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Hi folks. I will be 53 in Nov (so says the birth cert) but in my head I am 30. I have lost 84lbs in the last year and have another 15 -20lbs to lose to get to my goal of under 123-127lbs. I have been overweight my entire life. I was a fat child (it carried no stigma I was in Africa) I was overweight as a young woman (It…

I am supposed to be doing low carb but I keep slipping I was 227lbs in July 2013, I am now 143lbs. I was really diligent the first 5months. With a walking program I was losing between 15 and 17lbs a month. Then I fell off the low carb wagon. I began to give myself permission to eat breads, and cereal (had a bowl of warm…

OK lets stone them then?

One meal a day absolutely works. 25yrs ago, I lost a significant amount of weight by eating one meal a day. I was in my early 20s and did not bother to cook, what I would do is stop by a restaurant on my way home, and eat whatever I wanted and went home. I also did quite a bit of walking. I moved to Europe and my plan went…

I walk a 4.7mile route and sometimes jog part way. Since yesterday, I have jogged the WHOLE route..every single mile of it, and I am soooo pleased with myself.

Yeah that's why exercise is a great weight loss tool. It enables you to be able to eat a bit more, which altogether makes the journey to a healthier you much easier, not discounting all the other great benefits too.

Woohoo a fellow Brummy. I have been here ages and Yo-yo'd forever. Finally 1st of July 2013, I decided to get done with obesity once and for all. I started at 227lbs (16stone 3lbs) I am now 143lbs (10stone 3lbs) Since Feb I have gained and lost the same 5lbs more than ten times. I need to get serious, My goal weight of…

A legedes benz or a footwagon, depending on which foot I hit the ground first with in the morning.

I'm on day 9. Whoopee both yesterday and today, I jogged (more like a trot) for one of my walks..4.7miles all the way no walking part-way like I often do. I hope to get to goal on the 1st of July, which will be one year anniversary of this journey. And my gift to self should be 100lbs gone. So I'm ramping up the exertion…

Hugs Hon. Whether you have 280lbs to lose or 2.8lbs the struggle is exactly the same. I know the feeling of getting on the scale, and despairing at the journey I know I have to embark on. I can tell you with a reasonable degree of certainty that, once you start, the day to day minutia of doing it, soon takes over and you…

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Ramp up your exercise for a couple of days, and regard it as extra fuel for the workouts...you will soon see its gone. Don't sweat it.

I miss not using being fat as an excuse anymore, for things that I'm too scared, too lazy, find too unfamiliar, too intimidated, to do.

That one could have so much energy from eating less food, than one has ever attempted their entire life. That one could become a source of so much inspiration to all in their life, including their boss That one can be so committed to a lifestyle in so short a time That what counts is never giving up, no matter how many…

Tellmeabourrit, a lot of those elementary school kids are born freakishly tall these days. How else do I account for some of them being taller than moi. 5' 1.75" and shrinking.....yeah lost 1.25" between when I turned 40 and last week...dunno how.

Thanks a lot for this great suggestion. I have lost quite a bit of weight and would love to pare down my body fat % too without losing any more weight, this is timely.

I absolutely love being active too. I was telling a friend I love when I hit inclines, on my walk..the look she gave me...ouch.

There really is no difference between weight loss mode and maintenance ....remember its a lifestyle change. Maybe that is where the problem lies. When you want to stop losing weight all you do is just up your calories a bit until you get to the "bite" to use automobile clutch control analogy (Your maintenance calories) You…

Chew on a big handful of parsley or water cress, or celery .especially the Parsley. Make sure you are near a loo, you will most defo feel as if you developed a leak. lol

Type 1 diabetes is not insulin resistance, Diabetes is the result of unchecked insulin resistance and is a more severe chronic condition. I would suggest you get your information from a dedicated diabetes site like the ADA, Prevention etc Also try and also check out Dr Bernard Bernstein's site, for up to date and accurate…

You are correct in so far as only you know and understand your body, and if you notice difference there most probably is. Don't forget that you could easily have firmed up and built some muscles which may not show on a scale or a tape measure this soon. After 6 days the changes may be too subtle for measureable difference,…

It should have been 36C or 34D The same breast size (breast itself not the bra) will into a cup that is a 38B, 36C, 34D, 32DD...you get the drift. So if you go up one band size, the same breast will fit into the next cup size down. conversely the same breast if you go one size cup down will take the next cup size up. There…

Wow at the way people just blurt out "Surgery" As if going under general anaesthesia is without life endangering risks. Breast tissue is mostly fat, when one does any of the following "lose weight/get older, or go through menopause/have kid/s, they will stretch the skin and also with menopause hormonal changes will also…

Here's wishing you a fab recovery from your surgery. Take it real easy, don't fret. remember recovery happens both in the body and soul. You have lost 130lbs and you can and will lose the rest. Be gentle and mindful, and give yourself time to heal from the surgery. Eat balanced, nutritious nourishing meals, to help you…

Day 5.. I think I started with this challenge on the 18th today is the 22nd....been an avid walker long before the challenge though. 4.7miles done today (1st walk of the day), will do the 2nd one after dinner.

Still on vacation. Just finished part one of my twice daily walk. ...It showered a bit during the walk, but soon cleared up as I went on. I am glad I did, I was looking at the weather and wondering if it was a good idea to go when I did. I feel so good. 4.7miles done.

Some people find it too debilitating to actually exercise during TOM. Before I went through the change, It was impossible to exercise, It was enough that I was not in hospital let alone exercise. Thank God I am over all that.

You can eat slabs of butter with icing sugar and still lose weight so long as you are in a calorie deficit. (If only it were that easy hahaha)

Hugs hon. Never mind, having been a competitive swimmer and horse back rider, you already know Rome was not built in a day. If you can only do one second, keep at it, it will eventually evolve to 2 then 10.etc .KWIM. I walk 10miles daily, a year ago when I started, I could only go from one bus stop to the next one, and…

I love your wit...Just the type of thing I would say.