Hello I'm Clarrie. I'm 37, a vegetarian, and I've been overweight my whole life, getting bigger every year. This year I decided to do something about it (when I realised how much I was avoiding having my photo taken, and how often I run to the asda snack aisle in times of stress, I started to realise that I have a problem).

I lost 22 lb between January and April, then things went wrong, I started back with the comfort eating etc, and most of it back on. So now I'm in phase 2.

I restarted my weight loss efforts 4 weeks ago and have lost 6 lb so far. I'm not doing WW or SW or Atkins or any named plan. I'm not even calorie counting (well not at this time). My plan is to eat less crap (cutting out crisps, choc, biscuits etc), eat more fruit and veg, eat a little less bread & pasta etc and a little more nuts & pulses, drink plenty of water and exercise 5 times a week.

I know Veggie from elsewhere and she told me about this place. So, Hi :dizzy:

:wave: :cp: clarries here hurrah :gossip: :cheer:

Hi new people! Lots of you. Good luck

Good Morning All!
This will just be a quick post as I am due to start work.... But I just wanted to say HI! and I am so glad to have found what looks like such a busy weight los support forum! I cant wait to get to know you all, and I will post a bit more about myself v v soon!

Hi Clarrie :)
I used to be vegetarian, and was alarmed to see how much fat there is in nuts - so don't overdo them ,though you know that they're good for you generally. Glad to see you're not afraid of Carbs too - I eat lots of pasta, as hubby (rabid vegetarian) loves it. I often have carrot sticks and a few olives on hand to fill up with when we're having pasta. :D
Good luck :cool:

Hi everyone!

I'm new here, and thought I'd introduce myself.

I'm 19, living in Bristol in the UK at the moment. I've always been a bit on the large side, but over the last year my weight's completely skyrocketed, to the point that none of my clothes fit, and I don't feel like myself anymore.

I started trying to eat healthily in July, without counting any calories, just eating sensible foods, and so far I've lost 15lbs, which I'm really pleased with, but there's still more to go.

The biggest problem I have is that my housemates are complete fast food junkies, so while I'm eating a salad, or some fruit, they're tucking into pizza, burgers, and lots of other tempting foods. It does get really difficult to stick to eating what's right.

My aim is to lose the rest of the weight before Easter, when I go on holiday to California, because I'm not sure if I can face sitting on a beach in a swimming costume at the moment

Anyway, it's nice to meet you all!! Hopefully I'll be seeing a lot more of you!

:wave: Hi Lola :D welcome to the forum.

Hi Lola, you can do it.... pop into the other threads for a natter about anything anytime. And tell your junk food buds that they'll regret it later in life.... :)

Hi everyone,

I'm another newbie. I'm a 26 year old mum of two from Beds.

I joined SW in July and lost just over a stone but I couldn't afford to continue so I gave up. Since I left in Sept I've put about 4lbs back on so I've decided today to try again on my own, I'm going to try to follow the SW plan as best I can without the classes/website.

I know a way to roughly work out syn values so hopefully I'll manage it that side of things but I really will miss the support which is why I've joined here.

Maybe I'm nuts deciding to try to lose this close to Christmas but if I wait I'm sure a few more lbs will have crept on.

Thanks for reading this.

Love,
Beth.
x

Hello everyone
 

My name is Nikki and I'm 25 years old. I'm from St. johns, Newfoundland. The little island on the eastern end of Canada. I'm not married, but I'm happly living in sin with my boyfriend. :devil: lol. I have always struggled with my weight.......always up and down on the scale. To my dismay however, for a very long time, it has been all up - no down. I am 5'1 and currently weigh about 190. I say "about" because I haven't been able to bring myself to step on the scale for some time. I have an otherwise wonderful life. I fell in love with my bestfreind, I am satisfied with my career (Interier decorating), I have a great realationship with my parents, and am very close with my sister, I have the best friends ever.......but I'm so self concious about my wieght that there's always this black cloud hanging over my head. This problem is far beyond vanity, where I admit, it first started. I'm so unhappy now, that it's having a negative effect on my interactions with the people I love. I'm looking for support and guidance from someone who shares my pain. Please help! :?:

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:wave: Welcome Beth and Nikki

Hi! I'm 27 and have just started a whole new career after spending 4 years getting my MSc and Phd only to realise that I don't want to be a lecturer! It was a traumatic decision but the right one - now I have a job I enjoy, although it's intense. I just have to get rid of years' worth of maltesers from being so unhappy and shed the eating when sad/bored/depressed habit! It's such a hard one to shift.... I am in a happy relationship - no kids or pets - I'm in no way prepared for the responsibility yet. I feel like I'm only just waking up after years of drifting about not taking much responsibility for things. I even kill plants! One day I hope to have a small farm with some pigs. One day - lots to do in the cities first!
I lost a lot of weight at 18 before university, but it's crept back on and over the last 6 months I've put on a further 28lb which is terrifying. I'm hoping to get back on track now. I've even started jogging and for the first time in my life I actually like it - although it's embrassing how truly bad I am!
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i here ya on the losing before uni i'm off next september as a mature (old) student lol i'm 23 very very soon so i'll be old when i get my BA i have it all planned out hope it works out though my aim is to be a pro rugby coach and i'm off to study sports science and coaching next year with the intention of going to Msc in sports science and then phd in motor neurology and skill aquisition. but hey i got about 10 years yet lol so i'm just gonna chill. but i do wanna be looking good before uni cos well lots of single ladies there :D

I met my hubby at college ;) (Polytechnic as was), he'd been off backpacking after school and was a mature student. That was -well, half a lifetime away, I feel so old!!!!!
Motor neurology? I only have half a clue as to what that is. Doing Tai Chi I'm very interested in the way the body moves, particularly how muscles work. My teacher has recently been involved in some research in stretching muscle, sounds weird, but v. interesting, as that is what we use to throw people, rather than contraction :soap: .

well i'm more interested in the skill aquisition side as my hobby is coaching rugby i really want to be a pro coach working at the highest levels with the best in the world and i want to make the best better

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Hi, I joined 3fc a while ago (lasted about an afternoon), but I've started trying to lose weight again and have been lurking here for about a week. I figured this would be as good a place as any to de-lurk.

My name's Frances and I'm twenty. I'm a second year at university in Norwich and but live the rest of the time in Leicester, with mum, dad and big bro (who got super-fit in his last year at uni, no pressure :dizzy: ).

I lost weight successfully about 5 years ago (lowest was 8st12 from 11st3) and then spent the next few years gaining it all back and then some. I was, up until about two and a half months ago, in denial. I got a kick up the bum when I saw a picture on my housemate's desk and thought who's that fat girl... yeah, you know what's coming. I then recognised the lake on campus, the other guy in the photo and, oh yeah, my t-shirt. Now have said photo stuck in the front of my food journal, never to be seen by anyone ever again, ever.

So after that I took several deep breaths and stepped on the scales. 12 st!!!! I have quite broad shoulders and an athletic physique so i can carry some extra weight but not that much, I'm only 5'3!

The rest is, as they say, history. I'm doing ok. Had a blip a few weeks ago when I went to Venice (italian wine, icecream, pizza, it was gonna happen) but apart from that it's been pretty steady. I read something in a journal here a while ago that I've been trying to keep in mind, something like 'everything that isn't a gain is a positive result'. I'm now trying to do this with maintenance in mind, so slow and steady is good.

Anyway, I think I've whittered on for long enough. I'm looking forward to getting to know you all.

Frances xxx

Welcome back Frances :wave:

Hi Frances, stop lurking and come join us for a good natter in the threads....I'm right jealous that you're in Norwich, I've not been there in over 8 years and it's near where I'm from....feeling homesick now...

Thanks for the welcome, ladies. I'll do my best to get out the habit of lurking and start to join in some more.

Chris, don't feel too jealous. Term finishes tomorrow so I'm off back to sunny leicester. God knows what that's gonna do to my diet. I've got into the habit of sorting myself out food-wise.

Norfolk's a great place though. Nowhere quite like it. Nicest people in the world:)

xxx

hello a fellow young person i'm only 22 but i'm 18st at 6'0 and i carry it very well lol which is good and bad good cos i don't look hugely fat and bad cos i dont' look hugely fat and there is less insentive to lose more

Jane / Purple Hugs - either is fine!
 

HI Jane, Welcome :) Pop in anytime, wherever you feel like adding a comment... you have the same ten pound goal as me for Valentine's, maybe we can give each other a whack with the rolling pin if we are falling off the wagon :)

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moi
 

I'm Jacki, 37, mum to one aged 12, married 13 years - brown owl ,mental health nurse working in substance misuse, trying to learn guitar

Hi Jacki welcome to the forum :wave: :D

Hi. I'm Ann and have been here before but a long time ago!! I got to goal weight with WWs and eventually became a leader here in Spain. But now, the pounds are slowly creeping back on.....so here I am!!
Have been looking at some of the threads and bought some slimming magazines whilst back in the UK for Christmas. Although I am still a WW leader the Slimming World system seems quite good. Any comments on that?
Hope to speak to you all soon. May not be able to post everyday but will try.
BTW, how do you put those lovely weight loss markers under your posts? (Think I have managed to do it but not sure so editing this post to see!!) :lol:
No, can see that I haven't! :doh:
Oh yes I have!! :smug:

Ann

Hi Ann. Is that allowed being a ww leader and doing sw? :lol: ;) Both systems are good. I followed sw for 6 months then stopped going and gave up. :o

Probably not but I won't tell them if you don't!! ;)
Actually I will still continue to count points as I can't get all the info about SW and if I want to do it online I will have to pay!! :lol:
I still think the WW system is the best but I wanted some quick results before the next trainning course.

Ann

Hello! Just wanted to introduce myself as I'm a newbie! Looking forward to sharing experiences and stuff! :wave: :wave:

Hi all. My name is Kylie and I live in Ramsbottom Lancashire with my partner Colin. I am originally from Australia. I have been on the big side since my teenage years. I have been stable-ish for four years. Even though I am a size 26 I am happy with myself and pretty comfortable in my own skin.

But over the last few months I have taken a good long look at where my life is going. I am now 32, I gain between 3 and 5 kilos a year, so I HAVE to face facts, that my future is not going to be a happy one when my body stops coping with this load I have given it. Both my parents (my dad is a stick insect, my mum is overweight but not obese) have developed diabetes and have high blood pressure.

We haven't any children, not for want of trying. And I am a classic comfort eater. Homesickness occasionally does not help.

So I have joined a personalised weight loss programme through my employer, a private health insurance firm, and made a good start so far. I am joining the gym at work, which I am dreading!!!!

Can't wait to get to know you all

Kylie

Hi Kylie :wave: I can relate to the "homesickness" :cry: and I comfort eat because of it too :( Wow your employers sound like good people :cp: :goodluck: with the plan and enjoy yourself at the gym..it is'nt all bad you know :D

Welcome to the forum Prettyface and Kylie. :wave: :)

Hello everyone,
I'm Katerina, 23 years old university student. I am Greek but live and study in London. I have noticed changes in my body shape as a result of overeating out of boredom and procrastination, and it is really getting me down. I used to have a flat tummy, now it is really big and my waist and thighs have grown. I am about 57 kilos, and when I am stressed I lose weight, whereas when I am down or lonely I can't stop eating...
It's nice reading about everyone's experiences. I look forward to sharing with you all.

Heya!

Welcome to fcuk, I'm a uni student too. I tend to eat when I'm stressed, or down, or happy or um whenever I'm awake really. But hey I lost 10kg so it can be done. Although you might not wanna lose that much unless you're 4ft tall.

Dill

Hi all, this looks like a friendly forum so I thought I'd join in!

I am just restarting with WW after some time away. I am one of those people who got to goal, gradually got out of a habit which they thought they'd internalised at last, then put weight on again! I'm glad that I've nipped it the bud now, as I haven't put all the weight back on yet. I'm 15 stone 1 (211) pounds - and was 16 5 (229lb) at my heaviest last time around. Aiming to go back to the maximum goal I can set in WW which is 12 stone 6 (174lb). That's probably higher than many people's starting weight but I'm tall!

Like Kylie above, my parents have some health problems - my dad has heart problems and has had bypass surgery, mum's got arthritis. Having said that if my dad can lose weight and keep it off as a pensioner, as he has done for a few years now,it's not too late for me.

Apart from that, I live in London, I am 40, have been married a long time to a very nice guy who also tends to comfort eat and struggles with his weight too. My interests include jewellery making, writing, gardening, and I'm a bit of a foodie.

Hi Newbies, come and chat with us in Feb chat and feel free to join us in our Easter challenge.... see you there :)

hello :-)

i am Danielle,American,22...married to my Brit hubby..living in the county of Berkshire..
no kids ..3 cats..when i started my weightloss i was 21 stones..i am lossing weight to be healthy..i still eat what i like just in motoration..i excerise 5 times a week...

lets see...my homestate is Maine...
and i just love England! (no i am not crazy for liking england better! lol)

i have one step-sister that is gonna be 2 years old in 2 days!

been on my weightloss journey for 1 year and 1 month so far..and still going!!!
thats about it...

nice to meet you all!

Hello
 

Heya

:)

Well done on losing all that weight it's amazing. You're not too far away from me , I'm in Oxford

Dill

Hi all,

Thought I'd write a quicky to introduce myself. I'm 24 and live with my other half and our 2 boys (3 1/2 and 9 mths) near Northampton. I have a lot of weight to loose, I tend to start off well and then loose the plot after a couple of weeks - so I was looking for some encouragement, and came across this site....and you all seem like such a friendly bunch I thought I'd join in!

Hayley x

p.s The reason I am up at this un-godly hour is my darling son, who has slept through the night since he was 3 months, has taken a liking for midnight feasts - hence we're both sat here eating grapes....little bugger!

Hi haley, welcome, come join us in our Feb chat and our Easter challenge... :)