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He's apparently a labradoodle but he's far too big! He scares people by being all puppyish but bigger than most fully grown dogs - he's awesome!

I wish my puppy was sausage dog sized rather than wolf!

Thanks for this advice. I do love veggies a lot so I might have a look at how SW work...I'm looking into quite a few at the moment. I am hoping to be in a financial situation that means I can spare the money within a couple of months so it'd be great if I could actually join a group - if not...

Hi, Thanks for your advice - I'll definitely buy the book once I'm in a position to do so! As it stands I'm in a bit of a limbo position (moving house/between jobs/etc) so as soon as I am settled (2 weeks max) I'll definitely be fully into it. Until then I'm gonna do my best to follow a...

Thanks for being so so helpful. I'm so happy so many people are replying and taking the time to make such detailed responses. I have an exercise plan, it's just disrupted due to my personal situation at the moment (between jobs/moving house/loads of ESSAY pressure) and I plan to stick to it...

Hi, This advice is so so helpful! I think it all sounds really really good advice and I'm keen to see if it works for you! I'm definitely gonna have to cut out the snacks, or at least find acceptable alternatives! I'm giving myself monthly targets but until I see any effects I don't wanna...

I guess that's a possibility, I hate soda water from working in pubs/restaurants - I'll just have to get over myself haha

I never thought I was a caffeine person but it seems Zero isn't decaf...hmmm. I guess I'll have to swap it for something else - I need fizzy though haha. Sugar free something or other I suppose! I love sausages haha, I've got low fat ones but I'll swap 'em for Aldi's when I have any money spare...

Really?! I can't imagine not loving potatoes! Theyre the bestest!

Definitely, I'm somewhere between 5'2 and 5'3 and 10.5 felt right, although I always would have liked to have been slightly smaller (but kept my tits which wasn't likely haha)...I think I'd rather be taller to be honest ha. I'm too poor to afford an 'Atkins shop' but I'm gonna kick it off...

I love my Coke :( haha. I could probably stop it altogether but I don't know, I don't want to feel like there's no enjoyment in food/drink! Water to begin with though definitely! I'm too poor to do a shop so I'll have to do the best with the food I've got. Somehow!!

I'm happy with the words weight comes off. I want to feel like me again! I don't even want to be 'thin', I was happy at 10.5 stone which is apparently still 'overweight' for my height yet I was a 12 and completely happy hehe :)

I'm really intrigued! Especially as you carb fiends seem to have been controlled and I can't live without 'em at the moment! Next step - buy the book on Ebay? How is Coke Zero tolerated? I know it sounds a strange question but I have got myself off full-fat to Coke Zero and wonder if it's gonna...

See I don't even know what that means so I'll have to properly look it up. I'm new to this 'proper' dieting thing. As I say the only way I ever lost weight previously was through being so desperately busy and working 50+ hours a week! x

Good idea! I'm totally into eating lots of (the right) salads as I absolutely love salads...but as you say the right ingredients are important. I need something that's gonna help me lose three/four stone and help me stop it with the spuds haha!

Good news! It sounds like there's a lot of salads which is especially good news as I was going to swap most my main meals for salads with a meat/fish element anyway...I love salads haha. I'll definitely consider it - if it makes a difference I'll be ecstatic haha!

I am seriously tempted by Atkins...definitely something I'll considered. Only concerned by the lack of veggies as I am a huge veggie fiend haha :D

Thank you both for your positive replies. Well done on your weight loss Boo! I don't think mine'll ever be so rapid, I just want to feel less like a fat dwarf! I hate being short haha. I've had a look at all your info and I think it's something I can manage. The main things I eat at the moment...

I didn't notice they had their own section. Thanks :) x

Hi, I've been having trouble losing weight for awhile now. It's mainly down to eating far too many carbs at the wrong times of day and not exercising. Now I've started exercising (not a huge amount but 30-45 minutes gentle a day) but I can't stop eating potatoes/bread etc. It's things like...

Thanks for all the great advice :) - I really appreciate it. If I'm honest I know next to nothing about diets. I need to cut out carbs, I know that for a fact and would be interested in hearing more about diets such as Atkins... I look at all these diets and need to hear from real people who...

I eat pretty badly, although I am working on changing it as we speak. My main meal is generally quite late at night which I think is probably a bad idea. I eat a lot of fish and chicken with rice/noodles and fresh sauces! In terms of exercise, I walk my dog for 30-45 a day and also use the Wii...

For me the Wii fit is always 1/2 pounds up or down which I would think is accurate...but then it said my OH put on 7lbs in a day, which he clearly didn't so who knows!

Hi, I think what I need to start losing weight properly is support / people around me who are in the same situation. The problem with this is that I can't afford to join any diet programme because my budget literally won't stretch to it :(. I don't know how to get myself motivated and am not...

I'm a carb monster and because my partner works til after 12am most days I end up waiting up for him and he always has something for tea then and more often than not I join him! It's always late at night for me and it's always potato-based things!

Aw well done :) I'm glad you're getting results! Sometimes it's hard to see how people can get results with all the media hype about overweight-ness in this country! Happy for you!! I hope to be a size fourteen by this time next month haha, we'll see!!

I'm new too so welcome :). I have no idea where to go/what to do so I'll be scouring this forum for some ideas - it seems really helpful though! x

Haha he'a a labradoodle we think...we're not 100% sure but he looks a lot like one. He's absolutely huge and only a puppy really! I knooow, I'm also trying to get onto a teacher training course next year and finishing off my first degree!!

I never seem to have any success in weight loss. The only way I have ever lost weight is by working 50+ hours a week in a hectic industry which doesn't really allow for meal times and since I stopped working, I am back to gaining more and more weight by the minute! Any advice would be greatly...

Great idea! All this moving house/finding a new job lark is really not helping with the whole weight situation! Sorry about the typo in the post title by the way - just noticed it!

Hi everybody, How are you all? I decided my first ever post should be an introduction like most peoples and hopefully this place'll help me some how lose some of my neverending weight! I've gained a hell of a lot of weight since I stopped working full time (I worked in catering, did 50...