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Profile; Lorraine

Lorraine, female, age in her 60s height 169cm, weight 125kg.

Mother of 3 adult children, retired, except from housework.

For my exercise, I go to a heated swimming centre at Warner's Bay. I am a diabetic, but I have been able to stop taking insulin through changing to a high-fibre diet.

Goal weight: 115kg by Oct 1. (Have lost 35 kg over 3 years, now stuck in the 120s)

Weight loss plan: Not on a diet per se: changed my way of eating foods in high fibre.

Weakness: Biscuit with a cup of tea: so I don't buy them. Found if I allow myself am indulgence once a fortnight will not go of the rails so to speak as much.

Biggest challenge: Making sure I do not go shopping hungry.

Exercise plan: going to the pool in the cold weather, although the pool is heated [getting out is the killer]

Posted on 3/08/2010 11:50:00 AM | Comments (7)

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Weight ==124.6 Lost .4 Do not know how had chocolate. other not to great thing will most likely gain next week. Felt ok through the week..bit lazy did not do much walking better next week. lorraine

Posted by Lorraine, 9/08/2010 3:35:13 PM, on The Herald

You're heading in the right direction, Lorraine!

Posted by Jeff Corbett on 9/08/2010 3:40:06 PM

Weight;- 123, Lost 1.6kg That seems alot in a week and a couple of days ,use same set of scales 4 time just to checkcame back 123, no chocolate this week. What was different;- Left table as soon as i finished a meal and did not go shopping hungry [that helps alot with me] seem alot to loose in a week and a couple of days. see you nex week

Posted by Lorraine, 17/08/2010 11:13:58 AM, on The Herald

Sorry late again forgot 122.4 went swimming in a heated pool forgot how good it felt afterwards redards lorraine

Posted by Lorraine, 24/08/2010 9:33:52 AM, on The Herald

Late again ;- Yipeeiiiiiii 120.4 just goes to show what 30 minutes of walking in water every second day does to you . Won't be so cleaver next week ... no pool walking and to birthday parties, oh it was so lush all the calorie filled food yum yum. will have to be on my best behaviour next week. I am nearly out of the 20's so good all thanks to you ides jeff. I think that what people need just somewhere where they can report in their weight. If you fudge the numbers the only person you are hurting is yourself thanks for the help and support

Posted by Lorraine, 31/08/2010 9:30:38 AM, on The Herald

I spoke too soon Jeff 122.8 =Put on 1.4kg oh dear me. To many parties not enough swimming last week. Never mind old habits die had so they say..back to my walking in water [not on it] and staying away from parties.

Posted by Lorraine, 7/09/2010 11:19:36 AM, on The Herald

Are you sure it wasn't fluid, Lorraine! 1.4kg is only 1.4 litres. Anyway, gives you the opportunity for a bigger-than-usual loss next week.

Posted by Jeff Corbett on 10/09/2010 9:31:38 AM

sorry I am late Computer was sick...needed a computer doctoer weight 122.1 Back on the shaky straight and very narrow only .7 kg better then nothing I suppose have not been swimming, will need to get back to it

Posted by Lorraine, 15/09/2010 1:39:02 PM, on The Herald

119.9 out of the twentys at last been to stawell Vic on holls All the walking in the Grampians must have done the trick Arrived home late Tuesday, seen you have been in Melbourne Cheers

Posted by Lorraine, 7/10/2010 8:38:07 AM, on The Herald