FrankieBenjamin Member

Been here a year and have gone down and back up in weight. Saw a few similar posts when I first started and thought 'that wont be me', but after a few months and stressful life things happening before I knew it it was me. I have been back on for a few days now and doing well. OP we are already mfpals, so lets work…

Proud to be your friend on here and inspired by your determination and support. Keep going, looking forward to celebrating your success and your 48th birthday online with you! X

bump - moving back to a cold place - thanks all!

See your GP? Have you had your gait analysed or changed your trainers recently- shoes that dont fit your gait can cause you pain. Rest day?

OMG are you serious?! I hope not, wine is a staple part of my diet ;0)

you can add me, been here since sept and lost 12kgs since feb 2012, hoping this will give me more support to lose the rest!

bump, moving job/ house/ country at the moment, so the next few weeks are out, but will definitely start this in the new year, bump to remind me! Good luck guys :0)

Great you are getting back on track! I also put on a lot of weight in 2011 down to some personal problems and a terrible job sitaution, coming off now though 2012-2013 lost around 12kgs, hoping to lose a further 28kgs.You sounds like you have a great attitidue to this and I culd do with a few laughs along with way and to…

I love these comparisons and was shocked to discover I have lost an average 2 year old (how irresponsible of me!) :wink: :drinker:

Anemia can effeminately affect your energy levels as you are lacking in a vital nutrient - most people I know with anemia struggle with tiredness. To me 800-900 cals and a work out seems low, which will def affect your energies. Sounds like you are already seeing your GP, but could something else be to blame - thyroid /…

Probably not going to be any use for you - I live in Namibia and found it at the Spar supermarket there. Think the product is from South Africa - ah found the website http://superfoods.co.za/ its the superfood section adn the superfood shake has 5 ingredients (ok just to drink) , the chia powder 8 ingredients (probably…

I have tried two different varieties one is a superfood shake (mix with water drink and go) and the chia powder, which would be best mixed into cereal or something I think. Not tried spirulina, but would like to, cant remember the one with the L word - will try to have a look tonight when I get home. I definitely feel I…

Yes, I found a superfood powder (hemp, maca, white mulberries, mesquite, chia, goji berries, cacao and something beginning with L) energy boosting, mood enhancing, sugar regulating thing. I definitely feel better for taking it. If you are taking it to balance hormones and enhance mood and its also helping you sleep and…

wonderful, your health is the most important thing nad you have made a massive improvement here for life - this is great! well done.

danced in my 'skinny' jeans and didnt feel self conscious. Not fit into the skinny jeans for over 3 years and not danced in public and not felt self conscious dancing in about 5 years :drinker:

I did slimming world about 10 years ago. Switched all sugar products to fake sweetner products, was fine at first, but after a while became very sensitive - looked it up nad realised I was suffering from a lot of side effects - blurred vision, tinitus, mood swings (really didnt feel myself and became quite agressive etc),…

Thats been really useful for me too, thanks all. Had a couple of meals out last week - not prepared by me so harder to know whats in them, plus not been drinking enough water / excersising and gained about 2kgs back overnight. Thinking it could be the untrackable (as I didnt prepare the food and had to eyeball) sodium.…

bump to read later, thanks!

I am nowhere near at your weightloss yet and still have some way to go on my journey, however I am around 200lbs, but when I see pictures of people on here at 300lbs thats where I identify (even though I have never been 300lbs). I started around 230lbs and thats where my head seems to be stuck even though I have lost that…

cheers for sharing this! its so true we have to motivate ourselves :0)

Thanks, going to try the youtube vid this weekend!

Have a look at some of the success stories threads, quite a lot of people started over 300lbs and have made some really inspring changes. Keep at it you can do it, it takes time for us all, but stick in there! ETA heres one from today for you!…

If you have no microwave you could also take in soup (or other hot items) in a thermos flask?

If it went in my mouth it goes in my food diary. Thats my one promise to myself - I am trying to log accurately what I ate and what activity I did so I have an accurate picture and lose weight. Even if I wished I hadnt eat it, I did, so it goes on there. Not recording it isnt going to make me thinner - just be lying to…

really useful, thanks!

LOVE sushi! this is a great link thanks :0)

well done, this is one of the most inspirational stories on here, well done!

eye opener wow! thanks for this. put myself as the one below the biggest and turns out I am one above the smallest.....hmmmm me thinks I have some mental retraining to do here!

cold leftovers from dinner? stirfry, meat and veg, fish and veg, pasta, pasta salad, cous cous or quinoa, friuit salad nuts adn yoghurt could all work depending on your tastes?

Heard of one called skinnytaste but not used it, could be good...