You CAN do this hun. Winning the battle is 90% motivation.

Just remember that it will take a few weeks for your body to stop craving junk, so everyday you feel like reaching for a naughty treat remember you'll be re-setting your body back to square one.

I also recommend Zest magazine, which I picked up yesterday.

Try to eat as much protein for breakfast as possible. Like have a bowl of granola or porridge, and a boiled egg. Eating protein means that you are fuller for longer, and much less likely to snack through the day. Setting yourself up with a good breakfast also kickstarts your metabolism, which means you are more likely to burn fat through the day. As they say, breakfast is the most important meal of the day!

If you feel hungry, drink a glass of water. If you're still hungry, then drink a glass of skimmed milk,which contains protein and should fill you up.

I'm looking forward to seeing your gorgeous size 12/14 pictures

The cake came out really well and I've only had one small piece along with a banana for Brekkie and Peppers with houmous (again!) Tonights going to be a healthy eating ready meal and brocolli whilst the OH chomps Pie and Mash!

Well done!! Its so hard when OH is eating such yummy food isnt it!!? Youre doing well and well done with the cake! Are you healthy eating or calorie counting .. or both? lol xxx

Well done for kick starting, I think it's a big step and you seem VERY motivated! i think you carry your weight very well by the way if you are a 24. I am a size 16 and my bottom half looks the same size as you. I shall be popping in here daily, I am needing motivation and you seem to have it, so maybe it may rub off on me. Wish I could do proper homecooked meals, all your meals sounded lovely, I can't swing a feild mouse around in my kitchen never mind prepare a wholesome meal

Anyway, keep going and good luck

Thanks. Doing a mix of everything really! Trying to avoid Carbs like bread and pasta, WW and once I am back at work next Slim Fast when I am running around like a loony!!

I have tiny kitchen too, you can only ever 1 person in there at the same time but I enjoy cooking (a little bit too much) I've seen pictures of you on here and I think you look gorgeousYou have the figure I hope to gain.

I've updated my weight on the bottom of post 1. It is what I thought and 1/2 a pound off what my heaviest recorded weight when I went to WW before my holiday I must have weighed more than this though in those pics but I'll use this as my starting point.

Goal wise, according the print out from the machine in Boots my ideal weight is 8st 10Ib - 11st 10Ib (55.3kg - 74.8kg) BMI between 18.5 - 25. I'm am still going to use my mini goals (holidays, bridesmaid and weddings) Ultimatley I would like to shift a full 10 stone, 10st 7Ib.

The rest of the cake (1/2 of it) went in the bin to remove the temptation. A waste but then it would be if I ate it.

Food wise today I've been very naughty I had 1/2 a Banana this morning, a grande skinny Latte this afternoon and about to whip up a Chicken Stir Fry. I've had a busy day shopping at Lakeside and food hasn't crossed my mind I have clothes for work now, I had to purchase size 24 trousers in Evans

Tomorrow will be a better day (and I will eat more) It's shopping day so I am off to meal plan and shopping list whilst OH gets Ellis in bed.

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Good Luck xx

I'm bad at eating breakfast. I find I often don't eat a thing til 4pm.
What are you planning on having for Dinner? x

I try to eat Breakfast. In the past I always justified having something naughty by saying I had not had breakfast and I usually ate more on those days than when I did have it. I know when I have to get Ellis at the CM and into work I won't get time to have anything so I have got some cartons of Slim Fast and will have a shake once I get to work so at least I am getting something in me other than half a cup of tea.

Saying that, today I had no breakfast as by the time I'd got Ellis sorted and showered we had someone over to look at our cooker as the 2 big rings don't heat up. I went shopping after he'd left so all stocked up on fruit and veg. Lunch was a grilled muffin topped with 2 poached eggs and grilled Toms and Mushroom. Afternoon snack was 2 WW cookie and I have just had tea, a sml JP with Prawns, S/Corn and LF Mayo and Salad followed by a fat free yoghurt. I never usually like prawns but they were lovely and not those little ones that look like pink maggots.