sandrahermione

I love the Heidi idea. I too have been sluggish since the end of September, just want to sleep all day. LIKE EVERY YEAR Last year I made it through Christmas without weight gain and then I put on the same stone 6 kg I put on every year and lose in the summer. I just want to keep it off. This year I have the light box and…

My SAD has kicked in and I am continuously hungry and cold at this time of year. Come April I am bouncing around. :)

I often feel the same before my periods in combination with stress, four chocolate bars in a row anyone? Then feel terrible, more stressed etc. I started fasting three weeks ago and sadly my friend lost her baby late in pregnancy last week, it made me want to eat the fridge but as I was fasting I felt somehow more in…

Not really, I know about body fat but what percentage of muscle does your scale show? Mine says 38 per cent. What could I be aiming for?

Could anyone tell me what muscle percentage people are going for. I never hear anyone talk about it. My scale says 38 per cent at the moment but it does not add up at 53 per cent water, 26 per cent fat.

Hello I think I might have posted this too early in the morning. Were you all sleeping over there behind the big pond? I know it is personal but I would really like to know what kind of muscle percentage I could be working towards. Thank you all in advance and have a nice weekend everyone.

My dad once took his off to work on an army tank, put it on a muddy bank then spent an hour in fading light looking for it. Found it but oh dear, it is heartbreaking. My sister and her husband do not even wear theirs, so each to their own.

Brilliant! I am battling just another ten pounds after my four kids and it seems impossible. My head is stuck in tubby. Pat on the back and well done to you.

Me too. up and down the same pounds and always return to 148lbs just want to get to 140lbs.

I understand the out of control bit. I have had a stomach bug since Sunday felt a bit better yesterday, decided to have a couple of tiny sausages, turned into ten :( belly really bad after) Silly me. On your weight, I am 5'7 athletic build and weigh 147 hoping for 140 no lower with muscle. I once weighed in the 130s and…

Mum of four lost weight after the first two then after the last two about 8 pounds stayed ( muscle from lifting too). People say I look great at 147lbs but I want my 140 lbs body back and be fit for my family. You are so inspiring.

I get super red burning cheeks. I thought I just lose my heat by looking like a raddish. Maybe dress down to aboid overheating.

Lots of things it could be Iron, B Vits, SAD (which is what I have) so lack of Vitamin D, stress, not enough calories. The list goes on. When did it start, my SAD starts second week of September finishes roughly April. Hope you get better.

Well done!

You are dark skinned like me, could it be SAD? I have logged little, eaten sugar and lots of carbs and gained four pounds since September, gain in the winter, lose from April onwards effortlessly. Getting a lightbox for Christmas. Do you gain weight every year in winter? Vitamin D deficiency is something to consider. Hope…

My little one had health issues last year, a night in AE, days in hospital, run to the fridge Sandra, no I want to be nice to myself, so to stop the terrible anxiety I bought some Passionflower herbal pills, non-addictive, non-drowsy, one a day. I just felt so much calmer. After five days I had reset and they went back in…

I would love to join. I am on day four and my calves ache. In August I was on level 3 and felt great. Until the holidays. Back on now. Gw 140 lbs. Cw 148 lbs

I have a skinny top half and bigger bum and thighs, when I saw my new slimmer summer photos I looked a bit like a turkey up top. My legs looked good but I suddenly thought, perhaps losing the last few pounds might not make me happier. Weird thought. My husband says I look no matter what, just go with it. Ah, love him.

I am in.

I'm on day two level one. How do we make a group?

I have SAD and every autumn it all goes out the window, compulsive carbs, low motivation for anything. I put on weight then magically it all comes off in April. I try not to beat myself up but it is upsetting. I am buying myself a SAD light for Christmas. My doctor says it will make a big difference.

I feel just like you. I know it's stupid but I feel if I succeed people will look at me. I had a few unpleasant encounters when young and I sometimes imagine what it would be like to be slim and walk down the street in gorgeous clothes (elegant not tarty) and I get panicky. I am sorry I cannot help you much other than to…

Well done and thank you. My little girl (three years old) and I both have asthma and she has been in emergency care after being exposed to passive smoke ( a room where someone had smoked an hour earlier). It was heartbreaking. I do not think smokers realise the harm they do themselves and others. Of course it is a free…

My doctor is not interested. He said that is what you've got. get a lamp. no more. I feel quite abandoned really.

Thanks, I have been sticking to the 2000 number but keep seeing it banded around at 4000 and upwards and just wondered if it was safe. I have been feeling very down. It is like night and day when the weather changes.

I have winter blues and there is no way I can get enough sun light. It is too cold. Doctor recommended light therapy. I have been thinking about b12 as a friend needs a shot every six weeks.

I have two more days two. Cannot wait for ripped in 30

I saw a Jillian post saying dandelion tea will get rid of retained water, so I am trying that. It does get better by level 3 though. I am getting real results. Yeah.

Did it and early today (22/7) too. Getting stronger and nice results.

I eat about 400 kcal a day more the week before and the actual week of my TOM. It is as if i am hepless, so hungry. Is there a pattern to your eating. Mark it up on your diary. Meditating sometimes helps but on my hungry days I find I cannot calm my mind very well. If it is hormonal give yourself a break on a few days. Be…