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Hello! I have felt exactly the same as you. I have been a yo-yo dieter for a long long time. Every single time, I have failed. I have tried Weight Waters, Slimming World and SlimFast. They work for a while, but as soon as I approach my goal weight, I feel like I'm "cured" and I go back to the way I used to be. I have…

I think this is a great idea! I'll give it a go: 1) Not looking good in clothes 2) Having to hold your stomach in all the time 3) Flabby arm jiggle 4) Feeling as though food controls your life 5) Being out of breath after going up stairs 6) MUFFIN TOP! 7) Not being able to wear shorter dresses, skirts or shorts for that…

That's a starting point for you then, Make sure you drink at least 8 glasses a day. Make yourself a water chart, or use the water tracker on MFP. A lot of people, myself included, forget this part of their diaries. Do something to keep you focussed on your water intake. And chew gum! :smiley: Good luck.

Have you tried drinking a large glass of water when you get these pains? You may be mistaking the signals of hunger for signals of thirst. Try drinking water, waiting for a while, and if you're still hungry, eat. You need to listen to your body. Or you could try chewing minty gum. It will give you the illusion of eating,…

I love MFP - it shows you where you are going wrong. I thought that eating too much fat was my problem, but it's actually Sugar!! So I am working on it. - Good luck and stay strong :smile:

Oh my goodness!! Well done - that is one of my ulitmate goals!! :smile:

My mum said my boobs were getting smaller..... That's sort of a victory, I guess! Shows the weight loss, anyway! And I bought a new exercise bike over the weekend, so I should be having some cycling victories soon!!

That may be a good thing - you are always your worst critic. You're probably not as fat as you think you are :smile: Hope it helps you like it's helped me. Seeing what I could look like is a great incentive!

What do you mean? If the virtual you doesn't look like how you really look?

YAY! Glad you found one too, guys! I obviously didn't look hard enough. So happy it's helping some of you! :smiley:

Unfortunately, there is no option to do this for guys.. I'm sure there's a similar site out there for you boys!

SW - 184 CW - 180 GW - 146 I'd love to be 160 for Christmas!! I am so in!

I'm in!

Amazing!! Well done, you! :smiley:

Poster? Your messages can be quite presumptuous and somewhat aggressive sometimes, do you realise that? I was not advertising it. I actually agree with you, I think it is a rip off too.. I was simply saying that if the OP of this thread didn't think it was a rip off, and had signed up to a service like that, then she could…

Do you go to a meeting? Like Weight Watchers or anything? Because part of that service is the weigh in. If you do that, and get rid of your scales at home, then you will be healthily weighing yourself once a week. It is better to weigh yourself less frequently - because you see more of a difference. I have lost 4lb in 2…

Friend request sent :smile:

Exactly right - it's not the food that is the problem. It is your compulsion to eat. You need to identify why you are emotional and address the issues themselves. Once you address them, you will no longer be driven to food for comfort. As for stopping cravings, I always think that chewing gum is very helpful. It occupies…

Thank you! I will keep going. I've gone public with my weight loss - it will be too embarassing to quit now. Online friends are always welcome too. Help with the support :smile:

UK - USA Pork shoulder - Pork butt Streaky bacon - Bacon Ice lolly / Lolly ice - Popsicle Prawns - Shrimp

I wouldn't mind some friends for support.

You should read this book. It changed my life: Overcoming Overeating. It teaches how all diets are rubbish. They teach how diets tell you to control your eating and that eating is bad, but it doesn't tell you why you turn to food in the first place. It trains you into simply: eating only when you're hungry.

Hold it!! "Fat women" can wear bikinis if they want to! If they are comfortable and happy with their weight, they should go for it. Just because we are all trying to lose weight, it is for our own reasons, not because we think we "should". If that's why you're doing it, you're in it for the wrong reasons!

Hiya! Friend request sent. I am rather new too, well - returned recently. I have been up and down with my weight in the past, but after gaining nearly 30lb in just under 3 months, I am ready to make a change. I will follow you on Instagram too! Good luck. Drink lots of water - it fills your stomach up and hydration is…