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hospital treatment
did anyone see that tv programme a while back about that weight loss unit for very obese people, in sunderland? i am lucky enough to live near there (tyne and wear), and i am consdiering see about if i can go there as an inpatient. i just think it might help because i have tried everything else, what does anyone else…
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embarrassing
I am quite a private person, like I like to think in real life I have some dignity and decorum and don't just go airing my metophorical dirty laundry all the time. And we all have our little personal issues, foibles and weaknesses. But generally you can choose not to make it obvious in company. But if you have those…
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Scared of being slim
Just had to express it, part of me is stil hanging back with the weight loss because I am scared of being slim. I've always been fat ever since I was a child, and ever since about 16, I have been what could be classed as really quite exceptionally large. It's just how I know myself so part of me worries I'll lose part of…
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please please please
please will anyone be my friend on here and we can support each other? I am really good at supporting people and I am very committed to this but need a little help on the way and encouragement. please can i have some friends, on here xxxx
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hypno gastric band!!
Hello, Just a little question. Does any one know about being hypnotised to beleiving you had a gastric band, to help weight loss? I heard of it and wondered if it is any good. Before anyone says, even though I know they will anyway, I know there are no quick fixes and easy solutions, and I AM putting in hard work with diet…
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is this annoying?
Not trolling or looking for hate, just an honest question... i am trying to lose weight and change mylife, been slowly working my way down from over 400lbs, got to about 330lbs, then gained about half of it back... now trying to get myself refocussed! Basically, I try hard but I have a fair few slip ups- times when i gain…
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please please FRIENDS
please will anyone be my friend on here and we can support each other? I am really good at supporting people and I am very committed to this but need a little help on the way and encouragement. please can i have some friends, on here xxxx
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my niece is worried
I usually shrug off weight comments from family, but my little 12 yo neice who i love and is my darling forever told me she is worried about my size. That is upsetting, I cant beleive i caused her worry. I know I am trying but I am slow and recently gained over 30lbs back. She recently saw me unwell and i think she sees me…
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Help!!
Help! I just really really wish for a human contact, just a kind work or whatever... you all ok? xxx
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food diary
Hello, does anyone like to comment on my food diary for today?x
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Was this rude or not?
OK opinions appreciated! I was walking down the street with one of my sisters and one of my brothers, in the town centre. We were speaking in Spanish as it is our first language and the way we naturally speak to each other. Some guy comes and says 'Hey this is England, speak English please. If you are coming here, you have…
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can you take a break?
Is it possible to have a little break from your diet without wrecking everything? I have been slogging away at this for over a year and I am just sick of it and feel like I need to not be actively on the diet for a bit. Does anyone know if you cn? Like how long can it be? Is it bound to lead to saboutage? I just want to…
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Spare cals!!
OK, I need help because I found myself in a new situation,and unsure what to do. I have a calorie limit of 2630 cals daily (not including exercise cals). Being a greedy pig as I am, I am usually only slightly under (sometimes slightly over). But today I have consumed only 2000 (this includes some food I havent yet ate but…
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WOW!! Is this actually real or some kind of joke???!
sorry, ignore this
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Less carbs
Hello. I am being told the main issue with my diet right now is too much carbs so I have some questions. First, is carbs the same as carbohydrates? And how do I reduce them? All my staple foods seem to involve it- bread, pasta, rice, potatoes. I thought these were quite healthy things! I am not very clever about this…
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BIG guy!!
Hello, Just making this promoted by a comment I saw in another thread. This is about men who are overweight/obese- I understand there are some different, as well as many shared experiences, for men with weight problem, and women with weight problem. And I know women have some tough stuff to deal with... But for now I am…
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Plus size models
I was just seeing th Jacamo advert with Freddy Flintoff and a group of suave guys like rudgy player body and everything (yes, I know he does cricket), and I was thinking 'were are the fat guys?' Why do even plus size brands use not very plus size people in their marketting? I think,, since the customers tend to be bigger…
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Metro fine.
Just wanted to post this for some reason, hope you don't mind. I accidently forgot to buy a ticket for the metro and the checkies came on. I got off and went to buy a ticket for the rest of my journey and they said 'You can't just but a ticket after'. I told them I wasn't it was for the rest of my journey and they told me…
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Asked for help, REFUSED! *rant*
Hello, I am trying to lose weight but have found my efforts stalling a lot, like my progress as ground to a halt, and I have not been able to lose in some months. So, I wanted to get things back on track, and I heard about a local organisation that offers fun social group exercise stuff, and also lessons about healthy…
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thrown out the house for overeating
OK, just wanted to get this off my chest. i have been dieting for some time, started off at 29stone (bout 400lbs) then lost 61lbs. the first 40 or so came in the first few months but then it really slowed and i admit I have found it harder of lat and yoyoed up and down abit. i used to live with my sister when i was a…
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Nearly there!! then to maintain??
I think i might nearly have reached my goal weight... I have been dreaming of this for so long!I will celebrate my great victory and am very very delighted. BUT, what after? To maintain forever more,and no lovely weigh ins and progress to keep me motivated and on track? Eeek- excited for success but nervous for the…
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friends?
Hello I wish for with all my wishes, more friends on here, to support each other. I am 21 year old man in the UK, doing a big diet, would someone like to be my friend? Thank you Joselito xxx
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Too fat to fit?
Hello, Is anyone else here someone who sometimes finds themselves too fat to fit many aspects of every day life? I mean like, seating on transport, seating in theatres/cinemas etc, sporting/safety equipment you may find yourself having to use in some situation... all things like this. How do you deal with it? Do you ever…
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'Former fatties'
Hello, Here is a question, for people who used to be really obese, and now are slim; people who losts looooadsa weight (because I hope to be amongst your number one day!!) When you meet new people, how do you feel bout them knowing you used to be really big? Not like you going to announce it soon as you meet, but like,…
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skinny fat
SKINNY FAT what are people talking about when they say this??? I cannot get my head around it at all, what does it mean? People act like it is the worst thing, but whatever it is, it has to be better than normal fat no?
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help... off the wagon
Hello, I started my diet one yr ago at 406lbs and I was very motivated and do really great diet and go to the gym also councelling. in 6months i lost nearly 60lbs. But then it slowed down and ground to a halt, and i was stuck on that plateua for some time. But the last month i seem to have lost all willpower whatso ever,…
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White guy who 'loves' black women.
OK, this is probably one of my irrational things where I get het up about nothing, but last night I was really annoyed by a man, and that is not like me.... maybe it was the ale?? But you see this white guy, he is at a part with me and my sister (we are ppl of colour) and also people of various races in the party. It is…
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plan seats???
Sooo, who heard this new proposal for people to pay for a flight based on weight?? what do you think of it?? I totally disagree!! I agree that if you take 2 seats you should pay 2 fairs. i weighed 400lbs at my most, down to bout 340lbs now and i know all about getting 2 tickets for trains, concerts etc. I don't fly because…
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love
i was in love once, during the year 2011. I felt the highest highs for the short time we were together... and the lowest lows when we split up. But since then it is like being numb, because no feelings equal what i felt in that time. Is it possible to feel this true love more than once? I wish I could feel love again, even…
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Embarrassing fatty moments, because you have to laugh!!
Did anyone have ever a real embarassing fatty moment?? I had many! At the time, they are just the WORST but like, got to use it and get inspired, also I need to laugh at myself sometimes or I get too serious!! I gained just the most weight around the ages 14-17. We did a school place when I am 16, and we got measured up…
