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My What, Why, and How
I've been in and out more than I care to admit. I was weighing the dog, and when I realised that I had hit 91kg, and heard the fear in my beloved husband's voice as he realised it, something broke inside me. My what- to regain excellent health and fitness, and remember the woman my husband fell in love with. Not…
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Mature-age student mother of four 27kg to lose
Hi. Again. I'm not new to MFP, but I always seem to struggle with consistency. I need to push through that initial "I feel awful", and then the "hooray, I feel amazing!", until good nutrition is a permanent feature of my life. I'm not doing any specific paleo, or cleanse diet. Just aiming for sustainable, balanced…
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I have to really do it this time.
I have been on again, off again, for about two years in my efforts to lose weight and get fit and healthy. My biggest challenge is that I feel like expending energy and effort on myself is selfish. I know it's not true. I know that eating healthier foods in more reasonable amounts, taking the time to exercise, and being…
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Hi from Australia
I'm Sarah, from Australia. I've got four great children, and a loving and supportive husband. So what's my excuse? I'm not sure, really. But today I begin again this quest for dropping the extra 25 or so kilos. I'm 1.5 metres tall, and weigh approximately 87 kg. It's heavy, and it's a load I don't want to carry any longer.
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Detox??
Does the body naturally detox when you begin eating healthier options, and cut out the rubbish? I'm three days in, and I feel sluggish, (though last night with the family we ate out and I joined in) heavy, and exhausted. I had the flu three weeks ago, so I initially thought my energy levels were just taking a while to…
