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Well first off, I attended a seminar for work once in which this guy said "There are only two have to's in life, you have to be born and you have to die. Everything else is a choice." And he was right. For example you don't have to work, but if you don't you have to accept the consequences - no income, no petrol to go…

I can now understand your desire to get down to 150 lbs, however would you be better to keep a little bit of the extra weight on board to give your body something to work with when you start working on bulking up? Perhaps someone else can guide you on this. My son is 27yrs old and 6ft 5in tall with a large frame. He has…

I decided to put myself down as sedentary at the start (one year ago) and any activity would therefore cause a quicker loss. It did. Then I read that you are meant to eat back your exercise cals, so I started putting the bigger household chores as exercise, eg cooking in the kitchen for a couple of hours; vacuuming the…

Coke Zero or Budget Extreme Cola - oh YUSSSSS!! I love that stuff soooo much as much as I HATE water. I have been thinking for some time that I need to increase my water intake and this thread has encouraged me to do this and cut back my cola intake to once in a blue moon. So thank u guys for the ideas, especially…

Sometimes I lack motivation and energy. I've been told not to look at the big picture but to break it into manageable sized pieces and I tell you, it really works. I liken it to a picture of Rembrandt that I "copied" a few years back - it was my first artistic creation. I just stared at the A4 image in the book - a myriad…

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ DEFINATELY^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I had a look at your profile pic and WOW, you just jumped out at me - so much personality and fun hiding in there. You are gorgeous and of that I have NO doubt. I have seen counselors a number of times over many years. One situation that pulled my self esteem to the gutter…

I love this quote. I think you have done so well, 11 lb is a lot of weight. I'm not sure what size potatoes are sold in over your way, but lift up one of those bags and it will just blow your mind!! Bananas - eat bananas, they will help lift your mood. Sugar - check your sugar levels, if they are too high that can lower…

Hiya and welcome! It has taken me 3 1/2 years to lose 90 lb and I'm just over half way to goal. My previous history has been calorie counting, WW diet, cabbage and onion soup diet one week every month, cutting down and in all those attempts I have put on every lb I've lost plus. My best advise is DON'T. About 3 1/2 years…

Chill peeps!! As an aside, the quote I'm familiar with is "holier than thou" which of course brings to mind a number of other phrases LOL I haven't come across any threads such as you describe but wot annoys me is when I comment and there is no further reference to my point of view from anyone - I mean why even bother…

Sweet, definitely SWEET dammit!! Sweets, cakes, chocolate and coke zero. I used to bake but I don't now and it's yonks since I bought chocolate, but I have weakened occasionally and bought sweets. I've tried willpower and once a block of chocolate lasted about 4 or 5 days - PHENOMENAL! But not these days which is why we…

Great advice. I'm thru the other side now and don't have to worry about it. In my earlier years TOM was merely an inconvenience and life went on, although if I had a particularly painful mth I'm sure I will have laid low for the day. We had two students to stay 3 yrs ago, one Chinese and one Thai, and both girls asked me…

I've just climbed back on the wagon, part 2 on it's way and I'm over half way to my goal - not a lot over half way, but over it I am. I've been yo-yoing since November over about 3 to 4 kgs so I've had a chance to adjust to how I look. And even tho I've been annoyed with this massive pause I think it's done me some good. I…

Thank you for a constructive comment - it is much appreciated. It amazes me how many people see everything in black and white, for example, water is tasteless, fullstop, end of subject. But isn't that just an opinion. We are all different: we have different attitudes; we like different things; we like different foods; some…

I don't like drinking water either, plain and simple. If that means that in someone elses opinion I'm crazy, well that's okay too coz it's not me that has the problem - I accepted a long time ago that I DON'T LIKE THE TASTE OF WATER. Because I don't drink water (apart from washing down my medications with the stuff), my…

Your ticker sez you want to lose another 6 lb and from my quick look it appears you've already lost about 10 lb. Your profile picture shows two young and beautifully slim girls so if one of them is you, I'm not sure where the 6 lb would come from. If you've had a major shock recently, such as the death of a close family…

You've known this guy for about 7 years, and after all these years you are now talking and hanging out more, right, so that's a plus. You had some non-awkward silences yesterday. Think of some couples you know, married or partners or friends, same sex, opposite sex: do they talk every minute they are together, no - that is…

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I have a tendency to get depressed depending on what is happening around me. I am on medication. A couple of times I have had my best weight loss when I've been depressed. It's like it's the one thing I can control and when I do get good results I feel a gr8 surge of achievement which helps lift my mood. I'm in a new job,…

Angelina Jolie used to but she's got too skinny. I'd have to go with Miss Piggy. And non movie star, well that wld be me late 1970's/early 1980's. :happy: :laugh: :smile: :bigsmile: :flowerforyou:

I can understand ur fear but try and relax and enjoy the process, after all, at the first sign of ur weight going up u'll quickly review things and instigate a change. That's what stress, and in this case fear, do they cause change and without them, well we just wouldn't do anything or go anywhere. I'm a lot heavier than u…

I am 5'8.5", 55 yrs old and currently weigh 233lbs. I am currently at a plateau but this one's of my own doing LOL. I'll get going again but I have to work on my head to do it. I, too, think ur daily cals are too low and if u have ur setting on sedentary then I wld be inclined to eat back 50% of ur exercise cals at least.…

I have a rose in bloom on my right ankle and have had it recoloured. I got it while in Australia on holiday when I was 47! The generation of belated teenagers LOL

1. Do you have any, and if so, HOW many? One 2. When did you get it/them? 2005, I was 47 at the time, on our first trip to Aussie. 3. What did you get? A rose in bloom on my right ankle. I lived in a small town and was seeing a counselor. She said I was like a flower in bud waiting to bloom. 4. Any regrets? Absolutely…

I feel for every one of you. I have flare ups of my depression every now and then and am quite accepting of it now, although it has taken me years to work through. I recognise now that I've had mild anxiety on occasions as well. I'm not writing to tell you about me but more about my son who is now 27. His counselor told me…

Well, I'm at the other end of the scale - I am 55yrs old, 5' 8.5" and my heaviest both in 2003 and 2009 was 320 lb. I've been a yo-yo dieter since my first weight loss in 1978 after I met my now husband. But as u guys will know, u lose it and put it back on PLUS. It's that plus that got me to where I was in 2003. I then…

E-X-A-C-T-L-Y High blood pressure, lower back pain, arthritis (R) knee, poor family history - mother died aged 47 coronary occlusion, father died aged 51 of cancer of the large bowel. When did I embark on my current (and last) weight loss mission: about 28 years after Mum died; about 32 years after Dad died; about 10 years…

Hi, I was 145.1 kg and am now 107.3 kg with my goal being 71 kg. In English that's 320 lb now 236.5 lb goal 156.5 lb I'm just over half way having lost 83.5 lb with 80lb to go. As an ex yo-yo dieter, my most valuable piece of advice is to do this for the right reason. I really, really want this. I no longer think of what I…

ABSOLUTELY! And when my depression is under control I'm a very happy person, smiling and laughing at whim. You will see by my ticker that I've lost a few pounds and do I eat healthy - well, NO. Would I like to - mmmm yes as long as I can eat something sweet every day. It's one habit I don't want 2 give up. AND do I need to…

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