xButterflyEffectx Member

I need some friends...feel free to add me :)

Hi. Feel free to add me if you want. I'm in my fifties, mother of two teens, live in Australia.

I have painful peripheral neuropathy. I'm in significant pain on a daily basis. Losing weight is a challenge at the best of times.

You're doing great! Well done!

me at the half way mark

Bravo...great inspiration

I'm not an expert...what is working for me, is looking at my sugar intake. Thinking of trying to keep my blood sugar fairly even rather than peaks and troughs. The weekend was way off course for me so if u look in my diary you'll see a few days of disaster. However, over the longer period of time I've cut down on sugar a…

Lol....thanks!

The father of my children...he chooses not to see them. Head contact via Facebook about six months ago. The first time in ten years. He spent three hours telling his fifteen year old daughter what a bad person I am and how he thinks she must be horrible too. Very sad for her. He is a total @&$?!.

Welcome back. I live in Australia...love dogs...am over fifty :). Feel free to add me.

Exactly. Experiment and do what's right for you. Fructose doesn't work for me. Protein does. .

Protein shakes are are great way to get protein..lhowever avoid those with sugar and especially fructose. Goode fructose...it's not good at all. Bypasses the satiety centre of our brain.

I find every day challenging in some ways. I've lost a few pounds, weigh myself once a week and am amazed each time I get on the scales and the pounds haven't secretly found there way back onto my body. I won't say it's a constant battle, but for me it's a constant awareness. Being fifty, my body has definately changed.…

I live in Port Kennedy which is near rockingham. It's beautiful here. Clean air, so near the beach.

Real name Colette Butterfly effect coz everything we do affects everything else...getting more healthy will have an impact on lots of areas of my life. Added the x before and after coz butterfly effect was taken :)

Opium <3

Now there's a real gem :D

I use natvia tablets in my coffee and it's fine. Not too sweet and no horrible after taste.

I'm not an expert but going over on protein a little is ok. Reduces hunger and helps build muscle. Just make sure you drink enough coz it will affect your kidneys otherwise.

I have more trouble staying under sugar. Two pieces of fruit and bam!

What mama said ^ plus, no one has noticed my loss. They don't even comment when I point it out to them.

I have one almost every day for breakfast. Keeps me going. I often add fruit or almond butter, plus a bit of ice. Truly yummy!

If I go to the shops, I leave my children at home. I always end up buying more if they're with me. I try to do most of my shopping online and have it home delivered. That saves me heaps. For fresh fruit and veg, I go a couple of times a week and buy in smaller quantities than if I just went once a week. This cuts down on…

Nutrition and weight loss advice can be very confusing. There's so much information available. I find the best thing is to stop reading. When you do read something, take from it what will work for you, and leave the rest.

So chicken is ok? Pork and lamb turn my stomach. Yuk! Will look up the fb person. That's everyone for your input.

^ bench pressing does not stop breasts from sagging

Feel free to add me:)

I've also been thinking of getting one

Try stevia

You've done a great job. I hope I can do at least half that much. Colette