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Pregnancy followed by a job in a take out. Spend my wages on food or take the food they would have otherwise thrown out at the end of the night and save the money. Seemed like a no brainer at the time!

Before i had my daughter, i was a size 8 (UK12) and 160lbs. Im currently about a 12 (UK16) but they're getting too big. I managed to put my 8's on the other day but i couldnt move! My goal will be to put them on comfortably. I'm 5'8" and 197lbs. Goal weight is 160lbs.

If somebody said that to me i would probably knock their teeth out.

No pictures yet! Im 5'8" and currently 197lbs. Starting weight was 215 (says 210 on here but i gained a bit more). My goal is 160 so still a good way to go before i start posting pictures! Interested to see others though.

I have some, but im not a fan. I've had them many years and they were all done under age at crappy shops. Definitely not worth it. If youre going to do it, make sure its done in a reputable place. The cheaper it is, the faster you need to run in the opposite direction.

Mine is open too. But be warned, i still eat chocolate! :)

For me, it was when i got pregnant. I was a healthy weight and size before that and i ate junk so i wasn't really very healthy at all! Just thin. When i was pregnant i started eating better, lots of fruit and less chocolate and crisps/chips but i still gained 50lbs more than i did before. For 18 months after that, i…

If i find mould, the whole lot goes in the bin. I've started buying smaller loaves because we were throwing waaay too much away. Either that or the long life bread that lasts 7 days.

The scales said 199 this morning! :D

I saw a hideous fat photo of myself. My mum gave my husband a photo in a frame of me and our daughter and im massive! The photo has never been put up because i dont like looking at it. The ultimate goal is to replace is with a better (50lb lighter!) photo.

Congrats! Im 2 lbs away from being overweight :D

You look great! That's such a difference!

The exact reason i refuse to cut anything out! This isn't just a diet until i reach my goal weight, its a change so that i don't get back to that weight again. There's no way i'm living my life eating broccoli and seeds all day.

Nothing. I have everything in moderation now. I have stopped eating sausages. More because i had some poorly made ones which have put me off! It was a blessing in disguise.

Saw 200 on the scale today! My lowest in 2 years.

We picked it together. As much as i love it, i reckon an upgrade is in order for one of our anniversaries! A nice matching engagement and wedding band in (quite a few!) years. My wedding band is slowly getting looser and my engagement ring hasnt fit since before we even got married. So a matching set in the same size that…

Height 5'8" SW 214 (highest recorded) CW 201 GW 160

First things first, get some sleep! I know you run on empty most days. Then end up struggling with what to eat due to money. I know just where we both went wrong though, when we were 14 and a size 10, we used to eat chocolate and chips drowned in salt! It didnt seem to catch up with us until now :P Alcohol is a big one…

Thanks youve been a great help :D

The stroller with my daughter in it is probably close to 50lbs. And when its full of groceries its probably closer to 70 or 80lbs. I will have to try something like that for breakfast. I cant get them here in the UK but ive Googled it and know of similar things that i can get hold of :) I have dieted before in a similar…

Thanks everyone, my daughter is almost 15 months old so im used to running around after her and i dont nurse so no extra cals needed there. She sleeps 14 hours at night (im very lucky i know!) so its not even like i get disturbed sleep or anything. Unfortunately she doesnt normally nap. She saves it all up for bed time i…

Also, im not sure how the eating what you burn thing means. Do i need to eat at least 1200cals AFTER what ive burnt exercising? So if i ate 1500 and burnt 400, i wouldnt have had enough?

Thanks everyone, i will try to summarise a response to everyone, I have never drank soda so thats not really an issue for me. I try to eat 3 meals a day with two snacks. I havent cut out chocolate cold turkey, i eat a small amount still. No, im not depressed and i do not need to see a doctor. And the 300 cals is the…

Thanks everyone. Im currently 215lbs (at first weigh in wednesday evening) and my goal is 165lbs. My water intake is pretty good, 7-8 glasses a day at least. Caffeine intake is a bit different. I used to eat a lot of chocolate. I still have some now every day, but in moderation and in line with the rest of my diet.

I have a lot of VERY wide ones from gaining a lot of weight when i was pregnant. I know they wont go away completely but i have accepted them and if people see? So what! They probably have them too. Somebody i worked with gained a lot when pregnant too and has very similar stretch marks to me which she showed me once and…

I know exactly what you mean! This is only day 1 of my diet (have been here before but started just before christmas which didnt end up working!) So now im back and the urge to eat chocolate was just overwhelming earlier. A glass of water didnt help, even after i ate my dinner it didnt go away so i had some... My plan is…

Thanks :)

Im 5'8" and my goal is for around 160lb. Though thats flexible for me, i want to look better but not thin. I like to be curvy but not wobbly. So ill stop when i reach that point.

SW 210lb CW 205lb GW 160lb Height 5'8" Age 19

Good luck! Wow you're a brave lady taking on weight loss with 3 under 3! You'll do great. Im also a mum and im here to lose the baby weight :)