traybo

have the confidence to go out with my friends and colleagues without worrying that I'll look horrible what ever I'm wearing meet my husbands friends and family that we haven't seen in a long time not be a pushover when I don't like how other people are behaving towards me because I fear being called nasty names finally…

I can live with the grunters when they're heavy lifting but what's just weird is the ones who grunt when they're in the Spa area - especially the steam room when you can only vaguely make people out but can hear some very strange sounds. And ladies, leaving clumps of hair in the showers is totally gross, and if you use the…

I restrict my carbs. When I first started I used a carb curfew - no starchy carbs (bread, pasta, rice, potatoes) after 6pm. Its meant I fill up on healthier chicken and fish with salads or veg and then fruit or yogurt if still hungry. Encouraged by the weight loss I now eat carbs (cereal or wholemeal toast and eggs) for…

Salads for me as I'm trying to go easy on carbs. Mixed leaf, spinach, toms, cucumber, peppers, carrots and then some protein - egg, crabsticks, turkey, chicken or salmon I cooked the night before maybe with some herbs/spices or chill. Followed by a weight watchers yogurt and some fruit for snacking (keeps me going as when…

Salmon fillets, topped with a bit of tapenade, wrapped in a slice of parma ham and roasted for 15 mins. Served with a salad of letttuce, spinach, toms, cucumber, roast peppers and sweetcorn...........yummy. Oh, and a big glass of chardonnay cos I've been to the gym today and it is Friday after all!!!

This site has been a big help to me over the last couple of months, its great to see the stories of others, to realise that lots of people face the same issues and to get support when you need it most. Last November I decided to get myself into shape - my 40th birthday was looming and I had been overweight most of my life.…

p.s thank you!

that does make sense and I definately wasn't as full after my two slices of pizza as I would be after a decent salad! Off to the gym and then back to my healthy eating I think!!