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glad it wasnt just me :wink: Congrats too - I am now a M from an XXL..... it does feel soooo good doesnt it :happy:

add me too if you wish - I log everday and try to encourage my friends on here as much as poss.

THIS!!!!!

Congrats - you look absolutely fantastic!

get the tape measure out and see if you have lost some inches - and I bet your jeans are a bit looser...... sometimes I look at myself and think I still look like I did last year - but I do not - and I have saved a pair of size 20 jeans to put on now and then to remind me I have lost. Our brain are a bit weird sometimes…

this site is a great tool for finding out how many calories are in your food - so take a few mins to log what you eat and then you will have a much better idea of your intake. Personally I would stick at losing a lb a week so losing 10lb will take you 10 weeks, but if you can do more without making yourself feel crappy,…

Congrats - you look fabtastic :)

erm - we do have calories in the UK :wink:

THIS - with whistles and bells and in flashing capital letters :smile:

UK near Sheffield too; mind you I am a Bladette so you may not want to friend me!!!!

Hi - I have sent you a friend request cos I so know how you feel. I was put on a diet at age 1!! I have struggled with weight all my life and it has taken me to age 48 to finally feel as if I have conquered it (even though a little voice still sits in my head saying 'Ha you can put it all back on you know'). And MFP has…

Awesome and Inspiring :happy:

that is a great feeling isn't it :smile: Congrats on your success!!

All fantastic NSV's :drinker: Congrats to you all :happy: My next ones need to be exercise ones!!!

this ^^

Add me if you wish - I am 5'9 so am fairiy tall :wink: Also logged everyday for 400+ days and have reached my goal, but slightly moved it on a few more pounds so I can lose 5 stone in total.

Huge Congrats - I did the same thing and its good to see others also succeed!! It shows that we can do this without fairy dust!! :drinker: :happy:

You have to decide your priorities and get your head in the right place. If you are not really 100% wanting to do this, then self control will be hard. You are 19 - I am 48 and I have only just got to the right place so don't beat yourself up about it - it may take some time!!! What worked for me was health issues - it…

Ye Gods, this has made me remember 7 years of my life I tried to forget. After getting divorced I spent 7 years with a man who didn't want a relationship, didn't know what love was, didn't want marriage or kids - at first that was great as I was still hurting and the companionship was enough - it was safe. After 7 years -…

I will probably be shouted at but to be honest just look at the calories and satuarated fat. I don't worry about overdoing protein or carbs, my body needs energy that it gets from calorific value of food. As long as I am eating at my calorie deficit level it and I are happy - and as you can see it has worked for me just…

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Congrats! I met mine on myspace too :happy:

Please tell me its the skin retracting! I have just started maintenance and hoping my skin will catch on soon that it can stop flapping :blushing:

*waves* still here too :happy: Congrats on your success :drinker:

this - I don't actually put down much exercise - and my calories are worked out on sedentary with zero workouts. So if I have to estimate something - which we all have to do, especially if eating out, I know that overall my net calories will probably be slightly less than goal. This has worked well for me. But I do agree…

Good for you - but I don't. And I dont need to drink 14 glasses of water :)

Congratulations!!

thank you for this reply - saved me a job :)

I also dislike the effects of a 65lb weight loss on my stomach area after 20 years of obeseness and 3 pregnancies - my 'baby bag' will probably never go and I am also struggling with it. But I have to remember how much I hated having a 42 inch waist; how much i hated the three rolls of fat when I sat down and how much I…

NO! (well you did ask!)