Hello Angie Welcome aboard the May boat. We are all struggling here - some to reach their goal, some to not gain. We all support each other as best we can. You know the basics, you have taken the first step. When have you ever stuck to a diet for two years before? I know I NEVER have. But this time it is different for us - we will stick this out for life because there is no going back - we do not want to go back to where we've come from. You have done a great job so far, and I'm sure you can get back to the rules. Hang about, join in the conversation and let us get to know you, so we can all help each other. Looking forward to it

Thanks Andi I have never tried turkey recipes outside of Christmas, so I'm going to try this one. Quick question though - can you confirm the carbs and protein count as on the whole recipe the protein is 61.5 and carbs 9.5 yet on the counts per portion they show as protein 2 and carbs 7? Thanks

Well that makes three of us in agreement that you ARE NOT A LOSER and YOU ARE NOT AN IDIOT. ok so you made a choice that you regret - you can put that right. Use this as a step to success, not as a stone to drag you down. Wea re all in this together - we've all been there. Hugs

Absolutely 100% I eat on average 1000 a day - sometimes a little more sometimes a little less. On that intake I should be losing, but haven't for months. If you read other posts, they think that what the calories consist of makes a difference - eg protein verses carbs. I am still uncertain with this, as it hasn't proved to be so with me, mostly. I also drink a TON of water, which doesn't make a difference now. I agree and think that our bodies adust to the lower amounts and now think that it is the norm. Advice is given to increase the calories to kick start weight loss - if I do this I gain. I wonder if the answer is to alternate between very low calorie with 'normal' calorie intake. So maybe either one or two days a week on fluids only - very low cals, and normal for the rest of the week, or alternate whole weeks type thing, or 5 day plan once a month? I have tried to suss this weight loss thing, and still don't understand how our bodies work. Some people reach goal early on, and others, who follow the same rules struggle from the get go. Sadly I'm in the latter group. One theory I have is that it depends on how long the person has been obese for. I call it 'solid' fat if the body has been that weight since childhood for example rather than becoming obese in adulthood. I have nothing to back this up though and would be interested to hear what you guys think. I think that if a body hasn't always been obese it is willing to go back to normal easier as it knows what normal is. Weird theory I know...

I'm hoping like hell it's the wine and not the drinking with the meals. I sip with my meals some are too dry and they won't go down. I'm a grazer though and that frightens me a lot. I have to get the scale out and make myself weigh in each morning like in the old days. ANDI