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Hello everyone, hope 2018 is going well so far. It's snowing here in the English midlands - the garden looks like a pretty and very expensive Christmas card. We're warm and snug inside and when I have finished this, I'll be getting on with cooking. My aim is for a healthy lifestyle where eating well, looking after myself…

Morning everyone, Hope your Septmber is going well. Hard to believe it's already the 11th and I'm just arriving here! I took a break from logging this year, with moving and setting the house up, and commuting for work, I wanted some space to attend to them. I didn't do too badly, but around the end of August I could feel…

Happy New Year and best wishes for 2016 to everyone. 2015 was a good year, a big birthday year, spent a lot of time with friends and family. Had a move put upon me, but embraced it and settling into a new life, work has had its challenges but we're moving into a new place in our history. Through it all, my health improved…

Name: Shani Age: 60 Height: 5ft 6inches Start Weight (1st January): 72.5 kilos Goal Weight (1st February): 70 kilos 1st January: 72.5 kilos 8th January: 15th January: 22nd January: 29th January: 1st February: Weight lost/gained this week: Weight lost/gained this month: Successes/struggles this week:

great idea, inspired to put my coat on!

Yes, great to have new friends along the way. Please do add me :)

A stick of celery is nice with a centre of peanut butter - although maybe a bit messy for carrying around :) How about some dried fruit, a handful of nuts, fruit loaf (usually moist enough to eat without any spread, likewise malt loaf), bread sticks ... As well as other fresh fruits like apples. Homemade cakes and muffins…

SW: 185 CW: 162 GW: 157 Weigh in Dates: Start of Month (10/01 Wednesday): 162 10/04 Sat: 162 10/11 Sat: 10/18 Sat: 10/ 25 Sat: 10/31 Fri: Total weight lost: ^^^^ great loss in three days - well done!

Morning! Late checking in at the end of the month - busy week at work! SW: 185 CW: 171 GW: 154 (By 30 September: 167) Weight in dates: Saturdays beginning of month 09/06: 171 09/13: 166 09/20: 166 09/27: 162 09/30(end of month Tuesday): 162 Loss for September - 9lbs :) Well done everyone! Shani

Hundreds of cyclists, especially on the rush hour - they come along in droves. The Boris bikes are very popular (bikes you can hire by the half hour, pick up in one place, drop in another), especially among people getting round London at night, home from clubs and things.

And here's the link: http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/c25k/Pages/couch-to-5k.aspx

There's a running programme here for starting, produced by the UK National Health Service.

Not quite sixty, but heading that way, and more active in the past few years since I moved back to London and gave up my car - now I walk or use public transport everywhere. Amazingly, I haven't missed my car, and last time I was out of London, I found I easily walked the seven miles through the day to do the errands I had…

Hello! Just discovered I've been reading my scales wrong! I thought each calibration represented 1lb, but actually it represents 2lb! SW: 185 CW: 171 GW: 154 (By 30 September: 167) Weight in dates: Saturdays beginning of month 09/06: 171 09/13: 166 09/20: 166 09/27: 162 09/30(end of month Tuesday): Have a good week…

I loved that book, hope you enjoy it. Tremendous story, beautifully written.

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Good morning, everyone, hope you are well and enjoying life. A crazy week this week, started well, but went downhill on Thursday. Maintained my weight, though, so not too shabby! SW: 185 CW: 171 GW: 154 (By 30 September: 167) Weight in dates: Saturdays beginning of month 09/06: 171 09/13: 166 09/20: 166 09/27: 09/30(end of…

Hello everyone, Apologies for late posting, we had builders here yesterday, all good, but distracting! SW: 185 CW: 171 GW: 154 (By 30 September: 167) Weight in dates: Saturdays beginning of month 09/06: 171 09/13: 166 09/20: 09/27: 09/30(end of month Tuesday): I said at the start that "I visit my health practice on 30th…

Sometimes people are threatened by the idea that you are changing - taking control, taking responsibility, deciding what you want for yourself and making it happen - all scary stuff, who knows how you might change as a person! It sounds like you are quite close, so you may be able to talk to her about how important this is…

Swimming helps build stamina - went from poodling about to swimming non-stop for an hour over a period of about four weeks. Good for any joint injury or problems - low impact. Calories range from 500-800 for an hour; I don't eat back all of mine. Good way to bank extra calories for the days when I'm eating out. I was…

Hi everyone, I'm Shani from south west London, England; have had a very successful five weeks while I've been away from work, would like to keep it up now that I'm returning! SW: 185 CW: 171 GW: 154 (By 30 September: 167) Weight in dates: Saturdays beginning of month 09/06: 171 09/13: 09/20: 09/27: 09/30(end of month…

And hell, is it tedious being the designated driver. I'd rather gnaw my own arm off.

Hmm, is this a bit about peer pressure and feeling that you have to conform to the norms in your group of friends or lose your friends? Is it about asserting what you want for yourself against group think (or some assumptions about groupthink). I don't whether you are thinking about this as a lifestyle change, or what your…

You look fabulous - well done! Yes, please add me - over 50, looking to increase my circle of support, makes a huge difference, delighted to support anyone else, too :)

Well done, hope you continue healthy and well ... And excited!!

Hello everyone, And welcome to new members of the group. It's been a busy few days, I've been minding the shop for my sister while she is in the UK. Dashed home after work, calling in at the bank, bakers and supermarket, before bringing in the laundry and then getting ready to go for a meal out with neighbours. Just made…

Good morning, Thank you to everyone for the warm welcome - good to be here. I'm sitting on the front porch this morning, a day that's gone from fresh (were my feet a touch chill when I woke?) to definitely warm in the space of an hour. I mentioned I've started Pilates classes since I've been here. One of the (many) things…

Yes, that would be good - I'm around from September.

SW3 and SW6 here. I'm away at the moment, but would anyone be interested in pitch and putt on a Saturday afternoon in September? I think there are courses at Gunnersbury, Richmond and Finsbury Parks.

Good evening everyone, I'm so pleased to have found this group of people - at last! I'm Shani from London in England, but currently on a month's sabbatical in Cyprus. I adore the evenings here on the back porch, breezy, light and overlooking the sea. I also adore the mornings on the front porch, fresh and full of promise,…