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Congrats Fozzy, takes me AT LEAST 3 months to lose that much!!!!

You are so lucky would love to see Bon Jovi..enjoy.

You need to drink more water believe it or not but is true & keep your salt / sodium intake low & rosehip tea is also helpful. I don't have a blood pressure problem but do retain water if not very careful & was a few months before it settled down.Good luck.

Thanks for the input so far. Any ideas why body fat scales just freak out & give an error message if I get on them? Bought new ones especially & they work on everyone else except me! Could it be static? I always seem to have a lot & often get shocks from supermarket trolleys, guess I am the bionic woman well disguised LOL!…

I had terrible "scale" problems when I was losing inches & the fact is 1lb weight is 1lb weight but 1lb muscle takes up less volume so yes you are gaining muscle. Weight loss will follow.

Not sure my reply is helpful but strange how we have different ideas of what looks good because I think Hannah Waterman looks so much older & less attractive due to her skinny face! Natalie put back on some of the weight & said she felt better for it & has now just given birth so no idea what size she is. I cannot workout…

oops just reread my post & naturally I do not love clothes more than I love my daughters but love clothes more than they do!!!!!

Welcome & good luck, you are definitely in the right place & please feel free to befriend me. I live in Coventry UK & have been here since June. I am 59 with a number of health issues & meds which hinder weight loss so my progress is slow but I am thrilled as finally am back in some of my favourite clothes..believe me I…

"pick up chicks" guess you into the successful ones then or you must be one hell of a weightlifter...LOL!!!!:laugh: :wink:

Don't be so harsh on yourself maybe your body needed some sugar. You Will do this. Good luck.

As a rough guide 20 minutes cooking time per pound weight plus another 20 minutes in oven at about 180/200 gas mark 5ish. You can cover in foil then take off for last 40 minutes to brown. I like mine with lemon pour juice over then stuff the cavity with a lemon. Is also nice roasted with no dressing. Good luck.

Welcome & good luck. There is a lot of support here & with determination you will succeed.Feel free to add me as a friend for support.

Hope someone replies as would like to know myself as my loss is very slow in weight but fast in inches; as I had been swimming regularly for a year before joining though it was about the muscle build up. My body fat measuring device on my new scales only ever gives me an error message. I am 21 lbs down & 12" smaller…

Glad you got yours to work because mine have always given me an error message which made me think they couldn't measure through all my fat! At least that is not as bad as my brother , who is overweight & my daughter who is not, they stood on the scales, got an error message & thought they had broken them because they are…

Bosslady1 that is brilliant. As a retired lecturer of English I agree completely. Makes it worse for me though when I see I have made a typo & someone may think I don't know the difference!

Congratulations you look fab not to mention so much younger. Well done you are an inspiration.

Happens to me all the time. This morning I was up 4lbs from my Friday weigh in!!!! Just cant be real because have been within my calories . It is taking me forever to lose weight but I have lost a lot of inches & gone own at least one size in clothes so maybe the same has happened with you. It is annoying but you are…

There is definitely a difference especially around your face & chin you look younger too. Perhaps you should target exercise to the areas you really want to lose most? Good luck you are doing a fab job.

Now you know you can do it. Good luck with the rest sure you will get where you want to be with that great attitude.Well done.

Sorry how did you get 837 total because what you have listed is more than that?

Congratulations on taking the first step to your happier , healthier self. This is a great place with a wealth of help, love & experience. I wish you well & feel free to add me for support if you wish. Good luck.

As to strength training I shouldn't do it but I do try to intersperse my swimming with a few other exercises such as leg kicks, pulling myself up by my arms & a few others but I have to see how they feel before knowing if they are safe for me. Can't do them out of the water as I dislocate (most joints except toes) very…

I know EXACTLY how you feel so good luck you are in the right place. Feel free to add me for support.

Fab news Sue can't wait to catch up! Well done you.

I have experienced the same thing with the exception of the initial weight loss. Now I have started mixing things up a bit & it is working so for example one week I did a 24 hour fast but from evening meal one day to a generous one the next, then I tried a few veg only days, then the low GI which works for me coupled with…

Welcome you have come to the right place, good luck with your journey, hopefully a short one as you haven't got a lot to lose.

I read that eating spinach together with bell peppers enables the body to absorb iron. As far as I remember spinach & liver are the best natural sources of iron. Good luck.

You could also try keeping sodium levels low & drinking unsweetened rosehip tea which helps with water retention.

I can also verify what everyone else has said, & personally am really pleased it has been said as I seem to lose one week, gain the next then lose more again the next so overall has taken about 19 weeks to lose 19 lbs BUT I have also lost a total of 12 " & am feeling so much better about myself & in a few weeks you will…

I have to try to drink mine earlier in the day as I need some sleep & one night had to go to the loo 14 yes 14 times!!!! Doesn't help that due to a back problem when I lie down my brain always gets a "need loo" message.