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Before I start – this is not meant to be an attack on you and I would personally like to congratulate you for your weight loss and maintenance so far. It’s not easy. However, unlike the previous people who have found your story inspiring, I actually found it quite sad. Why are you resigning yourself to a life time of…

It doesn't really matter what "diet" you do - Atkins, Paleo, juicing, Protein World, 5:2... they all result in a calorie deficit which is the only way anyone can lose weight i.e. burning off more energy than you consume. I personally find the 5:2 plan (I avoid the word diet as it implies a temporary solution and you…

I'm 5''4, current weight 8st 7lbs, lowest weight has been 7st 10lbs and keen to get back down to that for summer. Not sure of exact measurements but wear size 6 -8 clothes which generally is 26-28 inches round the hips. 32 back in bra's. I tend to avoid too much emphasis on the scale and focus on what I look like / how I…

Thank you ladies

Hi, I am 5''3, not sure of exact current weight (this is deliberate as I am trying to focus more on how I look rather than the scale) but maintain between 110 - 119 lbs (7st 12lbs - 8st 7lbs) and am a traditional apple shape. Whether my heaviest ever weight at 12st 4lbs or my lightest at 7st 10lbs (and nearly underweight),…

I'm really into Fulfil cookies and cream ones. Not sure where you're based, I'm in the UK and buy them from Holland & Barrett. Unfortunately they're quite expensive (£2.29) per bar but you can bulk buy 22 online for approx £21.37.

I agree with the first reply, I'm a firm believer (based on personal experience) that its 80% diet, 20% exercise. In other words, it doesn't matter if you're working out 6 hours a day, if you're not at a calorie defecit i.e. burning more calories than you're consuming, you won't lose any weight. I am 5''3 and maintain…

I'm not personally not a mother but agree that running up and down the stairs if you have a stair case is a really good home workout. I some times do this 20 times (up and down 20 times) in one go. I have also previously bought a "stepper" from Argos; they're quite cheap (around £30 - 40) and smaller to easily pack away.…

Perhaps I'm too much of an idealist but I would seriously question my entire relationship with that person if they threw any negativity whatsoever in my direction for trying to better myself. Whether its a passive aggressive style joke or full blown sabotage - if you love someone, you support them and their goals…

Although the health benefits cannot be dismissed, in all honesty, I looked (but more importantly felt) unattractive and it had a massive impact on my self confidence. I went through a denial phase of "oh i'm not that big" and used that excuse, mentality and the comfort of a happy relationship to allow myself to eat…

I tried this for a period of about 2 weeks and it did nothing except make me feel a little unwell. No weight loss results. That's not to say that every one isn't different. I would personally recommend that if you're following a calorie restricted diet anyway (and low carb... it works), lemon water will make little to no…

You need treat days / meals to stay on track – even though it’s painful, you should still record your indulgences. You will cringe but perhaps it’s not as bad as you thought – does it even out over the week anyway? i.e. if you’re targeting 1,400 calories per day (as an example), this would be 9,800 over an entire week. I…

Hi Just wanted to share my experience in case it helps as I have similar stats to you. I am 5''3.5 and weigh 112 lbs (8 stone) at present. My daily calorie recommendation to maintain my weight with no exercise is 1,350 (based on several sources where I've entered my stats and received an estimate). I have a sedentary job…

Feel free to add me as well! I've lost 4 stone in total and been maintaining for nearly 3 years now. It is possible and bad days (or even weeks) are part and parcel but you haven't given up - you wouldn't be here if you had. Thinking about 100+ lbs seems terribly daunting and un-achieveable so try and break it down into…

The fact you're here and have been brave enough to post your photo show's that you want to make a positive change. Don't dwell on what brought you to where you are - focus on the future and making that change (which it sounds like you've already done) and only look forward now. Photo's you don't like of yourself can serve…

From Surrey, UK. 5''3, sit between 110 - 117 lbs (7 stone, 12 lbs - 8 stone 5 lbs, currently 8 stone / 112 lbs), size 8 - 10 (although I do find it varies considerably shop to shop / item to item and I try not to judge myself too much on this).

Hey, I'm based in the UK, I'm 5''3 and weighed 172lbs at my heaviest (around 2007). I'm currently 114lbs and have been maintaining between 112 - 120lbs for the last few years with sensible eating (no fad diets) and exercise (nothing strenuous or costly - I don't have a gym membership). Feel free to add or message me if you…

As long as you don't go over your calorie allowance for the day, its fine. We all need a treat now and again, cheat meals are much better than cheat days. Don't beat yourself up. Just as one healthy meal won't make you skinny, one bad meal won't make you fat. Keep going!

Hi Laura, I am no Doctor and by no means trying to tell you that you're imaging things but I am a very strong believer that the pill is not related to weight gain. I believe that hormones control us both mentally and physically and can make us feel differently, whether this increases our appetite or perhaps makes us feel…

Your motivation is right there - you're not happy but you absolutely can do something about it. It won't be easy but when it starts paying off (i.e. you start losing weight and see the results), it will all be worth it. I don't want to come across as preachy but to give you the context of my advice, at my heaviest I was…

I try to have cheat "meals" rather than whole cheats days or weekends. If you are having a big night out drinking, make sure that day you eat really well and try and fit some exercise in. There is absolutely no point being thin and miserable because you can never have fun at the weekend and not enjoy a naughty meal or have…

Thanks for all your comments (so far), I completely agree that the best (and possibly only) way to lose weight healthily is a change for life which includes both diet and exercise, something I feel I've managed to achieve (for the most part). It was more a thought provoking question as I've been giving the shakes a try as…

Thanks for all of your replies - they really helped. I'm going to avoid that scale and get back into my healthy eating and exercise. Hopefully some of the water weight (which I hadn't considered) will drop off in the next couple of days and I'll be back on track :)

:D thank you so much

Hi Emma, I am so glad that my post helped - you can totally do it!!!! Best of luck!

You're more than welcome, I am glad it helped - best of luck to you! :)