MimiG1979

Ealing Common, W5

Based in London and can relate to being a size 20 and mid-30s (I've just turned 34). It definitely gets harder as you get older. I never had a weight problem until 2 years ago - went from just over 10 stone to almost 18 stone in a year thanks to comfort eating after a redundancy. Currently 15 1/2 stone and hoping to get…

I am also new so feel free to add me. I have around 75lb to lose, not gained from pregnancy but from comfort eating after a redundancy.

This might make me sound vain, but I don't really care what the scales say as long as I look good in clothes and feel good about myself.

I gained most of my excess weight after I quit smoking, although there were other factors at play) and I believe that coffee is similar to cigarettes in that to some people, it almost becomes a meal replacement. There's scientific evidence to show that it works as an appetite suppressant as well.

For me, it has to be Pepsi Max. Won't even touch Diet Coke :sick: and Coke Zero tastes too chemically.

I'm another post grad student and newbie, based in London. I was made redundant from my job at an investment bank 2 years ago and got quite depressed about my situation (plus a number of other issues). This all lead to me comfort eating uncontrollably and I went from 145lbs to 258lbs in a year!!! (By the way, I am 5 ft 8).…