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COLD TURKEY! I am an absolute sweet tooth. I (unfortunately) love anything sweet. I find that the only way to get the sweet fix out of my system is to go cold turkey - no sugar, no cookies, no chocolate. The first couple of days are tough, but after that it gets easier. After a week, I am good (I can then "take it or leave…

Sorry if I sound bitter... but this is all BS! Cancer is cancer. It is insidious, and if it's gonna get you it will.. Regardless of what you eat (or don't) My son was 21 the first time he was diagnosed with cancer, and 26 when it came back. He (and I) researched and researched and researched. As a result of all of this…

Salmon Wellington with a crisp green salad (drizzled with caramelised balsamic) Recipe at http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/3750/salmon+wellington

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I am with BlackKat - Keep LOGGING!! You have to look at this as a LIFESTYLE change... Not a "diet". The word diet intimates something with a beginning, and an end.. Where we can go back to eating as before. And let's be honest, if we go back to what we did before, then we will go back to weighing what we did before!! Some…

Great question, and congratulations on your weight loss ;) A friend told me about MFP about 18 months ago. She kept telling me how great it was and badgering me to use it too. I politely declined for some months, as tracking just sounded like too much hassle. However, after she started losing weight and I was still at a…

I have been here a year. I will send you a friend request ;)

LOL! There are only so many ways you can cook them!! :sad: :sad:

You look amazing and should be justifiably proud! I have lost the same amount of weight as you, but I am nowhere near as toned!! perhaps I need to look at the 30 day shred!!

Hey Abby, Feel free to friend me. I have been here 12 months and have lost 52 lbs. I still have imperfect days.. But don't we all!! I have 33lbs to go (give or take). Logging every day is the key to success, that and having friends to cheer on.. And to have there to cheer you on also ;)

I dn't get embarrassed by my weight loss.. but I am taking time to get used to it. I recently referred to myself as overweight in a conversation. The woman I was talking to said, "..but you're not fat!" I was a bit confused until I looked hard in the mirror later in the day. I USED to be fat... but, because it's still…

You bet it is possible! Two and a bit weeks ago I weighed 82.8kg. This morning I weighed in at 79.5kg. I stick stictly to 1200 calories a day, religiously walk 10,000 steps every day (I wear a pedometer to be certain I get all my steps by the end of the day), and I make sure I drink 8 glasses of water every day! If yoi…

I was down 1 pound. Not bad... not great. Will try for a better week this week ;)

HeyRandy, Thankfully my husband is very supportive! I think this weight loss journey would be very difficult if hubby wasn't in my corner!

It's not so much comments from others that really kicked my motivation. Well, not to start with. When I commenced my weight loss journey I made sure I told EVERYONE I know that I am dieting. That made me so much more accountable when someone bought a morning tea to work... or if someone offered to do a latte run. I knew…

Actively seeking twin! Female Age: 46 Height: 5'6" SW: 234 CW: 194 GW: will assess once I reach 165

Thank you all for sharing your thoughts and own experiences. Certainly plenty of food for thought... I won't let a little pettiness bother me, particularly considering the fact that I am disturbing the little ecosystem within which my friends and I exist...and, yes, this story is only partly written. I am not done yet ;).…

I laughed when I read this! So funny! .... mine was looking at photos of my son's engagement party, and realising I was the largest person there. (Also, I got dressed up and thought I looked pretty. Sadly, I didn't!) I am determined NOT to be the biggest person at my son's wedding!!

Yes.. and you are absolutely correct. His name is Jake.. and he is an adorable little guy we got from animal rescue!!

First of all, congratulations for almost reaching your first mini-goal. Before you know it, your first will become your second, third and goal weight ;). Also, enjoy your tat.. and yeah.. include non-food treats too. My last treat was a visit to a day spa.... pamperingly good! LOL

I have found that as I lose weight, it has been relative. My D boobs are now C boobs... and, if I'm lucky, y the time I hit goal weight, they will be B boobs ;). I had a lot of back trouble when I started... especially when walking long distance at speed. After losing 40 pounds I no longer have this issue. My back pain is…

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Incredible!! you should be soooo peoud!

I was thinking the same thing! I couldnt stop smiling at how delighted you look in the second photo! Enjoy your lovely bathers!

Another great week! Well done!

Exactly what I was thinking too ;)

Having two kids, giving up smoking and working full-time at the same time as studying. Two kids and two degrees later I was huge!! Time to deal with that!

Brisbane, Queensland,Austalia (I actually live halfway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast)

Thanks for sharing your thoughts guys. Really appreciated! ...and the is much more to this than my simple "take" on it. We all have our own personal reasons for either going public... Or incognito... And that's ok ;)

Ditto.. I bought some, but they tasted a bit like bird seed. I too would be interested in some recipes. I want the benefts without having to force them into my water!