gardendolly Member

Hi there. Annie from UK here. I was part of this great group a long time ago. Lost my way with MFP, but I'm back and, I'd love to join you all again. I seem to have been maintaining for a while now, but really need to kick start the losses again. Look forward to chatting with you all. :glasses:

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing.

I'm still around. I am doing WW online at the moment, so not logging on MFP. I love my MFP pals, and the challenges on here so I check in most days. Here to chat if you like.

Oooh, I know how that feels. I will be 59 later thus year, but like the rest, I have no idea where that time went. I lost about 30lbs -ok, so I lost it slowly - but then holidays happened, and then i broke my ankle and it all stopped. Somehow i managed to maintain while my ankle mended. Recovered now, and starting to…

Wow! You look amazing!

Hi, I'm 58 and have about 15lbs to lose to get to where I want to be. Have switched between MFP and Weight Watchers, and back several times. Still trying to figure out what works, but I love the support on MFP and for that I keep coming back. I'm just recovering from a broken ankle which meant that I was unable to exercise…

SW : 181 CW : 153 GW ; 148 (for May) Weigh in Dates : 1/5 : 153 8/5 : 153 15/5 : 152 Have managed a bit more exercise this week. Today, 1 played my first 9 holes of golf in 4 months (since I broke my ankle) and am totally wiped out. Happy I made it all the way though. Hopefully I can play a little more this week.

Wow, fantastic achievement. You look great!

SW : 181 CW : 153 GW ; 148 (for May) Weigh in Dates : 1/5 : 153 8/5 : 153 No change. Just can't seem to kick start the weight losses again. I am planning to keep working on the exercise. As my ankle improves I should be able to do a little more each time.

SW : 181 CW : 153 GW ; 148 (for May) Weigh in Dates : 1/5 : 153 I'm kind of starting again for May. I broke my ankle at the end of January, and my OH has been doing all the cooking. My goal for the time I was unable to exercise was not to get back to 154lbs. Well I made that one - just! Now to shift some weight again.

I'll give this a shot. Sounds like fun. I've been maintaining recently as I broke my ankle and spent the last couple of months with my foot off the ground. Need to kick-start my weight losses again. SW : 181 CW : 153 GW ; 148 (for May) WI day is Thursday, so I'll be back in a couple of days.

I'm in the UK too, so can't join in. Good luck, its a great challenge.:smile:

Well done on your weight loss. I'm struggling at the moment as I can't exercise, due to a broken ankle. Hopefully willeby able to move a bit more soon and can get off this maintenance plateau.

How is everyone doing? I gave tracked every single thing I ate or drank for the last 2 days and was surprised how close to my daily points I was (I'm doing WW) I'm not doing so well with the water. I don't find it so easy to keep my intake up when the weather is cooler. Any suggestions for that anyone? How do you make sure…

I think weekly challenges would be best, otherwise its easy to loose focus. I can't join in any exercise challenges at the moment as I'm still in plaster and not mobile. I could join you in any water drinking challenges, or similar. You could do a 5 a day challenge (fruit and veg), or even a track every day challenge (even…

I'm claiming a success for January. Having had a week away on holiday, where I broke my ankle, I decided that the best I could do was to maintain until I was able to do some activity. I have managed that for the last 2 weeks. I'm waiting for the time when I can join you guys in the challenges. Keep going everyone - we will…

Hi everyone Thanks so much for the invite. I enjoyed the pound a week group last year, and for a long time it kept me motivated. Somewhere along the line I lost the plot. Glad to see the pound a week group back. I've not got off to that great a start. I have done the new Weight Watchers programme for the last 2 weeks. Last…

You are so right. I have been going to meetings for about 8 months (in the UK), but I don't find the boards very supportive. I don't know about in the US, but they can be very catty - and full of stupid questions! I don't log on mfp at the moment, but I would like to get back into the supportive groups again.

Hi everyone I was part of this group for the about half of 2013, and it was really good. I hit a bad patch and spent quite a while making little progress. Having said that, I ended the year a stone lighter than I started. I have joined Weight Watchers because I enjoy the face to face meetings, and at the moment am not…

Hi, I've not been on here for a few days. Been busy, but doing what i don't know! Time has just seemed to escape me. Hope weigh in was not as bad as you had hoped. Its mine this evening at class so I know how you feel. We have had a busy weekend. Went to a retirement party on Saturday, and whilst I managed to avoid the hog…

Hello there, and welcome. The group seems a bit quiet at the moment, so perhaps we could add some life. I guess there are a lot of people on holiday at the moment, and maybe things will pick up later. There is a chat thread too if you are interested, just join in.

I think there is some kind of script you can install which also gives you the points. Can't tell you exactly what - have you tried looking back through the older threads? Someone else may be able to point you in the right direction. I'm not logging on MFP at the moment because I signed up to monthly pass (UK) and I get…

Awh Chipper, I am so sorry to hear that. Maybe as you say it was his time, but it still hurts just the same. Thinking of you.

Hi Chipper Sorry I've been AWOL. I logged in the other day, and its all changed. Couldn't find my way round - it was a little late at night! What's happened to the site? I'm not sure I like it, especially the news feed. Late congrats on your 36th anniversary. We will celebrate our 35th in April next year. Normally we don't…

Hi Chipper I'm gardendolly. I'm racing towards my 58th birthday, and decided about 18 months ago that if I don't do something about this weight i'll be stuck with it forever! I did the old WW plan, which I loved and lost over a stone. Then I lost my way, and tried several other things including calorie counting here on…

Hi Chipper I read a lot too. SInce I dont log on MFP anymore (doing WW online logging), I don't seem to quite fit, bit I have made some great MFP friends and am reluctant to lose them. Its a shame everything gets so quiet in the summer, because we all need the same support and motivation around us - i guess that's just…

Hi Amber 3lbs is a good start. Just keep doing what you are doing. You will get there. I'm sad to see the online boards so empty because when I started they were a great source of help and motivation. Will send you an FR. Annie

Have a look at the NHS Choices website. Not android, but there are a series of mp3 podcasts which you can download. They take you through the programme stages.

I don't have any personal experience of juicing either. I think because I read somewhere that if you juice, because you remove the fibre you need to point your juice. There must be something on the WW website which would help.

Well said. It does work. I have had a couple of attempts at WW, not got the results I wanted and given up. This time I have stuck to the plan, and its working. I've had a couple of blips, but have stuck fast and have lost 5lbs. I am only 3lbs away from being in the next stone bracket and that's my focus for now. You are…