ladyduddy

I'm 5'4" and at 121lb so pretty much where I want to be. I have a fairly small frame/hips and this feels about right. Have been exercising regularly whilst losing weight and am now focussing on getting some proper ABS!!

I make it with water and add a little semi-skimmed milk or yoghurt on top once it's cooked and cooled a little. I often add some fruit before cooking - chopped dried apricot or chopped fresh apple. Apple is particularly delicious! Sometimes add a small squeeze of honey if I feel the need! hope you enjoy it!

As others have said, you look amazing!! And like a different younger person - you must feel on top of the world!! Well done you, and I hope this story inspires many many others to change their life for the better. Congratulations on your dedication!

I am 49 and, like others on here, I am in better shape now than I have ever been, thanks to MFP. I've been running 5Ks and soon to do my first 10K. I never ran anywhere at all until last year! i stopped smoking, am at a healthy weight (lost 28lb in the last year) and feel absolutely amazing! I work with lots of younger…

Do it. I am nearly 50, never ran anywhere, always been overweight and used to smoke 20 cigarettes a day! I started a while back but one thing I would say is take it very slowly and repeat weeks if you need to, dont wait until you are injured! I have just come home from the gym where I ran 6K very comfortably! It feels…

Hi everyone and sorry I have not been in touch for a while as I have been so busy with work and travelling... Hope everyone is feeling positive and upbeat about the future - that's the main thing - keep the end in mind even if you may have a wobble in between... It can be done! And remember that the rest of your life can…

I agree. this site has changed my life. I have reached my goal weight and am fitter than I have ever been. I never want to go back and think I will be using mfp just for fun, in the future! Thank you.

whatever they give me on the plane home tonight! Cant wait to get back to UK (despite the lure of the fabulous steaks at The Keg!). I never eat the bread roll nor the dessert, so will see what the main course is. I actually honestly rather like airplane food (and the small bottles of wine - oops!).

Actually standing up straighter because I dont have big lumps of fat to try and balance out and weighing me down! Not having VBL - Visible Bra Line - on my back any more - always was used to seeing a roll of fat above my bra line, yuck Trying on clothes in shops and laughing that they are too large - still used to buying…

couldnt agree more about pre-planning. just do not go and buy something on the road! Likelihood is that by the time you stop you are already v hungry and less likely to opt for a healthy choice, even if there was one! you'll save money too... Also make sure you have a good breakfast and keep healthy snacks and a bottle of…

Be super organised. Plan meals and shop well in advance and do not buy junk or anything remotely like it! Therefore either shop online and get food delivered or go and shop when you have already eaten. Log everything you eat!! Remember that "good food will be here tomorrow" - you do not have to eat everything today!!…

oh my goodness, look after yourself! Broken ribs are no fun. At least you can spend time thinking about losing weight and staying healthy and reading more of the inspiration on this site! I have really enjoyed spending time reading about others' success stories. Beth, that is great news - good for you - you are really…

I clear the table, clean the kitchen, load the dishwasher, do the ironing, make a cup of herbal tea and take my make up off, paint my nails, anything to distract me! Read a book or watch television or walk the dog. Often walking the dog straight after dinner is good as you get out in the fresh air and feel healthy and it…

there are usually cakes and muffins around but I just dont look at them anymore and stay focussed. I have a good breakfast at home and bring my lunch in every day and have an "emergency stash" of healthy snacks in my bag in case I get super hungry or need a snack before going to the gym on the way home from work which I do…

Good red wine. I love it. What I do now is drink it less often, and buy better quality so that I can savour every single drop and it is divine. I also love pizza but I make my own now, using a tortilla as a base and add peppers and mushrooms which I stir fry a bit first, a couple of anchovies and some light mozzarella and…

My challenge this week is going to be to eat healthily whilst staying in a hotel this week and not going over my calories. Going out to dinner with colleagues tonight so am hoping it wont be too heavy and will avoid alcohol! Breakfast is OK as there were plenty of healthy options available - oatmeal, yoghurts and fruit (as…

I am not very up on the acronyms - apologies! what are NSVs? I think they are good news of some kind?!

Hi everyone and sorry I have not been around on here for an age!! I wrote this a few weeks ago when I signed up : "SW 144 lbs (10 stone 4lb) CW 134 lbs (9 stone 7lb) would like to be 128lb for Christmas and stay that way! " I am actually at 129 lb!!! Thanks to some great support on MFP - special thanks to brobin who has…

I have signed up to do a 5k (in a Santa outfit!) at end of November to raise money for charity. I have done one 5k before (last year) but walked some of it as was hilly. I had only taken up learning to run a little time before then and couldnt even run for 1 minute at the outset! I can do 5K in around half an hour on the…

hi please count me in! i am 48, happily married, two stepsons. My weight has been all over the place over the past 30 years - anything from around 15 stone at my heaviest down to being too thin (just once!). I'm now getting control back and my main aim is to get fit and to lose wobbly bits! SW 144 lbs (10 stone 4lb) CW 134…