Day 1, 4.10pm - I've joined this forum today hoping for inspiration, or at least some way of convincing myself that I need to focus on losing weight. I need to get on with it, although even today thoughts of crisps and chocolate spin around in my mind, anyone would think I was starving, I think I'm starving, then I look at my waistline and realise I've got enough excess to last a trip across the sahara with water only, 32lbs of excess flab, that's like 64 packs of butter spare. Well, now I have reminded myself of that fact I guess I can survive without more fatty crisps and cheese at least til tomorrow!

HA! Funny! Just take things one day at a time Cates! I put up a 'fat' picture of myself on my fridge...maybe you can try that??

Good idea, maybe I should stick on the pack of cheese!

Trip across the Sahara with only water... hm, now that just might work! lol

Just take it day by day Cate, if you mess up one day, just start over the next... and we always hope there aren't too many start-overs

You're right Beagle, one day at a time, and it's now around 8pm and I had spinach salad and low fat vegetarian sausages for dinner, I resisted the cheese but now I feel a bit peckish, I must be addicted to cheese because I could eat a half pound of gruyere right now, but no............I am going to lose that 32lbs.......the cheese can wait

Stopping by to say hello.....and doesnt eating all that cheese make you constipated?
And what are "crisps"?

Sorry it must be my English humour that has foxed you, I am exaggerating about the cheese and sorry I forgot that in America crisps = chips

ohhhhh.....but chips for you would be french fries for us right??...lol??..

ahhh chips I love chips hehe*
Just take it one step at a time hun ... make some mini goals and stick to them, and rejoyce when you reach it!!

chips,crisps,french fries............you say tomato and I say tomato............lol

Day 2, 7.18am- I have had a nettle tea this morning and I am not at all hungry, yet, I will have breakfast at about 8.00am, I feel bloated and not happy with my blobby appearance, I was always the right weight for my height ..............until I had the children, and I want to be fit and lose the excess so I can keep up with being a mother without feeling so tired at the end of the day. I am carrying 2.4 stone extra, that's about the same weight as my little boy! I am stuck in a rut but I know I will feel great when the weight comes off.

2.14pm I have had a shapers tuna sand and resisted all tempation to eat chees or chocolate, although with halloween, there's all sorts of goodies calling me, but I want to be slim!

6.45pm I have had another chicken tikka shapers sandwich as I was getting a food panic............. then it was the childrens halloween tea...oh no, I had a large bite of my daughters toffee apple and then a sugar coated individual fairy cake ( with a ghost on it) and a fork full of mashed potato....... I've got to stop picking at the families food!!

Between meals I have had handfuls of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds........maybe I could imagine they are sweets/candy?

I think I have a sugar and cheese addiction.........

I know what you mean about the goodies calling you... I think I hear Peanut Butter Cups calling me all the time!! lol I dont know if this helps or not but with Halloween and all I have been telling myself that the food ( candy) is alway's going to be around even though I can't have any of it now I will be able to one day!

good thinking Christina, I must try to reprogramme myself!!

Hey Cates, just wanted to say good luck on your weight loss journey. I read that you liked chips. Have you tried eating the Lays Baked Potato Chips? They are soooo delicious and only 1.5 grams of fat per serving no trans fat (i think) They sure do hit the spot! I get a bag about once a week. Or you can also try fat free pringles. Those are also great! Take care!

Thanks Kwoe, I never knew there were fat free pringles, I must try them....... I love pringles!