Annmarie49

You can do this, remember how you felt when you were losing...... it was a great feeling!!! Great on you for recognising you need to stick with it. It is only 19 months since my stroke, been hard work, however, I am determined... i have put on 10lbs in the year, however, back at it now and determination will win! Take care…

wondering how all you guys are doing? time has moved on here... interested on what is happening in everyones lives. Hope you are all progressing x

Hi Louise, I live in Livingston, West lothian, have sent you a friend request too. Hard work, worth it when you start to see the results! good luck on your journey x

Thank you, was getting bored and eating the same foods, going to try some of the recipes. great ideas. ty

Mine was 8 Dec 2012, I was 49 years old, quite a bit older than you. I am getting somewhere now, I already had embarked on weight loss and was only 15lb from my goal!! It happened for 'no reason'!! I didn't have any risk factors either and was the fittest I had ever been in my life. I was already an active member at my…

sorry, used to use Edin Leisure but now go to one of the private gyms..... got fed up not getting space in classes. feel free to add me as a friend, i can help motivate you via here....

well articulated, thank you :-)

your body will not think it is starving itself if you skip lunch, however, how about some vegetable soup and some fruit = 150 calories and very filling, if you must have something. Go for the burges but miss out on the cheese, half a portion of fries and salad = you get it all!!! enjoy your date night and stop stressing!!!

Hi, I am from Lanarkshire but living in West Lothian now....... got to my goal in middle of May, 50 wks!!!!!! determined to keep it off!!! got the 'gym' bug too. the big "50" is next weekend and was my inspiration to get the flab off, also, my eldest son graduated yesterday and it was one of the first times i was happy to…

welcome to the group, great bunch of people and lts of support if/when you want... feel free to add me, I live in West Lothian now

I have been here for 6 months now.....reached my 'goal' but still keep on going!!! I live in west Lothian now, just along the road!!! feel free to add me as a friend!

I am 50 in July too, this has been a journey for me with a lot of 'hills' to climb!! I love being alive, I love my family and I absolutely love all my friends..... 1st July is going to be major party time for me, celebrating life to the full... (helps that i got to my goal a couple of weeks ago too), you can do this too,…

bump for later

Dropped my calorie intake to 1000 cals/day (lots of fruit/veg/fibre/wholemeal/beans/pulses etc etc) & increased cardio exercise (eat less/exercise more) for 1 week, 4lb weight loss that week and now if I plateaued for more than 4 wks, I would do the same!! I know a lot of people disagree with this, however, you need to…

yip...still here, just lots of different forums, feel free to add me, i have sent you a FR!

so glad you clarified that part........started strength training 4 wks ago and first 2 weeks were 'agony'!!! last 2 have been fine!

Happy Nurse week to you all. We don't have this in Scotland, UK. we should!!!!! I am a nurse for 32 years, RN/Midwife/Public health Nurse/Health Visitor, now working as a Community Nurse Manager in Childrens services. Demanding but great job. great job everyone and to all students, remember, "it is a journey"...........…

thank you for the easy to read/understand summary.... started this 2 wks ago and was unsure if i was following it right... found what i was looking for in the easy listed text & links. tyvm

welcom li, we are agood bunch here. I am from west Lothian, feel free to add me as a friend

bump for another night...sound delicious. ty

would sooooooo love mine to shrink, doubt it's gonna happen now tho!! went from a 42 DD to 34 'F'...what's that all about? breast feeding 2 babies and being overweight for soooo long didn't do me any favours!!!! guess I am just going to have to accept it. no amount of chest exercises are working!! just about at my goal…

I don't, nor never have eaten back my exercise calories, irrespective of 'net'!!! I use a HRM for exercise and record my calorie burn. varies from 4000-7000/wk calories (depends on my type of workouts) I have consistently lost 1- 11/2lbs/wk for 43 wks by doing this. I haven't tried eating them back because what I am doing…

Welcome Indolent that is the fabulous part of this site..... we thought we didn't eat much!!!! scary reality check tho! The site is great for support & motivation too, especially when we feel it is tough! feel free to add me as a friend. :smile:

thanks guys, will rest tonight and see how my body responds tomorrow.

I am in West lothian...still here and nearly at my goal!!!! loving this weather...

It is 'ESSENTIAL'......... you will be absolutely 'shocked' when you start to measure quantity!!!! get a digital one, more accurate and you will see the pounds falling off you. p.s. I live in the UK and all recipes are produced in grams/kilos/pounds/ounces. since using this site, a lot of the recipes are cups/sticks etc…

ditto..... I agree also your gestational diabetes will increase your LDL significantly. It should resolve after the pregnancy, however, it can take up to 3 months post partum. I cannot comment on the 'insurance' guidelines as I live in the UK and they are not relevant (yet!!!) hope this helps.

wowww.... wolfi622, you could be writing my story here.... except I am only 49 years old!!!! I haven't posted on this site about my stroke, sooo here goes!! I had a right sub parietal infarct on 8 Dec 2011, my husband found me collapsed on the kitchen floor, can relate only too well when you talk about the 'loved ones'…

I weigh myself several times a day but only 'check in' my weight on a Fri!!! that's because it gives me a 'break' at the weekend and the rest of the week to catch up!!!

1) youngest son came home from university for the day to take me to lunch for Mothers day as he has to work on Sunday. haven't seen him for 5 wks, it was lovely. 2) lost 1.1kg this week 3) it's friday!!!