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Hi there, everyone I'm brand new to the LCHF (Banting) lifestyle -- 2 days now -- but I think I'm going to enjoy it. I don't really have too much weight to lose ... maybe around 7-10kg, but I think it's a healthy way of eating and something I'll be able to do. I'm ovo-lacto vegetarian (which makes it difficult to get…

Yes, I can only agree! Beautiful (really lovely before) but wow, your now pic is gorgeous. Well done and feel proud!!!

Maybe this is a SA thing, but I love the taste of cooked apples and cinnamon so I often include it as a warm, satisfying dessert on a cold winter's evening or if I just need some comfort food. (Granny smith apple chopped in chunks and boiled until just tender in a little water. Add a little natural sweetener - if desired -…

I agree with premiumchilen above. When you mess up just tell yourself "It's in, and there's nothing you can do about it, so move on". Take responsibility for what you ate and do damage control. Try not to think about healthy eating as a 'diet'. That is just setting yourself up for failure. Don't deprive yourself. Load your…

Oh WOW! You look awesome!!!!

You look fantastic!

How would you do that? (Sorry - bit of a newbie!)

Really? That's the best news EVER! I often find myself with lots of surplus calories left just before bedtime and then I'm worried that eating them will just turn into blubber overnight! (Because this 'no eating after 6pm-thing' is something I also picked up somewhere along the way!) Please explain the ratios to me again…

This really is an interesting post and I did not read all the replies (as there are quite a few pages to read through, so well done on a very active post, StacySkinny) but I would like to leave a few thoughts of my own ... I must agree with some of the points Stacy made ... when I see a very overweight mum and dad with…

Hello lilgriffo I'm 5ft7 and have the 6kg to lose that I've gained over the last two (stressful) years. Also just joined. Feel free to add me. :)

Hello Bart and welcome! I'mm always happy to have more friends, so feel free to add me. Good luck on your weight-loss journey!

You were beautiful before but now look quite fragile and even more lovely. Well done, girl. Keep it up and keep doing it the healthy way. That is all that matters.

I enjoyed reading this thread - all the positive words of encouragement. Don't give up! You have lots of friends routing for you!

Good for you!!!!

Awesome! Good for you! This is exactly what you need to be doing. Lose your fear of food and start realising that it really is your friend. I will post my 'recovery story' at some stage as well (15 years now) after being full-on bulimic for more than 5 years. I'm always interested to read how others are handling their BED…

Hello Manny, nice to meet someone who also talks 'kg's' and not 'lbs'. My maths is going to become excellent with all the conversions I'm having to do!

Hello Lucy, you're welcome to add me. I own a marketing company (with natural health/beauty & slimming as our primary objective) and we've helped thousands of people in SA to lose weight. But I have, in the last two years due to work (and life) pressure, slipped into bad habits ... eating late night because I'm up working,…

You can add me too, if you like!

I used to be a binge-eater. I did television presenting way back (22 years ago) and at some point simply stopped eating. (And yes – I met a friend, a co-worker who lived in the same apartment building a floor above me, who taught me the ropes, so to speak.) I lived on a tablespoon of dry oats per day (for the fiber) and a…

Have fun ... and just keep at it. Even if you 'fall off' once in a while! Nice to meet you. :)

artemisacorn! Love your responses! :)

As a 'skinny' person around someone trying to lose weight, the dynamics are quite strange. The non-dieter feels a little guilty about eating in front of the dieter and feel that they might be insulting them by not offering. They also 'subconsciously' want them to know that they accept them just as they are and 'hardly see…

Hi roseganira Weight will always fluctuate. Sometimes it's simply the body holding back water or 'that time of the month'! Don't worry about it... Monitor your average weight-loss over a 4-6 week period and don't get caught up in the 'ups-and'downs' of weighing every day/week. Sometimes just having a little 'cheat-snack'…

Thank you! I feel welcome already! :) And please add me too ... and if people should add me, how would I know?? Hahaha! Where does it say? I clicked on some link that said I had a friend request and it turned out to be a blackberry advertisement! :P