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Wow, sincere thank yous everyone. I can’t believe I’d started to forget some of these. This has come at just the right time. I had a bit of a freak out today about possibly crashing my metabolism after the scale showed an unexpected drop. This was just the perspective I needed. You’re all fantastic xx

Oh yeah, I call them “sick headaches” but that’s apparently what a migraine is. Mine are triggered and sustained by food. Specifically easy-access carbs in excess or any amount of chocolate. Turns out I can manage them by avoiding them, or even fasting. However in the moment it used to help the pain to eat and eat and eat.…

Hi there, this describes me I think? 41 with 2 kids, starting again as a teacher in a few weeks. Lost 14kg so far and into a healthy BMI at 67kg but still definitely in weight loss mode rather than transitioning to maintenance. Not sure what my goal weight is but at 167cm it’s something like 63kg or less 🤷‍♀️

Hi lovely people, I’ve hit the end of a busy week, and it’s been a good one! With only 3 weeks left to go until I’m officially a qualified teacher, it’s busier than ever. I don’t have either time or the will to eat lunch on school days so am effectively fasting between breakfast and supper and then between supper and…

I'm typing this comfortably wearing the denim pencil skirt that was part of my inspiration when I started (this round) of losing weight. It's taken 6 months to get here. So many of my goals have been met, have become just part of normal life, it's extraordinary when I think about it. I can now dream of wearing the…

Ooh Dukare - I haven't got a juicer, but we do have a juicing attachment for the kenwood. It takes a flipping age, but I've taken to making myself "Every Veg In The Cupbord" juice on the weekends. Beetroot, ginger, apple, carrot, and a half lemon (rind and all) is surprisingly delicious. It just takes soooooooooooo long to…

@brightsideofpink welcome! Your story really resonates with me. I don’t think I ever managed the impressive weight loss you did, but I’ve the same fear of somehow doing it “wrong” again and regaining it all again, again. Been thinking about it a fair bit and have come to the conclusion that this is how I live now. I’ve…

Ah Dukare, not sure if it helps but I gave up on the clean house when the kids were tiny. I mean it never got actually dirty (for long) but life’s too short to fight the chaos and I’d rather play with the kids than chase after them with a mop! Now they’re older they clean too, so winning the long game! Celebrating your…

Yay, it wasn't hormones this time. Huzzah! Well, the fact that I haven't got the time to eat during the school day now I'm on my final placement. Lost half a kilo last week and can see no reason why that won't continue in the week to come. I reckon there will be 6 more weeks of rather reliable weight loss due to…

Hi all, sorry I’ve been so quiet. Somehow lost a bit of my drive having achieved a big milestone weight. Of course I didn’t weigh in for a week, somehow regained 2kg, and been slowly working it off. Even now I’m not sure if it’s genuine weight loss or just hormonal fluctuations 🙁. Anyone else have a massive weight drop…

@tinybry great to see you back. Went through something similar (possibly a similar role) a few years back and it was one of my most stressful ever times. Worked out ok in the end (no need for redundancies) but the horror of being the one who is taking point on responsibility for the situation. Huge hugs and best of luck.…

Loving the way happiness shines out of your posts @Dukare! My Monday was good too, with two lessons (out of my 3 remaining at this school) taught, kids doing happy healthy activities and the day ended with my husband joining me for yoga. Holding hands during corpse pose at the end was perhaps not entirely what the teacher…

Hi @cantaloupe432 and welcome! Wish I could do long runs, just finished reading Born to Run and feeling inspired, however I've always been a DREADFUL runner. Maybe this is the year... @SuzanneC1l9zz I definitely see you on the slow weight loss. After a bit of a whoosh over the last fortnight, I'm now pretty much resigned…

Sod your spouse... one pound a week which stays gone is a million miles better than crash dieting and yo-yo gaining when the diet (inevitably) ends.

Hi all, bit of a rollercoaster week. My classes have been angels some lessons, demons in others. Am learning but with only 9 more weeks of training before I’m a Real Teacher it’s starting to get a bit scarier. Am happy with the weight thing, which somehow keeps ticking down. Not complaining but at a slight loss to…

I think I have a simialar sugar thing going, but my body REALLY hates it. As in migraine trigger. That helps me stay away, but all my favourite foods were carb-laden baked stuff, and I'd become a decent baker of all the things I loved most to eat. So I'd eat, then get sick, then forget and eat it again and again and…

We're lucky enough that Girl Scout Cookies aren't a thing over here. Are they a particular type of cookie, or just cute kids guilting you into buying them? Am fortunate that I live with 3 biscuit hoovers, so I don't need to eat them to make them go away! Loving the fact that you can beat your husband at basketball. Mine…

Hi there, I so recognise this! The only thing I can suggest is don’t try to do everything all at once, and now. Some people are hugely strong and determined. Maybe you are (if so ignore me!). I’m not, so when I started (again) I just said. For 1 day I will drink a glass of water before eating anything, and NO BISCUITS! At…

@Dukare your posts always cheer me up, you’re so positive and happy! Let’s celebrate the tomato in the sandwiches and burgers, the clothes, the house and the meds! So glad life is going well for you. Things are really good here too. Landed my first proper teaching job, the interview was the same day I reached normal BMI.…

Genuine NSV... I've accepted a new job offer and am so excited. Why am I posting that as a victory HERE? Because the interview was yesterday, which was also the first day I weighed in at "normal" BMI for years. Was it the confidence from crashing through that barrier? Was it simply coincidence? I don't know, but I do know…

Sending you hugs and encouragement @Gold6767, hope the stressful stuff resolved itself too. I also have the SoAngryIAmCrying thing, and it drives me nuts! Am coming to the ends of my first whole week back in schools since lockdown. It’s been a real confidence boost to be in front of the class and have them behave for me.…

Celebrating hitting “healthy weight” today! So happy and slightly shocked. I was all reconciled to dropping weight slooooooooowly as I’ve put up my calorie goal. The body is a complete mystery! I don’t even care if I plateau here, so happy to see this side of 70kg!!!

41 167cm CW 69.5 (BMI 24.9!) GW 63 (though this is a bit nebulous) Today I celebrated hitting a healthy BMI for the first time in years. My goals have changed from weight-based to simply feeling good each day as a result of eating right. The weight loss seems to follow entirely painlessly. Next mini-goal is 68kg when I'll…

Came home from school with the raging hungers! I genuinely thought I was going to need to do a rummage in the kitchen to hold me till supper. As a holding thing, I made myself a cup of white tea as I have vague memories about it working as an appetite suppressant. Whaddayaknow it worked! Hubby now cooking dinner and I…

Celebrating running my first 5k of 2021!!! It was slow, but went through the Park we’ve been riding in. It was so lovely to be able to get out of town under my own steam. Then we did a sunny family walk in the beautiful hills near Stroud. Needless to say I was HUNGRY after! Managed to keep it to just a leetle extra at…

Good evening, slightly late to the party. Am hovering somewhere between 70 and 70.5kg, which is so close to “normal weight” I can taste it! That’s the goal for this month anyway. CW 70.5 March goal 69.5 Behaviour goals... avoiding sugary food (including most breads), active despite going back into school from the 8th...…

Hi @gfinley49 sorry you’re feeling frustrated. I think 10lbs in 10 weeks sounds brilliant! However you know you and what is good for you. The only thing I can suggest is the old chestnut that this is a marathon not a sprint. If you’re eating healthily, feeling good and losing steadily then you are getting closer every day…

@Gold6767 so sorry to hear about your friends family. Hard to find the happy in a situation like that. Hope they are doing as well as possible. Have just discovered a local plain yoghurt which is very very nice. And filling! Am becoming steadily addicted, and it’s so nice heading to the farm to pick it up. The problem is…

Oh @Dukare... sleep while you can is definitely a rule to live by with a small one. Hope your 9hr day went well and that your solo shower was glorious! Have utterly lost track of days as I'm teaching from home. Literally have to check my phone to see if it 's Monday or Tuesday! It will all change next week when we're all…

Hi all, I didn't post much through February because I didn't have much progress, but I did manage to hit my (safe) target of 71kg by the end of the month and loved the feeling in my body from avoiding sugars. So... will be more sociable next month. Had a happy loss this morning so if I can lose another kg by the end of the…