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Thankyou so much for the advice and real life success stories. I am a sugar fiend as well. I notice on MFP I am regulalry over my sugar level early in the day so that's one to look at.

Question for everyone. For the first 3 weeks I worked so hard at the gym and counted every calorie. I also made them healthy calories. In that time I lost only 2lbs. Measuring showed approximately 1cm lost on hips, waist and bust. Did anyone else find it slow at the start? I hate to perpetuate the cliches but it did used…

For the first time in my life I joined a running group. Its the "beginners" group but all of them could run for 40 minutes without stopping. The lady I ran beside said she has grown up children who had left home so lets say she's 40+. She had lost 10kgs over 14 months and now has kept her weight steady. She looked…

So impressed by you all. At 47 I found that lots of people tell you the negatives about why you won't lose weight. Why you shouldn't run when I love running. All the things you shouldn't do. Blah blah blah. Reading all of these posts is filling my head with why I will lose weight not why not. Week 4 and going well after a…

Congratulations. Thanks for sharing on the restarting and obsessive nature. I'm wired that way too and the down side is I know I can fall off the wagon too. Keep sharing!

Ha ha. Swimming, running, training. At least my skin looks good even if my tummy is being stubborn.

Yeh buckle down for sure. But don't beat yourself up. Think about the new you that's just around the corner. Thanks jm216. I am so happy to have made a change in my life. It took 3 weeks to start feeling even slightly better but I am so glad that I made it to week 4 without caving.

My mum just visited and told me I look glowing from all my exercise which helped. Today I will; 1. Run with my husband. 2. Stay under my calories. 3. Do a training session. 4. No alcohol.

Hi Folks. Thanks for the words of encouragement Jeyradan. Guess what? I joined a running group. Well out of my comfort zone. I'm naturally shy. Its something I thought only cool fit people did but it was great. Just a beginners group but we ran for 40 minutes. Lovely people and a good coach. I am finished with the crying…

Today I will; - Log every calorie - Do personal training session (Sometimes I cancel because I'm scared - it's so hard) - Have no alcohol - Like myself and remember to smile - Go for a walk after dinner - Buy healthy food to cook for dinner

oh yes and the big one I forgot: - no alcohol

Today I will: 1. Not get upset that the scales weren't kind this morning - But I really wanted to scream. 2. Walk with my lovely neighbour - 7km walk done. 3. Count and stay under calories. 4. Turn up at running club for the first time.

I'm 47 and getting back into running. Loving it but I really relate to what you wrote. Turns out indulging and 2 glasses of wine a night do not help with weight loss.

This is wonderful. Well done. You sound like your focus is nice and sharp. For me for some reason the motivation did not come straight away. For 3 weeks I've been just doing it. The good thing is its now kicked in. I am trying down food easily. I can't quite picture the new me but I feel the image taking shape.

Add me. I'm in the same boat. Remember to like yourself enough to put the time aside to look after your own health. That's what I keep telling myself!

I woke up feeling low because we got last minute invite for tonight and I don't want to go because my clothes don't fit so here's what I'll do today instead. - remember that I did well in the last 3 weeks and its been tough - go for a run - keep my calories under limit - Go spend the night with my best friend instead of…

How'd everyone go? Jey don't worry because you did lots of exercise which lays down all that helpful muscle for fat melting in the future. My result this week was a bit disappointing given substantial effort. To be fair though I've lost 1.0kg in 3 weeks. It just felt really tough and you know how it is - no visible rewards…

I'm on the wagon guys. Working hard with trainer and improved my eating. Writing everything down. Only 2 weeks and lost .7kg. Felt like crying when my weight went up overnight though. It's such a mental game. No falling off the wagon. Trainer reminded me he helped me once when I came to him at exactly the same weight.…