someone made me feel very happy today

well first off i came off the steroids which were the cause of the weight gain in the first place, with me growing my own food i eat out of my garden every day, lunch and dinner, smetimes a sandwich with lettuce, i went for my regular bike rides and cut out all the nice stuff that i liked, such as sweets, chocolate and ice cream, also alcohol, not drank in ages, i had no idea the weight had come off, i didn't even notice, i was so used to carrying that around with me that i resigned myself to it, but when lanne said i'd lost alot of weight, i didn't believe her till i went and got weighed...LOL...i am so happy, i am actually wearing my jeans which i have not worn for ages, they feel great, ok i have a small paunch popping over the waist band but it's nothing compared to what used to hang over the waistband, it used to DRIP over the waistband, i don't think i want to lose 14 more pounds, i want to look healthy and not look too skinny, now if i were 20 years younger then it would look ok, but at 46, i think losing 14 more pounds would look odd, maybe 5 pounds more i think, i am at a healthy weight now, i am not suffering with aches and pains, i am not puffed out when i go on my bike, i can get about more, so 5 more pounds and i am done.

sparks, i don't want to lose 14 pounds more, i's say 5 more pounds and that will be it, i know my target is 14 pounds to go but i feel and look healthy at this size, all i need to get rid of is about 5 pounds, i don't want to go any lower than that, if i were younger then it would look so bad but losing 14 to get to my target may look a bit much, i can shift 5 pounds in no time and stay at that weight, i suffered with massive weight loss after i had my first son, i was at least 72 pounds underweight and was very sick after i had him, i looked skeletal, i would say that i was anorexic, even though i didn't have an eating disorder, i looked gaunt and tired and old, i lost all that weight due to nerves, after gaining it again, i have struggled, then when i went on the steroids last year i just ballooned, it was horrible, so losing 5 pounds more is enough for me...

Then five pounds it is and I still want a pic of the new gorgeous you!

what i will do is post a before pic and an after pic as soon as i lose that extra 5...deal???

*spits on palm and smacks my hand against yours* DEAL!

Hello gorgeous! Thanks for BR. Was nice to find in my inbox, now that I'm home from my trip east............see you again soon! LOL

thankyou, i intend to take it slow and lose it the right way, not 14 pounds but maybe 5 more then i am done....don't want to get too small.

i have been on top of the world all day fluf, i even emptied my wardrobe and tried lots of stuff on...MOST of it fits, but some is still a little bit small, i am so happy for your neice, she must be feeling great, i know i do, i want to stay healthy, i am 4 years away from being 50 and i don't want any ailments by that time, i have suffered alot in these past 2 years, i have felt really bad and i have felt ill, it's just of late that i have had no medical problems so i know it had alot to do with weight, i am not in pain any more, i just want to live for alot of years with no medical problems any more, so i am sticking to what i am doing and i am gonna go for it big time, then keep my eye on my weight, i don't want to over do it, so i will stick to my plan and see how it goes, i too have that sparkle again, it's great...my ex is gonna be so gutted, he used to call me horrible names like fat and ugly and other nasties that made me feel horrible, wait till he sees me now, and guess what, he can't have any of it...LOL....

He's going to eat his heart out when he sees you, Tatty .
It's wonderfull to hear that you don't have those medical issues anymore, because I know from experience (not personal experience, but from people close by like I stated before) that the medical trouble that being overweight can cause are 'not nice' to say the least. May the sparkle be with you!

wow well done drannhh, it's strange how we ourselves don't notice these things, but others do, my old clothes now fit and the clothes i usually wear are big, lol, they used to be tight but now they are baggy, i just didn't notice because i wasn't weighing myself, now i think i will weigh myself every few weeks and see how i am doing, well done with your weight loss too drannhh....

why would i want to starve myself, i want to stay healthy not starve, that's ridiculous, as for the steroids, i had to take them because i HAD cancer, starving myself is not a healthy way of dieting, the way i have been dieting has worked so i think i will stick to my plan thankyou.

i hadn't really noticed that i had lost any weight because i always feel bloaty, but according to my friend, i have lost LOTS...lol...i am so happy about this because she said you can really notice it, and for me to get into my old clothes just made me feel even better, my confidence is much better now i have been told this....

thankyou antique, i may even go blonde, i have always fancied some blonde hair so i may get some nice highlights and dazzle my hair up a bit....i love being a redhead but a few blonde highlights will be nice.

Highlights are real pretty but red hair is to. U don't see a whole lot of natural redheads around here.

well i am only thinking about it, i have had highlights before, but i do like my red hair, i will have to see how i feel when i go to the salon on friday,i may ask for a hair sample first to see how well it turns out, if i like it i will get a few, not a full head.

thankyou dragon, well i am trying hard to keep it off, when my IBS kicks in i tend to feel bloated which does put me on a downer, but now someone has noticed the weight loss, i feel much better and the bloating doesn't bother me now...

hi tamara, i knew i'd lost 10 pounds not so long ago but now i have lost double and some it feels great, i didn't think i'd lost any more because of the IBS, i tend to bloat up when it kicks in, but that's not weight gain, it's just bloatiness...lol...deffo gonna get me a new size 12 outfit now...lol, from size 16 to 12 is fantastic...well chuffed with myself...them veggies worked wonders, i ate them every day and still am.