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**Starlight** · 7th January, 2007

Well. now its my turn. Its slightly later than planned but Im feeling better to the extent Im eating again, so DDay is tomorrow.

So, first, I suppose some background. Im 38 and have been overweight to some degree pretty much my whole adult life. Its only the past few years that its got out of hand. For years I was smug, ok I was overweight but it didnt REALLY affect my life. I could still do everything I wanted. Well know what, now it does affect my life, now I CANT do everything I want.

So now, I need to take charge of my life. Because if I dont, then Im slowly killing myself, and I have too much I still want to do to do that to myself.

I have 18 months until Im 40 and by that time I plan on being a whole different person.

I know I can do WW, I did it before for my brothers wedding and I can do it again. I went to classes then though, so it remains to be seen if I can 'go it alone' as successfully, but then Im not going alone really, I think the support and help I get on here will be enough to keep me on the straight and narrow.

So, the scales are ordered, the Tesco.com delivery comes tomorrow afternoon and it'll be full steam ahead.

This WILL be the last diet I start because this one WILL be successful

**Isis** · 7th January, 2007

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Originally Posted by Starlight

Well. now its my turn. Its slightly later than planned but Im feeling better to the extent Im eating again, so DDay is tomorrow.

So, first, I suppose some background. Im 38 and have been overweight to some degree pretty much my whole adult life. Its only the past few years that its got out of hand. For years I was smug, ok I was overweight but it didnt REALLY affect my life. I could still do everything I wanted. Well know what, now it does affect my life, now I CANT do everything I want.

So now, I need to take charge of my life. Because if I dont, then Im slowly killing myself, and I have too much I still want to do to do that to myself.

I have 18 months until Im 40 and by that time I plan on being a whole different person.

I know I can do WW, I did it before for my brothers birthday and I can do it again. I went to classes then though, so it remains to be seen if I can 'go it alone' as successfully, but then Im not going alone really, I think the support and help I get on here will be enough to keep me on the straight and narrow.

So, the scales are ordered, the Tesco.com delivery comes tomorrow afternoon and it'll be full steam ahead.

This WILL be the last diet I start because this one WILL be successful

YOU GO GIRL!!!!!!

I'll be right there with you. I have 9 months until my 40th Birthday and intend to shed 8 stone by then.

This site will keep you going, no doubt about that. Some of the best people I have ever met and certainly couldn't be without now.

Lacey...x

Marie_D · 8th January, 2007

So you finally shook off your bug and you're now joining us on the treck to Skinnyville! Yey!

I'm glad you're feeling better and I'm so looking forward to seeing how you get on.

Here's to the last diet you ever have to do...hip hip horay!!

**Karen1972** · 8th January, 2007

Best of luck Sandy, you totally sound like you're in the right frame of mind.... you will do it!!!

Sparkle · 8th January, 2007

Welcome Sandy!!! I'm glad you're feeling better! Something that makes it easier for me to stick to the diet is to just take it one day at a time. Every day that you stick to it 100% is a huge extra block of determination and will power!

You will do it!! Just stick with us, we'll keep you going!

KD · 8th January, 2007

All the best of luck to you

May this be the last diet you ever do

**Barb** · 8th January, 2007

Hi Sandy, good to hear such determination - you certainly will do it and this will be your last diet ever. I think you will manage without the meetings because of coming on here. You will get plenty of support and understanding and even a kick up the b*m when you need one! Can I suggest that you get a little piggy bank and put in the money each week that you would have spent on meetings and save it up for the new wardrobe of sexy clothes you are going to need!

Love Barb xxxxxx

**flirty40greeneyes** · 8th January, 2007

Sandy - love the devil under your name!!

You sound like you are in the right place in your head at the moment. So many of us sabotage ourselves - so hopefully with your determination and our support you are going to do fantastically well - and have a superslim 40th!!!

Good luck!

**Starlight** · 8th January, 2007

First day in! My Tesco.com delivery came today so my fridge and cupboard and full to overflowing with WW and Tesco Low Fat things. I love that Tescos Low Fat range come already pointed for you.

Woke this morning full of enthusiasm and raring to go. I wish I had my scales to get full benefit though.

Have done well so far today, had cereal with milk and a couple of oatcakes for breakfast. Spaghetti on toast and a WW yoghurt for lunch. A WW mini choc roll and coffee this afternoon. Tesco Jambalaya for dinner, followed by Skinny Cow Icecream and I STILL Have points left

I know this is the easy part when your momentum is up and youre full of good intentions, its sustaining this thats the hard bit, but I can do it this time.

Im going to try and post in here every day, I think that'll help me maintain my enthusiasm and hopefully stop me going off the rails.

Isnt this forum addictive.......

**Starlight** · 8th January, 2007

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Originally Posted by Barb

Can I suggest that you get a little piggy bank and put in the money each week that you would have spent on meetings and save it up for the new wardrobe of sexy clothes you are going to need!

Love Barb xxxxxx

What a brilliant idea!!!

Marie_D · 8th January, 2007

Congratulations on your first day!

I'm with you on the Tesco.com idea, I have my shopping delivered every week and I also LOVE that their Healthy Living range is already marked with ww points! (I've just sat and ordered my shopping for next week and it's ended up a fair bit more expensive than normal because I've had to order all the extra bits that I've picked up from this forum! Oops! My cupboards are going to be bursting when that lot arrives - they might even need to send 2 vans! Lol!).

You're right about this site being addictive, I don't seem to have done much else since starting my diet on Wed, but it's so great and I find it soooo helpful! - as I'm sure you will!

Good luck with your diet tomorrow, I look forward to seeing how you're getting on!

All the best!

7th January, 2007	#1 (permalink)
Starlight Moderator Starlight's Profile Albums Starlight's Photo Gallery Tournaments Won: 264 Join Date: 28th December, 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 17,050 My Mood: Rep Power: 401 Diet: Weight Watchers Height: 5' 11" Start Date: Jan 09 2007	Starlights Diary - Due to public demand the diary stays here ;) lol x Well. now its my turn. Its slightly later than planned but Im feeling better to the extent Im eating again, so DDay is tomorrow. So, first, I suppose some background. Im 38 and have been overweight to some degree pretty much my whole adult life. Its only the past few years that its got out of hand. For years I was smug, ok I was overweight but it didnt REALLY affect my life. I could still do everything I wanted. Well know what, now it does affect my life, now I CANT do everything I want. So now, I need to take charge of my life. Because if I dont, then Im slowly killing myself, and I have too much I still want to do to do that to myself. I have 18 months until Im 40 and by that time I plan on being a whole different person. I know I can do WW, I did it before for my brothers wedding and I can do it again. I went to classes then though, so it remains to be seen if I can 'go it alone' as successfully, but then Im not going alone really, I think the support and help I get on here will be enough to keep me on the straight and narrow. So, the scales are ordered, the Tesco.com delivery comes tomorrow afternoon and it'll be full steam ahead. This WILL be the last diet I start because this one WILL be successful __________________ Jan 9 2007 - Started WeightWatchers Jan 9 2008 - lost 127lbs (9.1stones) Next Mini goal: 175lbs - 12.5 stones Last edited by Starlight : 7th January, 2007 at 11:40 PM.

8th January, 2007	#3 (permalink)
Marie_D Forum Master Marie_D's Profile Albums Marie_D's Photo Gallery Join Date: 2nd January, 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 3,718 My Mood: Rep Power: 73 Diet: Weight Watchers Height: 5' 5" Start Date: 20th Nov '08 Start Weight: 191lb Current Weight: 189lb Goal Weight: 143lb BMI Information: Current BMI: 31.4 Start BMI: 31.8 Goal BMI: 23.8 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 2lb Weight to Lose: 46lb % Lost 1.05%	So you finally shook off your bug and you're now joining us on the treck to Skinnyville! Yey! I'm glad you're feeling better and I'm so looking forward to seeing how you get on. Here's to the last diet you ever have to do...hip hip horay!! __________________ My steps to goal... 1 - Lose 12lb (1/4 of the way there!) 2 - Lose 12lb (Half way there!!) 3 - Lose 12lb (3/4 of the way there!) 4 - Lose 12lb (GOAL!!!) Doesn't seem so far away now does it, just 4 small steps to Slimdom

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Karen1972 Moderator Karen1972's Profile Albums Karen1972's Photo Gallery Join Date: 21st July, 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,587 My Mood: Rep Power: 143	Best of luck Sandy, you totally sound like you're in the right frame of mind.... you will do it!!! __________________ Karen xxx Week 1 : 8lbs

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Sparkle Needs a life Sparkle's Profile Albums Sparkle's Photo Gallery Join Date: 1st October, 2006 Location: Isle of Wight Posts: 1,650 My Mood: Rep Power: 33 Diet: Weight Watchers	Welcome Sandy!!! I'm glad you're feeling better! Something that makes it easier for me to stick to the diet is to just take it one day at a time. Every day that you stick to it 100% is a huge extra block of determination and will power! You will do it!! Just stick with us, we'll keep you going! __________________ The final leg:

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KD Super Moderator KD's Profile Albums KD's Photo Gallery Typing Master Champion! Join Date: 22nd July, 2006 Posts: 11,675 Rep Power: 294	All the best of luck to you May this be the last diet you ever do __________________ 8 Stone gone Cambridge Diet Counsellor (Bournemouth) August Wilson, "As my spirit grew bigger, my demons got smaller."

8th January, 2007	#7 (permalink)
Barb Moderator Barb's Profile Albums Barb's Photo Gallery Join Date: 22nd July, 2006 Location: East Sussex Posts: 2,847 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 94 Diet: cal counting	Hi Sandy, good to hear such determination - you certainly will do it and this will be your last diet ever. I think you will manage without the meetings because of coming on here. You will get plenty of support and understanding and even a kick up the bm when you need one! Can I suggest that you get a little piggy bank and put in the money each week that you would have spent on meetings and save it up for the new wardrobe of sexy clothes you are going to need! Love Barb xxxxxx __________________ Barb xx* *13th October - start of looking after self more!* Week One - lost 3lbs Week two - STS, but thats ok! Week three - lost 2lbs! Week four -1lb on

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flirty40greeneyes Moderator flirty40greeneyes's Profile Albums flirty40greeneyes's Photo Gallery Join Date: 25th August, 2006 Location: Middlewich Cheshire Posts: 12,208 My Mood: Rep Power: 311 Diet: CD SS .... sometimes!!!	Sandy - love the devil under your name!! You sound like you are in the right place in your head at the moment. So many of us sabotage ourselves - so hopefully with your determination and our support you are going to do fantastically well - and have a superslim 40th!!! Good luck! __________________ CDC Start weight Oct 05 - 15.03 1 Jan 08 - 14.06 1 Nov - 14.02 12 Nov - 13.7 -9

8th January, 2007	#9 (permalink)
Starlight Moderator Starlight's Profile Albums Starlight's Photo Gallery Tournaments Won: 264 Join Date: 28th December, 2006 Location: Glasgow Posts: 17,050 My Mood: Rep Power: 401 Diet: Weight Watchers Height: 5' 11" Start Date: Jan 09 2007	First day in! My Tesco.com delivery came today so my fridge and cupboard and full to overflowing with WW and Tesco Low Fat things. I love that Tescos Low Fat range come already pointed for you. Woke this morning full of enthusiasm and raring to go. I wish I had my scales to get full benefit though. Have done well so far today, had cereal with milk and a couple of oatcakes for breakfast. Spaghetti on toast and a WW yoghurt for lunch. A WW mini choc roll and coffee this afternoon. Tesco Jambalaya for dinner, followed by Skinny Cow Icecream and I STILL Have points left I know this is the easy part when your momentum is up and youre full of good intentions, its sustaining this thats the hard bit, but I can do it this time. Im going to try and post in here every day, I think that'll help me maintain my enthusiasm and hopefully stop me going off the rails. Isnt this forum addictive....... __________________ Jan 9 2007 - Started WeightWatchers Jan 9 2008 - lost 127lbs (9.1stones) Next Mini goal: 175lbs - 12.5 stones

8th January, 2007	#11 (permalink)
Marie_D Forum Master Marie_D's Profile Albums Marie_D's Photo Gallery Join Date: 2nd January, 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 3,718 My Mood: Rep Power: 73 Diet: Weight Watchers Height: 5' 5" Start Date: 20th Nov '08 Start Weight: 191lb Current Weight: 189lb Goal Weight: 143lb BMI Information: Current BMI: 31.4 Start BMI: 31.8 Goal BMI: 23.8 Statistics: Total Weight Loss: 2lb Weight to Lose: 46lb % Lost 1.05%	Congratulations on your first day! I'm with you on the Tesco.com idea, I have my shopping delivered every week and I also LOVE that their Healthy Living range is already marked with ww points! (I've just sat and ordered my shopping for next week and it's ended up a fair bit more expensive than normal because I've had to order all the extra bits that I've picked up from this forum! Oops! My cupboards are going to be bursting when that lot arrives - they might even need to send 2 vans! Lol!). You're right about this site being addictive, I don't seem to have done much else since starting my diet on Wed, but it's so great and I find it soooo helpful! - as I'm sure you will! Good luck with your diet tomorrow, I look forward to seeing how you're getting on! All the best! __________________ My steps to goal... 1 - Lose 12lb (1/4 of the way there!) 2 - Lose 12lb (Half way there!!) 3 - Lose 12lb (3/4 of the way there!) 4 - Lose 12lb (GOAL!!!) Doesn't seem so far away now does it, just 4 small steps to Slimdom