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Whatever is in season! Blueberries & strawberries right now but looking forward to peaches & plums later in the year...... It may have sugar in it but at least it is natural sugar & not from chocolate.......

Swimming!! Holds your weight & all round good exercise! Now I have lost 80lbs or so I can go to the gym...... walking though!!

If I waited to feel like doing exercise I would never start. Feelings are not always good things to follow!!

I eat a balance & don't worry too much about natural sugars. Just keep the chocolate to a sensible level.....

Track honestly & regularly the amount of food you are eating & make sure it is quality fresh food with loads of fibre like veggies but also good protein too. Drink loads of water & increase the exercise that you do. Recognise that wanting to stick food into your mouth is not always due to hunger & put water in or use…

Eating a sensible amount of calories will help I am on 1500 and I am losing about 2lb a month with about 70lbs to lose now. You will work out what is best for you but 1000 is not enough. Being hungry will also make you down emotionally and there is no need for it. Eat a good diet with plenty of fresh fruit & veggies. That…

I had gastric bypass surgery in December 2010. I lost all the weight that I will due to surgery within the first year ie 30% of my body weight. For me that was about 6 stone. Now I have another 5 stone to go by hard work & exercise. At least now I can!! I have Multiple Sclerosis & my MS meant that I could not exercise &…

Sometimes forget the veg but never the fruit as they have so many calories.

My mother spent the whole of my life making me feel bad about myself & my weight. I did not look so bad when I was a teenager & young 20s but ate into the fatness thing as I thought I already was.......until I got to over 300lb. Continuously Mum just kept having a go!! I have now lost 86lb & Mum spent the last year of her…

Now we need to know what he says when he sees you......... Well done girl!!

It is really hard to get going when you have a lot to lose but when you do you will notice it really well. Work out why you want to do this & set sensible goals that you know you can achieve. Add as many friends who are in a similar situation to you as you can & some who are a little further ahead than you too!! Not sure…

Home made soup with lentils & loads of veggies!

I have no stretch marks from babies but have plenty from being 300lbs!! If I EVER get to a bikini size there will be no stopping me for scars and stretch marks are my history on my skin. I have spare skin now & will need surgery to fix that when I get to target weight but you be proud of who you are & what you achieved…

Well done!! You look super!

Remember that when you are on the pill you do not have periods just break-through bleeding! It can be a little irregular at any time but especially if you have added exercise into life. If the bleeding seems different in any way (colour, flow etc) over the next few months then get it checked out but a day early not a…

History of playing piano & French horn but now do sound system - does that help?!?!? Can even reach to do plug-ins & breathe at the same time now!!!

Whatever your fancy, just log it!

Phew! I thought it was just me!! Turning it off now....... Trying to get enough fibre now!

That would be if you are bringing home enough bacon for her not to have to have paid employment too!

Well done! I started at a BMI of 49 age 49 & was morbidly obese. I have enjoyed going through the numbers & seriously obese to reach just obese at 34.7!! Next stop just overweight at 30.........

Never broken into a jog for fear it may be a joggle but will bear your story in mind as I get closer!!

Keep at it! Sometimes this just does not make sense!!

Cooking in the microwave cuts down on the smell but the best taste is just quick fry with some salt & pepper in a pan with a tiny spray of oil! Mackerel a little more smelly but full of good oil & no extra required!!

I do not plan cheat days. I have some not so good foods most days but count them in to my calories. I am not able to be perfect every day! I fall off the wagon every now & again but try & make it one day only & start again with a new day!!

Who cares about what the charts say, congratulations on your success!! You have done so well & against disability too. I have just started back to the gym but tend to lose my balance there as I have MS. Taking it slowly & falling over much less painful & less frequent now I am 6 stone lighter!! Enjoy yourself & have some…

If for any reason I EVER get to fit into a bikini, I would love to buy one. The scars & stretch marks just would NOT matter!!

I was that circle! Never expected it but 86lbs less & I turn out to be an hourglass, a big hourglass but one nevertheless!! Keep going......

Well done! I too started at 302lb & am currently at 216lb & slowly going down but feeling the benefit in so many ways. My favorite is every time I buy a new pack of knickers they are a size smaller!!

Hooray for someone over 50!! I was feeling old..... I am Female Age 50 Height 5ft 6ins SW 300lb CW 216lb GW 145 ish?!?!? Not far off twin??

Thanks for adding me as a friend. Not very talkative but do try to be a support to friends & keep up with some of what is going on...... It's a long journey & lifestyle change so good company on the way is important!! I haven't been doing my tracking for food or exercise much recently as my Mum died a few weeks back & we…