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What does 23kg mean to my health??

turboghostie — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:56:59 GMT

I just got back from my 3 monthly diabetic checkup - I had all the blood tests done on the weekend.

My doctor tells me the following:

My liver and kidneys are now working better.

My cholesterol has dropped from just over 5 to just over 3.

My sugar levels have dropped from over 7s to 4s and now I can take 1 tablet less a day.

I know it is a struggle every day for me to keep motivated....

but when it comes down to it, my health needs me to lose this enormous weight that is holding my body back.

I want to run, I want to wear nice clothes, I want to be able to buy the sexy underwear that is not beige or white... (I want to look at black - not being the only colour available in bras)

In essence I WANT a better me and I am proud of how far I have come so far.

Only 30 kgs to go ..... I will be there!!

Cas

We met 3 years ago on the TF forums :)

Plow King — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:32:31 GMT

G'day all. Hopefully our story can be used for inspiration :)

I met my beautiful girlfriend going on 3 years on this website. I actually made a drunken post about not being able to meet girls. So.Sarah sent me a private message telling me to keep my head up :)

We chatted online daily for about a year and a half before we met for the first time. I was living in Sydney at the time and wsnted to come down to the formula 1. She kindly offered up the floor in her dorm room and it went from there. I moved down to Melbourne a year snd a half ago and I couldnt be happier.

Onto the inspiration part.

Between us we have lost 85odd kg

Sarah has lost 50kg! Going from 150 to sub 100!

And i have lost around 35kg starting at 120 and im currently around 85kg.

We are also hoping to drop another 15kg between us before our holiday at the start of January :) So we will also use this as a source of inspiration.

Now the photos.

[IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d85/Norcohavoc/382286_10150438989437456_345021894_n.jpg[/IMG]

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Thought For The New Year.....

icanucan2 — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 16:48:44 GMT

Just thought I would share this thought I really enjoyed:

To be the best version of me that I can be!

Why settle for anything less?

What I've learnt.

Plow King — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:52:18 GMT

Nothing is too hard.

Growing up in the slums is hard, battling a life threating disease is hard, being locked in a cage with a lion with only a plastic spoon to defend yourself is hard. Saying NO!

to crappy food is not. Don't second guess yourself. If it's there and you're tempted. Bin it! or give it to someone else. Don't feel guilty. It's either going to end up in/on your stomach anyway.

Losing weight takes time.

Do not expect change in a couple of weeks. It takes time. DO NOT think short term. If you think short term it won't work. It is a long term thing. Weights change daily due to what you've eaten, what you've drank, how much you've sweated blah blah blah. Weight can cahnge quite dramatically over a short amount of time that have absolutely nothing to do with your body fat percentage. Don't get upset if you've put on weight in a week. It could be down to a number of factors. Don't get upset. Stick with it!

Before and after pictures

These are by far the most inspiring thing you can do. Take one at the start and another in a month or two. You mightent feel/see a change when you look in the mirror. Of course you won't you see yourself every day! Before and after photo's :)

What joy does food give you?

How long does it taste good for? About 3-4 seconds whilst its in your mouth and running down your throat. Then what? Then you have minute/hours of exercise to burn it off.

As soon as that crap is your stomach 'wow I just ate X it doesn't matter if I eat x and x and x' (One small farmyard later) 'wow I really shouldn't have eaten that heard of antelope'

Don't eat it!

Emotional eating

F**K that.

Bin it!

If you want my rather blunt opinion on anything else let me know :P

accountability

jolomo — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 08:42:28 GMT

I was trying very hard to keep my TF journey a secret from my work mates as I was worried if they knew what i was doing and I failed then everyone would know....well, last night I went on my break and the "big boss" was sitting at the break table. We started talking about general day to day stuff, me thinking in the back of my mind "hurry up and go back inside boss lady, so I can make and drink my shake in privacy"....well she kept chatting so I whipped out my packet and container and did the whole "shake shake shake" thing....she asked me what I was drinking and I explained that I was do TF. She was so supportive and I think maybe a little bit proud of me (I am a big girl and my work is very physically demanding).

So now, the big boss knows and I feel accountable. And you know what, I actually feel good that she knows. If she had have been dismissive of what I was doing I think I would have been embarrassed, but with her support, I kind of feel like i have a cheerleader in my corner.

Thanks boss lady xx

SA Forum

Sexygirl — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:01:47 GMT

Would just like to find out does South African's have a separate forum.

Would like to interact with people from SA who are on the TF diet, don't know if we get all the products available on the TF diet except for the shakes, jelly and multivitamin etc.:)

Six years ago I started Tony Ferguson

Robyn-Tony Ferguson(robsdb) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:35:30 GMT

16th September 2006 I made one of the best decisions of my life. I finally found the courage to ask someone to help me lose weight, so I walked into my local Terry White Chemist and spoke to a consultant.

I weighed 151.1kg, strangely I was happy with this figure as my home scales went to 150kg and I had never been able to weigh myself at home as I was too heavy. I was happy to see I was only 1.1kg over the 150. I initially set a goal weight of 90kg as I hoped to reach double figures and dreamt of buying size 16 clothes in a normal store.

I was excited and nervous at the time as I had no idea if this new weightloss program would work (it was still fairly new in 2006). After my first weigh in I was shocked to see I had lost 3.2kg, I gained hope that I was going to do ok on this new 'shake' program.

As the weeks went by I continued losing weight, some weeks better than others but it all evened out over the months ahead. I changed my goal weight a couple of times and eventually got down to 67kgs. I soon learnt that it wasn't just a 'shake' program. This program published some great Cook Books and had a successful Maintenance Program that has helped me maintain my weight in the 70's (size 10-12) for the past 5.5 years!

Sadly in 2008 my brother passed away from a severe heart attack, he weighed 180kg and was only 46 years old, I will be 46 in January. Friends asked him to lose weight but he thought he was just fine. I wish I could have inspired him to lose weight as he regularly saw me during my weight loss journey. Nobody could have told me to lose weight, I guess nobody could tell my brother either.

In 2009 I found my first boyfriend, we got engaged in 2010 and married last year. I am still amazed with the new me and my exciting new life. There's no sitting on the couch, being lonely and bingeing on junk food - life just keeps getting better and better!

I hope my story inspires and motivates you to keep going and reach your goal, only you can do this and it is so worth a bit of effort to make the changes and follow this fantastic program, which has improved so much over the years. My photos can be found in the before/during/after section of the forum.

I wish you all the success and happiness I have had :)

im so happy

skyenkaitlinsmommy — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 03:30:56 GMT

hello :) i dont know if this is in the right place but iv already dropped a dress size on this diet and i love it i was an 18 now im in 16 i tryed on me new clothes today and they fit perfect, last time i tryed them on they was tight im trying to get back into 12-14 so not far now really :)

Please Please Help Me...

mrslovetobe — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 23:30:59 GMT

I am really struggling this week and it is only my second week and it is only Tuesday but it is not because of wanting to come off the diet and eat normal food its because of my job and my mood.

I have been on Maternity Leave and was due back to work on the 6th October but whilst I was pregnant with my daughter I suffered terribly with back pain and even now 8 months on it is the worst pain I have ever experienced. I have seen a Chiropractor, the doctors regularly and physio. I am now awaiting an MRI scan to find out if there is anything else (beside my weight) that is causing the pain. I had agreed with work that after the 6th I would go onto holiday pay as I have about 2 months worth of holiday pay to take. My payslip came through on Saturday and it turns out I have had no pay except for the last of my maternity pay :( so I called up Payroll and spoke to my manager and they are saying that I can not be paid holiday pay when I am off sick with my back but they wont pay me sick pay either?! I have a mortgage to pay, nursery fees and all our other bills to pay. So I am feeling seriously emotional and depressed. This is nothing unusual for my job because they do not support me and in truth I just want to leave now as it is making me so miserable. But if I leave I have to pay back all my maternity leave which I cant afford to do with our wedding coming up next year. So in a rock and a hard place. So begins the cycle...

Feel depressed - Comfort eat - see weight going on, feel depressed some more - eat more comfort food

I don't want to feel like this and I dont want to go back to my old ways but I just cant shift this mood :(

loss of 17klos and in a rut

sunshee — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:28:14 GMT

Iv just watched my holiday video from 2010 OMG cant believe i got as big as i did at 105klos i was on the beach in a swimming costume thinking i was just fitting in quite happy with me......... boy im glad im not in that frame of mind any more because i just cryed for myself how could i of been that much of a embaresment for my family, looking back at the group on our boat. I was that fat woman everyone sniggers at because she squeezed herself into a swim suit .

I have lost a total of 23.8, 17 of them on TF. and im so much more happy, i have been in a bit of a rut the last few weeks but feel motivated now to kick that final few kilos.

Motivation - how do you get it?

Savvy G — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:21:38 GMT

Hi all,
Losing weight any time is hard but in Winter for some reason it seems harder. I'm currently maintaining my weight but went out to dinner with some friends who are trying to lose weight today & they said that they wanted to lose weight but wasn't motivated esp in Winter.so it got me curious as to what it would take to motivate someone to the point where they would keep at losing weight. Would it be a goal like getting married, would it be a weight loss challenge with someone, would it be because the doctor said you have a health problem that would be fixed if you lost weight or would having a type of commando who checked in with you at least weekly to see how you were going, give some encouragement and also keep you in line help ( kind of someone to be accountable to)? What keeps everyone here motivated or what would help keep you motivated?

What is your drive??

Miss Twisty — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 22:47:18 GMT

Just out of intrest why are you wanting too loose weight?

Not lookin for major essays, just a few words to say why we're here.:)

ME: I'm here for my kids, my man and my health.

It can be done

motherof4 — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:43:07 GMT

Back in March I decided enough was enough... yo yo weight, maxing out at 84kg, lowest I'd been was 62 kg in 10 years. Lost a couple of kg myself and came to a screaming halt... Looked into and signed up with TF. Least I ever lost was 1.1kg (usually weighed in about every 10 days) most was 2 kg. Now 2 kg under goal, but thinking on one shake I may lose 1 or 2 more. Very happy where I am though, and think it will be easy to maintain. Clothes are a size 8/9 and small, and the comments make me feel like a million dollars. So if I can do it, anyone can!!! Came clean with my mother today as to how I'd lost weight (she doesn't believe in "fads" as she puts it) and she said, 'well love, it's worked well, you look terrific...' I was pretty happy with that!!!! Determination and motivation is all that is needed. No one can do it but you....

1 yr on tf

ambzy — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:04:07 GMT

Well i thought i would share my story with u all, i didnt know alot about tf until my cousin was telling me that she was on it on new yrs eve and that she had lost a fair bit of weight and she told me about the forum so i jumped on and had look around and thought wow this might actually be a program i can do, so i joined on the 8/1/07 when i got my pay. The first week i lost 4.4kgs and i thought hey this is pretty easy i'm never hungry and i already started to feel great, i did have the headaches for a cpl of days but that soon passed. After 16 weeks i had already lost over 20kgs and ppl started to notice. I have had a few weeks off here and there for different occassions like b'days and moving across the country from melb to perth but i know i'm better off having lost what i have than putting more on what i already was. I look at photos of myself before i just wonder how i ever got like that and how ppl wanted to be seen with me. As of my last weigh in before chrissy i was down to 86.0kgs which is a total loss of 37.6 kgs i know it could have been more if i stuck to it all the time but its a lifestyle change not a diet and things come up in life that we have to deal with. So anyway i have just come back from 2 weeks in melb seeing friends and family that i havent seen for 6months or longer and the response was ace it really makes me want to get to my goal and this is the yr i will get there. I know alot of ppl are so proud of me especially my dad hes always been worried about my weight and i think he didnt want to me die before him, he even got his camera out one night i was there all dressed up so he could take a photo and he showed it to my cousins partner and hes like thats my little girl, so as much as i have done this for myself i have done it for him and my best mate who has cancer if he can battle that i can lose weight. So anyway i thought i would post this as i read the forums so much and seen ppl come and go but i hope this can inspire some of u as the forum has inspired me and remember only u can do it for urself but everyone is here to lead a helping hand. So tomorrow i will weigh myself and see where i'm at and continue onto goal and will achieve it in 2008. I also thought i would put up a before and where i was at at chrissy time. Sorry for the long post but thought i would share :)

Blogs...

Miss.Jess — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:23:04 GMT

I'm looking for motivation, and am wondering if having your own blog helps?

Inspirational Before and After Pictures

*~*Verity*~* — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:28:59 GMT

If you're like me and love looking at peoples before and after weight loss pics i would recommend these two sites they're updated daily i LOVE them :)

http://before-and-after-pictures.tumblr.com/

http://beforeandafterweightlosspics.tumblr.com/

Photo's of Our Achievers

Froggie — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:38:41 GMT

Patko : started 1/7/05 reached goal 19/10/05 total loss 18.8

Bumblebeeman : started 14 /2/06 reached goal 22/5/ 06 total lost 20kg

Fatty boombah : Started 1/2/06 reached goal 9/8/06 total lost 31.5

Gemini girl started 10/04/06 reached goal 20/09/06 total lost 16.6

Nanny3. started 1.01 06 reached goal 1.07.06.lost 34Kg
A bugs life start 8.05.06 reached goal 22.10.06 lost 20kgs

henny - start 21.01.06 reached goal 31.10.06 lost 62.7 kgs

mum of three - Started 27/07/06 - Made Goal 19/11/06 lost 20.2

Darkhorse started 14/9/06 made goal 27/11/06 lost 20.6 kgs

Gabriela - age 15 lost 44 kilos in 17 months

Klubby started 2.07. 2006 reached goal 28.01. 2007 lost 35kg.

sez started 03.10.06 reached goal 25.02.07 lost 23.1kgs

Klutzy started 2/7/06 reached goal 02/06/07 lost total 48kgs

Mickii started 3/10/2006 40 weeks = 51 kgs lost

simple advice needed

tryagain2 — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 09:42:09 GMT

Hi Guys,

Restarted TF for a second time:(,

just wanted to make sure things havent changed since the last time.

So 2 shakes a day at least 3 cups of vegies or salad or both with the shake at lunch, morning tea fruit, afternoon tea maybe some nuts & then dinner a 120g peice of protein & vegies/salad. Sound about right? :w00t:

thanks in advance :)

tryagain2

Inspirational quote from my daily calendar

fugu_me — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:45:59 GMT

I have a daily calendar called "Wisdom from the East". I found this gem a few days ago, which I thought was quite apt for all of us on the weight-loss journey who have fallen a little and beat ourselves up about it.

"If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?" [i]Djalal ad-Din Rumi[/i]

To Keep me motivated

Freegirl — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 12:10:01 GMT

I just found this little inspiration quotation i guess you'd call it on one of the forum members comments, and loved it immediately, so i have copied it and placed it as my screen saver on my computer:cool: This way every time i turn my computer on, i see this and it reminds me to be strong and continue on with my Journey

Hope you like it too.........................

Needs some Inspirational quotes.

MustanG_SaallY — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 23:03:58 GMT

Hey All

I want to get a tattoo when i finally reach my goal to remind me everyday of the hard work and paitence that is put in to make a better life for myself.
Ive been through alot of ups and downs in my life and I think it has made me the strong person I am today.
I thought of a tattoo along my foot saying "One step at a time..." but I want something a bit more meaningful and was hoping someone could give me some ideas and throw some good meaningful quotes at me.

Cheers :D

My weight loss success story

paul103 — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:50:19 GMT

My weight loss journey started on 18th December 2010 when a visit to my doctor for my usual check-up resulted in a stern lecture from him re loosing some weight, I had just weighed in at 157.5Kg!! At this time I was on medication for high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes 2. I decided to try loosing weight and altered my diet to a degree and successfully lost 3.7kg between then and 15th January 2011. Not a bad effort on my own, but I had come to realise that without a properly constructed plan I would probably not be able to acheive as large a weight loss as I wanted to. Further discussion with my doctor and chemist led me to believe that the Tony Fergusson way, which I had also seen advertised on the television, could well help me achieve my goal which was, originally, to loose at least 30Kg.

My first weigh-in at the Jindalee pharmacy (northern suburbs of Perth in W.A.) with Verity, a lovely young lady who has been a very positive and encouraging person for me, confirmed my weight at 153.8Kg and my Tony Fergusson weight loss plan was drawn up for me which I started in earnest the following day -16th January. The following saturday I went for what would become my weekly weigh-in and much to my delight found that I had lost 4.7Kg in the first week. Great result and encouraging in itself. Obviously decided to continue with the plan and really have not looked back since. My goal of 30Kg loss was achieved on 7th. May and I decided to keep going!!

The Tony Fergusson plan has been terrific for me. As of 22nd October I have got down to a weight of 98.5Kg - a total of 59Kg since last December and 55.3kg of that on the plan!! An added bonus to it all is that I have never fealt really hungry at any time when on the plan. Now I'm moving on to the maintenance plan to make sure that I keep this weight off.

I am feeling great, better than I have in years and certainly don't feel my 62 years of age. An enormous bonus of this is that I no longer need any medication whatsoever!!! All is well under control!! My doctor is delighted, as is my wife and family for me, and I must confess I am proud of myself too!! Tony Fergusson works for me. ;)

My husband is my drive

mummyto2 — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:59:13 GMT

My inspiration is everyone else's success stories, my motivation is my drive, I am so determined to do this, and wouldn't be able to withought my husband telling me how awesome I'm looking, I havn't heard him say "you're looking smashingly hot!" or "god your looking sexy" in years it was usually "you are so beautiful" but now I'm "hot" and "sexy" according to my husband! :D oh gosh that feels great!

Stick it out everyone hold onto every positive comment you get use that as your drive you can do this!!! You will do this!!! :D

Ive lost 10kg since mid sept and now only have 5.4kgs until goal! Eeeek!

Keep up the fantastic work everyone! ;)

Kate Middletons' Wedding Dress

littlespoon — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 07:34:14 GMT

I don't know about anyone else, but I keep a folder of inspiring pictures inside a folder on the desktop of my PC and I have a look at these when I need a pick up in the inspiration department. The folder is called THINSPIRATION.

Anyways, I added a picture of Kate Middleton in her wedding dress, she looks absolutely gorgeous and I totally would want to look that beautiful on my wedding day (hints @ boyfriend).

[img]http://images.brisbanetimes.com.au/2011/04/29/2333982/kate-3-600x400.jpg[/img]

Sick of hearing my husband say i wont stick to this

creativedesignz — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:22:08 GMT

yes i have done TF before and started out well but couldnt keep going due to money reasons.

i lost about 6 kilos and only put 3 back on so im NOT back at the start im just trying again.

im sick of hearing everyday from my husband "i know you, you wont stick to it, you have done this before"

for the past 4 days i have been on TF i have drunk 2L of water, eaten well and stuck to it and went for hour walk everyday.

i cant wait until i start loosing weight to prove to him i CAN do it .

since i get no support from him i need it here :)

What is something that someone has said to you....??

Miss Twisty — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:41:20 GMT

Something that has made you feel really proud of your weight loss acheivements??

I had that moment today.
My boss was having a salad for lunch and she said to me "I hate this healthy stuff, it's only been two days and I hate it! But then I look at you and say wow, I'm gonna do that!!"

I actually blushed at this!! I thought how nice is that comment? My cofidence has just soared for the rest of today so I've been wondering what kind of comments that people have had to make them stop and think, "Damn I must look good!!" lol;)

Mallyfleas 2 years with TF

Mallyflea — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:48:47 GMT

Mallyfleas 2 years on Tony Ferguson

Well, as you all know by now I started my journey on the 1^st. January 2006 weighing in at 97 kilos!
I happened across the forum and may I say it is where I found the most fantastic bunch of people who made me feel welcome, and who encouraged and inspired me to continue to my journeys end which came on the 1^st.July 2006 new weight 66 kilos shedding 31 kilos…by the years end I weighed 61 kilos another 5 kilos shed on Maintenance…
I had, since then stayed pretty well there for 14 months, then I started to stray over to “The Dark Side” and paid the penalty of weight “Gain”! gasp! I hear you say LOL, yes even I can sway every now and again, gained nearly 6 kilos for my sins argh!!!!! Started back on 1 shake a day to get myself back into shape again and my dear friend Froggie challenged me to see who could get to 65 first, it was an unfair advantage on my behalf as I had the least to lose, but I have to say it was a great idea as it motivated so many others to join us and it turned into the best thing we’ve done so far, a lot of people lost weight by giving it that extra push and so many of them reached early goals, mini goals or just felt better for the want of trying, so may I take this opportunity to Hail Froggie as she is one hell of a motivator here on the forum, always coming up with new ideas for more mini challenges to keep the spirits up and the fun a plenty, dieting on the forum is the bestest place I know, glad to have found it and glad to be part of it now and for a long time to come…

From 97 kilos to a now healthy and steady 65-66 kilos

Well peoples here I am in 2010, n ow 60 years old (sigh!)

ok it's now December 2011, (finally cut my hair) where has the time gone lol

Inspiring and Encouraging comments for new country and clients.

CanadianGirl26 — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:05:19 GMT

Hello there,

My name is Lindsey and most recently we have started the Tony Ferguson Weightloss Program here in Canada. I am working as one of the counsellors. I thought it would be pretty neat to share some feedback or comments from other people in different countries who are on the program with our new clientelle.

If you have something that you think would be encouraging to our customers or maybe you have a little piece of inspiring information from your personal experience; then it would be great to hear from you.

Congratulations to everyone out there for starting a new path to success in weightloss and thank you for sharing your stories. I look forward to hearing from you all:)

Thank Tony but also YOURSELF

sunshee — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:36:24 GMT

We all know that Tony is a big part of our lives now, and while we all thank him for doing the hard work and research into the shake`s , but at the end of the day I think a big thank you go`s to ourselves as well,

Thank you to me for going in every week to weigh in,

Thank you to me for not going back for second helpings,

Thank you to me for getting off the lounge and going for a walk,

Thank you to me for taking charge of my old habits and teaching them who is in control.

Lets all thank ourselves for once and give ourselves a pat on the back.:w00t:

Before and during... 6 months into the program

MissChristmas74 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:17:36 GMT

Hi everyone...

I wanted to add some pictures here as I know how encouraging it has been for me to keep looking at this forum in the last 6 months on the program. When I had my bad weeks I would jump on and see the inspiring pictures and they kept me going.

So I have been on the program now for the last 6 months and think it is fantastic.. its great when you start to notice the small changes and I had not had any pictures taken of me sine i started until last weekend so when i was sent these I could finally see the difference. Its hard to see it when you are looking at yourself daily so when these came through I must admit I was tickled pink. I know I have a long way to go yet but any progress is exciting.

So I will keep putting up progress pics as I go further but here is some to start.

Me a size 26 in January 2011 weight around 146kg

June 11 2011 weight 118kg (I HAVE A WAIST) lol

Take care and remember every day is a new day.

Miss Christmas

rewarding your self

danielle_elise1322 — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:44:22 GMT

hey guys i was just wondering what little rewards people treat themselvs to along there tony journey? when i lost 13kg last year (i have kept it all off :) ) i coloured my bleached hair dark and brought hair extensions and lots of clothes :) im on my way to losing my last 6kgs and when i have reached that goal i think a new wadrobe from bras and undies to jeans and tops will be a great reward :)

I did it!

Download — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:59:50 GMT

For those of you that may remember me (I haven't been on the TF forums for a few months) I wanted to loose a heap of weight to get into the Air Force. Well, I lost nearly 40kg with the help of TF and the lessons it taught me, and after a year and a half enlistment process (jobs are very limited and difficult to get into in the RAAF these days), I go off to Basic Training on the 15th of March and after initial employment training I'll be a bonafide spook :D. Not the kind that runs around in a trenchcoat and mutters passwords under their breath mind you *chuckle*. I'm going to be a linguist.

I just wanted to let those that remember me know, and also lay a few rays of hope for those that don't. DO NOT give up on your weightloss efforts. I was 105kg, extremely unfit and probably on my way to an early grave. The very idea of exercise made me reach for a packet of Tim Tams and I felt unattractive and horrid.
I'm 67kg today. Now whilst I still don't really like exercise I make myself do it and feel much better for it afterwards. I can find clothes that fit. I like (for the most part) how I look and most importantly of all my life expectancy is much greater. I was able to secure a job that means permanent stability for myself and my family because my confidence has shot up and I KNOW I can serve my country because I'm not going to be failing monthly fitness tests trying to drag a heap of lard around a gym whilst carrying a semi-automatic and a 40kg pack.

I'm not saying everyone's goals should be so drastic. Getting into the RAAF has been my career goal since I was 15. But my advice to anyone that's struggling is to find something that's more important to you than being overweight and FIGHT FOR IT!!! If you have something that you desperately want to achieve, and the only way to do that is to loose weight, you WILL succeed. Buy yourself a size smaller item of clothing. Book yourself in for a day spa and only let yourself go if you've gotten your goal. Find that one thing that you want more than that Tim Tam of bag of lollies and dangle it just out of reach.

You can do it. It's a very hard slog at times and you will have setbacks that make you question your sanity and your reason for doing it. But I promise you there is nothing on this earth that can take away the feeling of achievement when you can walk into any 'normal' clothing store and find something easily that not only fits you, but you LIKE *chuckle*.

My Dream is My Drive

bigaussieguy1407 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 14:39:51 GMT

Hi everyone,

All throughout my life i have been a big guy and to be honest, i am sick of being a big guy and the stereotypes associated with it. I had a dream last night that i returned to my old hometown and to my college towards the end of this year...only i am 30-40kgs lighter. People were shocked at how differant i looked, how fit i was and how they were wrong that i can do this. I thought about the dream this morning and i knew that i MUST do this. I will prove all the critics and non-believers wrong and for the first time i am doing it for myself and not to please other people.

I will admit that this week i have been alittle bad and not stuck to the diet as much as i should have, but i accept that responsibility and am willing to right the wrong and go all out as of tomorrow morning.

That is my new Inspiration.

Wish me luck!

"There is no force on earth more powerful than the will to live".

Heroes come in different dress sizes

Cupid — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:16:52 GMT

Hi All,

I've had a trying week. I found out that that the pain I've been living with for 3 weeks now is a wonderfully fractured rib and it's been quite draining. I've haven't always made the best decisions. Not once have I thought of giving up though, and for that I'm really proud of myself. In the past, I would have said 'Don't worry - you can start again when it heals" but I'm tired of the excuses I give myself for not being true to myself.

I literally just finished reading a book in preparation for my big holiday. A goal I have wanted for myself for many years - to go to Antarctica. Right now, I can't buy the clothes I need and I know I won't feel comfortable (or able) clambering over the ice in my current state. The book was about Sir Douglas Mawson's truly epic story of survival. He never gave up despite the most atrocious conditions, environmentally and personally.

If ever there was a hero, a person to look up to, surely he would be one? Like him, I want to never give up on myself. I never want to say to myself again that I can do it tomorrow. There's no second chance at life, so why not fight for it today?

Just a thought.

D :-)

Avoiding pain or perusing pleasure

Reborn — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:20:55 GMT

So there are 2 things that drive people:

[b]Avoiding pain or perusing pleasure[/b] If you are not doing the one then that means you are certainly doing the other.

Now here is an interesting thing, one of the main reasons for people falling off the wagon regarding diet, drink, drugs or whatever the habit, is simply avoiding pain. OK so here is a question, If the reason for you to not stop eating bad food is to avoid the pain of missing the junk food then did you ever stop to think that you are avoiding pain but not effectively. How much pain will the symptoms of obesity cause you.

So to avoid pain properly bite the bullet push through all the cravings and detox, gain your health and see how much pleasure you find...

Breakthrough

pawprints — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 16:09:29 GMT

Hello to all in TF land,

I just wanted to say hi and thanks to all of you who post regularly. I have been on TF for almost 4 weeks now and have lost 10kg already. I am amazed at the loss as I was diagnosed with PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) and have been busting my behind trying to lose weight for about a year with no luck. I was told by many doctors that I could probably lose about 1kg a month if I stuck to a strict diet and lots of exercise (depressing thought!!) I tried for many months and gave up when I wasn't able to shift any weight at all. Then I discovered TF and spent days trawling through the forums and that is what convinced me. So thanks to all of you I am now 10kg lighter and feeling encouraged to keep going to lose the next 20 odd kg.

cheers K

"Life is like a square of low carb chocolate"

The Great Big Body Project

Anfang — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:45:50 GMT

A tumblr made by a girl a talk to. It's got some inspirational photos and stories, not so much for weight loss, but more for feeling great about the person you are.
[url=http://greatbigbodyproject.tumblr.com/]Great Big Body Project[/url]

South Africa Mums journey to be a better me....my journey starts today!

SA Mummy journey! — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 21:15:48 GMT

Oh my word, where do I begin....maybe in front of my cupboard in the morning wondering what I am going to wear....clothes in my cupboard go from a size ten to a size sixteen pants...can sort of squeeze into a size 14 top...bit difficult to move the arms and um..er..have to wear a jacket or coat to cover the funny looking rolls at the top of my back.Well my height is 1.67 and my weight is 92.8. Doesn't sound tooooo bad until I think that at full term with my last son who is turning 5 I weighed 75kg,and that before my two boys I'd average between 56-69.

Well what happened....Get up in morning to feed my little munchkins and hubs and get them dressed,brushed,big love and hugs and reach for the coffee,more coffee and wait until night for dinner and then more coffee and then quiet time and the little hamster in me comes out.

Nothing romantic like Twilight...no...just this round little hamster munching on healthy snacks and more um...er healthy snacks....now I don't have to do much,just add veggies,my shakes and water and a few easy steps.No counting out a gram of this or a gram of that and staring at everyone while they eat and the hamster( me) is on a diet that resembles pretty much what a hamster would eat.

So here goes....I am going to do this for me, to be healthier,happier, to wear clothes that are in fashion and not have to wear a coat or jacket that covers THIS and THAT,watch me...I have tried everything and read every book out there....inner happiness counts....yadda yadda....until you wake up in the morning and have to decide what camoflauge to wear...And when I get to goal I am going to keep 2 pairs of black pants in my wardrobe and get rid of the other 40.

So I have started and I am impressed that the staff all care and I am going to make the rest of my 40's and on more content about what I see in the morning....and not have to face the WHAT TO WEAR MIRROR......

some wise words that are helping me through.

Kslice — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 02:31:43 GMT

Ways and words that i'm using to help me on my progress is a quote i love i can't remember who said it but it goes " never trade what you want most, for what you want in the moment" i also have been writing the word FOCUS on the top of my hand everyday, so that when i try reach for something bad i see my hand take a breathe and say focus to myself just to reiterate why im doing this. :)

Hope other people get some good use from this too.! if you have anything similar or tricks you use, would love to hear them you can never have to many weapons in war :)

-Kimberley :P

mmmandy

mmmandy — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 15:12:33 GMT

most people dont really live -they just exist you decide what you want you take full responsibility for your actions dont just exist live your life have fun and do all the things you want to do give the extra five percent everyday stick to your guns when people say you cant wont or shouldn't exercise at least once a day for at least an hour know how to relax and take time out it dosenot matter what others think do what you know you can this is just a few words from a book i read it really made me think it is so true in so many ways all the best to all on your tf journey:D:D would love to hear what people think of it to