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Em, I really do think we are fighting such similar battles! I get told the baby steps thing a lot too. The trouble is I am quite impulsive and if I am having a good day will miss out all the baby steps and just dive straight in, whether that is getting the bus by myself or finding voluntary...

THREE STONE! Chezz that is amazing! 42lbs! Just imagine carrying around a sack with that weight in it! My baby nephew is roughly a stone at the moment, which is a bit horrifying when I feel the weight of him / see the size of him and then realise I would like to lose at least SIX of him!!! I...

Sounds like the perfect plan, that way you don't have to worry about what you are eating when you're out with friends either. New clothes sound good too! I don't tend to have non-food treats, i find it difficult to go out, have pushed away most of my friends, and feel guilty if I buy anything...

Every 1lb gone is a pound that will never return! Visualise it in your body disappearing! It would be quite a big chunk!

I guess you're right CG, it just made me feel sad to think we had all taken such a difficult route (whatever the women's magazine articles would have you believe, weight loss surgery is painful, and definitely not the easy route. Imagine sitting with a delicious meal in front of you and knowing...

Hello CG, just catching up with what you've been up to! It feels really nice to have friends and support on here doesn't it? Are you being treated for your iron deficiency? I can totally identify with your exhaustion - I get really anaemic, I think because I can't absorb iron very well after...

Ha ha it doesn't sound very appetising to me either!

You are already started on your way, keep going, keep smiling and keep your goal in sight! By the way, I like the necklace you are fancying. I have got a bracelet I wear all the time which says 'everything is possible' on it. I think part of me hopes I will eventually believe it!

You can get lactase drops that you put in liquid and leave for 24 hours or something like that, after which it is supposedly lactose free! So theoretically we could make our own skimmed milk . . but I think I would be too scared to try it! It's scary enough when I put my faith in the lactase...

Ooh do you reckon slimming world ice cream would be low on weight watcher points too? It sounds nice! What do you put in it? Do you know what, I'd never really thought about it, but I seem to have more cold than hot food when I'm dieting too, whatever diet I am on! Maybe you could ask for...

Actually, I'm sure when I was in America earlier this year they had the equivalent of skimmed milk! ( I get a bit confused because they have 1%, 2% etc!). They even had chocolate milk too, which was really nice! I was green with envy looking at all their lactose-free and soya products!

Really? That's interesting! Although surely it wouldn't affect the manufacture too much - don't they just add the lactase enzyme to it and wait for it to break down the lactose?

I hope you feel better today newlymarriedmummy! Claire x

Sorry, not about weight loss but I'm sure there is always time for a smile in between our diets :) I got home yesterday afternoon and found a delivery note saying a parcel had been left in my 'small greenhouse'. Uh oh, that's not good I thought to myself as I rushed out into the garden - my...

That is exactly what they do here! You can get both semi-skimmed and full-fat milk, but not skimmed! I have no idea why! To give the company some credit, they have made life easier for me since bringing out single-use milk portions, as before that if I wanted a cup of tea out somewhere I had to...

You are doing so well, therapy is bloomin hard isn't it? I'm having cognitive- analytical therapy which gets heavy at times, but I have to walk home so by the time I get back I have managed to process my feelings a bit and push them back into storage! If you do fancy giving the hypnotherapy a...

Chezz, hope you are pleased with your weigh-in tomorrow! Mine was yesterday - I lost 2lb so 4lb altogether, not bad for 2 weeks but I usually lose more at the start of the diet! As long as it stays consistent I suppose! Btw, my weighing scales are weight watchers ones, iv had them a few days...

CG, thanks for hunting down my thread, I agree with you this is one of the most supportive forums I have been on! It feels so nice when you 'bump into' (virtually!) a couple of people who seem to be on the same wave length and having the same struggles. I did find a very supportive forum when I...

Em FOUR pounds nearer your goal, that is fantastic! Do you reward yourself with non- food treats? You should be so proud of yourself, it's not just progress physically but mentally too! :) Claire x

I hope you are right! Well, you must be actually or we wouldn't all be here still trying! I have lost 2lb so far but it is my second weigh in tomorrow so my fingers are crossed already! I will let you know how I get on! Claire

Chezz, shopping for smaller clothes and a well-deserved meal out . . the perfect combination! And like you said, less ironing! I love your outlook on life, I have only been on here less than a week and you are already making me smile :)

Em, enjoy your meal on Saturday! How old is your niece? It will be a long time before I can take my only nephew out for a meal . . he is only 9 weeks old! You have so many good ideas and so much knowledge to help you with your issues around food, you must help so many people on here.

At least now you have had the courage to weigh you can start getting rid of those pounds you don't want! Im sorry to hear you have had such a stressful time, for so many of us it is our natural reaction to eat for comfort. Maybe the fat also gets to be a protective layer around us? Keep...

You definitely aren't a failure! All you want is to do the best for you and your baby, that makes you a success! My sister had her first baby 8 weeks ago, and has been combination feeding from the start. She originally wanted to completely breast feed but the midwives in the hospital weren't...

I don't think you need to worry about the pounds marching . . . By the look of your stats they are doing that already! Keep going, you are already a success!

Well done on your weight loss! My weigh day is Friday but I had a sneaky weigh this morning and think I may have only lost 1lb. So 3lb in two weeks which is a bit slow. But better than not losing 3lb I guess! How would you feel about hypnotherapy to help you relax and avoid the snacks? I have...

I would just like to add something to this if that is ok. I have been under the eating disorder services myself, but sadly in my area they were a bit of a let-down. That life morph service sounds perfect for the kind of problems we face, why can't they have something like that everywhere? For...

I can't tell you how nice it is to hear from other people who have been and/or are fighting such a similar battle to me. It makes such a difference. Marie, my depression has hung over me for about 10 years like you, and it literally rules my life. Thankfully the therapy and many medication...

Hello again Em Reading your struggles reminds me so much of mine. To be honest I really think a lot of people could really do with a therapist as well as a diet, because eating and weight can be tied up with so many emotions. I hope you can see that you must have made phenomenal progress to be...

Hello! I don't think your English is bad at all - I definitely could not write in any other language apart from my own as well as you do! I just found my way back to this forum a few days ago as I have joined weight watchers online, and thought it would be easier with some support! It...

Hello! It sounds like you are doing well! Keep up the good work! Claire

Good luck with slimming world! Is it very different now then to how it used to be? You could always loosely base what you eat each day on the old books if you find the new way doesn't suit you as well? You will still be getting all the support and encouragement from going to the group? Claire

Thanks Emma. It looks like your approach is working for you at the moment - you have lost more than a stone already! I bet that feels especially satisfying because you know you have done it in such a healthy way? Im having therapy at the moment too, as I have been depressed for a long time, and...

There is something really inspiring about other people managing to meet the same goals isn't there? I find it really frustrating when the majority of slimming club adverts feature people who have met their 1 or 2 st weight loss goals. It's not that I think their weight loss journey was any...

Thanks both of you! I was scared that people might actually agree with me that I'm a failure, but maybe I didn't need to worry. It means a lot to have some unjudging support. You are right, it is best to look to the future again.

The first bit is always the hardest though isn't it?! I have got about 8 st to lose too (first weigh in last week, so only lost 2lb so far). Maybe we could cheer each other up along the way :)

Oh wow that's fantastic! You could take a photo of the bikini and have it as the screen background on your phone / computer for inspiration lol!

Hello! Thats an impressive amount of weight you have lost already!

Hi CG Sounds like life is tough at the moment, I'm not surprised you felt like eating yesterday, I'm sure there are lots of us that would have felt the same! By the way, your calorie allowance sounds right for your height and weight, I have used my fitness pal before and noticed that if you...

Hello I have a lot of weight to lose, so I am hoping that you lovely people in this forum will be able to understand how I feel. After all, I'm sure I'm not the only yo-yoer here. The trouble is, my weight regain feels like the ultimate failure. Because I had weight loss surgery (a gastric...

It sounds good, things always seem more do-able if you have a time scale in mind don't they?

I've been lactose intolerant for years, and although it is frustrating a lot of the time, most of the time I manage to find alternatives to dairy or take lactase tablets to counteract it. (although I hate doing this!) It gets more difficult when trying to diet however. For example I really like...

Hello :) Well done for losing all that weight! Hopefully I will be saying something similar in the future! Good luck with the slim n save - I'm not completely sure what it is, is it meal replacements?

This sounds just like me too! I can quite often get round the urge to eat by having a really nice drink - either by having a soft drink and adding ice cubes and a straw so it seems a bit more special, or by having a coffee and adding sugar-free flavoured syrup to it. It just makes me feel like...

Hello Yasmin I'm new too (well, posted once or twice before but this time I am here to stay, I need the support! Egypt sounds nice! I'm sure you will get the weight off by then Claire :)

I really want to keep a check on vitamins and minerals in my diet, especially iron, as well as count calories. Does anyone know if nutracheck will tell me this? I cant have the free trial as I had one years ago! I have just registered on weigthlossresources, and that doesnt seem to tell you...

Hello everyone :D I thought I had better introduce myself before I start asking questions! I havnt actually started any of the diets yet (Im hoping to do the cambridge diet or w8) but I will be soon so Im looking forward to sharing tips and support! Claire