New from the UK
TMLS
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Hi,
I think the easiest way to introduce myself is just to copy my "About Me", I think it says everything!
This time last year (July/August 2009) I was 26 stone and stuck in a rut. Over the rest of the year I started to slowly notice that my trousers were becoming looser. Eventually, just before Christmas I started feeling ill and was drinking (soft drinks) constantly.
I finally bit the bullet on Tuesday 22nd December and went to see my Doctor - who immediately sent me to A&E, where I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, having lost 2 stone. I was told I had to change my life and I did.
I immediately changed my diet (not easy at Christmas) and in January I bought Wii Fit. Soon I was going for walks and joined a gym. I am now working out a couple or a few times a week, walk into town when possible and keep active.
At the end of July 2010 I hit 19 stone, meaning I'd lost 5 stone since Christmas. Was I fat and happy? No. Am I happy now? Yes, and I still have a long way to go.
I had been fat since I was 6 years old, but I'd now say with only a little bit of an ironic tongue in my cheek that Diabetes was the best thing that ever happened to me - I'd never have lost the weight without it.
Just to add to that I found this site from the iTunes App store, and after just a day I think it's fantastic! I actually wrote myself a little Access database that did a lot of the stuff it does here back in January when I was first getting to grips with the diet and the diabetes, but this does it properly. I always hated not being able to update my database from my phone, too - at least that's sorted here
Pleased to meet you all anyway, time to go read some threads...
I think the easiest way to introduce myself is just to copy my "About Me", I think it says everything!
This time last year (July/August 2009) I was 26 stone and stuck in a rut. Over the rest of the year I started to slowly notice that my trousers were becoming looser. Eventually, just before Christmas I started feeling ill and was drinking (soft drinks) constantly.
I finally bit the bullet on Tuesday 22nd December and went to see my Doctor - who immediately sent me to A&E, where I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, having lost 2 stone. I was told I had to change my life and I did.
I immediately changed my diet (not easy at Christmas) and in January I bought Wii Fit. Soon I was going for walks and joined a gym. I am now working out a couple or a few times a week, walk into town when possible and keep active.
At the end of July 2010 I hit 19 stone, meaning I'd lost 5 stone since Christmas. Was I fat and happy? No. Am I happy now? Yes, and I still have a long way to go.
I had been fat since I was 6 years old, but I'd now say with only a little bit of an ironic tongue in my cheek that Diabetes was the best thing that ever happened to me - I'd never have lost the weight without it.
Just to add to that I found this site from the iTunes App store, and after just a day I think it's fantastic! I actually wrote myself a little Access database that did a lot of the stuff it does here back in January when I was first getting to grips with the diet and the diabetes, but this does it properly. I always hated not being able to update my database from my phone, too - at least that's sorted here
Pleased to meet you all anyway, time to go read some threads...
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welcome aboard!0
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Welcome and well done on your success so far. Joining MFP is the best thing you could have done, you'll find all the support, encouragement and motivation you could ever need all in one place. Good luck with the rest of your journey, feel free to add me as a friend if you'd like :glasses:0
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Hi, I'm in Ireland and a lot of the friends I have here are in the uk. I found this place through the apps store on my iphone and it was the best thing that I ever found. The database has loads of foods that I use regurarly like tesco, Aldi brands which saves me having to add stuff all the time.
This site has a great mix of men,women,young and not quite as young as well as people with a little or a lot of weight to lose.
Feel free to add me as a friend and I'll even share my other friends with you0 -
Woah what a story!
Welcome aboard and good luck!0 -
Sounds like you're well on your way!!0
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Thanks for the kind comments0
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Keep up the good work!
I'm Dann from East Sussex, hoping to lose 20lbs before Uni0
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