Tansy98 Member

I had a few events that were my ah-ha moments. Last year I was in a job where the people I worked with were just really not nice at all, and I was bullied and intimidated a lot by many of them - as a result I became really depressed and miserable and gained a lot of weight over the year (although I was already very…

Still hanging in, I think this is the longest I have stuck with anything so far, and it's been more of a lifestyle change than a diet so even though there have been a few hiccups & slumps in motivation, I've been able to pick myself up and carry on the next day. So far, have lost 18lb (8 kg - 2kg to go till first goal is…

I've only lost 13lbs myself so I'm not that far ahead of you - I've only just this week noticed that a couple of my shirts are a little looser, and my face is a little slimmer (hooray, I hate how fat my face is more than anything!). Mostly though I just feel so much healthier and have a lot more energy, which is a reward…

There's a big 'City to surf' fun run here in August which has a 5k walking section - my sister and niece have wanted to do it for the last two years, but I didn't cos I felt I was too fat and unfit then they didn't end up doing it either. This year I think I'll try to get all of us girls doing it this year. No more excuses…

I try to go for walks to our local park at least every second day with my family - there is a little storm water gully that runs alongside it (which is always dry) and has fairly steep banks so I walk up and down the little hills for about 15 mins - it probably makes me look like an idiot to anyone watching but oh well lol…

I have basically swapped bread for wraps / reduced fat tortillas or crackers - I have found for some time that bread is just not my friend lol.

I agree with you all - so glad I stumbled onto this group and then got up the guts to join it (I'm usually the quiet one who sits back in the shadows and watches everyone else rather than joins in). I don't think I would have made it this far already without the support I've gotten from this group of lovely ladies and I…

I've lost 7lbs (3kg to us Aussies) so far! Have stayed under my calorie count every day for the whole 3 weeks. Have cut out pretty much all junk food - bread, chips, soft drink and (sob!) chocolate (tho I plan to reward myself with a freddo frog at the end of the month). Have done some kind of exercise almost every day and…

Successes: managed to stay under my calorie count (just at times!) since starting on mfp and starting to see a difference on the scale (well slightly anyway) Struggles: lost motivation a bit a couple of days ago - really struggled with what I could eat verses what I wanted to eat and got a little down over it, but have…

I've found I have an addiction to 'C' foods - chocolate, chips, cake, coke... And the more I'd have it the more I wanted it (especially the coke). Nearly 2 weeks free of the stuff I'm finding I don't really want it - hope it lasts, though I have decided that if I can last the month I'm going to reward myself with one small…

I've surprised myself with how well I've done this week, I've managed to stay under my calorie count every day and have already lost 1kg - yay me! In the past I've caved by about the 5th day and ripped through the first packet of chips I could get my hands on. My kids all had chocolate tonight after dinner (meanies!) and I…

Perth WA, southern suburbs. :happy:

Challenge accepted lol :) what a great idea :happy:

I was a little heavier as a teenager, but really stacked the weight on when I became pregnant with my first child in my 20s. I've never been able to lose that weight and since then it has just kept creeping higher and higher.

Hi, I'm Tansy and I'm from Perth, Western Australia. I'm 43 and have been a single mum to my 3 awesome kids for the last 10 years - my main priorities until now have been in looking after them and rebuilding our broken family, and putting myself through university and starting a new career as a teacher. It's been a long,…