PinkyFran

ty scottacular, appreciate your words :)

thank you to everyone that replied with positivity and good advice and above all our need for patience which as most of us know is hard work in itself!....to 999tigger i would like to say that i am not a new dieter, i am merely in a new mindset, yes , you are completly right i have not given enough info for you , but my…

of course i noticed i bloated, but having never weighed myself i really didnt give much thought to the weight gain......my post was more about frustration and finding out other people's averages for weight gain , feeling deflated as i do, posting this and getting replies from other women has made me feel…

Thanks everyone, i know it will pass, just getting me down this month as i have been doing so well...... p.s whats TOM? oh i get it as i wrote it haha......daft me!

i agree, forgiveness is one thing living with and trusting him ever again is quite another, and the bridesmaid can go find a new friend i would say.....she is not a good friend......

i have mobility problems, so the gym/ walking etc is out for me but i find that swimming is the only way to go if you can do that?..... it burns a lot of calories and its not how hard your doing it its how long..... good luck, its hard hard work, i go up and down if i cant swim i find it very hard and very slow work, will…

thank you everyone for replying, nice to know im not alone!.......i am wheat and lactose intolerant so the low cal quick fixes are few and far between sadly, i should have mentioned that inittially!.......but i do feel better knowing there are people out there who have to battle hormones as well as will power!!!! xx

your quite right re the 4 lbs i suppose i am just frustrated with the yoyo..... glad i am not the only one! mine is cheese, and mashed potato, and chocolate, lol anything i can get my hands on really! onc a month weigh in sounds like a very good idea, thankyou i appreciate your reply :smile:

am i really?....wow i must need some real help lol ......;)

OLives.......disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i swim every other day at my local pool, well i try to !......love swimming, and its the only exercise that doesnt leave me bed bound for 3 days....add me if you would like, swimming is the best for burning those calories!!!!!

at last a sensible and sane reply to drinking!......i agree totally!!!!!

i crave mashed potato, and bread so carbs lol.....i have just been to see my neurologist and he has no bright ideas bar abstaining....easier said than done!!!!

i started going grey at 23, now at 44 i dye my hair pink! growing older disgracefully and outrageously is a must!!!!!

i have 9 stone to go now but am stuck on 13lb after a fab beginning!, would love some uk friends and encouragement.....good luck everyone theres a thin woman inside me trying to break freeeeee haha!!!

Brighton here feel free to add me :)

Brighton here feel free to add me :)

a stone is 14lbs uk weighing, a *kitten* is a cigarette :)

Hi im not a cyclist due to mobility issues but i am a swimmer very regular one too( prince regent reg haha!!), feel free to add me if you like ....good luck! keep going...i am also giving up smoking with the aid of an e *kitten* and its working well.....take each day as a new one, never beat yourself up if you falter and…

absolutely! if they dont like what they see they dont have to look!!!!........

I have stress incontinence, like you do and use http://www.athenaft.com/ its not a sure fix, you have to use it regularly, but it works very well and you will notice a huge diffference after a week or so. After seeing a consultant for mine, i am told that an operation to fix this can only be perfoormed once in your…

absolutely and it even has a medical name! 'reverse body dysmorphia', i always saw myself as my old thin weight, even in the mirror i wasnt connecting the reflection with how i looked, then in the summer i took the kids to chessington and we had a picture taken on one of the rides, i was horrified, i looked so fat and i…

Daisy n Honey Adam, Ruby N David went to school with a girl named Teresa Green, and when i worked for Social we had Attracta Cockrell.....bless her

I havent read all the replies so forgive me if i am repeating someone elses reply! i am 44 and have been dieting for 4 months and have lost 11lbs, i have apx 60lb to go so firstly feel free to add me!!! Secondly i find the hardest part of it all for me is my PMT (PMS) time. My doctor has informed me i have entered 'the…

im 44 uk but u can all add me if u like :)

your quite right, large typo there from me...maybe my brain is underactive lol! :)

G ood luck! gaining gain be as much as a struggle as losing!!!! i have a friend who is the same as you and she is managig to gain some slowly....her thryroid was under active have you had yours tested?

i have discovered the miracle of miracles!!!!...i had the same problem and never felt full, depressing indeed, so now i have replaced potato with swede its a true miracle....500 gm of swede is 130 calories compared to potato which is 360 .....its filling and if you mash it add a little butter and pepper, i also use garlic…

all welcome to add me too, am gonna be around for some time lol......welcome to your mumma :)

I googled this and found many different answers , its something i have never given that much thought to, for calories sake eggs are a treat for me so i only have 2 a week . the most interesting answer i found was this one.....worth a quick read especially considering our diabetes and cholesterol levels…