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Thanks EWJLang (and everyone else with the helpful posts). I just don't understand why people feel the need to be judgmental or unpleasant. Why even reply? And if someone needs something clarifying, I'm happy to do that. I think some people are just happy to be negative but I'd really rather they kept it to themselves. x

If I didn't make it clear, I was asking for something to give me a kick start to help boost my morale again. For those that have given helpful suggestions, thank you very much. For anyone else, I'm not making excuses, I'm not looking at half measures and I'm quite clearly not aiming to lose 28 lbs in 3 weeks. I also said…

Thanks everyone. I'm just trying to log them all today and see how I get on. :) x

Thanks everyone. I think really I was worrying about the time it would take to log everything. I get a bit obsessive. When I did Weightwatchers I could literally devote the majority of a morning to trying to get my day down to zero points. I'm struggling a bit at the moment as I am trying to lose a decent amount of weight…

Thats' brilliant, thank you very much indeed. Much appreciated. x

I was on the way to the gym and called in at the supermarket. My Mother was there talking to the daughter of her new boyfriend so she introduced me with the words "And this is my daughter. She's just off to the gym, the fat cow".

That's what worried me. Maybe just some jogging on the spot or something and a few stretches? My head is in the right place and I don't want it to slip. Had too many blips lately! x

Wow! What a difference a day makes! I lowered my target of 'to lose' each week and got my cals to eat. That meant I just concentrated on eating some good food rather than the lowest calorie I could find, which in turn meant that I enjoyed my meals and ate well, so I'm not constantly waiting for my next meal. I (for the…

I'm 5' 11" and I look bigger than everyone, even those supposedly shorter and heavier than me!

Some great ideas there, thank so much. To be fair, I guess I'm starting to get a bit irritated. He says he'd like to lose some weight as long as he's not deprived, so I go to the effort of making him healthy food yet nothing is changing so, he has to be eating/drinking stuff I don't know about. Got to be. :sad:

He swears blind he rarely snacks now. He admits that every time he went to the fuel (gas) station he would grab a chocolate bar or crisps (or both) but reckons now he doesn't. He only likes taking sandwiches to work as he likes to be able to eat whilst moving, so that's a pain. I'd really like him to lose some weight as I…

Thanks everyone. I trained as a chef so love to cook but it's a slippery slope if I'm not careful. Most of our meals I would say are quite healthy but the downfall is adding sauces, keeping snacks and goodies in (A common thing, especially on the weekend is to crash on the sofa with dips, chips, cheeses etc) and that old…

Thank you. I'm going to try again later if I can otherwise I'll try again tomorrow but I'm just having a google to see if there is a way I can do the crunches without pulling my C section. I'm walking around bent nearly double whilst I wait for it to loosen up again! Silly me...... :(

Thank you all so much for the replies. I shall definitely alter my goals and really try to get out of this horrid mindset! My C section was actually 10 years ago but the surgeon made a few rather nasty errors which we've been trying to get rectified ever since but have given up fighting as it was just so upsetting. Looks…

Did about 12 mins and pulled my C section doing the crunches. Ouch.

I tend to be feast or famine and I genuinely think I've given myself some serious issues. It's like, 10 cals OVER 1200 makes me feel like I failed so I'll binge. But if I'm really low I think I'll stay as low as possible and eat something stupid like 500 cals and be hungry and grumpy. I need to get to some middle ground so…

Thanks everyone. I try to plan my meals for the day and then as soon as i try to save it I get the stern message telling me I'm not eating enough but if anyone cares to look at my diary, I think there's plenty of food on there! Then, I panick and start planning in things that I don't really want but feel I'd better eat…

This is totally my problem too. Even just going say 50 cals over my daily target will have me reaching for the wine and cheese! I weigh in on Thursday and actually don't want to as I'm sure I've gained this week.

I'm slap bang on the Lincolnshire/Notts border and I'd be glad of new friends.

Yes, I really need to watch my portion sizes for sure. Stupidly I've still been eating some rubbish but convincing myself that if I leave a bit I'm saving myself calories whereas I just shouldn't have been eating it in the first place!

To be at my final goal weight but I don't think it's likely. :cry:

Thanks everyone. I can't see any poultry on the menu at all but there may be some on the specials board. I think I'm just a bit irrationally cross as I was doing really well and now I feel like I'm being sabotaged which is of course silly as no one is trying to sabotage me at all! And thanks for the info about the Hard…

Thanks for the reply Tiffany. I gave them a call yesterday but to be truthful, they weren't terribly helpful, just told me to look at the menu. :( I daren't kick up too much of a fuss as it will put a dampner on things for everyone and it's a celebratory meal. xx

I'd love some supportive friends but I'm only just getting around the community site so I'm a bit slow on it!

Thanks. I'm not too bad on sugar, although one of my beloved Nakd bars can add on a bit but my protein levels were way over and that was worrying me alot as I try to eat plenty of lean protein instead of lots of carbs. Hopefully this time I shall crack it and lose the weight for good!

Ah, thats brilliant, thanks so much for the replies. I was a wee bit shocked and slightly concerned that the food my little boy eats was suddenly unhealthy too! :)

I'm 5' 11 and currently at 186. My original goal was 168 but now I'm thinking 154. I started out at 214.