donella73

I'm doing it!

After dinner, if I feel like eating something else later, I go and brush my teeth instead and use extra toothpaste. I hate the taste of food after toothpaste, so this turns me off wanting anything else.

Fantastic!

Hi - welcome, it's a great community here! I'm from Adelaide :)

That's awful of them. They should keep their big mouths shut. I often get asked by strangers when I'm due, and it makes me feel sick every time.

Thanks for the welcome girls! I feel for you all with Thanksgiving coming up - we don't need to worry about that in Oz. I'm worried about Christmas week though as I have our anniversary on Dec 20, my sister-in-laws birthday on 21st, my husbands birthday on 24th then Christmas day. It's always so hard to be good over that 5…

HI - can I join in here? I'm a SAHM to 2 boys (ages 5 and 2 1/2) and live in Australia. Have just started on MFP on the weekend and think it's such an amazing support network. Looking forward to getting to know you all :)

HI - I'm in South Australia. Add me as a friend too if you want, I've only started on here this week. It's great!

Mine's Sandra Bullock.

I've known many skinny people who are very unfit and I've known larger people who are very fit. You're right that our society (here in Australia too) often confuses skinny with healthy, but it's not always the case. Personally, I want to be slimmer around my tummy as belly fat is quite dangerous long-term (linked closely…

HI - welcome! Wow you must have your hands full, I have 2 boys - 5 and 2 1/2 and I'm run off my feet!! Good on you for taking time to do this for yourself. Add me as a friend if you want and we can share the journey :)

This is fantastic - congrats on finding your soulmate - it's a great feeling! It's hard when you find someone who loves you exactly as you are but you are still not happy with yourself. My husband keeps telling me I don't need to lolse weight, but he is supporting me anyway because he knows I need to do it for myself. All…

Welcome - I'm new this week too! Hope you find all the support you need. Add me if you want :)

Hi Kim - I'm sure you'll get rid of that 45 quickly - you've done it before so you know you can do it again! Add me as a friend if you want :)

Hi - welcome! I think tracking on here is a great way to go, although I've only just started this week - feeling good about it though, hope you are too :)

Mine's not a mantra, but a visualisation. I close my eyes and picture myself at my ideal weight, happy and proud of myself, with my husband and boys beside me. I focus very closely on this image every night as I go to sleep too.

Thanks for the replies and welcomes everyone!

Yep - protein! and make sure you are taking a good vitamin, calcium and omega3 every day. Your body is possibly storing fat as it thinks you are starving.... Can you have some lean chicken or pork a few times a week? Or eggs?

Absolutely - mostly fluid retention though I think. I don't even bother weighing myself thru that week, it's too deceiving!

I'm a DD and don't want them to get smaller, just wish they'd hold themselves up like they used to LOL!!! Was a D before having my kids, went up to DD through 2nd pregnancy then never went down again.

I've added you - I'm looking for a good support network too!

For lunch I like a wholewheat wrap with lean chicken breast, low-fat cottage cheese and tomatoes, cucumber, etc. Also carrot sticks with light hommus are yummy snacks. I'm new here too - will send you a friend request ;)

Welcome Holly - I'm new too! Glad you've found this place - seems like there'll be loads of support here.

I'm in Adelaide now. I grew up in Melbourne, and lived in Tasmania for a few years, but have been here for 8 years now, and staying put ;)

Hi - I'm new too! I can totally relate to the soda thing - I used to drink up to 8 cans of Coke a day... horrid withdrawels, but it's so worth it. I used to hate water, but have found I actually like it now so long as it's icy cold. Still hate it at room temp. Try adding a squeeze of lemon too. Anyway - good luck! D.