Sally Simpson

Bi**h! If only that were the case for me!

tamms_1965

I used to log onto "3 Fat Chicks on a Diet" a few years ago...the support is great. I was part of the the "Teachers" group. It helps when you are chatting with people with similar interests/lifestyles.

I gained 20 lbs since my UK husband moved to US 7 months ago! He has lost a few pounds though. We think I've gained because I eat when/what he eats even when I'm not hungry. We think he's lost because he doesn't eat pizza, calzones, or chips for every meal. He also thinks you should have a "pudding" after lunch and dinner! He had to get used to dessert being served for special occasions (I don't like sweets in general). I used to fill my evenings and weekends with bike rides and walks until he moved here. Even though we "exercised" a lot after he arrived, it wasn't enough to keep the pounds off.

So....we go to the gym together now. His membership is free through his work and it cost very little to add me on. I eat smaller portions and only when I'm hungry. He's agreed to eat more vegetables and not ask for chips every night and he tries not to say anything when I don't "clean" my plate.

Just after a month of this we are starting to see improvements in the way we feel and look. I am not setting any unrealistic goals for myself though....I just want to lose the 20 lbs. by June and then I'll reevaluate and see if I dare go further.

Good luck to all of you out there in your goals for the New Year!

FYI: I've started eating a little bit like I have diabetes by educating myself about glycemic index, blood sugar levels, very little processed foods, etc. It has helped.

anabella

I don't let it get too crazy, it's hard enough to lose a few lbs..

welshviking

A poo would do that for me,
I can go up and down half a stone a day

Poppy girl

I had food posioning last new years eve lost 12 lbs in 2 days only problem was it did not stay of.

Giantaxe

That's a big reason, imo. My weight increased 15% in my first six months living in US suburbia. Plus the amount of processed food sold in the US is staggering and unhealthy - maybe the UK has now gone down this road too though. I now live in a big city near shops so I walk a lot more, and do actually carry bags of shopping down the street! And I feel and look noticably fitter than I did when living in the 'burbs.

another bloody yank

I saw this just today: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7165990.stm


"The UK is the country most attached to fast food, closely followed by the United States, a survey has suggested."

BritGuyTN

weird, the macdonalds in st albans town center where i used to lived closed down due to lack of custom....

lisag8070

weird....

where I used to live we didn't get a McDonalds until 2001 and its still the only one we have there now...

snowbunny

I think they're counting doner kababs towards "fast food."

Poppy girl

As the weather is so bad in Northern California today I can't go for my walk its terrible outside, so decided to do something that I have wanted to for a very long time YOGA

Its Yoga for weight loss beginners BEGINNERS its 30 mins long (I have managed 10 lol)and I have neally done myself a mischief,anyone else do Yoga I did not think it was think flammin hard

danfan

Ooo happened to me too for the first couple of years I was here.

When I want a few quick pounds gone, I eat oatmeal (and not the instant crap). I make it with milk and a tiny bit of sugar and since I like it so much, don't mind living on it for a while. Whenever I do it, I lose about 10 pounds in a week and it stays off

Jaxbar

Since beginning the thread I have had no junk food and have cooked fresh stuff almost every day, I have lost 3 pounds so far. My flights to UK are booked so I am motivated to look my best when seeeing friends and family again.

Tracym

If I ever managed to get myself into yoga positions, it would require three firemen and a multiple implements to ever get me out again.

Hmmm.... could be interesting...

Poppy girl

What number is the local Modesto fire brigade