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Hi all, @tryingagain5 - wow, awesome loss, go you :) @kandi3570 - sometimes there just seems to be no reason our bodies get 'stuck' at a certain weight, but eventually it will move, and hey, maybe even with a big drop at once! Hang in there x @mxlaw90 - I constantly have issues with this site, it seems to be certain pages…

Hi all, @kandi3570 - I do so wish I had the room for a treadmill, walking while watching Netflix is prob the only way I'd get my steps in with this weather :) I totally can't do 'dried' beans either, my mum used to do the soaking overnight stuff and I could never be bothered - hence I just get the tins lol. @jedaschultz -…

@melaniedscott - I can't stand green beans and genuinely have no idea what 'wax beans' are - they don't sound tasty lol! Our tinned stuff usually comes in grams so the normal size tin here is 400g, which I think is the same as your 14oz size, but you can get some things in 200g tins, so half size - just not usually the…

I think the biggest thing I've found is to try and find exercise you don't mind doing. I hate jogging and 'gym' workouts, which put me off doing anything for a lot of years. It was a lot about trying different things to see what I did like. For example, I enjoy dancing so I do quite a lot of 'dance based' workouts like…

Hi all, @CassieGetsFit2013 - that's barely a gain and am sure it's all down to TOM (I fluctate a silly amount that week!). Hang in there, 'still trying' is half the battle x @mainebeachbum - that's a fab loss, go you :) So, pretty good day yesterday. Is freezing cold here and am feeling a bit stuffed up, so ended up being…

Hi all, @melaniedscott - strange, I would have thought mixed beans were a fairly universal thing, just goes to show! I agree, I constantly end up wanting say black beans and kidney beans in something and then end up stuck with half a tin of each :( You also used to be able to get the smaller half-sized tins but they seem…

@melaniedscott - the one I have in the cupboard is mixed cannellini, pinto and kidney beans. You can put pretty much any beans in it though, I've done it with black beans and even baked beans before now. I like recipes where you can just throw in whatever's in the cupboard lol.

Hi all, Congrats to all of you losing this week - no matter how little it's all a step in the right direction! @pacsnc6 - fantastic news! Cookies are my downfall as well - every time I say I'll have some self-control and just have one :D @Freeglerock - pineapple with squirty cream is taking me right back to my childhood -…

Weigh in - sorry it's late this week has totally got away from me! username - podperson1 week - 2 PW - 187.8 CW - 187.8 Been an up and down week so guess will take the maintain. Isn't it strange how weight can jump up and down all week and then settle on the exact same decimals lol?

Hi all, Hope you're all having a good first week of the New Year :) @GingerPwr - sorry to see you go, you've always been so supportive and inspiring to all of us, but obvs real life has to come first! Hope you still drop in and say hi though x @BlueSkyNomad - welcome, always nice to have another in the UK timezone :) I…

Hey lovely people! Happy 2021 - let's hope it's a better year for all of us :) Glad to see people again, and welcome to the newbies x So, quick intro. I'm Shelli, live in Edinburgh Scotland with my best friend/flatmate and our kitties. I don't think I've ever really been happy with my weight and have been on probably every…

Hi lovelies, Just dropping in to wish you all a very Happy New Year! I braved the scales again on Monday - it was not pretty lol. Still, am starting to get the motivation back and have been 'behaving' this week - even managed some exercise in the snow :) Going to have a pretty quiet night tonight (aren't we all?) but hope…

Hi all, @minstrelofsarcasm and @1theresamcvean - I'm really sorry I've missed the weigh in. Tbh, am really struggling at the moment. Am back in the office after they started being quite nasty about me working at home, which is really stressing me out, and mental health issues are having a bit of a come-back. Think it's not…

Hi all, Sorry have been MIA - will try and catch up on your posts later x Weigh in username - podperson1 PW - 180.6 CW - 184 Well, that's just as depressing as I thought it would be :'( Am really struggling with motivation at the moment, and on a complete carb crave. Urgh! I will NOT slide backwards. Please send help -…

Hi all, Sorry have been MIA this week - could I please be excused from the weigh in. Has been a bit all over the place and would rather just restart with the new month :(

Hi all, @Cafelelia - I am loving your hygge pics and your cozy dining nook. Wow, so impressive to be so close to goal (I'm soooooo far off mine lol), think you have def earned a little break x @minstrelofsarcasm - thank you for sharing. You are def not alone in feeling isolation and down, I am the same in that I am a…

Hi all, @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - gorgeous shot, I do miss walking by the sea, not been down to the coast in what feels like forever! @goingape - oh no, need to get the kids told when it comes to cookies :D This is why I don't bake as not enough people to eat them so I'd end up scoffing the lot lol. @Freeglerock - that quilt…

Hi all, Sorry, I've had a really rubbish week last week and was totally avoiding the scales :( I know they will have gone up so is just a matter of how much. Feeling a bit better today and food has been more on track. Might brave the scales tomorrow lol.

Hi all, @tryingagain5 - your great nieces are adorable! @ljdanny - hope your doggy is doing a little better. It's so worrying when our furbabies aren't well :( @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - aww, hope you enjoyed your daughters play, that sounds so cute! @melaniedscott - your politics is stressing me and I don't even live there,…

Hi all, @kandi3570 - good job on the exercise! My kitties are awful for getting in the way, they've learned to sort of stay out of the firing line when I'm doing cardio but any type of yoga/pilates type thing and they love winding between my feet or sitting under me when I'm trying to do a bridge or something :D If you…

Hi all, Woot, shiny new thread! Welcome to all our new members - this is a super supportive group and am sure you'll fit in in no time. So, quick intro, I'm Shelli, live in Edinburgh, Scotland with my best friend/flatmate and my adorable kitties. I've always had issues with my weight, I can't ever remember a time where I…

Hi all, Yay for Friday! @debbiewsharpe - glad the surgery went ok, hope your eyes are feeling a bit better x @kandi3570 - sounds like you're already bringing it back round :) @4newrunner22 - Hi Don, welcome to the group :) everyone here is super supportive so am sure you'll fit right in @tryingagain5 - glad your first PT…

It sounds a bit like you're running round trying to grab at every 'quick fix' and then getting discouraged when it's not working quick enough or it's too restrictive for you (and trust me have done that for a LOT of years!). If you 'ban' yourself from having things then you're just going to want them more, which leads to…

Hi all, Welcome to all our newcomers - this is a wonderfully supportive group and am sure it will help you on your weight loss journey x @1theresamcvean - I do wish I had a proper fireplace, just feels like the ultimate in cosiness! If you are looking to make it more 'special' though then what about maybe adding some…

Hi all, @CassieGetsFit2013 - I've totally been off the wagon lately as well and it's super disheartening to see a gain, but we can turn it around! I'm sorry you're missing the doggy, I don't know if they have anything like this where you are but round here there's often options to 'borrow' dogs - ie people who might be…

Hi all, I have been rubbish! Have had to self-isolate the past 2 weeks which has been really stressful and I've just done a total backslide - really cross with myself. Braved the scales this morning and it was worse than I thought. Starting over today and I WILL get back down. Apologies for not being on much :( Weigh in…

Hi all, Super behind on posts but can see lots of awesome losses going on xx Weigh in username - podperson1 week - 3 PW - 175.2 CW - 176.6 That has been a lot worse last weekend lol. Just feeling a bit like I've been moving up and down the same 5lbs for ages now - really need to get my butt in gear! Had a lovely birthday…

Hi all, Been a busy week and the eating has been a bit hit and miss lol. Can I be excused for weigh in this week please? I know I'm already a bit up from junk food at weekend, plus totm, and it's my birthday tomorrow so while I'm going to try not to go mad then it's going to be a fairly relaxed weekend. Not helped by work…

Hi all, @1theresamcvean - aww, thank you! The paw prints were a nightmare to get - one of my boys was really not having it lol! @xX_PhoenixRising_Xx - thank you! Yup, I am def a crazy cat person. It was funny as there was another woman in for some of the same time as me and we were chatting a bit - she was saying she has a…

Hi all, I'm so behind this week - and how are we into our October thread already?? Quick intro then - I'm Shelli, live in Edinburgh, Scotland with my best friend/flatmate and our kitties. Have struggled with my weight for prob as long as I can remember, hit my highest ever weight of about 210lbs last year so this year…