SerenityValley
Surgically happy.
Because I wanted to say hello - so I don't feel too awkward sticking my oar in.
I'm Andy, I'm 39 and have been on mins for a while. I have quite the potted history in terms of diets, and have lost a lot of weight (currently, I've lost nearly 115lbs but had at one point lost 155).
I lost it across several diets and started in March 2008. I lost a stone or so on my own, then lost a similar amount on Slimming world, then lost the bulk of the remainder on lighter life.
I went back to crazy eating, and started to gain a lot of weight, so I redid LL for 7 weeks. I'm 9lbs up from then, but have started to develop a real cravinbg to eat healthily. We're recently married and we want kids and I want to be around to appreciate them.
I did WW for 1 month last year and lost a stone - but circumstance pulled me away from it and I started gaining a lot (and allowed myself to do so).
I'm now back on WW, but this time I'm trying to do it as a way of life, and not as a diet. Sure, I want to lose a stone or two, but what I really want is a pattern and guide that helps me make the right choices for life, rather than to lose enough weight to go back to eating crap again (which was often my reason for dieting).
I try to keep the majority of unhealthy foods off the table, though I allow myself treats within the rules. I don't intend using the point system to try to eat rubbish and starve myself of real food (something else I've always done when calorie counting).
Anyway, some of you may know me already but I'm looking forward to getting to know folk here as i find it helps when you have a good support system/set of friends around.
I'm Andy, I'm 39 and have been on mins for a while. I have quite the potted history in terms of diets, and have lost a lot of weight (currently, I've lost nearly 115lbs but had at one point lost 155).
I lost it across several diets and started in March 2008. I lost a stone or so on my own, then lost a similar amount on Slimming world, then lost the bulk of the remainder on lighter life.
I went back to crazy eating, and started to gain a lot of weight, so I redid LL for 7 weeks. I'm 9lbs up from then, but have started to develop a real cravinbg to eat healthily. We're recently married and we want kids and I want to be around to appreciate them.
I did WW for 1 month last year and lost a stone - but circumstance pulled me away from it and I started gaining a lot (and allowed myself to do so).
I'm now back on WW, but this time I'm trying to do it as a way of life, and not as a diet. Sure, I want to lose a stone or two, but what I really want is a pattern and guide that helps me make the right choices for life, rather than to lose enough weight to go back to eating crap again (which was often my reason for dieting).
I try to keep the majority of unhealthy foods off the table, though I allow myself treats within the rules. I don't intend using the point system to try to eat rubbish and starve myself of real food (something else I've always done when calorie counting).
Anyway, some of you may know me already but I'm looking forward to getting to know folk here as i find it helps when you have a good support system/set of friends around.