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Let me see if I have manged to work it out

I am not too sure of the rules?

Biggest NSV was being able to buy clothes on the High Street. It is nice having the choice of jeans, rather than just the one pair in a size that fits. Think that I will buy a new belt this week.

When I started this year I did a spreadsheet to "plan" minor goals along the way. I planed to get down to 231lb (16.5 stone) by the end of the year. I then plan to maintain over Christmas and into the New Year. Then see. I did not set any final goal, because I have been overweight for years (Far too many to count) so how…

Before I hit the 55-57lb lost mark I would lose 1lb a week for 2 or 3 weeks then drop 3-6lb then 1 for the next few weeks then 3-6. That cycle continued for a good few months. I would get confused that I was doing the same things, eating and logging, doing exercise. The same from week to week. Then I noticed that if I…

Great Job. Thanks for sharing not just the before and after, but the steps. I started in Jan at about 294lb and have been wondering where I want to get to. We look to be about the same height so I have gone down your photos and set my goal at 205lb, will not get there this year as have 30lb to lose, but will reach this in…

I have had to change the notch on my watch, but not had issues with my wedding ring yet. Maybe soon!

Looking at the forums both on MFP and Fitbit, yes there is another issue. Seems to be out by your calorie deficit. Love the fitbit, but recent issues are winding me up! Not sure which figure to believe anymore.

I switched my weigh in day and it has made a huge difference to the consistency of the numbers. This week I had a poor Monday so will weigh Wed or even Thur. I know the numbers will be really poor because of water levels, so will drink like a fish today to get everything back in order to weigh later in the week.

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Wow not noticed that one.... New NSV for me as well!!

On the drive home from work i would stop for macdonalds and grab 20 nuggets, not too bad I suppose. Then I would get home and eat tea with the other half. Not a mention of the stop off. I have also been good and bought a 6 pack of the baked chili crisps, only to eat the lot. Plus lots of the other things seen in this…

Last year I dropped about 28lb before putting it back on. This year I have give it to the local charity shops. Made a big choice to get rid so I can not slip back. At the moment I am due to have another cull, but wearing everything very baggy at the moment. Looking forward to a big shop at Christmas! Get it out of the…

I started at 294 (21st) and the plan was to get down to 224-230 (16-16.5st) this year. Then maintain over Christmas. Then re-*kitten* in the New Year. The reason for this is that I don't know where I want to be yet. I have to have time to get used to being thinner and see where I want to be. I am lucky that everybody has…

BSc Joint Hons Maths and Physics Should have just done Natural Science and enjoyed the broader subjects

If you are walking 40mins a day, then I would count this as exercise, so already you have done 3+ hours a week. Don't make your life a chore, we are trying to make positive changes not to kill ourselves. Might be worth swapping some of your work outs for family and friend related exercise. I play tennis and squash with the…

My 7 year old looked at a picture and asked "Mummy is that woman a milf?" My poor confused wife took a quick look at the picture of Oephelia and asked my boy what he had said. "Is she a milf, you know like Robin Hood, a legend..." "Do you mean myth?" "Yes that's it mummy a myth" Made me laugh lots

Love my kindle, kindle app on the ipod touch is ok , but still have and buy books.

"remember there is no spoon" Matrix

I was really shocked and surprised when I had to use a different notch on my watch. Was losing weight, but did not expect my wrists to get thinner.....

Now there is a blast from the past. My dad used to grow this. Hated the stuff when I was 8, have never seen it for sale. Wonder what I would make of it now.

Having been on the flip side of this, I have bad news for you. You can not persuade anybody. You can only hope that if you lead by example they follow suit. In my case I have been overweight for years with a partner wanting me to lose weight. I had to have my own moment when I decided I want to change. You need to be…

I bought a couple of pairs of cheap supermarket black jeans £12 each and am making do until the end of the year. Lots of new holes in belts and going for the baggy look in shirts. Those bits that are obviously way too big leave the house. I am not going back so they can go out the door.

When I started this "journey" I realised that I would be logging for the rest of my life. I read this and think maybe I could get away without logging..... but I think not. I would start off all good and then slip. We recently had a weekend away and although did lots while we were camping we did eat and drink more than…

You should count, you dont eat like this every weekend. (I know I did before I started MFP) A bad weekend focuses all our thoughts onto why we are here and where we were and where we want to be. Remember that you will appear to have put on more than you have due to the higher than normal sodium, but this should disappear…

What a great NSV, now want the sun to come out in the UK so I can go and look at my shadow!!

To be fair though it will take me a lot longer than 12 weeks to look like that! Might need a few nips and tucks........so to speak.

Desperado : Eagles :sad:

Or my kids!!

My other half is technically a pescatarian (Veggie who eats fish!!) So we dont eat a lot of meat. Although she does not dictate it is easier to eat 1 meal than to prepare 2. This means that I eat a lot less meat than perhaps I would. The other side is that when we do buy meat we tend to buy locally sourced meat. Yes this…