AnahitaCanDoIt

That goes for both John2347 and solarpowered!! Edited to add: all the 'slimmER' pictures are now..the fatter ones are from BEFORE (we don't discuss BEFORE in my house)...and did I mention I'm almost 44!!??!!

Arah...I'll go with a solid twelve and a half! Very very nice torso! I swear I'm not a cougar! :)

And the Kardashians, too, which I object to because they seem like airheads!

Using food for entertainment, boredom, comfort, a friend, a reward, a punishment instead of for fuel, which is what it should be. I have been a yo yo dieter all my life and gained and lost the same 50-70lbs AT LEAST 6 times. This time, I've kept most of it off (up half a stone to a stone and a half) for the last several…

Salma Hayek...I wish!!

I've been cleared for all exercise, but will hold off on high impact stuff (like jumping rope, running) until I'm not sore after it. I'm over twice the recommended exercise time frame (it's 6wks, I'm at 12)... none of the exercises above hurt me... My hurry is I want to get as fit as I can before going back to work!

Brilliant job! Well done!!

It's a stone for me, so far, though to get down to a proper size ten, it was more like 18lbs

Reading this post has made me want to dig out the TurboJam video! My husband went cracked w/ the audio so if he's home I have to put it on very low! She's kinda got an annoying voice which I find motivating as I just want it to stop! Ha ha... It does work though and I'm going to go back to it again! Again, refresh my…

I weigh every morning before a shower and after number 1/2. I've always done this. I may be unique in this. I don't care about the number on the scale daily. I just look for patterns. I chart it in a graph. I do mostly go by my clothes and how I look (naked!) in the mirror. When I was 5.5st heavier, I never weighed myself,…

I went to a plastic surgeon when I was at my goal weight about getting a boob lift. After 3 pregnancies, gaining and losing 70lbs prob 5x in my life plus breastfeeding my two kids for 20mos, the girls are double hitchhiking when I'm on my back and very very saggy. He told me (and this was for a consultation I paid for with…

I used Cambridge Shakes (UK). The come premixed in boxes w/ a straw or in sachets you mix with water. I only used them as total meal replacement for about 5weeks and then when I got out of the obese category and into the overweight category I added one meal at a time until I was eating all food...I lost 77lbs. That was…

Great before and afters! So motivating bc we have similar before pictures and I was at goal (like you now) but I put back on a bit so I'm here to take it off again! this time w/ exercise and hard work, too! and water! also a bit of a boob job too haha

Height: 5'6" (43yo female, 2 kids) Highest: 97.7kg = 215.4lbs = 15st 5.4lbs (BMI= 34.8 UK dress size 20) - October 2010 Lowest: 65.5kg = 142.2lbs = 10st 2.2lbs (BMI= 22.9 UK dress size 10) -- Attained January/Februrary 2011 Current: 71.1kg = 156.7lbs = 11st 2.7lbs (BMI=25.3 UK dress size 12) - September 2012 Goal: 62kg =…

Yes I'd like to get a lift but was told that I'd also need implants as after kids and feeding there is very little 'meat' left and if I got all the excess skin cut off I'd be a 34B and I'm a 34DD now. I'd like to get down to my goal weight and fitness level adn then I'm all about it!

Wow! What an inspiration! Well done you look brilliant!!

I'm living in Ireland but use UK foods. Feel free..I try as much as I can to eat clean and don't eat out a lot or use too many processed foods but I do use Atkins Advantage bars for protein which you can buy at Boots.

Thanks a ton for your words of encouragement. It's a long road but I'm feeling better and hoping to start feeling well enough to put more push in my walks! Still so funny walking for such a short time and coming home pooped!

Funny I have a fold that gets more dented in in my chin when i'm sleeping when I'm overweight. When I'm a healthy weight I wake up w/ no dent! weird!

I'm the same...the only thing that works for me is how my clothes fit or as is the case now...don't fit. When my size 10 TopShop skinnies fit, all is right with the world. When they don't (the last 5 or so months), no matter what victories I have scale or NSV, I still feel gross and fat and yuck. Being honest, when I was…

Good question, I've no idea. I only ever logged foods on the iPad and don't remember how long ago I set to them 1000? Changed now anyway!

Sorry you're right. I didn't know how to change my goals for protein percentage etc...off to fix!

Thanks a millon for the well wishes. Yeah, trying to make good choices...I do my own cooking at home obviously (well I mean not takeaways) so I'm doing fairly ok most days. I'm taking an Atkins Bar a day as much for the protein as anything. I'm trying to stay between 60 and 90kg a day of protein. I've also got another 10kg…

Would you mind having a look at a few of my days? Mostly the protein vs carbs (mostly MOSTLY from healthy choices) and see if there's anything there you could tweak. Also, I'd like to eat more fiberous stuff (like broccoli, etc) but the doctor said stay away from things that make you gassy...so lots of salads, etc... All…

If you're near a coast, eat a lot of the nice seafood cooked simply and tastefully. Stay away from the Spanish richer foods. There is beautiful produce there so if it were me I'd buy a bag of plums, peaches, etc and keep them in my room to snack on or have before meals out. Enjoy!

thanks, i'll change the amout of cals but to be honest, i'm more interested in high protein and as little processed food as possible. I can't even do upper body work, bc I am not supposed to lift my arms above my head or strain my core in anyway (bending, lifting anything heavier than 1kg, stretching)..... SUPER frustrated…

Mine, when they're being naughty say: who cares? You're married and you're 43, why do you have to look good? Or worse, picking on a particular part of my body that I really am unhappy with and saying, no matter how slim/fit you get, you'll always have terrible ________. Despite others complimenting me, praising my hard…

Bravo, you look so well! And so much healthier! Well done!

Well, I'm 43 now so can I join? :) Being 40 and at goal means my male colleagues/friends say I am a MILF. They don't mean it rudely or that they want to do it to me! EEeeks, but it's like saying, "A, we've noticed you're looking hot. Well done!" Ha, this trend of younger guys fancying older women can be a pain when you go…

thanks so much for responding! Haha, if you knew me you would know how funny your suggestions of me and bike riding are. I'm thinking more like a sun holiday where they also make you (or help you) work out, hikes, training sessions etc but also free time like a holiday, too. I'm unmotivated, tbh, so I'd need someone to…