I am married with a wonderful wife and a great son.

At one point a couple of years ago I had gotten down and lost about 60 pounds and as soon as a new job offer came my way stress eating took over and it's been there ever since. Sadly my first thoughts in the morning are of food..where to go for breakfast..then for lunch, then dinner...I have no idea why. Other than I'm weak.

I'm pretty much Peter Griffin from Family Guy all around..I have his attitude..nothing ever goes my way, something always funny happens, and I have a hot redhead for a wife. I think Seth McFarlane watched me for a year or two. I swear to myself every night though that things will change and they never do. I might be able to go a day, two maybe, and then blow it. I hate being this way. I hate it.

I am tired of making the jokes myself to get my weight out there, tired of being..well..that guy, I guess. I was never meant to be skinny but I would like to be healthy..not be winded when my son wants to go outside, or not have to worry about whether my jeans fit, and not to have to feel ashamed when I shop for clothes.

I hate paying high dollar for big brand name clothes, but just ONCE I'd like to be able to go into the American Eagle or Abercrombie and Fitch and find something and not be looked at like the people in the store are the buffet and I'm the hungry monster.

I have a long way to go and have no idea where to start. So here I am looking at this as a last resort, or a new beginning.

I want to be around to see my son grow up, I want to be able to grow old with my wife, and I want to be able to jog for a distance, and I want my clothes to fit.

I want, I want, I want, but I've got to start. ]]> Nostracorvus http://www.minimins.com/blogs/nostracorvus/1518-where-begin.html Stupid Girl http://www.minimins.com/blogs/snowbaby/1517-stupid-girl.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:08:48 GMT I have lost another 3lb but I have blown in on a choc bender. I am so angry with myself. I need to get back on the horse again. Goal 5) Get... I have lost another 3lb but I have blown in on a choc bender. I am so angry with myself. I need to get back on the horse again.

Goal 5) Get under 16st - I am on the 16st mark

Goal 6) Be able to wear size 18 tailcoat (thankfully quite roomy)- Done 24/11/08

Must stop sabotaging myself :-/ ]]> Snowbaby http://www.minimins.com/blogs/snowbaby/1517-stupid-girl.html My story http://www.minimins.com/blogs/muppet/1516-my-story.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 12:18:23 GMT In December 2005 I had a gastric band implanted, self funded. I lost 2 stone as time went on, but the weight loss was slow, I found the only time... In December 2005 I had a gastric band implanted, self funded.

I lost 2 stone as time went on, but the weight loss was slow, I found the only time I had good restriction was after a long haul flight, this being pressure related.

One morning in February of this year I woke up feeling different, and I just knew that I could eat whatever I desired...dont ask me how I knew this, I dont know.:rolleyes:

To cut a long boring story short, it was discovered after a few tests that my actual band had a hole in it.

With waiting lists and struggling to get an appointment this was ascertained in May 2008.

The surgeon at(Spire, previously Bupa Southampton) told me that I would have to pay again!!!

He very kindly contacted the manufacturer of the band, who agreed to give me a new band free of charge as a gesture of goodwill.

However, how do I get the faulty band out and the new one implanted, I have used my savings for the operation and dont have that sort of money any longer.

I believe the cost of the band is between £1500/£2000....which still leaves a lot of money to pay for the surgery and aftercare.

Since February I have gained all of the weight I lost and more besides.

I have sought legal advice and there doesnt seem to be much hope in the near future, these things can take years to be resolved.

I am now £6000 worse off and am back to square one, plus I am not getting any younger.

I am angry and upset and cant see any light at the end of the tunnel, the reason I opted for surgery was because all my life I have dieted, and I was at the end of my tether.

The operation seemed like a miracle, and I was just starting to feel good about myself, more comfortable and able to fit into airline seats amongst other things comfortably. Alas all of that has been snatched away from me and I dont know what to do.

your comments and thoughts would be gratefully received.

Thank you for taking the time to read this.:sigh: ]]> Muppet http://www.minimins.com/blogs/muppet/1516-my-story.html Please help me, The Cambridge Diet http://www.minimins.com/blogs/zara/1515-please-help-me-cambridge-diet.html Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:22:00 GMT I am 23, And I weight 135kg, I think I am killing myself with food, My GP suggested the Cambridge Diet to me, And I had 3 attempts at it with no... I am 23, And I weight 135kg, I think I am killing myself with food, My GP suggested the Cambridge Diet to me, And I had 3 attempts at it with no success, I just start feeling really depressed, I don't know how to get through the first week, Please help me, Am I just a loser or something, It is a hard diet,But there must be a way for me to succeed.

Although I have to point out that I had so many rejections, In every way (Relationships, Work, Friends, etc) Also I have lost some weight about 3 years ago and got to a healthy weight, Was very happy, But then started to gain the weight again when I discovered my ex was cheating on me, It's complicated, But I am hoping for someone to read this and go 'Oh, I know exactly what this girl should do', Please, Be that person:cry: ]]> Zara http://www.minimins.com/blogs/zara/1515-please-help-me-cambridge-diet.html Lighter Life Day 2 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lil-miss-mummy/1514-lighter-life-day-2.html Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:19:16 GMT I know I shouldnt have but I got on the scales this morning and I reckon I am about 3lb lighter. I think some of it may have been that it that time... I know I shouldnt have but I got on the scales this morning and I reckon I am about 3lb lighter. I think some of it may have been that it that time of the month again and that usually helps lose a pound or so but I just hope that it stays off.

I found it really hard yesterday and it kind of spurred me on this morning as I felt that I lost weight!

H2b has been absolutely fantastic again today- mainly because we had visitors and he did their lunch and then wouldnt eat in front of me. bless him! I dont know what I would do without him!

It hasnt been to bad today- I have had a strawberry milkshake and now it is 3 o'clock and I am quite looking forward to my next three "meals"! Havent decided what I am going to have for my other meals yet.

So I am going to keep going and I'll keep you posted! x ]]> lil miss mummy http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lil-miss-mummy/1514-lighter-life-day-2.html Day 3 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/ennaoj2204/1513-day-3.html Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:32:21 GMT I am feeling totally exhausted but didnt have a headache when i got up like i did yesterday. I did not feel good at all i had stomach pains and... I am feeling totally exhausted but didnt have a headache when i got up like i did yesterday. I did not feel good at all i had stomach pains and nausea and then couldnt sleep when i went to bed but thats part and parcel of getting rid of all the crap i have put into my body i guess. I am a serial weigher, there is no way i could do this and wait a week to see if i have lost anything! Anyway lost another 2lbs so that is 4lbs in 2 days and I am now back in the 14's so i am very very happy with that - all the suffering is worth it!
As i said in my last blog I think the key to this is lots and lots of water, managed 10 pints yesterday and have had 2 already despite only being out of bed half an hour! Go me!! ]]> ennaoj2204 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/ennaoj2204/1513-day-3.html So Near And Yet So Far..... http://www.minimins.com/blogs/surfhunny/1512-so-near-yet-so-far.html Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:01:55 GMT I'm feeling a bit weird at the moment so this entry is in no logical order, just typing as I'm thinking.

I've only got 15lbs to lose until I get to target and based on past losses this should only take a few more weeks. And this is where the weirdness comes in... I can't wait to get to my target weight, but I'm really starting to feel like I want to eat again:eat:. I'm sure it's because I had my week of freedom a couple of weeks ago. I've got to just get through 2 more weeks until my next week of freedom (in New York).

I feel great about myself and how I look now. This has definitely all been worth it. I think that's another reason I'm feeling a bit like eating again. I'm in a good place at last, after 10 years of feeling like a fat freak, I finally feel normal!!

I'm not going to give up just yet though, not until I reach my target, I'm in this for the long haul. I've done SS+ this week in an effort to trick myself into thinking that I am infact eating. But I'm not convinced it's helped, so when my cottage cheese has gone tomorrow I'm going to stick with SS for the next 2 weeks.

SS+ messes with my mind because even though I'm sticking to it to the letter, I still feel like I'm cheating:whistle:. Especially when people gasp at the sight of me eating something. This makes me laugh though, because the people who gasp at me eating a tiny bit of cottage cheese are the same people who gasped at me living off shakes when I first started CD. People are funny creatures.

Anyway as for feeling good about myself at last, it was my graduation on Tuesday. It was amazing to not feel uncomfortable when people wanted to take photo's. I didn't need to tell them 'No body shots'.

Anyone who knows me associates me with red shoes, I thought it was fitting that I wore them. But 6 months ago I'd never have had the confidence to wear them to something like my graduation.

This seems like a bit of a contradiction because when I was bigger I used to wear red shoes at every opportunity because I thought they deflected attention away from my body. Now I realise that they deflected MY attention away from my body. So I wore them because red shoes are me!!

I've waffled on a bit much about nothing tonight, and haven't really got my head straight about the upcoming weeks but never mind, I'll keep on plodding on:ignore:.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version Name: Grad4.jpg Views: 5 Size: 26.0 KB ID: 17  Click image for larger version Name: Grad6.jpg Views: 4 Size: 41.0 KB ID: 18  Click image for larger version Name: Grad7.jpg Views: 5 Size: 61.6 KB ID: 19  
]]> Surfhunny http://www.minimins.com/blogs/surfhunny/1512-so-near-yet-so-far.html NB Day 1 http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lil-miss-mummy/1511-nb-day-1.html Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:26:20 GMT Cooking for others sucks!:cry: Cooking for others sucks!:cry: ]]> lil miss mummy http://www.minimins.com/blogs/lil-miss-mummy/1511-nb-day-1.html