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I think this is an interesting point. I also wish someone had pointed it out to me before I got really big, but then I wonder who could have said it to me and how they could have phrased it that would have had a real impact, instead of just leaving me upset but still in denial. Do you have any...

I'm really lucky as the depo injection made me lose my taste for sweet food and so actually helped me to lose weight! I've tried loads of methods of contraception though, and have had really big problems with the pill etc, so maybe keep trying things till you find something that suits you.

I agree Konvictz, but we do also have more available food than at any other time in the history of our species, so personally I think it's both. I have to say that I think the title is a little bit sensationalist, but I do agree with the research, I know so many people who diet and diet and...

Yes, I find that without exercise I don't lose much weight no matter how little I eat. Plus I enjoy being a lot fitter.

My motivation is remembering how hard this weightloss has been, I don't think I could do it again so I know I need to keep myself in a situation where I don't have to. Like someone else said I'm giving myself a buffer zone so if I go over 63kgs I have to get back on the diet quicksmart, and...

Yes, this happened to me a lot during the middle of my diet and it nearly stopped me from carrying on so many times. Every time I had any kind of weightloss at all it'd be accompanied by a migraine. It's stopped happening so much now, and I'm not really sure why, but I drink a lot less...

Oh dear, a week since I wrote that and still not really back on it. Managed to lose 500g (1lbish) this week though, so I'm very happy with that, esp as last weekend turned into a bit of a pigout. If I can keep this up I'll be at goal in 3 weeks. Yesterday: B: milky coffee, bread and butter L...

This is so true! What really annoys me is when something that is clearly being sold as one portion (e.g. 500ml bottle of pop) has the calories per portion displayed really prominently on the front but then somewhere on the back in teeny tiny writing it'll say that there are 2 portions in the bottle.

Zanna - I'm the same, I've always been quite active and enjoy outdoor sports like hiking, climbing etc and I swear that before I went on this diet people believed that when I told them I'd gone surfing (or whatever) last weekend I was making it up! Why would I lie?! I also think I've lost out...

Hi Bostik, sorry you're ill and sorry to hear about you and Max. I hope the doctors sort you out. And can I just say that I am in AWE of your stats? Your weightloss is absolutely amazing!

OH COME ON!!! TTFan! Stop it! Get your head back in the game! For crying out loud you only have 2 more kilos to lose, you've lost 23 so far, why are you blithering around with the last 2? If you set your mind to it you could lose that easily within a month! Lose it and THEN start maintaining...

I also really liked "Secret eaters", I thought it showed quite well a lot of the normal mistakes that people make and how people who believed that they lived a healthy lifestyle were actually really unhealthy. I also worry about progs like SS vs SS as I'm not sure how sensible it is to take 2...

Yesterday: B: Bread, marge, milky coffee L: tomato soup and roll D: salad and, ahem, half a bottle of wine E: 8km run Not too bad, although the wine was bad! THis morning's sneaky peak had gone up though, which is annoying.

STS for me this week :( bit disappointing but I deserved it, and at least it wasn't a gain

STS for me this week - I got seduced by the 2 for 1 frappucino offer at starbucks and I'd been away for the weekend of gluttony, so I was expecting it. Yesterday: B: bread, marge,milky coffee L: salad, banana snack: frappucino (only small but, erm, the cream more than made up for that!) D...

Yesterday: B: Bread, marge, milky coffee L: Salad D: 1 glass wine, so olives, half a small pizza and salad E: 5k run and dance class

So after a weekend of excess I'm back on the diet (wedding, family visits etc), and I must say, for once I am happy to be dieting again, excess no longer agrees with me! Yesterday: B: bread, marge, milky coffee L: salad D: homemade veg chili and rice, square chocolate E: 5k run

Hopefully 4lbs for me this month maiasmum- 5lbs (0lbs down,5lbs to go) Caroline G - 6lbs (0lbs down, 6lbs to go) laurenmay - 10lbs (0lbs down, 10lbs to go) Miss_c1985 - 10lbs (0lbs down, 10lbs to go) Jules - 10lbs ( 0lbs down 10lbs to go) mrs-s - 6lbs (0lbs down 6lbs to go) Rigby - 8lbs (0lbs...

Somehow, and I honest to goodness do not know how, I have lost a kilo this week. One of those magic undeserved losses from the diet fairies I guess, but I'm thrilled :) Yesterday: Had to work late followed by end of semester so, um, yeah... B: Bread and marge L: salad D: pasta pesto with...

Yesterday: B: bread marge and milky coffee L: leaf, tomato and mozarella salad D: ahem, tofu massaman curry, rice and spring roll E: 5k run Luckily though the salads seem to be doing their job and have got me through the curry with relatively little damage. I really hope my weight doesn't...

Yesterday: B: bread + marge, milky coffee L: leaf and tomato salad, pear afternoon snack: coffee and 1 small small biscuit D: veg ball things, broccoli and potatos. Strawberries E: 5k run Cheeky daily weigh ins are back down again after my naughty weekend so I'm feeling a bit better :)

wow mrs s I can't believe how much weight you've lost with a newborn in the house! When I have kids I'm coming to you for advice :) Good luck for the first day on your own, I'm sure you'll be great.

Oh dear, I pull my head out of the game for one lousy evening and now I find it soooo hard to get it back in. Must. Try. Harder. Friday: B: Bread + Marge, milky coffee L: Soup and bread D: buffet (at an pay what you eat restaurant in town, I usually try to keep my plate below a certain cost...

Well the damage wasn't so bad, not as good as wed's sneaky peak but still down 1lb/400g from last week, so all in all I'm pleased :) Yeah the burger was amazing :) sometimes it's worth the pain of living off salads just to enjoy falling off the wagon! Yesterday: B: bread and marge Snack: Milky...

Hi Mrs s - nice to "meet" you! How exciting to have your one year wedding anniversary coming up :) we only got married in January and are still basking in the glow of not having to organise a wedding! Don't worry squeezy, not really intimidated! Just v busy at work aat the moment so I only...

Yesterday: B: Bread and marg Snack: Milky coffee L: Salad with leaves, tomato and boiled egg D: home made veg chili and rice, red wine Exercise: 5k run I do a course on Tuesday afternoons and yesterday they were handing out chocolate croissants at the break - I cannot begin to describe how...

That's exciting :) I'm sure you'll do great and you'll feel brilliant once it's over. Yesterday: B: Bread and marg Snack: Milky coffee L: Salad of mozarella, tomato, leaves and avocado D: left over home made curry Not too bad but I couldn't be bothered to go running - must go today!

Oh my word, you can eat as much pasta as you like?? This would def not work for me, I can eat tons of pasta and still feel hungry. But I'm glad SW is working for you Tina.

Thanks Sia! I must say I'm absolutely amazed that my body is capable of running for 8k! Is your 5k the race for life? Yesterday: B: Bread, marge + jam L: buffet thing, but I was good and stuck to the salady items snack: Cheeky ice cream D: Home made curry with rice Exercise: 5k run Not too...

Yesterday: B: Bread and marge Lunch: Salad with quorn things, lettuce, goats cheese and tomato Dinner: Bakes sweet potato, goats cheese, glass red wine Exercise: run 8km Todays weigh in up on the week, but down on last week, so not too shabby :)

Oh yes, I'm supposed to be on a diet, I remember... Hi Squeezy! I was going to stop by your blog to say hi but got intimidated by all the banter :) How are you? Strangely it does feel different to be a Mrs, although I can't really explain why. So diet, well, it all went a bit wrong, but now...

Hi Bostik, I'm back and just checking in to say hi with everyone. Congrats on getting out of the 170s, you so doing so fantastically :o

Hello again everyone! Does anyone remember me?! I've been away for a few months. Last time I "saw" you all I was approaching goal and heading off to get married - well that's all done, the wedding went really well and I can thoroughly recommend the pre-wedding stress diet (I ate 3 course meals...

Wonderbra do one, I can't remember what it's called though. It looks a bit scary on the hanger but it really really works, and mine are a FF!

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! The batteries in my scales have died and it's almost impossible to find replacements (they're these funny round, massive things), not now scales! Christmas is when I need you the most!

I'm hoping to maintain, so I've allowed myself some mega pig outs (work Christmas party, Christmas day) but am generally keeping to the usual diet with a few extra special treats thrown in every now and again.

Thanks guys :) yeah I'm feeling quite smug and pleased with myself! And it's nice for once to not be on a diet.

Hello everyone! Can't believe it's been over a month since I last updated. So much has happened in this month. So first up, I had my wedding dress fitting on Saturday, it was soooooo satisfying seeing how much the dressmaker is going to have to take it in :o) BUT it also means that I need to...

Hi Stef, I just wanted to offer you some support, it's so miserable when your body decides it wants to hold on to the weight despite your best efforts. The only real piece of advice I can offer is to keep at it - I tend to find that when I've had a bit of time away it takes a couple of weeks of...

Hi Joanna, firstly, wow, well done, you're doing amazingly by the sound of it! Secondly, in my experience it does get easier, but is never completely easy. I do find that I still have that switch that sometimes flicks and says "OK binge now" but that these days it switches its self off again...

My shoes are loser since losing weight! Not a whole size but there is a difference there.

Donzy84: 4lb lost, 2lb to go Stef2009: 0lb lost, 6lb to go caroline g: 0lb lost, 8lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim: 0lb lost, 6lbs to go Betterforever: 2.5lb lost, 2.5lbs to go Dawnbirduk: 1lb lost, 4lbs to go Squeezyweezy: 2lbs lost, 5lbs to go Kimknees: 0lbs lost 7lbs to go Jomonks: 1lb lost, 6lbs to...

Donzy84: 2 lb lost, 4 lb to go Stef2009: 0lb lost, 6lb to go caroline g: 0lb lost, 8lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim: 0lb lost, 6lbs to go Betterforever: 0lb lost, 5lbs to go Dawnbirduk: 1lb lost, 4lbs to go Squeezyweezy: 0lbs lost, 7lbs to go Kimknees: 0lbs lost 7lbs to go Jomonks: 0lbs lost, 7lbs to...

Hi Lucysmommy, I'd say try fiddling around with the diet until you find something that works, so maybe try increasing your daily cals by 100-200 cals or giving yourself one or 2 planned nights off per week where you can eat something that you've been missing.

If it makes you feel better I also bought some recently but I can't even bring myself to open the packet.

Slightly bittersweet for me today, I lost less than a pound but that small amount pushed me down to being exactly 10 stone which feels all kinds of awesome.

Yesterday: B: Bread, marge + milky coffee L: bean salad D: quorn chicken salad, half a small toblerone E: 8km run Definately didn't eat enough yesterday, but didn't feel hungry after dinner. ARGH! Must stop swinging between way too many and way too few cals.

Argh, I keep forgetting to update my diary: Tuesday: B: bread, marge, milky coffee L: Bean salad D: hmm, this went a bit wrong, pasta pesto and, erm, half a bottle of wine, half a mini toblerone and half a packet of hula hoops. E: 30 mins exercise bike + weights With the exercise I still...

Welcome back Tina! Well done for knocking the ciggies on the head.

Oops, I've been away for a week, and not entirely sticking to plan. We had friends over at the weekend and what do people always want to do when they visit the Alps? Eat fondue, that's what. Let me tell you, I have learned to gain some willpower during the course of this diet, but that melty...

Caroline I love it! Don't get mad, get even - it's a perfect plan :o) As for me, this is going to sound very self involved, but I have a friend who is a fantastic photographer and I want to do a proper photo shoot so that I can always remember what I've achieved.

Oh how exciting, I've only just noticed this! I've got my wedding dress fitting on 10th Dec and want to be down by 8lbs by then, so I'm going to aim for an ambitious 6lbs this month. Donzy84: 0lb lost, 7lb to go Stef2009: 0lb lost, 6lb to go caroline g: 0lb lost, 8lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim...

TTFan: 4lbs lost, 2lbs to go Donzy84: 4 lb lost, 2 lb to go Janey26: 6.5lb lost, 1lb to go Moo85: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go HiImRachel: 0lbs lost, 7lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go Bostik: 5.8lbs lost, 0.2lbs to go LittleSis: 0.5lbs lost, 4.5lbs to go Coffeelover: 0lbs lost, 4lbs to...

Maybe you're right Hannata, I hadn't really thought about it before. I think my problem is that I bounce around between eating 1000 cals and 2000 cals from day to day, which isn't really the best idea. Yesterday: B: Bread + marge L: some boiled pots, broccoli and sweetcorn with a smidge of...

Sorry to hear about the migraine Hannata. Just as a quick thought (I have absolutely no scientific research to back this up, but just as an observation from my experiences of getting migraines when ccing), I think when you get a really horrible migraine your body needs a bit more energy, as it...

Yeah I know! It seems to fall off men so much easier than for women (no offence to any men reading this!), when I first started my diet my OH joined me for moral support and to lose a stone, and he literally lost it in the blink of an eye while eating the same small dinners as me but massive...

TTFan: 2.5lbs lost, 3.5lbs to go Donzy84: 3.5lb lost, 2.5lb to go Janey26: 6.5lb lost, 1lb to go Moo85: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go HiImRachel: 0lbs lost, 7lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go Bostik: 3.6lbs lost, 2.4lbs to go LittleSis: 0.5lbs lost, 4.5lbs to go Coffeelover: 0lbs lost...

Thanks ladies, I'm feeling much better now. Tuesday: B: Bread + marge L: salad D: rahmen noodles exercise: 1 hour run Weds: B: bread, marge + milky coffee L: cream cheese sandwich D: Mushroom sandwich, 1 glass red wine Snack: hot chocolate Exercise: 1 hour dance class I have this very odd...

Oh gosh it's been ages since I last wrote in here. I've been ill and had visitors (although when I was off sick from work on Fri I managed not to stuff my face, which I was proud of, although this was partly due to OH working from home which meant that I would have been judged for eating) so the...

Yesterday: B: Bread, marge + milky coffee L: Salad D: the rest of the veg bolognaise and pasta 1 1/2 macarons Exercise: 45 min run - managed to have an accident with a small boy on a bike, but everyone was OK in the end!

I'm terrible for weighing every day. Personally I think it has its uses, like Morrigan said I've learned alot about my body, which foods make me retain weight etc, and I sometimes find it useful when I'm finding it hard to get my head in the game (lots of "Oh it's monday, if I eat this chocolate...

Today: B: bread marge L: salad Snack: 2x milky coffee, strawberry yoghurt D: pasta + veg bolognaise. 2 macarons. E: 30 mins bike and assorted weights Not a great day today, never mind, I'll run tomorrow

I've found the occasional planned night or weekend off ccing to be quite helpful - I figured that I was doing this in order to learn to have a better relationship with food, so I'd have to learn how to have evenings off and then compensate the next day. It's really worked for me, but then my...

Flour, it's so amazingly high in cals I nearly cried when I first put it into mfp

Today ive given myself a purposeful relaxed day. So: B: bread + marge + milky coffee L: salad Snack: hot choc + almond biscuit D: veg korma, rice + garlic naan + wine Exercise: the usual walking Def miles over cals but I'd planned to treat myself so I feel kind of good. Back to it tomorrow.

Awwww thanks you guys, I'm so glad people understand what I mean. Bostik that's a great NSV, really confirms what the scales are saying.

Yesterday: B: Bread, marge + milky coffee L: Salad (beetroot, potato salad, carrot and lentils) Snack: 2 fruit jellies - I thought I was going to pass out with hunger so I had them but I instantly regretted it D: Veg chili and rice. 200ml red wine Exercise: 35 min run Not a bad effort and MFP...

This is a very very very weird NSV - I wonder if anyone will relate at all or if I'm completely bizarre. I've always had massive thunder thighs and have resigned myself to this fact (it's a bizarre mix of having quite muscly legs and loads of fat getting stored there), but yesterday I was...

TTFan: 1.5lbs lost, 4.5lbs to go Donzy84: 2lbs lost, 4lbs to go Janey26: 4lbs lost, 3.5 lbs to go Moo85: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go HiImRachel: 0lbs lost, 7lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go Bostik: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go LittleSis: 0lbs lost, 5lbs to go Coffeelover: 0lbs lost, 4lbs to...

Oh I know, ccing totally ruins baking. I got the shock of my life when I put flour into MFP and found out just how utterly calorific it is. But I just love how pretty the stuff on the great British bake off is, and just how nice the contestants and the judges are. So, yesterday: B: Bread +...

I think teaching nutrition is an interesting one, my school had a very good home ec programme and taught nutrition and the basics of cooking well. However, what they taught was in direct contrast with what we were all served for lunch. I know Jamie Oliver and some others have been trying to...

I was reading the coverage of the introduction of the "fat tax" in Denmark and was wondering what everyone else's thoughts are? I'll be really interested to see if this will make a difference in the next few years. My personal opinion is that adding a few £s on to everyone's shopping bill won't...

Yeah I wouldn't worry about the cake. I slipped up at the beginning so many times because I literally forgot not to eat. But well done with telling your friend not to bring cake any more.

Yesterdays food diary: B: bread, marge + milky coffee L: Salad D: rahmen noodles (not the healthiest) NO snacks and NO wine! Yay! Even managed to watch the great British bake off (usually I have to watch this on the weekend as in the evenings I feel so hungry that watching all that amazing...

Brads, you just highlight, copy and paste the last version of the list and add yourself on, like you would in a word document. Badgergirl I've added you in here. TTFan: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go Donzy84: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go Janey26: 4lbs lost, 3.5 lbs to go Moo85: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go...

Back. In. The. Game. YES! Yesterdays food: B: Bread + marge, milky coffee L: Salad D: Pasta with pesto and mushrooms Total: 1270 calories exercise: 45 min run Mental block over. I have 2 months to get as slim as possible before the wedding dress fitting. ALL my bridesmaids are size 8s...

YAY!!!! Congratulations! And all lost in a year, well done, that's such a fantastic achievement. (oh, and I'd have tidied the list if you hadn't got there first! OCD rules!)

Do you know what's even worse Morrigan? I noticed that someone had tidied it up! Well done on the losses so far everyone. I'm determined that October will be the month I get over my mental block.

oh yes, and I appear to have forgotten to mention the starbucks latte, shortbread and 1/4 bottle of wine. No wonder I am over 1800 calories for yesterday.

Yesterdays food: B: Bread and jam L: cheesey olive bread, banana D: yellow thai curry, rice Snacks: ice tea, milky coffee, butter biscuit Exercise: 4 hour hike in the mountains MFP put me at an amazing 1826 calories yesterday, but with the hike I still had 975 left over. Had a cheeky weigh in...

Yep agreed, I often see things in shop windows that look great and when I try them on they look eugh. Clothes are often pinned back on mannequins too, so the clothes don't even fit them! It's nothing to do with your body, it's just because the fashion industry makes clothes for women like Gisele...

Great thread. I like my bum and my shoulders (weird one I know but for some reason that's where the weightloss is most visible). All you guys who don't like anything, there must be something you like! Everyone has at least one thing that others are jealous of, even if it's strong fingernails...

Oops, sorry, we must have started them at exactly the same time!

Hi everyone! I really love these challenges, so here's Octobers, add yourselves on: TTFan: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go

Well done everyone! Donzy, I'll start a thread for next months challenge.

TTFan: 4lbs lost, 2lbs to go leighleigh: 0lbs lost, 8lbs to go Donzy84: 6lbs lost, 1lbs to go Tranquility: 4.25lbs lost, 4.75lbs to go Carolineg: 0lbs lost, 7lbs to go CherrySummer: 1.5lbs lost, 4.5lbs to go Morrigan: 3lbs lost, 1lbs to go 2manycupcakes: 0lbs lost, 7lb to go boggins: 10lbs lost...

Hi Fiona, yeah I know exactly what you mean and have exactly the same problem. The really funny thing is that before I started my diet I used to look at myself and think I was basically thin but carrying a couple of extra pounds, now 3 stone lighter I look in the mirror and see an obese woman...

yeah I have the same problem, it can be terrible. I generally try to make sure I don't have any snacking food in the house (harder if you have kids I know though), keep myself busy or get the OH to shout at me. If it's really bad I go to bed or weirdly try to do some exercise as I find that for...

Hello and welcome! Best of luck with your diet, you'll find loads of support here.

Yesterdays food: B: Bread, marge L: Salad (German potato salad, carrots, lambs lettuce and cucumber, no dressing) D: Pasta with pesto and mushrooms, slightly more than usual as my friend is staying over and I didn't want to give her normal amounts and me diet portions - does that sound wierd...

If food's going to play a major part in the week would it be the worst thing ever to tell your friends you're on a diet? They might surprise you with how supportive they are, and dieting is so much easier when people aren't shoving food in your face all the time. But if you really don't want to...

Oh dear, well it all went very wrong yesterday, and aren't I just suffering for it? B: Bread and marge, coffee with milk L: beetroot and carrot - somehow the canteen where I work had managed to make the rest of my undressed salad completely inedible. 10g bag of nuts D: My own body weight in...

Yep defo, it's taking ages for my brain to catch up. Occasionally I'll catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror and think I look OK, but generally I still see an obese me staring back. My brain is getting there, but only very very slowly. Great NSVs everyone! Bum hurting on an unpadded chair is...

Thanks! Although when I put the recipe for the lemon tart into MFP it came out as 675 calories a slice!!!!!! Outrageous! I knew it would be high but not that high! The problem I'm finding at the moment is that I'm not being that bad, but not being that good either, so I'm pretty much maintaining...

Right, this is going to be painful Friday: B: bread and butter Morning snack: Lemon tart (a gazillion calories a slice but I'd made it and I wasn't going to let it go to waste!) L: Flatbread with salad D: 200ml wine and a pizza (from the supermarket, so not great but not as bad as a restaurant...

oh and because I've written on your wall you get to ogle at my Gary Barlow avatar, that should be enough motivation for anyone :)

Hi Little Sis, sorry to hear it's all gone a bit rubbish again. I know exactly what you mean about zumba, I'm so much more likely to eat well when I'm exercising, and diet reason no. 4 made me smile, it was one of mine too (I refused to buy new jodhpurs when I put on weight as I don't go riding...

:o) He's delish isn't he? Just gets better with age, like a fine wine. Yesterdays food: b: fruit bun and coffee l: quorn and chickpea thing with bulgar whear and veg, I ate all the veg but only half every everything else d: quorn chicken salad Snack: Chocolate egg I found in a drawer...

TTFan: 2.5lbs lost, 3.5lbs to go leighleigh: 0lbs lost, 8lbs to go Donzy84: 5.5lbs lost, 2lbs to go Tranquility: 6.25lbs lost, 2.75lbs to go Carolineg: 0lbs lost, 7lbs to go CherrySummer: 1.5lbs lost, 4.5lbs to go Morrigan: 3lbs lost, 1lbs to go 2manycupcakes: 0lbs lost, 7lb to go boggins: 7lbs...

OK so I'm cheating too much at the moment, so I'm going to start writing down what I eat because that way I can't kid myself. Yesterday was: Breakfast: Fruit bun and coffee Lunch: pasta and tomato sauce (there was nothing else in the canteen but I only ate half, which I'd guess came to about...

YAY! Well done Bostik! And well done for your recent losses too :)

YAY! Well done Morrigan!

The diet gods are looking after me today. It's only 9:30 and I'm ravenous and was eyeing up the chocolate someone gave me that's sitting on my desk, when my friend walked in and handed me a bunch of grapes from her garden.

Thanks Bostik, you're always so encouraging :) So 1lb off this week, not too shabby. Hopefully I can keep it up and lose a couple of lbs next week and then I'll be back to where I was at the end of July.

TTFan: 1.5lbs lost, 4.5lbs to go leighleigh: 0lbs lost, 8lbs to go Donzy84: 3.5 lbs lost, 3.5 lbs to go Tranquility: 4lbs lost, 5lbs to go Carolineg: 0lbs lost, 7lbs to go CherrySummer: 1.5lbs lost, 4.5lbs to go Morrigan: 2lbs lost, 2lbs to go 2manycupcakes: 0lbs lost, 7lb to go boggins: 0lbs...

So, I appear to have jumped back on the ccing bandwagon this time. Good news. I'm having my wedding dress fitting in Nov and need to stay at whatever weight I am then so it's given me a massive incentive to really push for the next 2 months. Last night I went to a wine tasting event - mmmmm...

Hi everyone, well I'm back from my travels and let's just say that the whole ccing thing hasn't been going too well. I had a cheeky mid week weigh this morning just to prepare me for what horrors Friday has in store and it's not good but it could be a lot worse. Back to it now, onwards and...

For me there were lots of reasons, but mainly my health. I've been overweight all my adult life, and I think I'd always just assumed that at some point it would fall off (naive or what!), then I realised I was getting near 30 and unless I did something to stop my weight gain I was going to have...

Only 0.5lbs for me this week :( bit disappointing but I've only got myself to blame for this one TTFan: 0.5lbs lost, 5.5lbs to go leighleigh: 0lbs lost, 8lbs to go Donzy84: 1lbs lost, 6lbs to go Tranquility: 0lbs lost, 9lbs to go Carolineg: 0lbs lost, 7lbs to go CherrySummer: 1.5lbs lost...

Good, I'm glad it wasn't just me! Yesterday wasn't so great either, and tonight I have a work BBQ - eek!

Ooohhh wedding chat, I want to join in! I'm such a bridezilla, stop me if I get annoying! I love the dress, it's absolutely beautiful. Ignore any negative thoughts, it's all about what you like :o) I'm having a cheese cake too :o) My friend went to a wedding a couple of weeks ago and said they...

YES!!! Sorry, this is massively OT but I've been vegetarian since I was 10 and it amazes me how some people think this gives them the right to talk incessantly about what you're eating! What really makes me laugh is when you get some 3 hour monologue about how this person thinks vegetarians are...

I was a very naughty person yesterday. In my defense, I had a migraine on Sunday and still felt rubbish yesterday, and my body was craving bad bad food and I've learned the hard way that it's best not to cc through a migraine (makes them last longer, don't know why, I guess my body needs the...

Hi everyone, I thought it was about time to start Septembers challenge. I'm going to try to lose 6 lbs this month. TTFan: 0lbs lost, 6lbs to go

Happy Monday everyone! Yeah weddings are odd aren't they? I've definitely seen the worst of certain people since I got engaged. With the BM situation, the things that gets to me if that I was a BM last year, and the dress was a vision of hideousness, it was so awful, it looked like a giant...

Hi everyone, gosh it's ages since I last updated this. Ho hum, what's happened? So we were back in the UK for the past 2 weeks, seeing people and sorting out wedding stuff, and oh boy, did I eat? Yes, yes I did, let's just say that ccing went completely out the window. The damage seems to be...

Hey everyone! I've had a great NSV I thought I'd share. I was back in the UK for holiday for the last couple of weeks and catching up with some friends who I've not seen in a while (a year plus) and their reactions to my weightloss were the biggest ego boost ever! One of my best friends, who...

Arms and face started changing first and my tummy and thighs are still stubbornly clinging on to everything they can.

LittleSis: 0lbs lost - 7lbs to go Rissole76: 0lbs lost - 5lbs to go Lovehatecarbs: 0lbs lost - 4lbs to go Katiekin84: 0lbs lost - 7lbs to go Betterforever: 2lbs lost - 5lbs to go Tranquility: 0lbs lost - 7 to go Legomom: 0lbs lost - 8lbs to go Sammii: 0lbs lost - 7lbs to go Christibel: 0lbs lost...

LittleSis: 0lbs lost - 7lbs to go Rissole76: 0lbs lost - 5lbs to go Lovehatecarbs: 0lbs lost - 4lbs to go Katiekin84: 0lbs lost - 7lbs to go Betterforever: 0lbs lost - 7lbs to go Tranquility: 0lbs lost - 7 to go Legomom: 0lbs lost - 8lbs to go Sammii: 0lbs lost - 7lbs to go Christibel: 0lbs lost...

Wow, just wow, some people can be so thoughtless and rude.

Kirsty_Baird_26 - 5lbs total : 0lbs down, 5lbs to go! TTfan - 4lbs total: 6lbs down, 0lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim (1st July 13s 11lb) - 9lbs total : -1lb, still 9lbs to go! Peagirl989 - 6lbs total : 1lbs down, 5 to go! LittleSis - 8lbs total : 6lbs down, 2 to go!! Viking82 - 5lbs total : 4.25lbs...

I have the same problem Tina! I bought some summer dresses a few months ago as I thought they're less likely to look baggy and horrible with any weight I lost over the summer, but now we're going through a horrible cold spell in central Europe and I only have one pair of jeans that fit me that...

Woo-hoo! Well done! Fantastic achievement, you deserve some trumpet blowing for that :)

Today my stomach is gurgling so loudly that my officemate has had to leave the room. Hope I didn't come across as whingy with the last post, I don't mean to make out that I've had it bad (I know I haven't), but it's quite helpful sometimes to realise that our families aren't perfect and we...

Hi Bevsy, sorry to hear that you've been ill and disheartened, you've done so well up to now, I'm sure that once you're better the pounds will be flying off you again.

I've only ever bought things that were a teeny bit too small, never a whole clothes size (apart from one pair of jeans that I'd bought in a fit of delusion long before I started the diet which were 2 sizes too small, fitting into those was a great day!), buying a whole clothes size smaller might...

Very unfair, try not to let it get you down too much though Tina. My metabolism is exactly the same, sometimes I can have a piggy weekend and still have lost weight on a Monday and others, one tiny little indiscretion pushes me up like a million pounds. Like the others said it'll probably come...

I find new clothes every now and then really help. Your weight loss will be more obvious in clothes that fit properly so you'll feel more like you're achieving something, and buying something slightly too small and slimming into it is also a massive morale boost.

Well done!

Fantastic Bostik! Well done!

Ooohhh, been a while since I last updated this. If any of you were woken from your slumber a couple of hours ago by the very distant sounds of screaming then I do apologise (I imagine they heard me all the way to Australia), but today my BMI finally got below 25. Happy happy happy joy joy! I...

Kirsty_Baird_26 - 5lbs total : 0lbs down, 5lbs to go! TTfan - 4lbs total: 4.5lbs down, 0lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim (1st July 13s 11lb) - 9lbs total : -1lb, still 9lbs to go! Peagirl989 - 6lbs total : 1lbs down, 5 to go! LittleSis - 8lbs total : 6lbs down, 2 to go!! Viking82 - 5lbs total : 2lbs...

Thanks, you have no idea how much better it makes me feel to know that other people get really hungry and grouchy too. I always feel a slight twinge of envy when I read on someone else's diary that their diet completely fills them up every day as I feel permanently hungry. It did occur to me...

Oh my goodness, this is my absolute favourite! I've had this so many times as well, then I'd point out that I always walked to and from work every day (about 30 mins each way, in most cases I was far more active than the person who was telling me to be more active) even when I was obese and I'd...

Well done on your loss, you're doing so well. Now off to the gym with you! You know you'll feel better afterwards.

Wonderful :) Spider sounds gorgeous, I always prefer the right little madams! It's strange, I've always found that spending time around yards leads to quite an unhealthy lifestyle too, not just with food, but most people tend to smoke and drink too much as well. I guess you need something to...

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone else has had the same problem as me, or can tell me where I'm going wrong? I tend to find with my diet that either my weight is going down so slowly it's barely noticeable or it jumps down. The problem is that when I'm in a phase of it going down...

:) cheers guys. Squeezy maybe you could pop back next Thurs and predict me a loss of 10lbs next week?! You never know, it might just work!

I have out loud conversations with myself all the time when I think I'm on my own :) I think you're right though, exercise is a habit it's so easy to get out of and then we think of ourselves as being "not very sporty" and it gives us an excuse. Good luck with starting a new exercise regime...

woohoo! 2lbs this week! I reckon the Gods of dieting were smiling on me after yesterdays uncharacteristic show of willpower :)

Kirsty_Baird_26 - 5lbs total : 0lbs down, 5lbs to go! TTfan - 4lbs total: 2.6lbs down, 1.4lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim (1st July 13s 11lb) - 9lbs total : 0lbs down, 9lbs to go! Peagirl989 - 6lbs total : 1lbs down, 5 to go! LittleSis - 8lbs total : 4lbs down, 4 to go!! Viking82 - 5lbs total : 2lbs...

I've tried hoodia in the past and it had absolutely no affect on me at all - I think it's supposed to work by making of feel full faster, so I think that taking it before you've properly retrained yourself to think differently about food is a waste of time. I know that before my diet I was...

Love it! Excellent advice. I managed to be some sort of saint and took a tiny nibble from the corner and put the rest in an old coffee cup that was in the bin so I wouldn't be tempted to go back and eat it. I deserve a massive loss at tomorrow's WI for that alone!

Hello! Not updated my diary for a few days as absolutely nothing interesting has happened :) Except that last night the boyf and I had our first dance class for the wedding - we were doing OK, and I was quite fancying myself as some sort of Ginger Rogers type until the moment when I accidentally...

Caroline he's a dish, he gets my approval :)

Hi Lucy, don't worry, no one's going to take offence at you posting about maintaining! In a funny sort of way I get what you mean, I'm still a stone off my goal, but as I get closer I'm starting to feel more and more scared of switching to maintaining. For the past 18 months I've had clear goals...

I'm 5'4" and weigh 10st 6, I wear a size 12. At the start I was 13st 6 which was a size 16. I think I first started fitting a size 14 at about the 12st mark.

Guys, you're amazing, the country I live in doesn't allow donations from UK nationals because of the BSE crisis, but next time I'm home I'll make sure I give blood out of solidarity.

Hi Kirsty, sorry to hear about the STS, but well done for keeping going, it's so annoying when you're doing everything right but the scales just refuse to budge. I'd just like to add to what HH said, that it might be worth looking at your diet too, if I fall into a rutt of eating the same foods...

Some lessons and positives too: Lesson 6: Just because you're mega hungry just before a meal, it doesn't mean you should eat more! This is probably really obvious, but to me it really has been a revelation. I think I've always just given in to hunger as I've felt that if I was hungry then...

Haha, Tina that's so funny! But I would really really like to get through just one social event in my life without flashing my pants, is that too much to ask?! But just incase, I will be wearing big granny pants rather than a sexy sheer number. Right, I'm about to commit the cardinal sin for...

Only 0.5lbs this week for me, but at least it's a move in the right direction, even if it's only a small one. Kirsty_baird_26 - 5lbs total : 0lbs down, 5lbs to go! TTfan - 4lbs total: 0.5lbs down, 4lbs to go iwillsoonbeslim (1st July 13s 11lb) - 9lbs total : 0lbs down, 9lbs to go! Peagirl989 -...

Hi Sonya, I just wanted to say well done on your diet, you're doing so well, and that I also have the strange losing nothing for weeks and then losing everything at once thing. This might seem like a strange question, but do you suffer from migraines? I've noticed that my sudden losses often...

Agreed. No one will look at you, they're all too busy concentrating on themselves, and not everyone will be skinny.

:) I must say I'm a bit nervous about the dance and have mixed feelings, boyf is very up for it though so no backing out now. We do swing dance classes (Lindy hop if anyone's heard of it, it's kind of like jive and charleston) so we wanted to do a slightly cheeky and fun routine. The thing that...

Yep, I've been craving wagamamas since reading this thread yesterday! Although I did discover that the veg katsu curry isn't as bad as I'd assumed which made me very very happy :D

Chocolate chocolate chocolate, I really really really want chocolate. Chocolate chocolate chocolate, mmmmm, yummy chocolate. Oh man, I HATE TOTM cravings. Must resist the chocolate, it's just my hormones telling me I want it. I don't really want it. I'm not really hungry, I only just had lunch...

"What noodle place are u going to? Shame it's not wagamama they have cals On the website." Oh no, I wish I didn't know this, no more being in denial that veg katsu curry is good for me. (sorry, I'm too dumb to work out how to quote properly). Well done for the half stone loss! The cravings...

Hi Lucysmommy and welcome to the forum.

Being a weirdo is by far the best way :) good to have you back happyhealthy

Well done Fiona, that's a great NSV :)

Well done on the ribs - I had a similar moment the first time I saw mine (er, what are these weird stripes on my chest?!). Great news about the trousers too.

Hey all, I hope you're all well and had a good weekend. I had a naughty weekend food wise, went out for texmex for a friends birthday on Friday night (this is going to sound really awful, but does anyone else really resent it when a friend suggests a meal out and it's not your fav? Like, stop...

So last night I was out for tapas, not my fav food but still very nice and I managed not to gorge myself - being with people I don't know very well definitely helped, you can't rush in and pour all the food onto your plate in polite company! Had a naughty slice of chocolate cake afterwards, but...

Hi Nat, good luck with your diet and welcome to the forum. My advice for your work lunchtime problem would be to try soup - at the start of my diet I went down from large canteen lunches to a bowl of soup and a bit of bread and it took a bit of getting used to, but does fill me up. I'd also...

Yep, that's sad :( but keep going, it's just a blip that could be down to any number of things and you should lose some next week. Just to add to some of the great suggestions above, if you've been eating the same thing for 2 weeks maybe that's partly it? I've noticed that if I don't vary my...

I'm in! I'm aiming for 4lbs this month. TTfan: 0lbs down, 4lbs to go

Hi Cherry Pie, sadly I do think that some people get jealous and don't want their friends to lose weight, but I think Lynn is also right, most people are a bit scared of change and you learning to how control what you eat and losing weight is a change. I think in a way, people also get used to...

Thanks for posting this happyhealthy and congratulations on getting to your goal weight, you must feel so so proud of yourself - you deserve to!

Last night was pretty exciting, I went to the lake to go swimming and I wore a... TANKINI! woo-hoo! Maybe this time next year I *might* have the confidence to try a bikini.

:) I like to be of help. The posh meal is a belated celebration of my work contract being extended. Plus we like food. But I thought if I booked it a month in advance then I have a month to look forward to it while dieting properly. It's so sad, a couple of years ago I would have just gone to...

Oh my goodness, never go running when it's 33 degrees!

Lindsey, you're too kind! It's good to know that I'm the object of someone's envy though, thank you! Happy healthy: I forgot to reply to your previous comment, getting into size 12 jeans was possibly the best moment of my life. I think there were genuine actual tears! And so funny about collar...

Hi Minime, just wanted to wish you good luck for starting your diet. It'll be hard but worth it in the end and healthy eating is a great diet option as you learn how to eat well without putting weight back on afterwards. xxx

Sorry to hear you've had such a terrible day Legomom

Thanks for your lovely words both of you :) Some more positivity to end the week on. Good things so far: -Not worrying when someone sits next to me on the bus - I now fit in the seats! -Having to get my engagement ring taken in by 2 sizes :) -Bra size gone down by 2 back sizes and one cup size...

For me, I'd been overweight my whole adult life and especially put on some more a few years ago during a really stressful time. I'd naively expected the extra weight to fall off when things got better, and of course it didn't. I think I finally realised that unless I did something I would just...

Definitely humous for me too! I can easily chomp my way through a whole pot without even noticing. I also find cheese to be a bit of a nightmare for the diet, I have to not have it in the house, because if it's in the house, most of it is in my stomach before I've even noticed opening the fridge...

I've lost a microwave and 2 guinea pigs!

Thanks both of you, it's always nice to have some sympathy when you feel down :) I've taken your advice happyhealthy and am drinking loads of water, and I forced myself out for a run yesterday, sitting around feeling angry and sorry for myself won't re-lose this kilo! So today some positives...

Hi everyone, I'm in desperate need of a rant! I'm really having a very bad week with the diet and I'm really really fed up. I get why I was overweight for most of my life, I get that I ate too much and had no self control, and I get that that was my fault. But this diet is so hard and just feels...

Oh sorry, just to clarify, when I said diet supplements, I meant things I take for the migraines, not for the diet.

Hi everyone, I was just wondering if anyone out there also suffers from migraines and finds that their diet plays havoc with them? Just as a bit of background, I used to get migraines 4ish times a month, but my doctor put me on some diet supplements which have really really helped. However, with...

I also lose weight really erratically. I find that I tend to stick at the same weight every day for a couple of weeks (I weigh myself every day, naughty I know!) and then suddenly lose a couple of pounds in the space of a couple of days. It's very strange! At the beginning it was more consistent...

Thanks both of you :) sadly it's not going so great at the moment due to a couple of days off, which brings me to lesson 3: Lesson 3: weight goes on really easily and comes off really difficultly. The disparity between the 2 is not fair and it's so depressing having to lose the same pounds...

Lesson 1: I have always kept an eye on my weight by judging myself on how tight my clothes are, what I look like in photos etc. This is utter rubbish and doesn't work. For me, losing 3 stone has only meant a decrease from a size 16 to a 12/14, so just because I've stayed the same clothes size...

Hi everyone, this isn't so much a diary, but I've been on my diet for 18 months, I'm 200g off being a BMI of 25 (although still another 8ish pounds to go to my target) and I just wanted to record some of the things I've learned along the way, so hopefully I won't fall into the same traps as I...

I bought a slinky dress to slim into for a wedding back in April and was so happy when I squeezed myself into it, I put it on again for another wedding on Saturday (different circle of friends and I can't afford to buy new outfits for every event!) and it was too big! I've never been so happy to...

I'm so glad this isn't just me! I look at pictures of me at my biggest and me now and I can hardly see a difference. I'm a size 12 now but I can't bring myself to buy size 12 clothes, or even when I do, I just assume that I've chosen a shop with generous measurements, or that I'm just having a...

Wow, well done, you look fantastic

Hi, I know exactly how you feel. Is there any way you can work exercise into your everyday life? (could you walk to work or park the car further away?) Or would you be able to use your lunch break to do your walks? I also find that if I leave exercise to after work I'm far too tired and...

Personally I found setting myself mini goals was really helpful - the main goal seemed so far away that I found it really hard to keep up motivation without smaller ones to push for. I tried to keep them varied, so some were weight goals (next round number etc) and others were exercise goals so...

Emily, I know how you feel, I've had exactly the same problem, 2 1/2 stone weightloss has translated into 1 clothes size down for me, whereas a friend of mine who recently lost a stone went down 3 dress sizes - Grr! I agree with what the others have said about different shops varying their...

Thanks both of you - I think I'm going to aim for 23 and see how I feel then. I just don't quite trust my judgement on my own weight, my "fat days" and "thin days" still feel exactly the same as they did a year ago! Aline, of course you can ask what diet I am on! After yo-yoing for most of my...

I love this thread! I have heard so many of these before - the one that annoys me the most is definitely the skinny friend saying "Stop losing weight, you'll be far too thin if you lose more" - er, no, I won't, and the BMI charts agree with me! The last time I lost loads of weight I was a...

Hi Everyone, I'm a long time lurker and first time poster on this forum! I've been meaning to introduce myself for ages but have only just summonsed up the courage. Firstly I'd like to say what an inspiration some of you are, some of the weightloss on this forum is amazing :) Secondly, I was...