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WOW.... over 70lb in 6mths... fan-bloody-tastic ... did I say WOW! You are looking great and sooooo much younger!!! Fair play to you, you are rocking your sleeve ladyeeee x

HELL YEA!!!! OMG... I can't wait... I am sooooo excited, just like a kid at christmas. Don't think I am gonna get into the size 12 jeans I wanted to show him, but I am sure he will forgive me. I put a thread up last week - I went to see him solo in 1999 and bought a tee shirt... anyway it didn't fit me then, or for the following years! However, here I sit typing away with Robbie plastered all over the front and back of me... SOOOOO happy!..lol It is the little things in my life that make me smile! x

This isn't a huge problem for me... however, it is there occasionally... what I do is drink Water. I find that helps me not to snack and helps get the fluids in! Give it a go, especially if you aren't hungry...? Good luck =]

Hey Chilo, thanks for your kind words - again!... You are such a great sleeve sister and friend... and your right... If I didn't have the sleeve I would have gotten really drunk this weekend and pigged out on take away food... then feel really bad today etc... just gotta get on with it now and keep doing what I am doing... hopefully my body and mind will be kind to me soon xx

Hey Stacy, I can understand your worries about HRT with your family history... I don't have any medical history ( adopted ) and I ain't sure whether ignorance is bliss or not?! I am going to try the Patches and see if they help, just make sure I am extra vigilant with all matters of the body! thanks for getting back to me as I am finding the whole thing a little surreal; it is good to know that others are in simialar boats!

Hello ladies, So, I had my blood results back and they indicated that I am early stages of meopause or perimenopause cos my monthlies ain't quite stopped, although they are all over the place. I went to see a specialist and she has given me HRT, mainly due to my age - going through this a lil early at nearly 40! She recommended this as low levels of estrogen can have long term problems for young 'uns?!! To be honest, this is not what I wanted to hear... I ain't sure why, as the friends I have spoken to about it don't really see it as a huge issue... perhaps I am being too sensitive. Anyway, I have started the evorel conti Patches... put my first one on today! Just wanted to put it out there to see if anyone else had used them and what it was like? I suppose I am really worried about weight gain, as I have read that it can be a side effect... I don't want to sound superficial but I can't help it. I am almost positive that the hormone thing is the reason that I still haven't lost any weight since the end of Jan and the thought of gaining really freaks me out. I asked her about this issue and she said she is a firm believer in 'you are what you eat' and that as long as I eat Protein and veggies I shouldn't gain and should continue to lose... hmmmm... thoughts or comments would be warmly rec'd ( and I'll try not to cry...lol)

Congrats on a great success story ... it is brill to hear! I am sooooo getting the heels now! I can wear them all day in work without any problems and it feels GREAT!! Sounds like you will/are heading into maintaince mode with no probs... good luck! =]

OMG... how cool is that!! Congrats on a job well done! =]

the tee shirt has been washed and ironed, ready for the weekend...lol! x

YEY... go Mini gooooo... I'm with you girl,... all the way x

I agree with the others. I am too, a slow loser and I have come to accept that now. It is still frustrating but at least I am not gaining now. I believe that my body will make its own way from now on... I will continue to give it good food and exercise and hopefully it will repay me by getting rid of some more fat! Hang in there and I am sure that you will see the scale move again =]

WOW... congrats on a job well done... pretty much at goal too... !! =]

Congrats Shontel, well done on a great weight loss... good luck with maintainance!

thanks ladies... it has to be said that the little things in life make the bigger things so much better...lol I really can't wait for June, and this time, I know that when those gates open I can actually RUN to get as close to the front as poss.... and I ain't gonna get hungry whilst I am there either...heheheeeee.... YEY... go me!! xx

Hey Angela, I KNEW you would love this too... I thought about you as I was doing the moonwalk and 'running man' in my lounge... my son sat there saying 'Oh Mam, do you have to!' My daughter looking at me as if ... well i shan't go there...lol... Fate is a remarkable thing, and yes, I too, believe in it... I have this feeling that June is gonna be very special! Oh and I LOVE the boy to man reference.... we are sooooo on the same page when it comes to the Williams!! xx

Ok, so I thought I would post something a little more positive, and hopefully a little slice of humour... In 1999 I had the pleasure of seeing, the one, the only, the amazing Robbie Williams, live in Cardiff... it was a good day, evening and night!,, Anyway, at the concert I bought the mandatory tee shirt... when I got home it was WAY tooooo tight, so it has been put 'safe' until it fits! I tried it on today and... IT FITS!!!! But it fits well enough for me to wear, and in public.... I am sooooo happy! You all laughed at me when I said that The Robster was my inspiration...heheheeeee! So, now I am eagerly awaiting the Take That concert, on the 16th June, where I will be treated to not just Robbie, but his little friends too.... YEY! Lets just hope that I am able to buy a smaller tee shirt at this concert ... Today is a good day...

Hey Chilo, consider it done... I am defo uner 1000 for a while to see how I get on! I am gonna aim for 800 but we will see how it pans out. I have to do something to start losing again! At this stage, nearly 9mths out, I really don't want to stop whilst in the 'honeymoon' period! I think I am at the stage now, 2mths into a stall, that I will try anything once...lol! Thanks for the input ladies... I really think I would have gone daft without this site xx

Thanks for your input Tiff, I do exercise, but I don't burn a whole days cal allowance doing it...lol... if the machines I am on are reliable it is usually between 250 and 350 perr gym session... perhaps I should try and lower my intake again? I suppose it is all about testing different ideas out to see what works for us and that is why this group is so useful as I haven't really had much input from my surgeon or NUT! I am due to go and see him soon though. I am still wondering if my hormones are having some sort of influence as blood results suggest that I am going throught an early menopause... I have an appointment to discuss this with the specialist on Thurs... wish me luck (on both accounts) =]

Good guild lines but I am a little confused re cal intake... I've read here that you shouldn't go below 1000- 1200 in the loosing phase? I ma eating between 800 - 1200 depending on the day and exercise I do and I haven't lost anything since the endof Jan... am I eating too much or too little... God this is sooooo bloody confusing. I wish my body was a simple machine that did what my head wanted it to do ...lol =]

Hey Mini... any time you need a buddy, just shout across the pond... =]

Thanks Chilo... you ain't so bad yourself...lol... yea I'll get there my lovely, slow but sure wins the race eh? And don't forget, some numbers that are in your favour.... size 12 .... YEY!!! xx

YOu look awesome... congrats on an amazing weightloss!!!

Oh Rootman, how cool is that.... 99lb in 4mths is bloody amazing!! Well done and congratulations =]

Mini... I would have a TT done NOW, this minute ..lol! I don't think it is vain, but a good end to an incredible weight loss journey, the icing on the cake if you excuse the pun!!

This is great news, just shows that you chose a brilliant surgeon and one who realises that health is way more important than numbers! I am sooooo please for you, truly I am. The others are right, Chilo, it is now time to enjoy the new you! Congrats on a job well done... destress and enjoy! xx