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HI everyone, my goal for the week is to post here :) I love this mini forum (?) and read the posts most days but struggle to post. I'm either rushing about the place, too tired or too many things I want to say haha. I haven't read the main forum since I joined this group. I'm following everyone's journeys and the…

Nice one @merph518 you're determination is paying off :) That's a really nice NSV @NovusDies :) My fat loss is from random area's and symmetry isn't a thing which surprises me. My belly frustrates me but a curious one is below my knee and just above my shin - a hand sized squishy fat ball that so far has refused to budge.…

9/20 241 :) 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 10/31 Well done everyone :smile:

>:) :) I saw the link to this group on someone’s post the other day and I’m glad I checked it out :)

Thanks for the welcome @NovusDies I naively thought the physical aspects of hunger and working tired muscles would be the hardest but the realisation of losing weight has been the toughest for me so far. Obviously I knew I was big but now I’m focused on my health it’s always in my head and guilt creeps in. When people say…

thanks @kosseychick These victories are brilliant :smiley:

Hi everyone, I've read every post and there's so many I wanted to quote - I agree with so many of you. I'm made up to have found this little corner of the internet so thank you for setting it up :) It really does make a difference to have the support of other's who understand. I'm 42, married for 22 years, a working mum to…

Thanks @Satisfiedwithbetter & @Jackie9003 x

I've loved reading these. My NSV's started with the scale :) I'm a happier person. I know it's not a given that being a decent BMI will make the world smell of roses but I am so enjoying my efforts to get there. For the last 5 years I've had a benign brain tumour and spend most of my time in a wheelchair - I'd fully…

Ultimate Start weight: 287 Current Weight: 245 Challenge Goal: 235 Ultimate Goal: 115 Weigh Ins: 9/13 242 😀 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 10/31

Ultimate Start weight: 287 Current Weight: 245 Challenge Goal: 235 Ultimate Goal: 115 Weigh Ins: 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 10/31

I'm 42, 5'3 and 249lb - down 35lb since April. I'm eating at a deficit so I lose weight and other than being curious about my heart rate info, I didn't really know what I was looking at. I don't have high blood pressure, amazingly - and my GP says other than having that checked, I should notice my Resting Heart Rate.…

I love my standing desk. It makes work bearable & I think all desks should have the option. I got mine for back pain too and as I’m a most-of-the-time wheelchair user I have an electric one that raises and lowers. Some have a handle to turn but try and get an electric one if you have a choice. If it turns out it isn’t good…

Imagine your friend is a smoker and is trying to quit. She could tell you on a Monday that she's quitting, has the patches/tablets/vape/whatever and is serious about it. You see her on the Wednesday with a cigarette and she says ah it's only the one and a few days later you can smell smoke on her. You know full well that…

Hi @LyndaBSS & @KadenStrength, she used to say she was obese because she was depressed but she was still depressed at her lowest weight. She knows she needs to see someone about her mental health but it’s easier to push it aside and carry on making bad decisions :disappointed:

It’s heartbreaking to see in real life too. A relative had a gastric sleeve operation 2 years ago and lost 170lb. Everyone was delighted for her and amazed at how quickly the weight came off, but I was scared for her. It was so drastic for someone who hadn’t tried other ways to lose weight first. She said she’d tried but…

Hi OP It’s so confusing dipping into the weight loss world. There’s so many views and theories (adverts) thrown at us from so many angles - food companies, food retail companies, diet book companies, diet support companies etc. All of them only focus on one loss - the money from your pocket. And then there’s…

Hi, I’ve been back for 3 months and taking it seriously this time. I’m learning so much from reading the forum 😀

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My bro in law (36) was a gym instructor and now a personal trainer. 10 years ago he was a sports teacher and ran marathons so was really fit anyway. He started at a gym on a salary but he hated the anti-social hours and front desk shifts. He learnt how to network and promote his skills. Even things about demographic…

@Snowflake1968 I struggle with buying healthy food too. It's wrong but the poor nutrition foods are generally cheaper and sometimes our purse makes the choice for us. I live close to a big shopping centre and various supermarkets and I usually buy certain things from each. Lidl & Aldi are good for deals on 5 fruit & veg…

JFT 11/6/19 Tuesday 1. Log all food & drink 2. Stay under calorie target 3. Take at least 3500 steps 4. Stay focused and have fun

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JFT 8/6/19 Saturday 1. Log all food & drink :smile: 2. Stay under calorie target :neutral: 3. Take at least 5500 steps :neutral: nope 4. Stay focused and have fun :smile: JFT 9/6/19 Sunday 1. Log all food & drink :smile: 2. Stay under calorie target :smile: 3. Take at least 5500 steps :neutral: Nope 4. Stay focused and…

This. My daughter was born with GERD and it was a nightmare. She was constantly in pain and projectile vomited everything within an hour of feeding - breast milk, pureed food, anything. Although she wasn't my 1st baby I was classed as a neurotic mum who didn't know how to deal with a bit of burping. I solved that by…

When a colleague asked I said calorie counting & exercising and she said I should start Slimming World with her instead. Although she hadn't lost anything yet 'it'll be easier to count syn's than calories'. She didn't like when I said I lose weight for free. And she definitely didn't like when I said rather than SW subs, I…