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Sorry it took so long to get back we had a pretty hectic weekend and I've just had the time to check for posts. You are right sometimes it feels like I don't have much time to myself, although I have more now that I'm insisting on gym time for me. Sorry to hear about your friend at work, it's always a problem when someone…

Just to reassure you that didn't sound at all preachy :smiley:. It actually made sense and I guess I need to learn not to focus on the destination and enjoy the journey. You are right this isn't a diet, it's now a lifestyle and I need to realise that the weight loss is not going to happen overnight. It was reassuring to be…

Boring is best :smiley: isn't it the Chinese who have the curse 'may you live in interesting times'? Glad your son is doing so well, and is so true that no matter how old you get your parents will always be there for you. I'm in my forties and I still call dad if something goes wrong and I need advice lol. Loose skin is…

I like the jewellery idea, at the moment it seems that my treats are going out for a meal which is a little self defeating. I have to mix my workouts up or I would get bored so quick. This week is a little mixed up cause I'm going to try something new. Starting next week I'm looking at aqua fit and resistance for a Monday,…

It started when my best friend helped me with buying bright, bold clothes that everyone in the shop said suited my shape, size and colouring. I truly thought they looked horrible but didn't have the confidence to actually say so in front of everyone. So I ended up wearing one of the outfits to one of my hubby's work…

I never thought of that as being the problem but now that you've mentioned it and I've thought about it I suspect you are right kmleaf. Whenever they have come up before we have always had lots to eat and drink and I've grazed on food most of the day. This time I've been watching what I've been eating and haven't been…

I truly feel for you OP I can't really help with advice other than seconding rabbitjb fake it til you make it. I'm really insecure but other than a very few close people like my hubby and best friend, who stuck with me through thick and thin and knows all my secrets, people all think I'm super self confident. It's a mask…

I guess it depends on the facilities you have available. Low calorie snacks such as cucumber, carrot and celery sticks with cherry tomatoes or fruit are great if you have the problem of getting peckish through the night or if you pick because you are bored and on your own. If you have a microwave available and are having…

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Sounds like you had a great night out kmleaf. I love people watching, it's even better when you can make silly stories about why they are wearing what they are, or where they might be going. For me the invasion is over and for the first time every I was actually glad to see them go. I'm a little ashamed to admit it, I've…

Hey all Friday was a pretty good day. Hubby and I do zumba on a Friday (he's really a star he knows I won't go on my own because of how self conscious I am so he comes to zumba and clubbercise classes where he's the only man, just cause I want to go), so I knew I would have a few extra calories to play with. I made…

I can totally relate kmleaf I too am still morbidly obese despite the amount of weight I've lost. Like you I also feel better for the weight I have lost so far. It's odd how your tastes change and how you react to eating certain food as well. I used to love kebab and chips from the chip shop. We were at a friends a few…

Yesterday didn't go too bad. It was weigh in day and I lost 2lb so I'm pretty happy, I might have lost more if the family hadn't arrived but I'm happy that I didn't gain. We had Chinese takeaway for dinner so I could order my normal meal and not worry about it, I knew the clubbercise would cover the excess calories. Today…

Day two is over now and I wasn't as successful as day one of the invasion was. Word of warning - considering how little meat is on chicken wings and pork ribs they are VERY high in calories and since my sister in law cooked dinner salad wasn't included. Still, even though I didn't stay under my goal I think I managed to…

Well day one is over and I actually managed (just) to stay under goal. We had pizza out and I ordered a salad and had a couple of pieces of the daughters pizza which was a thin and crispy veg delight with half cheese (I owe her a "proper" pizza next time she goes out). We didn't get out for exercise today so I made the…

Hi all I too am an emotional eater with the added problem that all family and friend events are centred around food. Parties, meals out, meals in, drinks and nibbles with the girls etc. I'm lucky that most of the people around me are supportive and try to make healthier meals for when I'm around, provide veg sticks for…

This is great advice. Like OP I have a lot to lose and I so wish is found MFP at the beginning of the journey. I totally blew it yesterday and ended up over 2000 calories over maintenance. But thanks to the great advice all over MFP I now realise that today is a new day and that there will be bumps in the road. The days I…

I don't do cheat days but since I still have so much weight to lose I have 1500 calories a day without exercise so I have plenty to spend. I do have a night out coming up and I'll probably be way over goal even with exercise but I'll try and log everything (until I'm too drunk to remember or care) and accept that's is not…

Thanks to you all, it's good to know that I don't HAVE to eat them all back. I was starting to panic that I might have to get the chocolate out to eat the extra calories and at that point I can't stop myself lol. It's nice to know I can have a biscuit with my coffee later though.