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Thanks Purple Roses and Blonde Gem :-) I've had a pretty good day today. Granary toast, yoghurt and a banana for breakfast, beef salad wrap and an apple for lunch and red lentil and veg soup with granary bread for dinner. Did have a small cookie at work in the afternoon, but I'm ok with that...

Hi all, I just stumbled across this thread and wanted to thank you all for sharing. After a course of CBT, I'm getting myself back on track. I had depression/anxiety issues and was taking antidepressants for 18 months. I find it reassuring that there are people here brave enough to talk...

Love the first post. It really speaks to me!

I have trouble with comfort eating... my mantra is "You can't always control what happens, but you can always control how you react to it".

So today has been both good and bad... But I'm running with the positives. I started the day with a nice healthy breakfast of granary toast, yoghurt and a pear before a short walk around my local woods. Then my best friend and I decided to make the most of the gorgeous weather and went to the...

Thank you :-)

Thanks for your kind reply Rainbow Rose. :) I have a lot to lose...In terms of weight and in life if I don't get myself in gear and do this!!! I've not settled on a diet yet, per se. Today I kinda did my own thing: museli, low fat yoghurt and banana for breakfast, scrambled egg on granary...

My health has been weighing on my mind for a while now. It's been deteriorating for even longer. But today I made myself a promise: I am going to turn things around. I've been ignoring the issue for some time, hiding behind excuse after excuse. But somewhere along the line, you have to face...

Hi all, Thought I'd pop in to say hello and declare that I'm back (again). Although it's been a few years since I was last here. I'm hoping to get myself back on track, not only to losing weight but to being healthy. Keeping a diary really helped me last time (until I fell off the wagon...

Whoop! Congratulations!!!!

Yesterday was an absolute, unmitigatedly stress-filled day. I was at work for just over 10 hours (I'm contracted for 7.5), came home and had some tea and then did another 30 mins. I was so stressed I sat at my desk planning an all-out binge. I slipped up at lunch and went to the shop and...

Thanks! If you want to follow my progress, I'm keeping a journal in the main weight loss journal bit! http://www.minimins.com/weight-loss-diary/212759-behind-blue-eyes.html

It's all about what's right for you... if you want a quick weight loss, there's Very Low Calorie Diets like Lighter Life or Cambridge. Or you could take a slower plan like WeightWatchers or Slimming World (or any one of the dozens out there). Or you could look at the reasons why you've piled the...

Exactly. :D I've done the dieting thing and I know that it doesn't work for me... so I'm going slow and just aiming to make positive changes in my diet and my lifestyle. Changes that will hopefully last forever.

Good luck! I'm new too and just like you, I decided to stop the yo-yo cycle and go back to basics. Only this time I'm not even weighing myself. It's all part of the promise that this isn't about dress sizes or weight - it's about my health.

What haven't I tried? I tried calorie counting and didn't like it - I didn't like recording everything I ate and found that I was really obsessive about the numbers on the page and on the scale. I just wound up in a diet-binge cycle. I decided that I'd much rather be healthy and happy -...

I am really proud of myself today - had another nightmare day at work. Really, seriously wanted to binge - I just felt like crying and my instinct when I feel bad is to eat. I have a desk job and so it's really easy to walk out of the office at lunch, come back with a bag full of choclate and...

So yesterday went reasonably well I felt. I was stressed to hell at work - it was one of those days where everyone wants something from you and I didn't stop all day. To top that I was having what I call a "down day" - one of those days when the depressive feelings are bubbling at the surface -...

Yesterday was definitely not a good day foodwise due to a bit of a binge in the afternoon. But it's over, it's done with, it's forgotten. Yesterday night, I prepared all today's food for work: salad, fruit salad, carrot and hummus. So they're ready just to pop in a bag. It's all good. I'm...

Hi Barb, Sorry to hear about being nearly diagnosed with diabetes! I'd say the same as Ruth and Annie, a diet which helps you to manage your blood sugar and stabilise insulin levels would be best. I'd definitely say Gi/GL or something that works on the same principles, such as South Beach...

Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself to what seemed to be the most appropriate part of the forum for me. I’m 25 and I’m morbidly obese. I suffer from depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues. I’ve been taking anti-depressants on and off for almost a year now and during that time I’ve...

Aww thanks for the warm welcome Barb! Yesterday went quite well, I thought. I managed three healthy, fruit and veg-filled meals. I did munch on a few biscuits in the afternoon and the old dieter in me was furious, but I just swept it under the carpet and moved on. After all, there's no use...

Hello. My name is Blue and this is my diary. I thought I’d start by introducing myself, writing about why I’m here, what my goals are, who I am. I’m 25 and I’m morbidly obese. I suffer from depression, anxiety, self-esteem issues. I’ve been taking anti-depressants on and off for almost a year...

Well this weekend didn't exactly go as planned. With a lot of stress (writing an assignment for my MA) and not sleeping very well at the moment, I wound up comfort eating a lot. I'm not looking backwards though... today is going to be a good day.

Hello! Thanks for posting in my diary! I've had a brief mosey through yours just now. Well done for getting back on track and losing 6lbs! I always think it's great motivation when you see that all your hard work is paying off!

Thanks! :) I don't think I'll regret it. I'm kinda in this for the long term and am viewing it as a learning experience and a journey. It's not just about losing weight, it's about improving my whole life, from being able to fit into nicer clothes to protecting my health. I'm probably going to...

Hi all, I figured since I'm new to the site and new to ProPoints, I might keep a bit of a diary, hopefully it'll help me keep focused and stay on track. I'm starting on ProPoints today, a controversial day to start, I admit, but I feel ready, so I'm going for it. I joined WeightWatchers...

Hi all, I'm new to Minimins and I'm considering trying the new Weight Watchers ProPoints plan. I tried the Discover plan online earlier in the year and I found it really difficult to stick to; the sweet stuff like ice creams and cookies were too much of a temptation and I found that I wasn't...