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[MariaUSA]

Hello all. My name is Maria and I live in the USA. I just found you and joined and I have a question...is this EU...or England...or some other country...just curious is all...I used to be a member for many years of a diet site here in the USA called Diet Diaries but it has been discontinued. Would appreciate any responses. Thank you and have a nice day.😀

Hi Maria!

Hi! I was wondering if my post was even being read. Do you mind if I ask what country you are in?

I'm from the UK,

canada, it's a pretty international web site.

Mumsnet is based in the UK, the majority of posters will be in the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland).

A lot of us are uk and Ireland based but there is a mix including USA based posters. Sorry I have never heard of diet diaries - I use chronometer to log calories and it is an American app I think. Are you looking for something to replace diet diaries? What did it include?

If you just want support you can start a thread here with the type of diet you are doing or how much weight you want to lose in the title and see if people with similar goals want to join you. Or join an existing one that looks relevant to you. good luck

Thank you very much for responding to my post. I am so happy that I have connected with the wonderful people of the countries you listed. I am part English and Irish on my Mother's side. Thank you for allowing me to become a part of this very nice site with you all and happy to meet you. Maria in South Carolina, USA

Hi! Nice to meet you. Thank you for replying. I am Maria in South Carolina, USA.

Hello to Canada! Nice to meet you! I am Maria in South Carolina.

Hello to ClearingaSpace....I was part of Diet Diaries over here in USA for many years...It was a good, clean site that many joined and some of us posted daily (some more often than that), and some less frequently. We were different states in USA as well and different nationalities, too...Portugal, England, Canada...Mostly ladies posted but every now and then we had one or 2 men who would join and post about their weight-loss journeys as well. You could respond (or not) to whomever you chose). The site closed down about a couple of years or so ago. Some of us kept in touch with each other through emails or facebook, etc. I am tall, 5'8" and my goalweight is 150 to 155....My top weight was 205 (pounds)...I have got to my goalweight several times and then gone back up as far as to 172 several years ago. We always encouraged each other on the Diet Diaries site and it was interesting to see what others' journeys were like. We all had different diets or even none at all (mine is mostly just counting calories each day)....I am looking forward to learning about each of you through reading about your journeys. Thank you so much for responding and for allowing me to join this wonderful site. Have a blessed day. Maria in South Carolina, USA😁

Snap on the top weight @MariaUSA - I hit that last week but seems to hsve shocked me into action at least!

ClearingaSpace, it did take that, seeing that 205 number on the scale to 'wake me up' to losing weight. I lost 50 pounds but it is just as big a struggle to keep the weight from coming back on as it was to lose it. MariaUSA

ClearingaSpace, I also want to add that I have recently gained 13 pounds and I am in the midst of losing at least some of it. Smiles.😁

50lb is amazing and good luck getting those 13 off!