When I see all these diets online I can’t help thinking “Who the hell keeps those ingredients in their home”. I am pretty sure that’s why people give up so easily & quickly. I mean the recipes are full of exotic stuff that real people just don’t eat. I want a plan that uses only the stuff that I would normally eat and have in the house most of the time. So I sat down and made a list of all the foods that I like & eat at home. I am thinking this is the foodstuff that got me this big in the first place, Now I am gonna use it to get rid of the weight. The real beauty of the Slimming World plan is that you can eat just about anything you want. You just got to prepare & plan your meals a little different. I know Slimming World say that you should have your Calcium foods ie. Cheese etc. but I am on 2 calcium tablets a day from the Doctor, for an on going back problem so don’t tend to bother with it. However it would probably be a good idea for you to use your calcium allowance. Likewise with the daily Syns (or SWIPS) as they call them now. I don’t usually need them as there are plenty of FREE foods that I can (and do) have every day. I haven’t listed much fruit in my menu’s because I assume that everybody knows that fresh fruit is OK to eat. I eat plenty of fresh fruit every day as & when I fancy it. I am naturally a big eater, so my menu’s may appear to be over the top for you. You may want to reduce the portion size to suit your own needs. As the weight is coming off I am pretty sure that I too will need to start having smaller amounts on my plate. Surely I cannot keep eating this amount of food. Exercise: If you can manage some activity, that’s good but don’t over do it. Try to build it up slowly. I personally cannot do too much because of my back injury and an Ileostomy op I had a few years ago when I had a Strangulated Hernia. That resulted in losing 22 inches of my lower intestines leaving me with a Stoma, right where my belly button was. I cannot build up any muscle around that area. Add that to the Emergency Open Heart surgery I had to have last year. However, I do have a small set of dumbbells and try to use them every day to improve my upper body. Appearance: After spending so much of my adult life being so overweight, I understand how big people feel. Outwardly you give an appearance of “Don’t care about your size”, It doesn’t bother you when people call you “Fatty” & worse. You may not admit it but inside, those comments hurt like you have been slashed with a razor. People think it’s funny to call you names but they wouldn’t think it so funny if it was them. Now the weight is coming off I am starting to feel different inside. Yes I feel better for losing the weight but it’s more than that. I cannot explain really! This feeling is not a good or bad feeling, just different. I put it down to getting all the toxins from the junk food out of my body. It’s certainly putting me in a better head space