Any English/UK buddies here? I'm a newbie!

jenbenefit
jenbenefit Posts: 75 Member
edited December 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hey everyone :)

I'm starting my first serious weight loss journey.... well, ever!

I tried Slim Fast once and lasted a day before I gave up, whoops!

I'm really determined to go back to the thin, healthy happy girl I once was and would love to make friends on here for advice and support and to make the journey alot more fun!

Good luck to you all :) xx

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  • hannahjaques
    hannahjaques Posts: 30 Member
    Hello! Welcome to MFP! Certainly is a good and handy way to get started. I'm in the UK too. Lots of lovely, motivational and helpful people here to make the journey easier :smile:
  • jenbenefit
    jenbenefit Posts: 75 Member
    Hi Hannah, thanks!
    Really looking forward to it, it doesn't seem like such a hard slog when you have supportive people around you.
    I live with my grandparents who really are sweet but do NOT help when it comes to losing weight - "If you drink any more water you'll burst!" ..."A slice of cake wont hurt"... the list goes on haha. But i'm not doing it for them I'm doing it for me.

    Congrats on your weight loss by by the way!
  • hannahjaques
    hannahjaques Posts: 30 Member
    Thanks very much :smile: I'm on the last bit of my weight loss now (hopefully). It's coming off slowly but surely. I live with my parents at the moment and my Mum is AWFUL with food. She's always suggesting that I eat some cake or something because she 'bought it for Dad' and he won't eat it all and she doesn't want to see it go to waste etc... My Dad is normally sat the other side of the table in disbelief because he doesn't even like cake haha! Either way, just make sure you keep doing it for you :happy:

    Plus, a piece of cake every once in a while won't hurt (I had McDonald's for dinner tonight. Whoops! But I'm still within calories, yay!). You've just go to keep it all in moderation :wink:
  • jenbenefit
    jenbenefit Posts: 75 Member
    So shocked by how many friend requests I've got just from this post so I wanted to say thank yooooou! I'm all smiley now haha :)

    and I cannot wait to be where you are, knowing its the last like pounds. Bring it on!

    Ahaha your mum sounds so much like my nan, really well intentioned but bloody annoying sometimes! Yesterday I only ate one or two potatoes at dinner and it was a waste, so today i stock up to keep her happy and I'm going to blow up like a balloon! Just have to laugh it off and know you will have the last laugh in the weeks and months to come.

    Oh wow really? Apparently theyre chicken nuggets arent too bad, although I do wonder how much of it is chicken ;) Going to treat myself on Friday as I'm having a girly night so I expect there will be wine and pizza so I will let you know how I do!
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