I am a kinda long-term TF-er.  I goaled at 68kg December '06 (26kg loss) and have been on maintenance ever since. I revised my goal to 65kg as I continued to have similar weight loss for the few weeks I did the one shake plan, and also lost another 3ish kg on maintenance, so at my lightest got down to about 62kg (on reflection, a little too thin for me - if that is possible! ).  I think my 'happy' weight is around 64kg, give or take 2kg - which, admittedly, is a little heavy, given I am only 162cms tall.  This makes me a regular size 12, which I am more than happy with.

I was a regular lurker, seldom poster in the forums.  In fact, whilst I weighed-in weekly at my local TW, it was these forums that I found to be the best source of info.

Anyways, why am I telling you folks all this??  Short story - I have managed to maintain my weight for a little over 12 months...  then things went a little pear-shaped!!  About 8 - 10 kgs crept on...  reasons? - I got married and accepted a job posting to China, all in under a month (Aug/Sept) - just a weenie bit of stress!    So, the ensuing couple of months were crazy!!  My job involves loads of travel, both domestically and internationally - and managing this, along with packing up a house, farewelling friends and family scattered all around Australia - I turned into a bit of a boozing and drinking machine in the three months before we left Oz

I managed to keep my weight pretty much under the 68kg mark, until we landed in Shanghai - the land of heavy, bulky, starchy, highly processed and refined food; oh, and have I mentioned I'm a recovering rice-aholic?? Not to mention that we landed here in the middle of the most severe winter in 50 years!!!  Anyways, as a result, I have crept up to 73.1kgs!!!   So, it's now time to reign it in!!

I had a week's worth of shakes I brought over with me- left over from good intentions to do a week's cleansing before I left...  somehow X'mas, New Year and last minute farewells got in the way of my good intentions

So, to make the shakes go a little further, I am only having one a day - what I'm sort of doing is a mixture of the one-shake and maintenance... including one dairy serve most days, limiting my fruit to  no more than 2 serves and avoiding complex carbs.  And most importantly, have cut out the booze too although, not that hard to do here - Aussie wine is frightfully expensive, the local stuff similar to paint stripper, and I'm not the hugest beer fan.

So, the good news is that my weight is slowly dropping back down to a more respectable level...  I've been doing this routine since last Monday, and as of this morning am weighing in at 70.2kg   I know that most of this is probably fluid, and that I shouldn't expect it to keep dropping off so quickly, which I am more than fine with.

I have been reading up on the forums, kinda catching-up on what's been happening, and any changes to the program, so am now back into the right mindset I think.

I have not yet decided if I will order more shakes - to get a month's worth sent over to me is a little pricey (need to be a little conservative on the spend these days, we've gone from a double income earning family to a single income), and given my previous results on this program, and also on one-shake and maintenance, I reckon I might be able to keep control by watching what I eat.  I keep a daily food diary, weighing and recording EVERYTHING I eat. Way back when I started maintenance, I created myself a spreadsheet that calculates total daily intakes to help me with this.

And last week I sent my husband out to buy a set of digital bathroom scales and kitchen scales, so I'm back in the swing!

I just wanted to share my story, and if anyone has any great advice, I'd be more than happy to hear it! Thanks for reading my little 'story'

Cheers,

Jossie

Jossie

Started programme 17/07/06

Goal achieved 13/12/06

Starting BMI 35 Finishing BMI 25

Starting weight 94.1kgs

Goal achieved 68kgs

Current weight 70kgs

(started maintenance 10-01-2007 at 65.7kgs) 

I'm now starting to venture out into the cooking world and having other recipes than TF, I do cook from STGTBT books as they show the nutritional panels on all recipes. or mainly eat low carb, low GI and watch my protien levels and it's working for me.

When you make maintenance you are more than welcome at the Maintenance Club.

Cheers
SkinnyDi xx

I am 54 years young.           
My height 5' 10" or 178 cm

Made my goal weight 6-2-08

This Photo was taken at my heavyiest  being 137.5 kgs 2005.

This one was taken on our holiday on the Pacific Sun  June 2006, my weight was 95 kgs.
Then I took a break of about 10 mths and put on 22 kgs.

This one was taken in late December 2007, my weight was 85 kgs.

This was taken this year at the Sydney Royal Easter Show my weight being 79 kgs.
I am now on maintenance and doing well.
You've gotta love Tony I say.

Sorry about the quality of the photo, my daughter had a new camera she was just working it out.

As my collection of cookbooks are in storage back in Oz, I'm considering purchasing the TF recipe book online; it might give me a few more creative ideas.  I'm pretty handy in the kitchen, and can be quite inventive when I put my mind to it!

Once I've shifted these last 5 kilos, you will likely see me in here from time to time, thanks so much for your warm welcome. I have decided that I will get a month's supply of shakes sent over, just to assist in getting these last few kilos off.

And a great BIG CONGRATULATIONS on your weightloss, what a wonderful effort, you should be extraordinarily proud of yourself

Jossie

Started programme 17/07/06

Goal achieved 13/12/06

Starting BMI 35 Finishing BMI 25

Starting weight 94.1kgs

Goal achieved 68kgs

Current weight 70kgs

(started maintenance 10-01-2007 at 65.7kgs) 

I am 54 years young.           
My height 5' 10" or 178 cm

Made my goal weight 6-2-08

This Photo was taken at my heavyiest  being 137.5 kgs 2005.

This one was taken on our holiday on the Pacific Sun  June 2006, my weight was 95 kgs.
Then I took a break of about 10 mths and put on 22 kgs.

This one was taken in late December 2007, my weight was 85 kgs.

This was taken this year at the Sydney Royal Easter Show my weight being 79 kgs.
I am now on maintenance and doing well.
You've gotta love Tony I say.

Sorry about the quality of the photo, my daughter had a new camera she was just working it out.