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On the subject of fizzy drinks, what are people's thoughts on diet drinks? Should they be avoided too? They're supposed to be virtually calorie free but are there other effects? Well done Niks for taking the bull by the horns - and it's great you've found this site. I found this site 4 years...

5 days on that regime - you're doing good! I know what you mean about nearly crumbling... sometimes the craving just surfaces and the mind turns to those comfort foods we all crave. It happens to me every night! Keep it up! Looking forward to seeing you shed that 2 stone

Well... one week has passed since my last post. I've had a pretty good week all-told. Sure - most days I lapse briefly at some point (last night it was a sandwich...) but otherwise I think I'm on a roll, for now at least. I've done a full-blown 45-mins cardio workout 5 times in the last week...

You CAN do it Bexie! We're all looking forward to seeing you SUCCEED! Well done for taking the leap

Welcome Biddybumble, and congrats on your good start. I lost quite a bit of weight with support from this forum so its definitely a great way to get like-minded feedback, reassurance and encouragement. From reading your posts, something tells me you're going to do it this time!

I'm Back!! Yeah - that's right folks, I've ballooned and now I'm back to set it straight. Well, ballooned is a bit of an overstatement.... here's the story so far.... I started at 16 stone at the end of 2008. Then I lost 3.5 stone over 6 months in 2009 through careful eating and very regular...

crikey - can't believe that last post was over a month ago! Had a varied few weeks - gained a couple of pounds I think, but trying my best to stay on track. Actually trying to figure out what it is that gets me through the day right up to about 7pm eating really healthy but then I need massive...

I've had flu (or at least a really bad cold) since Friday night, so I haven't been doing my normal exercise routine and I didn't weigh-in with Wii Fit on Sunday morning. On the positive side though, I'm not eating as much as usual so it should all balance out. I'm waiting until at least...

Last night I attempted carbicide. nuff said :( Hopefully I can make up for it over the rest of this week.

OK, so first weigh-in complete... I'm actually a couple of pounds heavier than I had assumed. According to Wii Fit I currently weight 184lbs (13stone 2lbs). My weight loss objective is therefore 16lbs or 1stone 2lbs. Since Wednesday last week I have been reasonably good - reminiscent of my...

Just checking back to confirm a good start! I followed my eating schedule to perfection yesterday and exercised this morning on schedule. Expecting my first weigh-in on Sunday to measure me at about 13 stone or 182 lbs, so that will be the starting point for a 1 stone weight loss journey.

I'm Back! So in January I returned here after quite a long break to kick-start a post-Christmas weight-loss after some seasonal weight-gain... that went okay to a point - I got down from 13 stone to 12 and a half stone and then hovered between 12.5 and 13 right up until my summer holiday. Now...

well... its been over 5 and a half months since my last post... I'm quite proud of how well I've managed to keep the weight off! Right up to Christmas I managed to maintain 175lbs - although I'd ideally be around 168... So... why am I back? One word......... CHRISTMAS! I've spiked back up to...

I lost 1lb at last saturday's weigh-in. Will probably weigh in again tomorrow. In other news, I discovered ryvita crackerbread! Wow, this stuff is good. I've also switched from country-life butter to "I can't believe its not butter LITE".... I normally love my butter but this stuff is half the...

My diary is dropping to the bottom of the front page so I thought I'd better post an update. Went away for a long weekend last weekend so I didn't really diet (although saying that my normal eating is a lot more healthy anyway... not eating snacks and stuff so hopefully I didn't gain)...

I didn't weigh-in last weekend but did this weekend and gained 1lb. Not bad considering my diet has been more balanced (i.e. a few more treats, not so much "going without"). I'll be maintaining a rigorous weighing-in schedule so that I can monitor any notable digression from my current weight...

A big drop this week - 3lbs! So now I'm at 12stone 1lb. People are really beginning to think I look too thin and a bit 'drawn'. I caught sight of myself in a mirror in an elevator yesterday and I'm inclined to agree - a bit too thin! So, what's to do? Bulk up time perhaps? Maybe I need to...

just a quick post to say that at my last weigh-in I lost a further 2lbs taking me to 12 stone 4 lbs..... now I'm below my original target. I'll be revising my target to 11 stone 7lbs (161lbs) - heck lets make it a round 160lbs. I'm not stressing about getting to this latest target - it may take...

Thanks cheeseontoast! And thanks for taking the time to read through all my posts. Its nice to know there are other people out there (sometimes this diary gets a bit lonely!) Diet was relaxed a bit this weekend, partly for fathers day. Did lots of cardio though. 1 hour of the hardest workout I...

Weigh-in this week showed a 1lb loss which reverses last weeks 1lb gain, thankfully. At least I'm managed to lose something considering... I've not been eating unhealthily or anything, its just that I've eating a bit more than I have for the last 5 or so months. Exercise is still going well though.

Still a bit worried that my weight may be creeping up... diet wise doing generally ok except for some snacking in the evenings. Cardio exercise is going well (especially now I've roped my wife in too!) but resistance training has stalled. Will re-start resistance workouts tonight! Expecting...

Had a good weekend after my disappointing weigh-in on Saturday. Did a 60-minute workout on Saturday evening, eating well throughout that day. Even managed to play active games in the garden in the late afternoon which also got my heart pumping! Sunday we went strawberry picking, and ate well...

As anticipated, I gained a pound this week :mad: At least I know why. There's nothing like a weight increase to focus the mind though! I think next week is going to be a good week! At least I'm still at my target (just!) of 12 and a half stone.

Not having a brilliant week... still managing my cardio sessions this week (thankfully) but skipped a resistance session and have been eating too many treats! My wife made me a whole batch of the most amazing cupcakes.... mmmmmm.... I wish she wouldn't, but they are nice! Perhaps I'm just...

:DWeighed in on Saturday and I'm at 174lbs, that's a 2lb loss over the week and 1lb below my target weight!!:D I've done it! I've reached my target weight and only 2 weeks behind schedule. That's a grand total of 43lbs lost in 5 months. It feels good! Not finished yet though. Still got a...

Cheers Kunster - always good advice. The week in Wales was fantastic, especially given the weather. I even managed to shed some clothing and introduced my family to my slimmer look! The week was a right-off exercise wise... I didn't do any cardio or resistance routines for 6 straight days. I...

Crikey - there are lots of diaries in here now (I'm sure there are more than usual) - I had to go to page 2 to find my diary and I only posted 3 days ago ! Anyway, weekly weigh-in takes me down to 12stone 12lbs so a nice loss this week :D. It seems a 2-3lb loss every fortnight is about right...

supposed to be moving to a 4-day resistance training model this week, but skipped yesterday evening due to a domestic incident :rolleyes: and a dentist appointment... although I did manage to get a cardio session in during the morning... Hoping to push some weights tonight but I have another...

I spent a long time yesterday planning my new resistance routine - taking resistance workouts from three times per week to four times per week, including a "pump" option for when I have more time or more inclination where I do 5 times per week. I account for different muscle-sets on different...

The crappy (and often inaccurate) analogue scales show 12st 13lbs but my official Wii Fit weigh-in on Saturday indicated that my weight hadn't changed last week... well, the message was no weight-loss or gain, but the little graphic of a weighting scale showed a tad over 13stone. Anyway, I'll...

Managing to eat really well right up to evening time lately, but then at about 7pm I get real bad munchies! Not such a problem I suppose if I manage to satisfy myself with jelly and muller-lite (or slimfast yogurt) but will prevent me losing the remaining gut if I cave in and devour my...

Weighed in using Wii Fit on Saturday.... a 3lb loss since previous weigh-in - taking me to exactly 13stone and, for the first time in over 15 years, a BMI within the ideal range !!!!!! :D According to BMI, I'm no longer overweight! Wow, I have to keep saying it to myself... of course, that's...

Thanks Kunster! I started losing again this week, although not at the rate I had thought... lost 2lbs this last week (mind you, I've been a bit bloated the last couple of days, so it may be a tad more than 2lbs really!) So, I'm down to 13stone 3lbs... really just hovering about a BMI of 25...

Having a great week so far! My stagnation last week (weight wise) has led to a concerted effort this week. Fewer snack (none at all on most days) and healthier snacks where I do have them. Bought my first punnet of British Strawberries yesterday - they do taste so much better! Also, loving Jelly...

I completely agree! Sugar free jelly is my savior! Its low calorie (mainly water) and has a sweet taste. It also fills me up for a short while to get over a craving. Really good stuff to have in the fridge.

After my setback weigh-in on the Wii Fit on Saturday, I had an excellent diet and exercise day on Sunday. I did 1 solid hour of high intensity cardio (nearly killed myself ;)) and ate extremely well all day. I've even started to reduce carbs (not cut them out, but just cut down a little bit)...

Very disappointed this week. No weight loss according to my Wii Fit weigh-in :cry: I have to say I have been extremely hungry lately. I've not changed my eating habbits but by dinner time I am starving! I've been trying to be good, but I guess sometimes I've eaten little snacks after dinner...

You're doing really well Kunster. I've got into a routine of 4xHigh Intensity Cardio (at least 45mins) and 3xWeights each week. I've upped the weight I'm pushing and lowered the reps (aiming for 5x5) but I have to say my ability is low and I can't manage much weight at all (I can manage 5x5...

I'm still feeling a bit of a fraud over that last Wii Fit weigh-in - surely I'm not really 13st 5lbs, especially when my (quite dodgy) weighing scales in the bathroom say 13st 6lbs at best... well, next weekend will tell. Loving the weather at the moment. Still walking at lunchtimes in the hot...

Freaked myself out today with my weigh-in - despite Easter (and all that chocolate) I've lost 4lbs this week.... seems too good to be true. Perhaps next week i'll put a few pounds back on! I'll enjoy it while I can. new me 20009 - 14lbs - 7lbs - 7lbs to go night-owl - 10lbs - 0lbs - 10lbs to...

Today I was shocked to find, when I weighed in using Wii Fit, that I'd lost 4lbs over the last week !!! That's weird. I was taken aback. I wondered if it was my clothing but that is the same as usual. The only slight difference was the time of day - mid afternoon instead of mid morning... but...

Managed another 45mins of cardio this morning - going well. Apart from the easter egg slip-up yesterday, food is also good. Need to go shopping though. Hoping to be a smidgen under 13st 7lbs tomorrow... my sly mid-week weigh in this week was about 13st 7lbs but I wan't to use the Wii Fit as the...

confession time... I just ate a Maltesers Easter Egg. 370calories. :cry: I don't know why I did it. I feel dirty now. At least I did a 45min workout this morning (and last night also) so that'll help. I wish the kids would hurry up and eat their Easter eggs. Its getting bloody ridiculous...

Yeehaa! Another 2lbs off... only 3 to go for the rest of the month. My wife and mother tell me I'm "too skinny" now... they'd better get used to it! I'd better start saving for new clothes... :) new me 20009 - 14lbs - 4lbs - 10lbs to go night-owl - 10lbs - 0lbs - 10lbs to go Rachel L - 3lbs -...

Easter Sunday and doing ok... ate an easter egg though (only a modestly sized one mind-you) but at 400cals that's more than I'd wanted! Nonetheless, if my only concession to my old lifestyle is an Easter Egg on Easter Sunday then I'm doing ok! Also, considering we had a kids birthday party for...

Thx Frijj. I'm in Fareham. I used to have a gf in Bognor - its nicer than its reputation suggests ;-) Is it Frijj as in the yummy milkshakes you can buy? mmmmm Frijj......

Hey Kunster - you done good! What's your weight lifting routine? I've got another stone to lose (on top of the nearly two stone already lost) but I've started pushing weight like you suggested in preparation for a full-on bulking session in a month or two. I'm not doing protein yet (don't want...

it's coming off! new me 20009 - 14lbs - 4lbs - 10lbs to go night-owl - 10lbs - 0lbs - 10lbs to go Rachel L - 3lbs - 0lbs - 3lbs to go Chickydee - 14lbs - 0lbs - 14lbs to go onamission - 8lbs - 2lbs - 6lbs to go rhuba - 4lb - 1lboff - 3lb to go KiiRwarrr - 10lbs - 0lbs off - 10lbs to go...

Still worried about my belly, so still going at this new-regime great guns... That said, I did bite the head off a small Lindt chocolate bunny the other evening...:D Anyway, weighed in this morning (my now weekly naughtly-sly-weigh-in) and it seems I'm 13stone 11lbs now! Wohoo! Things are still...

I've been using Davina McCall's DVDs since January, four times a week. The workouts are at least 30mins long, and can be longer, and I find them easy to follow and effective. They are particularly keen on "interval" training where they keep your heart rate up by doing short aerobic intervals...

I've lost a fair bit of weight this year (see stats) but one thing I've noticed is that my belly isn't shifting! As a 33yr old bloke, this is my priority right now! No point trying on new Armani shirts if my belly's gonna spoil the image ;) So, my challenge is, how the heck do I shed the...

Bear with me on this one - Cottage Cheese Smoothie! Great for making cottage cheese bearable. A bit of a hit-and-miss affair though. Try 1/2 to 1 cup of cottage cheese, 1-ish cup of frozen fruit and some sweetener (splenda). Add some ice and some chilled water and Blend until smooth! You need...

First challenge for me... I'm in! new me 20009 - 14lbs - 2lbs - 12lbs to go night-owl - 10lbs - 0lbs - 10lbs to go Rachel L - 3lbs - 0lbs - 3lbs to go Chickydee - 14lbs - 0lbs - 14lbs to go onamission - 8lbs - 2lbs - 6lbs to go rhuba - 4lb - 0lb off - 4lb to go KiiRwarrr - 10lbs - 0lbs...

An interesting few days - went to see my parents and brother in back home this weekend (about a 3hr drive) - always good fun to see people who you might only visit once or twice a year, especially when you've lost weight. They should notice straight away.... Well, initially my mother didn't...

I know I shouldn't weigh myself mid-week but I did today... :nono: It seems I've lost a pound since the weekend so I'm on track for the end of the week! A bit naughty but you know what its like....

Crikey! these 6am workouts are getting really tough now the clocks have jumped forward an hour! Its like dragging myself out of bed at 5am and jumping around the living room like a lunatic :wave_cry: Still - its the only time of day when I can spare the time and have the inclination to actually...

Had a really good weekend food-wise. No overeating and no desire for munchies. I think I've broken my "crap food" addiction. On Friday my eldest daughter had a Snickers and couldn't eat the last 2cm of it. It was in the car until Sunday when I found it. I put it into my mouth and, although I...

Still 14 stone - no loss this week, but then I looked at Wii fit and it said I'd lost 2lbs this week to 14stone exactly... probably a discrepency between the Wii fit and my old-fashioned scales. Both are showing 14stone now though. The Wii fit keeps a graph of your weight loss over a period and...

I just learned that there are about 180 calories in a banana! A banana for christ's sake! Crikey - looks like I'll be making a wholesale shift to oranges ;-)

Another somewhat indulgent weekend. Took my wife out for a Mexican as a Mother's Day treat and was reasonably healthy apart from the Churros...! Still 14stone so starting the week with the potential to break through the 14 stone barrier. Exciting! Strictly speaking, I'm behind schedule. To...

I'm so excited that I've reached the half-way point on my quest to being thin that I thought I'd take a moment to do some reflection. You might remember (from the first post in this diary) the lifestyle of the "old" me. I've quoted it below for reference: Well... in the style of that post...

Exciting news! Ended the week with a weigh-in of exactly 14 stone (196 lbs)!! Yippee!! I've finally broken through that last 2lbs I've been struggling with for weeks. I made sure the scales weren't lying to me too... I shifted my weight all around the scales but its true - lost 2lbs -...

Don't you just hate weighing scales?! I weighed myself this morning for the first time in a few days. First it showed 14stone - yippee I thought! Then I made sure it was on a level surface (not on my bathroom towel) and tried again... 14stone 2lbs... boo! Bloody scales - messing with my head...

Things are a bit topsy turvy.. I weighed in on Sunday and thought I'd got down to 14 stone (wohoo) only to find my young daughter had fiddled with the calibration on the scales, so still at 14st 3lbs... oh well ho hum. Feeling a bit disillusioned lately. Despite good progress I have been doing...

exercised today as promised. Ate some cake last night (my wife was making a birthday cake for someone and had some leftover) but I managed it in moderation. I don't think I did lasting damage. Dinner was an excellent low-fat lentil casserole - really tasty too! I got the munchies a bit last...

couldn't exercise this morning due to cold/flu thing that makes my head pound whenever I put my foot down. Weird. Definitely going to do it tomorrow though. Weight is the same. Nearly lost the tip of my thumb making my healthy lunch... not that you needed to know that:)

My weight hadn't budged much at all for a couple of weeks. Getting a bit melancholy about it all really. Have not exercised all weekend. At my Sunday weigh in, though, I was down to 14st 3lbs! That's the first time in a decade I've been below 200lbs! Something to celebrate. Keeping up the...

I guess I'm feeling a little bit disheartened today as it occurs to me that I'm still hovering around the 14 and a half stone mark with little downward progress. I've been naughtily weighing myself and I fluctuate between 14stone 6 (best) and 14 stone 8(worst). I should really be getting down to...

Took the family away for the weekend, including a visit to Cadbury World! What a place to go when you're testing your broken chocolate addiction! Well, if it was a test I passed!! I didn't eat a single bar of the free chocolate they handed out, only sampling the tiny pot of melted chocolate...

I'm a weighing scales addict!!! I know, I know, I should try to break the addiction (but then its better than being a food-addict!) Anyways, this morning I was 14st 6lbs!! I've met my target set for this Sunday and for the first time since my teenage years I'm less than 14 and a half stone...

Thanks Janey - I just hope I can keep it up! Yesterday was another great day - except that I forgot to pack sarnies for my lunch so I had soup at the staff canteen (with some bread for dipping!) and a yogurt. Dinner was good though - I've found a delicious shepherds pie at Tesco - its only 382...

I've had an excellent few days diet-wise, mainly down to being overworked and not having time to eat. I exercised twice this week so far, and will do so for the remainder of the working week at least. I've not been snacking at all!! I had a comment today also that I looked like I lost weight -...

Not a particularly good weekend. After 7 days straight exercising I decided to have Friday and Saturday off. In the event I had Sunday off too, albeit unplanned, and started up again this morning. Food-wise hasn't been too great either. I haven't over-eaten as-such, but I enjoyed a curry with...

Interesting day yesterday - exercised in the a.m. (despite Wednesday normally being my day off.. I'll take Friday instead). Ate well until dinner. At dinner had some bread and butter that I could have avoided, but that said - dinner filled me up rather well and I didn't eat anything else. The...

I can vouch for misscheeky's suggestion - check out the inspirational slideshow - it worked for me!

Another great, "on track" day yesterday. Porridge, yogurt and low-cal drink for breakfast, tuna sandwich for lunch with a yogurt and low-cal drink. Dinner was spag-bol with Quorn mince followed by an orange. 30mins Cardio in the morning. I'll be pleased if I end the week at 203lbs (14st 7lbs)...

Monday was another good day - 40mins cardio, eating as per plan. Didn't weigh. Had a hard nite (my youngest was ill all night so didn't sleep much) but still managed to get up this morning and do another 40mins solid cardio.. Even my wife didn't manage to get up for that one.

Cheers Kunster! I'm def. gonna introduce some free-weight work into my regime. I've got a bench, bar and dumbells - just need to recover them from the depths of the garage. Thanks for the encouragement! Yesterday was another reasonable day - 30mins aerobic and a few preacher curls using the...

End of Week 5 Well, I surprised myself today - despite all the cakes and treats baked by my lovely wife this week, the Wii Fit told me I lost another 1lb since Wednesday :bunnydance: (I know weight can fluctuate through the day, so 1lb here or there is negligible, but at least I caught it in...

Well.... here we go.... I'm a 33yr old dad to 3 young kids and in the new year I stood on a Wii Fit for the first time to be presented with a Wii Fit age of 42!!! I had a BMI that was on the verge of obese and I was devastated. I've known I am overweight for a while, but sometimes you just need...

Thanks all for the kind welcome. mylouie - I'll be sure to thank my wife. She's also trying to lose weight and is a bit frustrated that she's not lost a pound in a month, despite the exercise... I'm not sure she's cutting back on the snacks like I am, but I need to be careful not to comment too...

Hi - another newbie here! I'm a 33 yr old dad to 3 and I need to lose weight! I've tried before but never really had the motivation or commitment to get passed about 7 days of dieting. I realised what I was doing wrong - I was dieting! This time I'm cutting back on all the bad stuff I used to...