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Original poster

right,well i'm 18st 6 and only 5ft 1...i know,i know it's BAD...so,if nobody minds,i'm gonna publish my weight every DAY on here.

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eighteenstonesix · 02/11/2008 09:20

if you care to join me,please feel free...maybe if I have to check-in here it'll FORCE me to stop eating/drinking CRAP!
Don't be too harsh though

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eighteenstonesix · 02/11/2008 09:21

btw,i'm a regular on mumsnet.just don't wanna be recognised.

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lissielouisscaredofthedark · 02/11/2008 09:22

have you been to your gp? they can test for intolerances/loo at your diet etc

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eighteenstonesix · 02/11/2008 09:24

sorry,what do you mean by loo? (or is that obvious

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guyFAwkesreQuiem · 02/11/2008 09:25

why not try and do slightly longer gaps between weighing - perhaps 3/4 days (so say twice a week)? - it is possible (in my extremely limited mind) that you may not notice a difference on a day to day basis.

Perhaps on the days you're not signing in to post your weight you could post what you've eaten - so you can see whether you're eating better or not.

Good luck

guyFAwkesreQuiem · 02/11/2008 09:26

I think she means look but missed the k off

lissielouisscaredofthedark · 02/11/2008 09:27

i did, sorry!

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eighteenstonesix · 02/11/2008 09:29

oh how stupid am i
anyway,yes,i did go to the docs.he told me i needed to have a "business meeting" with myself!!!

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eighteenstonesix · 02/11/2008 09:30

So this could be my daily/weekly business meeting on here couldn't it?

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lissielouisscaredofthedark · 02/11/2008 09:34

definately.

guyFAwkesreQuiem · 02/11/2008 09:36

yes - you could have a "meeting" every day to look at your food/drink intake, and then a once or twice a week "appraisal" where you do a weigh-in

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eighteenstonesix · 02/11/2008 09:43

OK!
well,i'm off swimming in an hour or so with the kids so that's got to go in my favour hasn't it?
cheers guys...look forward to your support in the future.

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lissielouisscaredofthedark · 02/11/2008 09:45

no worries, ive always found a food diary really helpful. its good to see your intake in words, makes it more real.

thesockmonsterofdoom · 02/11/2008 09:46

I think it is a great idea, I do think you should give yourself a few days between weigh ins though. good lucj and enjoy your swim.

akhems · 02/11/2008 09:48

www.fitday.com is a really useful site to keep track of things

I started this year at 25 stone 4 gulp - you can do it!! just slow and steady will win the race x

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eighteenstonesix · 02/11/2008 14:02

hi akhems....how much have you lost so far...if you don't mind me asking?

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grunjle · 02/11/2008 14:07

tell us what you currently eat and we will look at ways of changing your diet without you starving yourself - which will not help you in the longer term IYSWIM

tkband3 · 02/11/2008 14:12

As others have suggested, it's best not to weigh yourself daily, but leave as long as you can between weigh-ins. Weekly would be best - treat us like your very own slimming club like weightwatchers or slimming world .

Have you thought about joining a group like slimming world? I need to get back there at the moment, but I lost 2 stone with them leading up to my wedding.

mamalovesmojitos · 02/11/2008 14:17

food diary all the way. it is scary how much i unconsciously eat. good luck!

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eighteenstonesix · 02/11/2008 18:15

omg...don't think i could possibly tell everyone my food habits and my drinking habits double .i'm more of a calorie counter....i know,i know it's probably why i'm so fat in the first place.
i was a chubby kid who had to diet from about 8 yrs old.started counting calories and was actually very slim from about 11 onwards until i was about 26.Got married,had kids and basically let myself go really.

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Majeika · 02/11/2008 18:18

imo losing weight is about your mind and not calorie counting.

You have to be in the 'weightloss zone' and be really pysched into doing it.

we can help you with that though as long as you are in the 'zone'..........

cheekysealion · 02/11/2008 18:20

I am going to be making a massive effort to lose weight i am 15 something - will weigh tomorrow, at my heaviest was 17.6

Mercy · 02/11/2008 18:28

It may seem a bit strange for me to post on your thread but I'm a couple of inches taller than you but I am underweight.

If it would be of any use to you to post what/how much I eat then we could at least compare notes if nothing else.

Good luck

cheekysealion · 02/11/2008 19:26

i would find that really helpfuk in the op agreed as it is her thread

mamadiva · 02/11/2008 19:29

I'll do it too but weekly if you want. I need people to recognise me so no name change coz if I'm annonymous I know I won't care IYKWIM.

Maybe do a daily food diary too will do that happily...

neolara · 02/11/2008 19:33

There was something one of the papers today recommending that people keep a food diary to help them loose weight. But it also went on to suggest that you make it a photo food diary i.e. take a picture of every tiny morsel you eat, and that way you will end up being really, really honest about what you have eaten each day.

Good luck.