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carri27

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hello one and all.

I am 48 and have been struggling with 4-5 kilos (roughly 8-10 pounds) for my whole life. It may not sound like a lot of weight perhaps to some but i have literally not had a day free from thinking about my weight since i was about 18. That's 30 years! That's 10,950 days of non-stop mental self-torture.

My goal is to lose those few kilos, keep them off and NEVER THINK ABOUT MY WEIGHT AGAIN. There are better things to think about. I do not want to get to the end of my life and think that i struggled with this one stupid issue my whole damn life. I do not want to be a woman of 55 hung up like a teenager about my weight. I WANT FREEDOM!

I have recently read a self-help book that perhaps i'll start a thread about, that gave me some hope. I'm implementing some strategies and have a goal to lose the vast majority of that weight in the next 8-10 weeks. A pound a week. I am enlisting any and all the help i can get and would equally love to be a part of supporting you in your respective journeys.

I look forward to meeting you in the forums.

Best, Carri x
 
hello carri, I can relate to wanting to end the struggle, I hear the pain. I have more weight to lose, sorry, get rid of, if you lose it you might find it again. ha
so I am starting again, and have 3 months to lose 10kg (yes I speak your language) so its 1200 calories for me, lots of walking and if I fall over or slip up, get back on track quick..one bad meal doesn't wreck a whole week of good choices. and mentally saying its ok and just choose better next time has worked for me.
what are you doing?? good luck
 
Hello Cari. Welcome to this forum. It is the friendliest and most supportive I have ever been on. You will certainly get rid of the flab with the help and advice on here. Don't forget there are thousands of us all pulling together, what chance flubber eh? I too have been stuggling all my adult life. The only time i was happy with my weight was when I was nursing... rushing around so much I nearly met myself coming back certainly shifted the fat but boy have i regained it since those days.
I look forward to meeting up again around the threads. Good Luck love
 
many thanks for the welcomes guys. i haven't been on the forum for a few days and just noticed your kind replies. i feel a little disheartened this morning. In the first week i lost 2 pounds but in this second week i regained one of those. i really feel like i've been eating well and i've continued to jog 4 times this week. i want to turn a bad week into good data but i'm not sure what needs changing. i'm clearly making some poor choices but i just don't know what they are right now. there's nothing obvious like chocolate or cakes or large portions. i did notice that my gluten free muesli has sugars in it so i'll swap that for a mixture of seeds in plain yoghurt that i used to do - sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and chia seeds (with a bit of LSA for good measure). i think i also need to top up on some pumpernickel and pita bread so i'm not tempted to snack on toast or crackers. i'll keep looking through the forums for other ideas. thanks for helping out guys. nice to know there's support out there on a down day. best to all of you. xx
 
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