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Are your partners supportive of your diet???

Jen Jen — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:38:50 GMT

I started the diet this week and my boyfriend whinges at every meal time. He refuses to have the same dinner as me, he says he needs potatoes. He cooks up greasy breakfasts and nags me to eat with him... so far I have stuck to my guns and have kept to the diet. Why do our partners try to sabotage us???

Just wanting to know how everyones going

sharni17 — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:02:12 GMT

hi im sharni, im 17yrs old, and did weigh 79.7 kilos when i started, i started not that long ago a month ago on the 7th of march, i have so far lost 3.9kilos and weigh in again tomorra. my goal is to get down to 55kilos, im sick of not being able to wear what i like and im changing it, i go to the gym every afternoon after school, walk to school, home again, then home from the gym. so far i have gone down one size in shirt from a 18 to a 16, and one size in shorts from a 16 to a 14 and already so proud of my self. please leave your comments and tell me how your going love to make some new friends thankx you can email me on sharniroxz at hotmail dot com , if you would like to talk i would love to hear from you all best wishes xx Sharni .

Need inspiration

fairy_magic — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:53:27 GMT

Hey guys

I love looking at all the inspiring pics of weight loss that fellow TF'er have posted but I was wondering if anyone has some great weight loss from a starting weight of around 88kgs? or does anyone know of anyone who has some pics up of a weight loss starting from this weight?

Thanks guys :)

Fitting into a pair of designer jeans!

MissDee1 — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:16:22 GMT

Hey Guys..

I fit into my first pair of designer size 14 jeans today whilst I was shopping.

I'm sure many of you know the pain of clothes shopping with "normal" size people.. well today for the first time I tried on jeans from a "skinny girl shop" and they fit!! (I usually steer clear of jeans because I feel ashamed having to try on size 16 and 18 from Jeans West or Target)

Admittedly the jeans I tried were a little tight to get up my legs (they were super skinny jeans) but the point is they did up!!! :D and they did not cut off my circulation around the mid section. :w00t:

Haven't been able to fit into jeans from this particular store.. EVER! So I'm over the moon & had to share.

Goodluck to everyone else on their journeys so far! :)

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 :)

Amazed

Banjo9 — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:38:42 GMT

Well i was at the gym this arvo, have been a member for about 6 months, anyway the first day i joined i saw the most gorgeous guy there- he makes models look like jack black...

anyway im rambling......

so this arvo that guy who gives me hot flushes whenever i look at him smiled at me then came over and spoke to me!

this was beyond......im absolutly inspired by this and am determined to lose more-who knows what could happen:P

anyway that was my moment!

anyone else had anything similar

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....

Need Support and Encouragement

Tamzen26 — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:03:59 GMT

Hi everyone, this is my 3rd week and so far I have lost 4.3 kilos...Was feeling a bit flat yesterday and again this morning, so when I went to get my shakes today i jumped on the scales and I have gained 400 grams...Why??? I dont know...I have not cheated at all and have been going to the gym 6 days a week...need some "pick me up" please....

Brissi guys and gals get together

Lil' Lizzibelle — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:52:26 GMT

For anyone interested there are a few of us TF'ers meeting

Saturday 6th Feb at 3pm at The Coffee Club at Westfield Carindale.

Just to have a chat, a coffee, meet some people who understand. If nothing else I'm sure the afternoon will bring a smile to your face.

Please don't be scared... I don't bite, even when I'm super starving on TF!! This is our first get together so noone knows anyone, you won't be alone.

Hope to see you there!!!

Liz

One of my favourite quotes

Driven — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:36:51 GMT

“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.”

George Sheehan.

What song inspires you

fairy_magic — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:45:53 GMT

Mine is a strange one.

Goo Goo Dolls - Iris

I know its a love song but I feel that the lyrics speak to me in the fact that, I have been hiding from the world because i didnt want ppl to see me as the fat girl, I wanted ppl to see me for just me. Also the part where it says 'you bleed just to know your alive' is how i used to feel. The only reason I knew I was still alive was by knowing that my heart was still beating apart from that I was dead.

Here are the lyrics:

And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
Verse 2

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
Chorus

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
Verse 3

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything seems like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know your alive

Chorus

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
Chorus

I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

Our clients

dischem somermall — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:51:31 GMT

It is so wonderfull to see that our clients is coming in for weigh in and then there is always someone standing around who wants to know about the program but who doesnt have the courage to ask about it ,but then my pips come along and say listen you have nothing to loose and by the way you gonna make it you are not alone on this journey we are here for you and that is so nice before I can explain they want to be on the program and that's it now this is what inspiration can do to others if you say listen i'f been there done that and i am still standing.

Anilene love you guys

BLINKIES FOR THE TAKING...

mallyflea — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 11:09:04 GMT

Here are some of my collection, if you want more I will post more....

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What is ur dream outfit

fairy_magic — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:33:04 GMT

I can just picture it...walking into a club looking smoking hot all the guys turn their heads to look at me while 'sexy bitch' is playing on the dance floor :-p hehe

this is wat ill be wearing

wat do u think???

The Things I Hate About Being Fat

Apple79 — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:00:17 GMT

Hi all,

I am a returning member, returning with more weight than before of course! When I started TF the last time I weighed in at 69kgs, I am now 79:crying:

Anyway, my current weight has given me determination and a resigned sense that I cant afford to live in denial anymore, so it is time to bust my lard for good. I havent been this heavy since I had my daughter nearly five years ago Bah...

I have been thinking to myself alot lately about the things that differ in everyday life depending on your weight and I have decided to write them down because although some are gross...I think we all know about these things. I would also like to encourage everyone to add your own Things You Hate About Being Fat. So here we go.......

1. I hate the way my thighs rub painfully together when freed from pants....they seem almost magnetised...drawn into a passionate, sweaty embrace with each other. To release them from their chaffing inducing madness, I would have to walk with my feet spread about a meter apart, always a good look in the shopping centre!

2. Weird jiggly back fat! It isn’t bad enough that we get fat rolls on our stomachs…Noooooo, our backs need to join in the wobble fest, eewww!

3. The sit down or lay down spread. When standing, I can arrange my bulk so as not to scare small children and wildlife…however, the moment I ease my oversized arse into a chair my thighs suddenly seem at least twice the size, not to mention the oozing of flesh through the gaps in the side of the chair!! In the evening I arrange myself comfortably in bed, only to discover that I suddenly have many arm rests… when laying on my back my flattened bum and thighs create a peninsula which can be used to rest hands, or cups on, or they could even serve as a emergency pillow for hubby if he ever lost his.

4. Ok, prepare yourself for a really gross one….. Sweaty bum crack (oh God! I hear you say, She goes to far! ) But lets be honest people…when you have large lumpy buttocks smashing against each other all day, not a lot of air gets to those places….Imagine if you will, two baby (or maybe teenage) seals wrestling with each other all day long, there is going to be two slimy and stinky little seals to contend with….hehehehe!

5. Bingo wings, or Secondary Wave as we call them, because when you wave to someone, your upper arms continue flapping joyously long after your hand has stopped!

6. Fat In Places You Wouldn’t Expect. This is one thing that really bugs me…fat that hangs around in places that should really be out of bounds…such as fingers, I am truly scared at BBQ’s that the cook is going to smash my hand onto the hot plate before they realise that, no, they are not sausages, they are my fingers. Another place fat should not go is joints such as elbows, knee’s and ankles….it begins to look like your fat has turned cannibalistic and intent on devouring each place where there should be bone.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed those…. Please add more, I think it helps to focus on why we are losing weight when we see all the things we hate about being fat!

LOVELOVELOVE….Zoe (aka Apple79)

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

NSV

*Lilac* — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:57:29 GMT

Non Scale Victories - those small successes that are not about the weight we've lost but the side effects, like no more knee pain when walking up stairs, getting back into our old clothes, getting winked at in the street by a stranger. I thought it would be good to have a place to share these with others. They can be just as inspirational.

Weird things happening

one-last-try — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:50:24 GMT

I haven't been able to notice a difference in my appearance especially since i keep darting in and out of the triple digits with all my naughtiness.. i think i am finally past that stage but that is not the weird part lol.

Ok well usually when i sit here i can put my hands under my gut and lift up this huge hanging belly, my hands can't touch together.. just this past week i've noticed there is not so much hanging belly to hold and my hands are getting closer together..

It is hard to explain so here is a diagram of me on my chair:D:

My belly sag is getting smaller! REJOICE! :P

10 Things You LOVE about being slim

sandradeee — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:20:23 GMT

I "will" love:

Shopping with my friends in regular stores
Wearing dresses in summer and not worrying about thigh rub!
Walking and walking because it's a fun thing to do, without being quite so exhausted
Increased energy
Finally releasing the real me
The possibility my shoe size may go down! - thanks KSIM
Knowing that I will take a load of worry from my mum
Purchasing the cutest lingerie and it still looks cute when I wear it!
Going on every ride at every fun park
Being described as vibrant, pretty, outgoing - without the word 'big' included

LOST AND FOUND

robsdb — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:20:26 GMT

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, we would love to hear from you if you have lost weight and found love as a direct result of losing weight on the Tony Ferguson Weightloss Program. Tell us your story and if you are selected you and your partner may be interviewed for a Valentine’s Day story.

If your story appears in any of our press releases you will win a prize for participating. Send your details to the following email address and include the following information.

Your name and age,
City you reside in,
Contact details – email and/or phone,
Original weight and how much you have lost,
Before and after photo
Romance details (partners name, how long you have been dating/married, any children as a result)

Hurry all entries must be submitted no later than Friday 29th January 2010.

Please post or email your entries to;

Paula.powell@tonyferguson.com

Attn: Paula Powell

Tony Ferguson Weightloss

10/333 Queensport Road

Murarrie QLD 4172

My motivation

MustanG_SaallY — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:24:23 GMT

I just wanted to express to everyone my reason and motivation for wanting and needing to loose this weight and I am sure many of you will understand.

Last year I fell pregnant and 12 weeks later at the first ultrasound i found out it was TWINS, it take a while to get used to that fact but then the excitment set in. At 28 weeks I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, I tried so hard to control it with diet but I had to start using insulin. Then came my check up with my doctor at 33 weeks and I was hospitilised with pre-eclampsia and it happened so fast. In the end i was so fed up with everything and I was just so big.Then was blood test results started getting worse and I ended up anemic aswell, I had to have an emergency ceasar at 34 weeks.
The moment I first heard their first cries it changed me. My partner and I instantly started to cry and everything I had been through was just ssooo worth it.
I had two beautiful baby girls Abbey Claire and Shanae Ann, but because they were prem babies they had to stay in hospital for another 5 weeks and it was so horrible having to leave them every single day, so now everyday I have with them I dont take for granted especially when they went through a lot aswell (low birth weight, hypoglysemia, hypothermia, prematurity, potential sepsis and jaundice). To see my baby girls go through so much just broke my heart, but now both are home, happy and healthy and gaining lots of weight.(They are now 2 1/2 months old)

I guess what I am trying to say is that my girls have given me such a purpose to live life now and when they get older I want to be able to run around with them and also teach them how to be healthy and live life to the fullest. So not only am I doing TF for me but also for my family. And having gestional diabetes there is a 50% chance of me or the girls getting type 2 in years to come if we dont change our lifestyle.

So this is for all the mums and dads doing TF, whenever your having a down day, just look at your children and know what future you want them to have aswell.

A HEALTHY FAMILY = A HAPPY FAMILY

The things you LOVE about losing weight

gunadoit — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:34:14 GMT

ok there are many but i will start here

I CAN SEE THE BEGINNINGS OF CHEEKBONES AGAIN!!!

i love seeing the scales have actually MOVED
i loved it today when i saw that i was under 80kg! even if i am 79.9kg I AM UNDER 80!!! WOOHOO
I love updating my ticker
i love coming here to post my new weight and being encouraged by the others in our challenges
i love knowing im getting closer to goal
I AM ACTUALLY MAD IF I DONT FIT MY EXERCISE IN ATLEAST 5 DAYS A WEEK LOL
I like my yummy salad that i make
i enjoy my protein when i finally get it 4 tea or lunch yum yum
i am excited that i am guna look good in my bikini at xmas!!!
i am happy that i am looking better on my husband side
i am looking good next to my 13 yr old daughter i dont wana be the fat ugly mum
i am going to go to my cousins wedding in 4weeks LOOKING HOT!!!
I am taking my vitamins and drinking my water and taking my fibre and it makes me feel good and accomplished
i am going to enjoy summer adn i am actually going to be happy in swimmers again
i live near the beach and i am going to fit in with all the good looking people heheheheeeee
i know the people who walk the beach every morning! well enuf to say hi! yay!!!

first weigh in

dischem somermall — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:37:15 GMT

well what can i say the first month is gone and our pips are doing good.Our first weigh in was great and they couldn't believe what they have achieved in the first month 4 to 5 kg and they are full steam on this program.So Thony thanks for let me see happy people and that i can be part of that great feeling thanks again.

Anilene:)

see you guys soon;);)

If you need inspiration check us out on Facebook and Twitter!

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Whats your highlight of the week???

~~Mountain-Maiden~~ — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:36:30 GMT

Hey guys

I know it sounds cornie, but i thought we could do a thread on your best highlight for the week - it doesnt matter how small it is, but something that just put a smile on your face and made you feel really good.

My highlight for this week happened today - i had been out earlier this morning, and when i got home, i put on one of the active sports singlet tops i bought last monday week ago, and didnt think any more of it. A friend came over a bit later and he asked me if i would drop him off elswhere, not thinking i jumped in the car and dropped him off.

After i called into the local shop, and did other chores around town, then came home and went off to dancing.

Well the biggest buzzz was when i finished dancing a friend of ours came up to me and complimented me, it was then i actually lookd down and realised the singlet i had grabed, was the one i bought a size smaller then ususal!!! BUT it actually sat the way it should and it looked good and it FITTED!!!

I tell you what i was dancing on cloud niine :) That was a really good feeling

What was your highlight of the week???

.

Mallyfleas journey over the past 18 months +

mallyflea — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 13:39:56 GMT

Mallyfleas journey over the past 18 months….

Well as you all know by now it’s been just over 1 year since I made my Goal of 66kg. Losing along the way 31kg…When I first went ontoMaintenance I actually lost another 5 kilos within a couple of months, which made me 61kg….

Now I sit between 63-66k sometimes up, sometimes down, depending on how good I’ve been, I do love a couple of Cab.Savs or Sav. Blancs I must admit, and we do go out to Restaurants frequently these days, sometimes I choose wisely and sometimes not, but it has been quite a learning experience on keeping my weight as stable as possible. Maintenance is not the scary bogey some think it to be, all you have to remember is not to ever go back to the “Dark Side” keep your food Low Gi and Low Fat and weight loss is your forever…….

I have enjoyed being the Celebrity Pin-up girl for the Tony Ferguson Clinic in Geelong, seeing myself in the Local paper took a bit of getting used to, but happy to have done it to help promote Tony Ferguson, it’s a great diet and it certainly helped me not only lose weight but I now have all my medical problems under control and have been taken off all medication bar 1, and we will be trialling going off that later this year…

There have been some great successes here on the Forum, mine being one of the lesser ones, I’m proud to be still here helping and supporting others along the way, I want everyone who passes through here to have success as I and others have….

Thank you Tony for the new me, and thanks to everyone here on the forum (especially Patko and Froggie) as I wouldn’t be the person I am today without you all, old and new!

Mal (Mallyflea)

From thisTo this

To thisTo this

all this achieved in 6 months and still off now after another year!

Me 7/12/07 64.2

this was taken 13 days ago, December 8th 07, I must admit it is a professional photograph shot of myself but it shows you can look younger when you shift the many chins LOL

Hopefully to inspire some on the TF program

kylief — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:05:55 GMT

Ok this is not to brag but hopefully help some of you who are struggling with the program, whether its because of an emotional rollercoaster or you just arent up to it.

http://video.ninemsn.com.au/video.aspx?vid=0eb7a3c1-01a0-47e7-b7d7-31daece1bd6a&t=Diet%20or%20Divorce#::0eb7a3c1-01a0-47e7-b7d7-31daece1bd6a

please enjoy

My Inspirational Quote for today..............

jljoanne — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:33:25 GMT

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent"

Eleanor Roosevelt

What are you GRATEFUL FOR TODAY?

sandradeee — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:09:36 GMT

Even though goodness knows when I'll get to goal, I could be here until I'm 110! I need to remind myself each and every day that life is still good and that I'm grateful for every day.

So each day I'm going to post what I'm grateful for, big things or seemingly insignificant. I think it's important to love ourselves through our journey and enjoy lifes ups and downs even when our butts aren't the size we'd like them.

Join me if you like and post what you're grateful for.

I'm grateful for my long-standing friends

Inspiration

Mairwyn — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:55:23 GMT

Hello Everyone,

Well I know it has been a long long time since I started a thread on here. But I am curious about what you all think about the word Inspiration.

http://www.dictionary.com tells us

Inspiration

noun

1.	an inspiring or animating action or influence: I cannot write poetry without inspiration.

2.	something inspired, as an idea.

3.	a result of inspired activity.

4.	a thing or person that inspires.

Theology.

a.	a divine influence directly and immediately exerted upon the mind or soul.

b.	the divine quality of the writings or words of a person so influenced.

6.	the drawing of air into the lungs; inhalation.

7.	the act of inspiring; quality or state of being inspired.

What does it mean to you? How does it affect you? If someone inspires you, how much do you want what they have and feel how they feel as a result of being inspired. I really want to know, because at the moment, I am feeling very flat and slightly depressed from having someone tell me that I have inspired them, gave them advice when they asked, and yet, it looked like it meant nothing. So I want to know what it means to all of you. Is is just a word that gets thrown around? or does it really REALLY mean something.

Week 3 STALL?

Jadel — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:21:12 GMT

Hi, I am on my second round of TF. I'm 23 now and I lost 26kg and got down to 70kg about a year and a half ago. I stacked it all back on and have been on TF for 3 and a half weeks. The first 2 weeks I lost 2.2kg per week, (which is less per week than I lost last time round) but I was happy. The past 8 days have been a big fluctuation week and by tyhe end of the week I am 200grams down. I've never broken the programs rules and don't do the exact same thing every day. I'm not ready for ttom or ovulating and I'm really confused and depressed (and anxious as I'm getting married in a few mths). I won't give up but I need to know if this has happened to anyone else and how they coped or pushed through it. Can anyone offer advice?

omg a size 12 dress fits

jessicabushpig — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:40:08 GMT

hey guys

today i went dress shopping for my friends 18th bday. i only tried on 3 dresses and already dont know which one to choose. they sit around the lower half of my thigh.

not long before i started tf i bought a dress for my sisters wedding and it was a size 18 and today i tried on a 14 it was a little loose so we got the 12 and it fitted very nice.

im so happy.:D

When was your moment?

brazenangelic — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:44:42 GMT

Hey Everyone,

i would be really interested to hear if anyone had a paticular moment where they decided it was time to do something about their weight? Did something click all of a sudden? was it a really bad photo? or maybe a 'helpful' friend or family member?!

I think ive been in denial about my weight for a while... it wasnt until we started playing wii fiit and i realised im 10 KG HEAVIER than my partner (who is not a stick by any means, and after me nagging him about his poor diet habits what a hypocrite!)

The good news is, hes set me a challenge when i get down to his weight hes going to start trying to shed a few kgs whoo comeptition! :P

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

Sunshine Coasters?

dont try just do — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:21:49 GMT

Hi All

Just wondering if there were any Sunshine coast peoples on here who would be interested in getting together for support weekly or monthly? Or perhaps as an exercise group?

Best Pain Relief & Anti Depressant!!

Tami73 — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:10:12 GMT

I can't thank Tony and his Team enough!! After having 5 kids - a major car crash where a drunk driver speeding at almost 200kph hit us, major surgeries, chronic pain and putting on 40kgs, diagnosed with Barrets Oesophagitis from chronic reflux - at only 36 I felt like a very old woman!! I struggled from day to day just watching the clock for bed time again. I never slept through the night from so much pain. Every trick in the book I had tried every gimic, every diet- even Lap Band surgery. Dr's orders to lose weight!!
I feel fantastic! A combination of joining a gym, buying a bike and joining the thousands of happy Tony customers - I am finally feeling like a 336yrold mum with energy to boot!!
The program and the consultants are great! If you have a question - ASK IT!! If you have a problem - SAY IT!! If you have a success - SCREAM IT!! If you have a failure - Just try again.
Read the Tony Ferguson Mag - so many helpful hints, ideas and educational topics - it helps make it all clear and somehow makes it easier. My best lesson in the latest issue is - You will have more success at weight loss if you learn to have your "craving foods" and learn to value it - savour it in small quantities don't cut them out all together and deprive your self of every indulgence - just minimise quantity and maximize experience ;-)
Good luck everyone -

My Little Man is my inspiration- He's So strong and Such a fighter

rachy19842000 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:49:51 GMT

On May 9th 2007, I had my son, we named him Cameron, He had the most gorgeous eyes you have EVER seen. Everyone that saw him commented on them, and told me, he is here for a special reason, he is here to change peoples lives. I never believed it until the day came.

A few days after he came home from the hospital he got what we thought was a cold, it was the end of may, coming into winter, so we thought nothing of it. A week later, it was getting worse. I took him to the GP, he was put on antibiotics at the age of 3 weeks old. They did nothing, no one would listen to me, I kept taking him to the doctor everyday, "he's getting worse", I would tell them. But they kept saying he will be fine. Then the night came, when I was woken by him choking in his bassinette next to me, he couldn't breathe, I threw him over my knee and started bashing his back. He started breathing again, and I sat there and cried to my husband, theres something wrong with Cameron, why wont they listen to me? This happened again the next night, So I thought THATS IT.. I have to do something. So I took him to the hospital and I had to do it, I lied, I told them he stopped breathing!!.. I had to get them to pay attention to me!.. they all thought I was an over reacting parent, They were about to send us home, and another DR came in and said, "Can I assess him before he goes?" I said "be my guest, everyone else thinks Im crazy, why not you too?".. She said.. "hang on a second, I can hear a heart murmur, this baby has to stay over night, so we can do some ECG's". Thankyou, finally someone didnt think I was crazy. He stayed over night, his ecgs came back as normal, and again I was made to feel like an Idiot, they sent me home with a letter to a paediatric cardiologist, and an appointment to see him in 6 weeks time.

In those 6 weeks life was HELL!!.. He kept getting worse, it had turned from a cold like a cold, to a FLU, he was coughing ALL day, choking ALL night, I was tired and stressed, and I had a 15month old daughter to look after aswell. I would cry all night !!..

Finally the day came to see Dr Murphy, the paediatric cardiologist.. The day was Friday 13th of July !!... Things started off good, he did an ECHO on his heart(like an ultrasound)then he went quiet, and asked if anyone else in the family had a history of anything heart related, I had a heart murmur when I was born also, but it was nothing. We told him about my grandfathers bicuspid valve, and he said.. Good news and bad news, He doesnt have a bicuspid valve... Bad news... "How fast can you get to Westmead Childrens Hospital"? My stomach dropped, my heart started racing, "Your son has what we call a coarctation of the aorta, where the aorta is pinched, at its thinest it was 1.6mm", I think it was supposed to be about 14mm. If he doesnt have surgery in the next 24 hours he will die !!.. I wanted to throw up !!.. He got straight on the phone to the kids hospital and told them Cameron was on his way!!.. I drove so fast to get my husband, when I got to his work, I told him, he dropped tools, and didnt even tell them he was leaving, he got in the car and took off, he was doing 150kms down the M4, he got pulled over on the way, but because of the curcumstances, he was let off(being a green P plater he was very lucky), We got there, and got into emergency straight away!!.. They took him up to the ward within the hour, But downfall, cameron had Just eaten, and needed to fast. So surgery was booked for the next morning.

I left him there with my husband while I went down to the hospital chapel to find a priest, My baby hadnt been baptised yet!!.. So the priest organised a little ceremony the next morning before the surgery. It was the worst nights sleep I had ever had that night.!!

14th July 2007... I will never forget that morning, We gave him lots of cuddles, then we were told he needed a bath, so we took him to the washroom, and covered him in the green soap, and scrubbed him, we didnt want any chance of infection, so we scrubbed him for about half an hour.

The time came for him to go.. I cried carrying him all the way to theatre, we sat there as they checked him over, and did all the pre op questions... Then they told me I couldnt go with them to put him to sleep, I cried NO.. NO.. Watching them walking away with him hurt SO bad !!... They gave me a beeper, and told me to go and have something to eat(How could I honestly), and they would page me when he was out of surgery.
It was the longest 4 hours EVER!!.. I was angry, and sad and scared all at once, I was biting my husbands head off for trying to make me eat!.. I felt sick at the thought of eating while my baby was having heart surgery!!..

Finally.. Finally... the beeper went off, OMG, i dont think I have EVER walked so fast in my LIFE!!.. We got there and had to wait outside, we were there for almost an hour, and finally someone came out and called us in. He was in the paediatric intensive Care unit. I walked in and saw him hooked up to all the machines, and I fell to the floor and cried... My poor baby!!.. He was having blood pressure problems, because his body was working SO hard to pump his blood through a tiny part in his aorta, once they cut out the damaged part and restiched it up, his body was still pumping hard, and his blood pressure was through the roof. He stayed in intensive care for 4 days... On the 5th day he was finally allowed back onto the ward.. On that 5th night, I had to go home that night to do some work. While he was asleep, we sat in the parents lounge, then all of a sudden all the lights went off !!.. The power at the childrens hospital went out, I dont know if anyone remembers it, it was on the news.. There were people running everywhere, backup lights came on, and machines were beeping, and doctors and nurses were frantically running to get to the patients that were hooked up, It was a MAD house!!.. Luckily Cameron had come off all his machines that afternoon!.. But we stayed with him that night, because we knew if something happened to him, the nurses would be too busy.

Finally on day 7, Cameron got to come home !!.. He was SUCH a fighter !!.. He was SUCH a brave little boy, Even when 4 months later his coarctation reappeared and he had to have more surgery, he was SO STRONG..

My baby is my inspiration.. He is such a fighter.. and always has been. He is now 2 and half, and full of life, and had the all clear from his cardiologist, he will still have yearly checkups, but things are GREAT now.. So when I need inspiration, I look at these photos and think, If he can get through that, I can get through this !!

This is Cameron in the waiting room for theatre, you can tell just by looking at him, that he knew something was going on- He was only 9 weeks old

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Cameron in intensive care, all the machines, I cried SO much when I saw him

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This is Cameron now, Happy, and healthy, and OH SO VERY CHEEKY LOL

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Success Stories

the_jem — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:07:46 GMT

On the main page there are a few success stories, is there any way of reading them as you can only see a few little lines?

Have you inspired anyone else to start?

ShoeAddict89 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:52:24 GMT

I have been on tony for 4 weeks now and have lost 7 kilos, I see it on the scales but can only see it a little on me so I didn't think others would either.

Well it turns out others can! Seeing me lose the weight quite easily and happily has encouraged my mum to start- she's going in to join today! So apart from the fact that this means it is noticeable to others (a little high for me lol) I am really happy that I have given my mum the confidence and drive to start making a change in her life too. My sister is even considering it and I have to say that even though I have been absolutly thrilled by the couple of compliments I have gotten, knowing that I have inspired my mum to start is the best feeling.

Has your progress and success helped kickstart anyone else's weightloss?

Reward From Tony Ferguson

Fluffypants — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:45:25 GMT

I was surprised and thrilled to receive a voucher for a complimentary facial from my TF consultant for acheiving my first goal of a 10kg weightloss. It really made me feel chuffed that they recognised my hard work.:w00t: Truly a wonderful idea.

Has anyone else received a reward from their TF consultant? I have to skite that my TF consultant is just awesome.