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Fabulous ... thank you for sharing ... what an achievement ... keep up the good work :-) Brilliant.

Hi, I've got hypothryroidism. I'm pretty settled now on medication (I take thyroxine) and have been so for the past seven or eight years. My hypothyroidism was picked up when I had a miscarriage ... the doctor tested and my levels were too low. I don't know if it's medically correct or not but I had glandular fever 18…

Hiya, I'm in the UK - always looking for new friends to encourage and be encouraged by :-) I'm nearly 3 weeks into my journey and loving it.

Hi, feel free to add me. I've been here just over two weeks but log in daily to record what I eat, what exercise I do. I'm a Mum to three boys, two have additional support needs so life has it's challenges and for a while I got into a rut of comfort eating! No more :-)

Hi, feel free to add me ... I've been working on losing weight for a couple of weeks now and, like you, could do with the motivation!

Thanks twixlepennie ... 1210 calories was the recommended daily allowance when I put all my info into mfp ... I started off 167lb and want to lose 28lb but, as I mentioned in my first post, I want to do it slowly rather than too quickly and end up putting more on. Before I had children I was 128lb but struggled to lose…

Thanks folks ... I used to eat a lot of junk ... really stock up on chocolate, crisps, biscuits and cola. For meals I'm eating the same as always but I'm cutting out most of the junk! I'm trying to eat just over 1200 calories a day and it seems a lot! I'm not discouraged because I'm happy to be doing more exercise (and I'm…

Oh, it's such a horrible feeling ... I felt like that myself and still do to some extent. I knew that I needed to lose weight but couldn't find the time. The crunch came for me when I finally accepted that my "nice" clothes no longer looked good on me but highlighted how overweight I am! It sounds as though you're reaching…

Thanks folks ... my hubby and I swithered about getting a treadmill but have decided to stick to walking outdoors for now. He's going to start running but it's just not something I feel I want to do ;-) I'm planning to get a Zumba DVD and have a go :-) Thanks for the encouragements, I'm really chuffed at how it's going!

I've a lad with high functioning autism and another lad with Aspergers. My lad with Aspergers, in particular, can be challenging at times but he can't help it (as you'll know)!

Hiya, I'm from Falkirk so not so far away! Just signed up yesterday and about to head out on a nice long walk in the rain!!! My hubby has signed up as well. Naomi :-)

Thanks everyone ... I appreciate your support. My hubby has started this journey too so between us and you I'm hoping a healthier, slimmer future awaits :-)