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Hello, I joined this forum today and it looks quite good!

Is anyone from down Southampton way?

Hi Claire, i'm not from southampton but thought I would still drop by and say welcome and good luck x

Thanks, Fee. We have a similar amount to lose don't we? How are you finding it?:carrot:

Ok you are quite a bit lighter than me, sorry! My mistake!

lol not a problem, I still have a large amount to loose though. I'm actually finding it quite difficult I think its the trying to change your life style to make better choices regarding foods. Are you following a plan like ww or sw, or are u just doing it yourself?

Not following ww or any other structured plan as I never last on them. Basically I joined a private gym and they gave me some diet advice and an exercise plan. They are going to weigh and measure me every six weeks. I also went to the nurse at my surgery and she put me on xenical and warned me against eating fats as my body will get rid of them very quickly!

I then went and bought a nice pad and pen and started writing everything down - food, drink and exercise and am monitoring myself.

So while I am doing it alone I do have professionals overseeing what I am doing.

In terms of food I am just trying to chose foods that I know are good for me - and that my body can manage with the tablets. So nothing over 4g sat fat.

I find the trick for me is to know my triggers and what helps me along. I find if I eat junk then it makes me want to eat more junk so I avoid that (having to on the tablets certainly helps) and exercise reduces my appitite significantly so I make sure I do some form of exercise routine every other day.

If I were not exercising I would not be able to control my intake at all. Even with it I may still end up binging if it was not for the fear of leaking the other end, and if I was over eating with rubbish I would be out of control completely.

Do you know what your triggers are, what helps you to be more successful? You look like you've done quite well so far!

I definately find writing it down helps, I'm like you if you have something you know you shouldn't u then just start eating more and more. I haven't done too bad but it has taken me from the beginning of January to get to where I am lol

Hi Claire and welcome!

Not from Southampton but my mum lives in Blackfied near Beaulieu and near Hythe. In fact I am off down there on the national Express this weekend! Yay! I have to cos my Neice is having a do on Saturday but a family thing on the Sunday. If she is not partied out by then. I dunno, buth her and her brother are very popular and always out at dsome party or other. It wasn't like that for me and my middle brother!!!!

Hi Clair lovely to meet you, not from southampton either but we're all in the same boat here teehee :)

Hi everyone!

That is what I like about this forum - we can be our own selves without judgement!