Posts by dreamer_x

My friends do similar things when we're out. If I only eat a little or only drink water, they'll ask why I'm not eating or say I must be starving and try and get me to eat more. It's frustrating, best just to ignore it and only eat what you want to eat.

I guess to me, being obese, a BMI of 19 sounds absolutely amazing. But realistically, I'm aiming to be somewhere in the healthy range, even though BMI isn't something I'm going to put a lot of emphasis on.

Thanks a lot for this, really helpful stuff. I plan to watch the programme when it's repeated on Saturday.

Well done you for quitting smoking! I've decided to quit (or seriously restrict) drinking alcohol as well. Mostly because of the calories, though partly because I hate feeling ill the next day and because I don't need it to have fun. When I'm out with friends, they sometimes pressure me to drink but I'm saying enough is enough. Good luck to you x

Hey guys, just checking in as I haven't been on in a while. I've had a read through all the recent posts, nice to see there's been a lot of chat going on. I hope March is going well for everyone, and you're on the way to reaching your goals. I'm on track now, planning on doing a lot more exercise from now on. I visited family over the weekend who I haven't seen in a while and I'm disappointed in myself that I haven't lost a noticeable amount of weight since I last saw them. Visiting again in May, so my aim is to lose considerably more weight by then. Good work everyone, keep on going.

Also, I'll just fill this in while I'm here :)

1.    Do you have a nickname? - Lola
2.    What State do you live in? - Scotland :)
3.    What is your favorite color? - turquoise
4.    What kind of pets do you have? - 2 dogs
5.    What kind of music do you like listening too? - I like a bit of everything really, though my favourite is generally acoustic/easy listening
6.    What kind of vehicle do you have or drive? - I don't drive yet, public transport all the way
7.    What is your favorite store you like to shop in? - Monsoon
8.    Name something you are not? - loud
9.    Where is your favorite place to eat? - Subway
10.  What favorite place would you like to be at right now? - I'm in the mood for a break, a trip to Venice would be nice :)

Just plain old water, all day long :( Ick.

Maybe once a month I will have a day where I eat my maintenance calories. I'm not all that strict about eating the 'healthiest' foods, and usually eat at least a couple of things I don't normally allow myself to eat but I'm always aware that I'm still trying to eat healthily and count calories to stop myself from having an all-out binge.

I started at the beginning of January, and as of yesterday I have lost 14lb :D I'm really pleased with that, as it surpassed my goal for January.

Congrats :)  I haven't been dieting for that long, and while I've noticed the scale changing I haven't noticed much difference in the way I look. But yesterday, I tried on a dress that I got last year which has never fitted me and I managed to get it on and zipped no problem! That's pretty much when I realised my dieting was working, I was ridiculously excited lol.

FEB 1 WEIGHT: 336  (14lb tossed!)

Really happy with that, seeing as it's my first month. Plus, yesterday I tried on a dress that I bought last year sometime that didn't fit me at all and I managed to get it on and zipped no problem at all! I was ridiculously happy about that, it really feels like I'm losing weight. Well done to everyone else as well, keep it up I know we can do this. x

Breakfast - Honey nut cheerios, 2 slice of toast

Lunch - Tuna sandwich on wholemeal bread

Dinner - Slice of turkey, baked potato, steamed veggies

Snacks - Apple, 2 laughing cow

Welcome, Cinn. Denna and Christine have said it all really, we will all support and encourage you as much as  we can, and celebrate every achievement, however small. :)

I bought laughing cow light the other day, I'm addicted already. My mom 'borrowed' two triangles, and I was pretty bummed!

Luck to everyone with the Feb 1st weigh-in! x

I agree, I watched all of his programmes and everything he said made perfect sense, especially the stuff about food cravings.

I'm living at home with my mom and my sister, and we're on a pretty tight budget too. Sadly, they're not exactly into healthy eating so while my mom will buy good food for me, she also buys not so good foods for them which means she ends up spending more money and I'm constantly surrounded by temptation.

I'm the same, I end up feeling really hungry and wanting to binge in the few hours leading up to bedtime more than any other time. I think with me it might be a boredom thing so I usually have a light snack and try to occupy myself. Good luck with it!