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    Giving in to pressure from our size-ist society?

    Being fat never really affected my performance at work but it is exactly as you say - you meet people and the first thing they see is a fat person and you have to overcome all the baggage that comes with that image. It's slightly more of a girl thing perhaps. In his blog, Icemoose says that...
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    Giving in to pressure from our size-ist society?

    But don't you think though that there has become a kind of polarity about this? On the one hand we have all these negative messages about being fat - from "it's terribly bad for your health" to going for a job interview, doing well then not getting the job - then realising that the younger...
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    Distribution of weight

    I've heard people say that you loose it from the top down and gain it from the bottom up. So maybe it is a last out, first back in thing. I've lost about 3½ stone and it's come off fairly evenly but there was always more on my bottom half. A bummer it is, perhaps it is a girl thing.
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    Mother in law - grrrrrr

    What Russian Doll said. Sometimes friends don't see how fat you were, or are far too caring and/or polite to point it out. Well done and keep going.
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    What made you all get big in the first place????

    I have only myself to blame, I enjoy booze and fatty foody waaaaay more than is healthy. I was always short and tubby but after I finally passed my driving test I gained 5 stone in 10 years :mad:
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    how can i stop falling off teh wagon at a party?

    Don't go near the buffet table !! Or go last when everyone has been at it and it looks a lot less appetising. Or just eat the celery/carrot crudites stay away from sausage rolls and the dips. Good luck ...
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    GIVING UP FOR A WHILE...

    Hi all, yes I am really struggling to restart after Christmas too like many others. I guess it is the cold dark nights, you just want to curl up on the settee with a bottle and a bowl of nuts. It seemed a lot easier in the summer. Glad to hear that you are not giving up Lizzie. Just try...
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    And this is what we're all up against.

    Drat I killed the thread :( I was hoping for a discussion around why we are all surrounded by images of ultra slim-and-beautiful men and women and yet if you walk round Tescos on a Saturday morning all you see are fat people in track suit bottoms. Why is that? As a nation we have never...
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    Body image .. and how I feel about mine

    I guess a lot of us have thought about this post overnight. Perhaps you need to have this done to complete the job you set out to do on yourself. We only have one life to lead and so we might as well do it as the person we want to be. Surgery ... well it is scary and expensive, but you can...
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    Body image .. and how I feel about mine

    Sorry I meant to say that plastic surgery is extreme but I do think it works well where it is done to address a specific issue. So if you have a load of loose skin of course having it removed is going to give an excellent result. Good luck both. And jeez when I look at that wrinkly skin on...
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    And this is what we're all up against.

    Well, the new BBC series Robin Hood has just been on and the 2 male leads (Robin and Guy of Gisbourne) looked very svelt - Marian looked quite porky in comparison ...
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    Body image .. and how I feel about mine

    I can see this is going to be me too if I ever get to goal. My inner thighs are starting to look very wrinkly but there is a lot less acre-age to do when I shave my legs. I guess it depends on how old you are too - I'm 46 so my bikini days are over anyway. Surgery is an extreme measure but...
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    And this is what we're all up against.

    I wonder if men are starting to feel pressure to be ultra thin? OK nowhere near the pressure women feel and the way it is all around us but when you look at some of the male actors you see on TV (like that guy who plays the lead in Lost) they are definitely on the thin end of the normal range.
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    Thinking of returning to weight watchers

    I've done WW and their aim is 2 to 3 lbs per week. The main problems are that if you don't hit it off with your group leader and the rest of the group, then you don't get the benefit of group support. Also, their diet can become a bit restrictive, trying to fit foods into their Points system...
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    What was/is your 'cause'?

    After decades of obese navel gazing I have concluded that I have a compulsive personality. I've never done anything in moderation and food has been no different. Bum! I always thought that if I could diagnose it then I could fix it ...
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    dress sizes?

    Comparing my stats to i'lldoit 5'2" 170 lbs Weight Watchers Goal weight 9st 2 lbs (128 lbs) (so far, similar) Right now I'm ...... Size 18/40C :eek: :eek: :eek: Weird
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    Clothes are all too big!

    It's great, isn't it!! I am calorie counting not CD-ing but still seem to lose about 3lb/week if I can stay on 1200 cals a day ... so I should get there.
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    Clothes are all too big!

    Inspired by Bettyboo and Westhills, I bought the Size 16 jeans - I can get them on but not do them up (hope this is not TMI). But wearing them for Christmas is definitiely achieveable. Thanks for the inspiration both. ... ooooooooooooo ...
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    Clothes are all too big!

    Bettyboo and Westhills - great stories !! And what a wonderful idea. I am stuck at a size 18/20 (down from 24) but today I will buy a pair of Size 16 jeans to wear over Christmas and the New Year.
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    Distract me, please

    Since I'm calorie counting I do get to eat some nice food, just not very much of it. It's hunger that gets to me not the lack of real food. So I don't hallucinate (that much) about pies - but I did laugh at Aubergine calling the weight she had to lose her "Paris Hilton". So you think of...
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    Distract me, please

    It is easier to diet in the summer, that is for sure. I am trying to get under 12 stone for Christmas, it can help to have a short term goal. But yes, I would not even have noticed the rugby team if I saw the trifle first. Most mornings I wake up hungry, thought I'd be used to it by now...
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    Distract me, please

    Yes, I agree with Libbie and Lizzie. I know you are supposed to think positive and I do for 99% of the time. But sometimes you just have to replay your darkest hour as a morbidly obese person and think about how you can't go back there. And is that pie really going to be better than the...
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    Hi i`m back again lol

    Thinking of you too Roch. We have all been desperate at some time too so don't go thinking that no one wants to hear it.
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    Hi i`m back again lol

    Hi - just checking in again to see how you are Roch. The diclofenac should help with the period pain as well as your back, so you should feel better on it. If it makes your stomach feel really bad, you could try the old ranitidine chaser (Zantac or similar) which works quite well. Hope you are...
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    Hi i`m back again lol

    Hi Roch, I'm glad to hear you're getting better, and also that you are feeling so positive. Even when the pain was very bad you were posting that it would pass eventually. I am calorie counting to lose weight having decided that LL/CD just wasn't right for me. And you do lose a lot of weight...
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    Whats the one thing you thought you couldnt give up ?

    It was fancy cheddar cheeses and Leffe blond beer for me. Decided to have a weekend off for bonfire night etc and if I really wanted to eat it, I'd have it. The cheese was just sooooo salty and the beer was not that great either. I guess we can all change if we just keep going long enough...
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    Been to see GP and he poo-pooed VLCDs

    No it's my fault for my provocative comment on LL.Though I meant it to be a shot at being taken in by marketing speak rather than a criticism of the LL plan.I need to be more careful about posting (and emails, etc) as things can often be interpreted in many ways.Hope you have a great time with...
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    Been to see GP and he poo-pooed VLCDs

    lol "accused of being on CD" - actually I really wanted to do either LL or CD but finally decided it would be impossibly difficult for a food-loving, big carb-eating vegetarian like me. Sorry C-O-A-M I meant no offence to those doing LL (or CD). I posted that link to Juliettes article and...
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    Been to see GP and he poo-pooed VLCDs

    Yet again I see that another CD member of the forum feels the need to have a pop at LL. What is it with you lot! :mad: I'm not doing CD or LL but I was trying to point out that LL won't say "we are like the CD diet with a value-added package of counselling and support" - they take the view...
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    Been to see GP and he poo-pooed VLCDs

    Oh dear, she has missed the point hasn't she? The article she wrote definitely says that LL packs meet government guidelines and CD's do not. This is not the case I believe. Perhaps it's CD's HQ that needs to write to her and ask her to remove her incorrect and damaging statement about their...
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    checking my ticker

    Hi Do you mean like this ...
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    Strangest Binge Ever!

    Once I ate (crunched) a pack of those sugar free sweets (during a very boring meeting at work) - I did pay the price with the laxative effect though I've experienced far worse:eek: :eek: I guess you are craving a sweet taste. Hope you don't suffer too much today with it.
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    This wagon is leaving on 1st Nov, want to jump on?

    Me too please! I am doing WW/F-Plan but it sure feels like a VLCD right now :( Trying to keep with it and being inspired by Christmas threads.
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    O/T..Some personal advice...

    I would say: don't say anything to anyone until you have another job and you're ready to leave. Then make sure your boss hears it first, from you. People move on and everyone is replaceable. But leaving a job where the people are friends can make you feel sad and disloyal, but you'll still...
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    How old is everyone? Am I the youngest?

    I'm 46 ... if I have to be 50 at least I can be a slim and healthy 50.
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    Been to see GP and he poo-pooed VLCDs

    I didn't catch the bit where she suggested that CD did not meet overnment minimum requirements tbh. Overall, she is quite positive about VLCDs, even though it's obvious that they go against the grain for her as a nutritionist. And she acknowledges that some concerns (like muscle loss) aren't...
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    Been to see GP and he poo-pooed VLCDs

    Hi - there is an article on the LL program on the WLR site, which is quite balanced I think .. Lighter Life Diet Report Your GP sounds a bit behind the times on this one, good luck on your journey.
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