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thank you girls! :) it was such an amazing day and for the first time ever i felt really happy in my own skin, the corset gave me extra confidence, and some friends who i havent seen in a few years were so shocked to see me looking smaller, it really made me feel fab xxx

Hi Ladies, Mrs Yanatma here! Finally on 10th September i married my partner of 6 years, on the beachfront in Turkey, with all our family and friends there. I was the thinnest i have ever been since i was 17 and i felt a million dollars, my dress was a size 12 and as i am 6'2 i think its my...

thank you!!! by now you will be a married lady!! congratulations, cant wait to see a pic of you in your dress??? I am actually getting withdrawal symptoms from my dress, havent seen it in weeks now!!! only 5 weeks until I DO yay! xxxx

oh my god i am such an idiot i didnt give you the website! LOL www.dessy.com

Hey there, well ever since i can remember i always wanted a really classy black and white wedding, but the problem i had was this: I am getting married in Turkey, a very hot country on the beach! lol but stubborn as i am, i kept the black and white and i now have fuschia thrown in as well to...

:welcome2:Alex and congratulations on your engagement!! so when is the wedding have you picked a date yet? You definitely seem focused so i am sure you will get there!!! good luck and keep us posted!!! Sammy xxx

omg thats amazing!!! I havent met anyone else who has even seen my dress let alone got it aswell!!! :-) Its just perfect isnt it? as soon as i saw it online i knew it was the one and i got the shop to order it in for me and i had it in smaller size and whilst i was waiting for it i hit the diet...

Hey Starla, :welcome2: I've seen you post things on the Bridal Section on here- congrats! Good Luck with you weight loss, it does seem so much when you start out- I had 5 stone to lose too and thought my god, it will take forever and now i have about 1 and a half stones to go! You can...

Hey Rachel, Welcome to the site! :welcome: Have you decided on what sort of diet you are going to do? You have the right focus- a date in mind and the amount of pounds you want to lose- I'm sure you will do great! And you have everyone on here for support! GOOD LUCK:D

:talk017:Hi Girls!!! I thought it might be fun for us girls to get to know a little bit about each other and our weddings! Just to see who is getting married around the same time as each other and what kind of weddings we are all having! Just something to take our mind off the constant...

hey there welcome to the site and congrats on the upcoming wedding! not long to go now!!! you must be so exited! You still have time to change things dont get disheartened- you can easily do it if you are focused! PLenty of exercise, drink lots of water, and watch what you eat really...

Thank you! I am so excited and cant wait to wear it!!! xxx

welcome!!!! congratulations on your engagement and your upcoming wedding!!! have never tried SW myself but know loads people who do fab on it! good luck!! so what kind of wedding are you having?? xxx

Hey there! My wedding is Sept 10th 2010- about 6 weeks away! When i got engaged May 7th 2009 i weighed 17 st 10lbs (I'm quite tall- 6 foot 2) so carried the weight ok but was well overweight! I now weigh 14 st 7lbs and i would love to weigh just under 13 at the wedding so 1 stone 7 or more to go...

Hey Chantelle- congratulations on your engagement! I think you have done amazing so far, well done! you are obviously so focused and you will get to target I am positive of that! I am the same as you, all the time i was losing my weight i still thought i was fat and even though people were...

Hey Sammy congratulations on your engagement i think thats a beautiful proposal! and a photo to keep forever! I'm also Sammy, and i've een with my fiance almost 6 years, we got engaged last year and our wedding is Sept 10th! not long to go now, we are getting married on the beach in Turkey on...

I cant believe it! 6 weeks to go!!! 16 months ago me and Recep got engaged and i remember moaning how long it was away and all of a sudden....here it is! I am now back in Turkey with my Fiance in our house and everything is done- all bits and pieces done bar a few odds and ends- dress is here...

Your dress is just GORGEOUS!!!! you look stunning in it! xxx

hey girlies thank you so much!!! I now have my dress here with me and i cant stop looking at it- its just perfect i love it so much! it fits lovely now but as it is corseted i am able to lose more weight and it can be pulled in! last 6 weeks to go until the wedding! OMG!!!! xxxxxxxxxxx

thanks ladies now down a few more pounds, almost lost another stone, i am getting there, still waiting to hear about my dress but it should be within the next 2 weeks!!!! yay!!! xx

awww thanks girls :-) was weighed last night and i lost another 4 and a half pounds in a week! so happy, i am really focused now i know in 5 weeks i will be collecting my dress- i have been running this week as well- every single bone and muscle in my body hurts! ha ha!!!! xxx

thanks ladies :-) sorry i have disappeared for a while, loads of personal stuff to deal with but i am back! my fiance has now gone back to our house in turkey to start the summer season with his business, and i have decided to stay here in wales for a bit longer to make some more cash and to...

thank you girls!!!! i am so excited about it so its great motivation to lose weight now as i will finally get to try it on in May so fingers crossed for me!!! eeek 7 months until the big day! xxxxxxxxx

hey hun thank you! getting there slowly but surely but now i know i have that dress to wear on the day i have had a big kick up the bum! lol You have got off to a really good start too! when is your wedding? xxx

Hey girls! well after losing a bit more weight (getting there!) i went back to the bridal shop with my mum and my bridesmaid and we picked the dress!:talk017: I AM SO HAPPY WITH IT, cant wait for it to come in and its finally mine!:love047: Its called Maggie Sottero Desirae- what does everyone...

thank you!!! I am sure it will take some time as the last part of the weight loss always takes the longest i have heard so fingers crossed!!! good luck to you too and keep me posted! have you found a dress yet? xxx

thank you so much! you too! :-) xxx

hi there can i join even though i am not on the same diet as you? I need to be sensible as i am off on holiday for a week in january lol but i would like to lose 10 pounds to get me under 14 stone for the first time in about 7 years!!! i will start counting from today :-)

I know i am sooooo excited, the dress i can get on now, but i am sort of heaving over it a little lol but its corseted, so once that 25lbs are off, it will be pulled in tight and away we go!!! YAY thanks for your comment, i am in such a good mood today! haha! xxxx

I am such a happy girl today! :D whilst in my friends house today (i always use her scales) i thought i might as well weigh myself again (i had on monday) to see if there was any change, not really expecting one, and i only had 1 pound to go until my next target and.... I HAD LOST 2 POUNDS...

hey there!!! thanks!! i know tell me about it i have dieting and wedding planning coming out of my ears! LOL but loving it though and i becoming more and more excited as the weight comes off :-) i just love that dress and i am now also in love with Maggie Sotteros Desirae, have u seen that...

you will do great, keep goin!!! let us know how u get on :-) xx

hey tonix thank you :-) i'm slowly but surely getting there, and really getting excited about the wedding now and the dress!!! how are you getting on? xxx

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE:D so here we are, 2010, and 9 months and 4 days until my wedding day! now weighing in at 14 st 11lbs, so i am finally under 15 stone! yay Christmas has been and gone and i did really well over the holidays, working as a home-help carer you can imagine the amount of...

thank you!!! just off to the gym now, need to lose a few more for Christmas day so i dont feel so guilty pigging out all day long LOL xx

omg how bad of me!!! i have been off here for ages!!! tut tut! well me and my fiance travelled home to Wales from Turkey, and we have settled back into life at home. its wonderful to see everyone and i have gone back to work as a carer for the elderly so it keeps me on my toes and it helps with...

hey well done hun carry on like that and you will be down to your target weight before you know it!!!! :-)

hey there thanks for the advice, i will be back home in wales next week and i am getting myself a little MP3 player to run with, i think thats what i am missing!!!!

hey there and welcome to the site! you have done fantastically!!! well done! I have began running and finding it a bit difficult to b honest with you as i havent done it in YEARS lol I start off with a power walk to warm up and then give it a go but its not coming easy- any tips??? Well done and...

i know i am terrible! i have not been well for about 3 weeks so havent been on here and to be honest as i was ill i didnt pay much attention to the diet really lol but back on track and really focused to lose this weight by Xmas Day! xxx

hey there welcome to the site!!!! have you done WW before? good luck with you weightloss- keep us posted!

hey hun so far i have lost 9 and a half pounds,so not near my entire target but hopefully i will be by Christmas Day! but please update me and i will let you know next week too!!! thanks xx

oops sorry about the commenting on my blog bit lol that wasnt u!!!

hey there and welcome to the site!!! thanks for commenting on my blog! You are doing the right thing and its always dauting when you first start out and you think you have a long way to go but you will get there and you have a great incentive- a baby :-) Good luck with everything and keep us...

thanks girls!!! :-) heres hoping i have another lost this week! xxx

WOOHOO 9.5 LBS DOWN!!!!!!!! YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!! feels like i have been waiting forever to lose something then it all happens at once!! didnt weigh last week so after about 12 days i have lost 9.5lbs!!!! so happy - got into a pair of jeans a size smaller than normal and i finally zipped up a...

lozzie stardust, the time travellers wife is AMAZING- I was the same, i cried SO MUCH :-( I go through about 3 books a week as well. this week it was Thomas Hardy's 'The Mayor Of Castorbridge', Daniel Defoe's 'Moll Flanders' and Freya North's 'pillow talk'. I am now onto a book someone lent...

Hey there, welcome!! The first few weeks are always the hardest, getting into a routine etc, but i am sure you will do great! You have the right attitude and you did the right thing joining this forum, whenever i am feeling a bit down and wanting to give up, i come on here and read other...

Hey Jessie, welcome to the site! Congratulations on the wedding, quite similar to me! wedding abroad, around the same time as me :-) plus we have the same amount of weight to lose! Hope it works for you hun! Let us know how it is going, Sammy x

Hey Everyone I'm back ! What a few weeks i have had!! First off my Nan came out on holiday for 11 days, and i tried to be so good on my diet but my exercise went out the window as i couldnt leave her alone, and obviously i had the odd treat: the odd glass of wine or a dessert but NOT very often...

I am just watching what i eat, portion control and exercising EVERYDAY ugh lol Fİngers crossed we can lose the weight!! keep in touch and let me know how u r getting on! xxxx

Hey soph and welcome!!!! All us brides can stick together!!! what diet u doing hun??? xxxx

hey hunny sorry i havent come back to you but my Nan came on Thursday for a holiday so just quickly checking things now! Well i have not weighed myself yet but finges crossed, the first thing nan said when she got off the plane was 'christ you have lost some weight' so fingers crossed! lol CANT...

thank you very much xxxx

Just posted on my weekly weigh in bit and i stayed the same- really disappointed as i had really worked hard! cycling, running, drinking loads of water and green tea, not eating after 6pm, etc etc and stayed the same?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!? I am due for my TOTM but seriously??? not even one pound???? I...

Hey girls thanks for the support! Sorry i didnt come on here it was Bday friday and then i had a wedding over the weekend so i have been on hiatus. Well....weighed myself on friday and there was NO CHANGE :-( I was so upset and confused as i had tried so hard! Cycling to and from work everyday...

Hey Hun good to hear from you!! yeah things are good with me so far i think! I have been really good watching what i have been eating, lots of salad, soups and vegetables with pasta etc and then fruit- drank sooooo much water i am running to the loo every 30 mins tho! haha!!! The jog was fine...

Thanks Justin :-) I admit i havent been running in a long time but i have been cycling and swimming for months so i didnt think it would hurt me so much!! I will do what you said and see if it improves! Thanks Sammy x

Hey Jenny well that sounds a great way to try and lose weight and a healthy way- good luck!!! Yep a wedding, I have just posted my dream wedding dress on the bottom of my signature for inspiration if i can be down to a size 12/14 and that dress suits me thats the one i am just in love with it...

Hey cookiesncream! Congratulations on becoming a mummy again! and welcome to minimins! I am fairly new on here too and everyone on here is really helpful. Sounds like you have had the best start! walking and a good breakfast, how has your first day gone? the first few weeks are always the...

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SCARED So tomorrow is my first weigh-in since i joined this site again and i am really nervous :( I dont know why as i have really tried hard in the last week, eating lots of fruit and vegetables, nothing fried or sweet, drank lots of water and green tea and i have upped the exercise but i...

hey everyone So i am trying to lose weight through healthy eating and exercise and 2 nights ago i went out for my first run in about 6 years lol :eek: So i warmed up properly and power walked for a good ten mins and then jogged a leg, then walked, then jogged etc and everything went OK- It...

Hey there Juno, welcome!!!! I am with you on the portion control (think thats my main problem!) So what is GoLower? Never heard of it! Good Luck with your weight loss and keep us posted! Sammy x

Thanks ladies! And Sharon i wish i had known u probably walked past me, I work in the centre of Fethiye near the duckpond restaurant!!!! Next time you come out let me know! lol I live in Calis too- freaky coincidence!!! Thanks for the comments girls and fingers crossed!

omg my shins hurt today! lol should it be my shins hurting??? I thought it would be my calves!

Thanks girls fingers crossed, weighing myself tomorrow and i am really nervous!!!!

I went for my first ever run! lol going between power walking and jogging for 35 mins :-)

Well last night i went on my first run! Yes thats right i said run lol I havent been for a jog in god knows how long, but i was sat at home and i was originally going to go out for a cycle but as i do that everyday anyway (I cycle to and from work) i thought instead of being boring and doing...

I'm getting married :-) but not until next September Having a beach wedding in Turkey and have found my dream dress so really need to lose this weight!!! Fingers crossed! Sammy x

Hey there and welcome! Good Luck with your weight loss i am sure you will do great!! Sammy x

Hey there and welcome back, I am in the same boat as you. I originally joined this site last october, and then i went off the radar and have just joined back up again pretty much the same weight i was a year ago :-( I am just really watching what i eat, and portion size and i have introduced...

Hey there James and welcome to the site!!! Well done in joining this, You have done the right thing and you will get so much help and support on here that you wont feel alone. I am also new on here, been on here about a week and people are so helpful :-) The first thing you need to do is really...

Hey tami thanks so much for replying to my post was starting to feel a little lonely with everyone viewing it but not commenting! haha! I am the same as you hun i REFUSE to fork out a load of money especially with a wedding to come etc so i am doing the same- watching what i am eating...

Hey there and welcome to minimins!!! Good luck with your weight loss i am new on here too so fingers crossed for both of us! Sammy x

Hey there hunny, I hope you can find a diet that works for you and we are all here to try and help you out!!! If you ever want to chat with someone, let me know! Welcome and good luck! Sammy x

Hey there hun, well i hope it works for you!!! I have never taken any of the pills but i have been told that they really work so i have everything crossed for you!! I know what you mean about not being able to talk to people about your weight, the only time i want to talk about it is when i am...

so what happened to Caroline ? her post has just disappeared!

Good for you chick! what diet you doing??? I need to try and trim down as much as i can before i go home to wales very end of november as dress shopping and i dont want to have to say to the women in the dress shop 'oh i plan to be 2 stone lighter' etc!!! haha!!! speak soon x

wow well done thats fantastic!!!! keep going, thats fantastic for the first week! :-) Sammy x

Hey there Claire, Welcome to Minimins! Havent heard of reductil i'm afraid but just wanted to wish you good luck!!! Speak Soon Sammy x

Hey love!!! Will do- will put some up on my profile now of the proposal too!!! So you restarting too??? Good, need someone to have with me!!! Speak later xxx

Hey there Strawberri- welcome!!! You have done the hard bit and finally joined the site! Everyone here is really friendly and helpful so you will get lots of support! Good Luck with your weightloss!!!! Sammy x

10/10 today woohoo! lol

Wow 4 stone??? WELL DONE YOU!!! Whoever it was that said to you (I am hoping it was not a family member or friend as its unbelievably mean!) is not someone who deserves your time! You have done amazingly well to lose that weight, my target is 4 stone and i am only at the beginning so you are...

Out here in Turkey they make the NİCEST hot fresh bread, so that buttered was a weakness!! Also biscuits, cakes, anything for my sweet tooth and on a sunday my treat night i used to have my homemade spicy chips with cheese (anything stodgy is my problem!) ....and now i'm hungry lol

hmmmm....Boris Becker, Tim Henman, Greg Rusedskli (all at wimbledon obviously! lol) Philip Schofield, Various Welsh Rugby Players on a night out in Cardiff, Daniel Bedingfield, and just last week i met Syd From Eastenders- no one REALLY famous tho :-(

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Hey Caroline, WELCOME :-) This site is fantastic, I have only been back on the diet wagon for a week or so and everyone on here is so friendly. Good Luck with your weight loss Sammy x

Hey there and welcome!!! So whats the w8 diet?? Good luck with your weight loss and we are all here to help :-) Sammy x

Hey Elaine and Welcome!!! This site is fantastic for help and support i am sure you will do great! Looking forward to getting to know you Good Luck with the weightloss Sammy x

torrents you say?? omg i am googling as we speak!!! thanks!!!! fingers crossed x

I am devastated living in Turkey and normally i watch it on BBC online- now they have this new stupid rule where i am 'out of area' and unable to watch!!! GUTTED :-( no brendan cole and ricky whittle for me B.U.M.M.E.R!!!!

the willow tree

oh yeah this is what i am famous for! lol My partner works evening and i used to be home alone infront of the TV and i wouldnt even notice how much i was eating until the whole packet or whatever was empty!!! eek! But now i work evenings until about 11-30pm so i have cut that out (thank god!)...

Gone with the Wind

thanks!!! and yes Turkey is lovely- Lara Beach is VERY NICE :-) Sammy x

Hey Lisa, sorry i cant give you any advice on the gastric band etc but i just wanted to say WELCOME :-) Good Luck with everything and we are all here to help you too! What part of stoke are you from? I lived there for 3 years when i was at Keele University :-) Sammy x

omg i miss eastenders!!!! I now live in turkey and cant watch it :-( keep reading about it online tho) and every winter when i g home for a few months i try to catch up!! has it come out yet who the father is????

9 out of 10! not bad at all lol Sammy x

Wow so nice that you and your husband get to do it together :-) that will really help having support like that at home! Good Luck with your weight loss let us know how you get on! Sammy x

LOVE Harry Potter- read all the books (twice lol) and have all the DVDs so far- I did really enjoy the Half Blood Prince but i agree with alot of people on here, I do think that they missed some really important things out and i do think they could have made the ending a little more dramatic /...

Hey there i am a massive Philippa Gregory fan and i have a few other authors and books i could recommend: I loved The Firemasters Mistress BY Christie Dickason AND Helen Of Troy By Margaret George- fab book! These are both definitely worth a look :-) Sammy x

I absolutely LOVE the twilight series- I read all 4 books in the space of about a week, I was just completely hooked and then went to the Cinema twice to see it haha! I now cant wait for the second film but i agree with you, the books are alot better, you get to use your own imagination. I...

I am a MASSIVE fan of Sarah Waters....plus i KNOW HER :-) She is from my hometown and i am so lucky she has autographed my books, I have read all of hers and my favourite has to be Fingersmith have you read that one? AMAZING

Hey there another newbie! I'm Sam, 24 years old and trying the old fashioned eating sensibly and exercise diet (god help me! lol) I currently weigh 16.7 stone (at my heaviest i was 17.7) I want to get down to about 12- 12.7 stone (I am 6 foot 2 in height so i think that would be about right)...

ME too Me too LOL I know that this has already started but i want to join on the Xmas Diet bandwagon too ;) I would love to lose 28 pounds by then, 2 stone down and into a size 14 outfit- I go back to Wales (I currently live in Turkey) on 29th November for Xmas with my family etc and it will be...

hey there hunny thanks for your comment on my profile! I have just read your story and OMG WELL DONE YOU!! You have done amazing and i think you are such a strong person to go through everything you have been through but not giving up- instead you brushed yourself off and gave that diet a kick...

So i finally got out the weighing scales and the tape measure this morning and got all my stats and wrote them down- the diet is officially ON :o So my first weigh in and i am 105 kgs (16 stone 7lbs):eek: Not too bad considering i was 112kgs in about April time but still got a long way to...

Hey Hun I went onto the ticker factory website (google that name and it will pop up) and follow the instructions to make the weight tracker and then you save the CODE for it and paste it into your signature (in your profile) If you go to the list of sections on here and go to the technical...

Hey there thanks both of you for your comments :-) This is the first diet in my life where its NOT extreme for a change lol I realised that they dont work so this one is purely watching WHAT i eat, my portion size and exercising everyday so i hope it works!! And i have the best focus- thinking...

I have read somewhere that Green Tea speeds up your metabolism :-) I drink it everyday at least 3 or 4 cups of it- hope its true!!! Sammy x

Hey there and Welcome!!! Well done on your weight loss so far thats fantastic! Keep up the good work, and good luck with your weight loss I am a newbie too so hopefully we both can do well :-) Sammy x

So here i am back again! almost a year later (what a waste of bloody time when i could have been here having support and losing weight and i didnt :-( *sigh*) Oh well no point stressing just get back on it!!! I am back, new attitude and with an engagement ring on my finger to give me a kick...

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Hey there and Welcome! What part of wales were you from? I am welsh, from Pembrokeshire :-) Good Luck with your weight loss! Sammy x

Don't put yourself down :-( Of course girls go for big lads- girls go for all sorts! The best thing for you to do is lose the weight for you, to give you confidence etc- a woman loves confidence and this is what you are missing thats all- Good Luck with it and if you ever want someone to talk to...

I know what you mean people say that me too (I'm 24) but it doesnt feel that way! Losing weight is hard and it doesnt happen overnight but it is worth it when you start to notice all your hard work paying off. Have you thought about taking up a sport or some form of exercise? that will help you...

Hey there :-) I am new to the site too and have been struggling with my weight for a few years but trust me you have done the best thing, you have signed up to this and done the hard thing, introducing yourself and being honest- WELL DONE From now on it will be easier as you will have help...

hey there :-) I'm a newbie too but welcome to the forum! I have never heard of your diet before, what does it involve? Good Luck with your weight loss! Sammy x

Hey there and welcome!!! I did the cambridge diet 2 years ago (it really does work!) I lost 2 stone in 5 weeks on it, the only problem i had was that when i came off it i wasnt disciplined enough but i am sure with your counsellors help and our support on here you are going to do great!! Good...

lol same as me then- I just meant were you on slimfast, or the cambridge diet or herbalife etc- so many things out there!! I think, for me the best thing is exercising and watching what i eat and HOW MUCH i eat- are you keeping a food diary? The best thing that works for me is that i write...

Hey lee and Welcome!! I am also a newbie of sorts (was on this site last year and then the idiot i am i stopped- so here i am back again!) This site is for both men and women and you will get so much help here! So sorry to hear about you and your girlfriend :-( But you have done the right thing...

So I have started a diet- then stopped. Then had a kick up the butt. Then stopped. NO MORE OF THIS I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!! This time i have a new energy- I am about to turn 25 next week and this is the last birthday i plan to be overweight! enough is enough. PLUS in 12 months time (sept 10th 2010)...

I am obsessed with Twililght!!! I read all four books in the space of about a week and i am just in love with them all!!! Dont worry you are not alone!!!! lol Cannot wait for New Moon film to come out, hope it has more to it, I agree with you, Twilight was just not as i expected but then films...

I am currently reading Martina Cole's 'Close'- love her books!!!

hey there welcome I am a newbie too (well was on here last year and have finally got the courage to come back! lol) Good luck hunny -hopefully we can all help each other out!!! Love Sammy x

Hey Everyone I'm also a new Bride to be :) I got engaged in May 2009 and the wedding is set for September 2010 - a beach wedding in Turkey. I have found my dream dress online but before i try it on etc i want to lose as much as i can by xmas time (this is when i will be going home to the UK and...

Hey Everyone, Sammy84 here, hope someone remembers me. I was on here last winter for a while and i feel bad, but i disappeared :cry: We moved, and i changed jobs which had me working nights, but no more excuses i have had enough and this weight needs to come off and i cant do it alone :( I am...

whatever recipes you got, i will gratefully take! once a week i have a treat day so i can eat what i want, so send them on to me!!! thanks hun x

that nurse sounds a right charmer! welcome to the site and good luck!

Hi Lisa, welcome! Good Luck with your weight loss and let us know how you get on! x

thankyou! i know its really annoying lol but i thought it best to be honest and you just go by that one as i will use it every week! xx

ystrad (its Welsh and means Vale)

Hi Paul, i am sure you will be fine, sometimes the treats are too hard to resist. i allow myself a treat day, so every sunday after i have weighed myself i can have what i want, so last night i was also naughty and had a roast chicken dinner with all the trimmings! but i am back to being good...

poor little thing, hope he feels better soon x

wow you look great hun, of course you can see the difference!!! well done x

hey there i have just started my week 2, had my first weigh in yesterday and lost 2 kilos so really pleased and ready for this week now! being extra good today to make up for the lovely roast dinner i had last night to treat myself!!! lol

Hi Everyone Well just a week ago, my partner came home with some weighing scales for me, and the weight i was on there, was different to the weight on another scales i had used 2 days before (isnt that always the way? lol) it said i was 112kg, not 110kg so i have decided to go long with my...

lol anytime! x need some ideas as just seem to be eating the same sort of stuff all the time!

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hey there, welcome to minimins and good luck with ur exams and your weight loss x

Hi everyone. I'm Sam, I'm 24 and i am originally from Pembrokeshire in South West Wales but i now live in South West Turkey, with my boyfriend fof four years, Recep. I studied Law & Eng @ Uni but i am now a sales consultant for a property developer over here, so far so good. Decided to go down...

hey there, i have read all of the Karin Slaughter books, and the first book, 'Blindsighted' is the most graphic, they all are quite gory as such but once you are a few chapters in, thats it....you're hooked! she is fantastic and not at all predictable. her last one, Skin Privilege, blew me away...

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Welcome to minimins. Congrats on ur weight loss so far, its a slow process, but pays off in the end i am sure! Good luck and keep us posted.

hey there, welcome to minimins. i am on the same sort of diet plan as you, trying to eat right and exercising every day, real hard work and obviously a slower process but it seems to be working OK for me so far. Good luck with it hun, and if you have any tips etc- let me know! need all the help...

I can understand you completely, i suffered from bulimia all the way through uni, so whenever i am on diet now (piled weight on when i managed to stop) people are always wary of it and saying things like 'well dont be stupid about it' etc etc and it is annoying, but then i guess i understand the...

I have to be honest, i am really lucky as i know the author and i always get the beautiful hard back versions, autographed. My favourite is Fingersmith, so unbelievably clever, and not at all predictable, i read most of it with my mouth open in shock! lol

well done! i have done the CD diet before and you are over the worst bit, the first few days for me were a complete nightmare! congrats and good luck!

Hey everyone Just wanted to see if anyone else is a fan of Sarah Waters? Her novels include 'Tipping The Velvet', 'Fingersmith', 'Affinity' and 'The Night Watch'? The first two novels have been on the Tv, on BBC1. The novels are based around the victorian time, and then 'The Night Watch' around...

Philippa Gregory is fantastic! I have read most of her books, and none of them let you down, as they are based loosely round the facts, so you learn something but she makes them so juicy with the romance and drama that you cant put them down!

OK so i have decided to write up on here my goals, and my food and exercise diary as its the only way to do it, write it down and then i cant cheat! lol So i have added my goals to my signature, nothing too huge and unreachable, would love to drop as close to 10kilos as possible by xmas. Then...

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Welll done thats fantastic! Keep it up, you will hit your targets before you know it, I didnt have the stamina to do it in Uni, i know how hard it is so you should be really proud of yourself!

Hey there thanks for your reply, i like you have been dieting on and off since i was about 18 (6 years now! seems so long now i have said it!) I have attempted Atkins, Cambridge Diet (lost 2 stone in a month) but then became so frightened of putting weight back on again when i came off it that...

i didnt see her on the TV but i saw her in the paper today showing off the new figure thanks to some magazine paying for her lipo and boob job etc, that girl needs some serious help, she is on a downward spiral into trouble!

Welcome Mena, and good luck with your weight loss! x

Hi Gail, Having read your message i have to say it made me quite upset that a professional, a Dr who is supposed to help and look after patients would treat you in such a manner. I always thought people who wanted to become a Dr, were people who wanted to help people, this guy was obviously...

join the club with the slim bf who has award winning metabolism! Welcome hun, and good luck! we are all in the same boat here, and u now have me thinking about KFC! luckily i live abroad and cant get to one! phew!

I'm originally from pembrokeshire in South West Wales but now live in Calis Beach / Fethiye in South West Turkey x

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Hey there, I have only been dieting properly for the last 2 weeks so i would love to buddy up and have someone on here for encouragement etc. At my very heaviest i was 17 stone 2 but at the moment i am 15 and a half, wanting to get down to 12 and a half eventually. I have been going through all...

hi and welcome! Well done on the 10 lbs, and good luck, keep us posted!

this is sooo funny, i saw it on the Ellen DeGeneres Show a while ago, them kids are gorgeous!

I love her books, And i have asked for her new one, 'Thanks for the memories' for xmas. Have to say, i was disappointed with PS i love you, the film, just didnt reach my expectations! mind you, the films rarely do, after i have read the book, just not what i have imagined.

thats very true!!! I think thats one of my problems, my partner is very tall and very slim and he can eat whatever he wants, and he does!!! he likes all the healthy stuff and he does eat whatever i cook but whenever we are out somewhere he buys unhealthy things and sometimes, god bless him, he...

thanks everyone for your replies, so nice to have somewhere to post! I am living in Fethiye/ Calis Beach in Turkey which is a beautiful place, and i am surrounded by some healthy food and then alot of so not healthy food lol but its a beautiful place for me to cycle everywhere on my bike and...

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oh yes it will, its been a long time coming!!! I am very lucky as my boyfriend has been with me at my fattest and my thinnest, but i hate trying to clothes shop here as all the shop assistants are skinny, and the clothes are not made to fit someone like me, so i would love to be able to stroll...

Well done you thats fantastic, thats what i am aiming for! You will have no trouble hitting your target by christmas hun, then think of all the fab new clothes u can get! I have an aim for xmas too, so fingers crossed!

that happens to alot of people hun, me included, I have sometimes really pushed myself and done so well and then something so small triggers it off and i just want to eat something naughty, and you feel dreadful afterwards. Everything in moderation i guess, its worse to deprive yourself...

Thanks Janey Still trying to learn how this site works but i will update as often as i can!! Good luck to you too, I love it out here in Turkey but no groups to follow thats the only problem, all the turkish women are short and thin!!! doesnt help my self esteem much lol

Welcome, and congratulations on the baby! At least you have a beautiful reason for being here, so well done you. I am also new on this, and finding it difficult to follow all the posts but i am sure i will get there in the end! Good Luck with your weight loss hun!

hi and welcome! I like you am not really sure what i track to take, so at the moment i am attempting it the old fashioned way, exercising (which i havent done in a fair while and its killing me, but at the same time it makes you very proud of yourself when your muscles ache! lol) and watching...

I love Karin Slaughter books, they are fab! Just finished reading 'The Night Watch' By Sarah Waters, she is a fantastic author, and now i am on to 'Monarchy' By David Starkey, i am a terrible book worm, go through at least 2- 3 books a week! Will read anything and everything.

Hi there, welcome! I am doing exactly the same thing as you, just exercising and watching what i eat, and its difficult! I have bought bike and i am cycling everywhere and trying to cut the calories down, and hope it will pay off in the end, i have tried other diets in the past but i think this...

Hi everyone thought i should finally put everything on here and get going with this diet properly! Finally weighed myself the other night, and i am now at 110kg At my heaviest, earlier this year i was 119kg, so i am getting there slowly but surely, in the right direction! I am a very tall girl...

Hi Everyone My Name is Sam and i am 24. I have been overweight since i was about 18 when i went off to Uni, got a sports injury and the weight piled on and i have been battling it ever since. Whats makes it harder for me now is that i now live in Turkey, and there are no Diet groups out here...