tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25877336232742992212012-02-11T21:23:52.449ZThis is my personal journey to discovering why I put on so much weight and understanding that obesity is a medical condition and not just a matter of lack of self control, as is popular belief. Food can be an addiction just like drugs, cigarettes or alcohol. It is just that as it is a primary human need, people view it differently. Let's get real and see it for what it is - a dependency! This blog is my journey in pursuing the real solutions to my weight problem. Come along for the ride........Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-76505419190856947982007-11-07T12:51:00.000Z2007-11-07T13:16:45.776Z

Well hello there! Sorry that I have not been able to update until now but life has been UNBELIEVABLE! Busy, busy and busy!!Unfortunately I can't say that it has done my weight management any good. Gained another 4 pounds so a total of 10 pounds have crept back onto my body and boy can I feel it! UGHHHHHH! I know why it has happened - BAD PLANNING! I can't emphasise enough how much planning can

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-58953708090721280492007-09-23T13:47:00.000Z2007-09-23T14:09:52.284Z

Well hello everyone. Life has been HECTIC this past month! What is new? Is it just me or are things just getting more stressful and our lives getting busier by the year? Do I need a holiday or what???!!! I think with a non event Summer we have just experienced I need to find something to give me a feeling of being on holiday! So have booked a weekend in the New Forest and Bournemouth as have

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Wow a whole month has already gone by - where did August go? It probably has something to do with being so busy! August has been a month of up's and downs! Weight is up and moral is down......but I am dealing with it. Living out of a microwave for 2 months has not been easy on the weight maintenance side of things as it has been very difficult to find decent low fat microwave food! Additionally

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-4164968776751403802007-07-27T11:25:00.000Z2007-07-27T14:42:50.881Z

My pursuit of happiness has finally completed its first chapter! In my final weigh in on the last week of the second part of the programme, I have reduced my weight by 5 stone! I was 64.8 pounds when I started the Route to Management programme, which is the final part of the process. Having had the last 3 months to reintroduce food I have reduce my weight by a further 5.2 pounds and am now fully

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-66495894750113836192007-07-21T17:10:00.000Z2007-07-21T17:49:19.735Z

Well what can I say - I can not believe that it has been over 6 months since I started this wonderful programme! Here is a reminder of what I looked like then -these are a little revealing so my apologies, but they are very real!......I will post my final picture next week end as we have our final weigh in and pictures done after 26 weeks on the programme. I have reduced my weight by 75 pounds

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-15040537735977526162007-07-12T06:49:00.000Z2007-07-12T07:48:27.656Z

Hello everyone! This is going to be a short and sweet log today. Reduced my weight a fraction last week.... it was only .8 of a pound but certainly going in the right direction again! Also learnt during our trigger weeks (weeks 8-12) we are not supposed to include the previous weeks trigger food. So now in week 11 I have now discovered this is what I was doing wrong. This week is BREAD week -

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Well as you can tell by me updating my blog today, I didn't have the laser eye surgery done on Wednesday. The main reason being that when I got home on Tuesday evening the house was full of dust. Our refurb has started and what a mess! I am not sure what I was expecting but I had no idea it would be so bad. Having said that the builders did try and clean up but such fine dust is difficult to

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-20189604853406161572007-07-03T06:52:00.000Z2007-07-03T07:12:18.848Z

I know, I know, I know! Apologies for not updating like I said I would. Life just sometimes gets the better of one.Last week was a good week with me reducing my weight by 1.6 pounds only to find out I had actually put on 1.8 pounds the week previously and not a 1 pound. Give with one hand and take away with the other. So to date I have now put on .2 of a pound - I can certainly live with that.

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Well it had to happen - the mighty have finally fallen!!!! For the first time I just put on 1 pound! What can I say?Is this a disaster? Is it that the realities of life can sometimes happen to remind one how vulnerable we really are? This is the first time since I started this programme I have actually picked up weight. There could be a few reasons for this...... I went to a wedding and decided

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Hello one and all! Back on track and will update every week or even twice a week as going through challenging but positive times! Well lets see now............I have been hounded for the 'little black outfit' updated photo's so here goes......Now and when I had already reduced my weight by 1.5 stone. This should give a true reflection of my transformation. Enjoy! It was therefore quite a

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Sorry to all you hard going blog watchers who want constant updates, I have been a little down in the mouth or long in the tooth or something similar these past couple of weeks! I got the dreaded 'flu' so have been a little out of action.I have also had a struggle making sure that I stick to the programme! For the most part I have been really good but with the flu and taking cough mixture (full

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-26352273718732137662007-05-24T09:58:00.000Z2007-05-24T10:43:37.866Z

These photo was taken recently at a conference I attended in Leeds. We had the pleasure of being driven on these cruiser bikes by these rather charming 'maturer' men to the Emmerdale TV film set (not open to the public so a bit of a privilege if you actually watch Emmerdale - which I am afraid I don't).Thought I would do a quick update on what me and a few others have been going through during

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Well today I reached another goal I set myself and that was to reduce my weight by 5 stone or 32kg's and at last nights weigh in I reached that goal! I now weigh 89kg's which is still 15kg's more than I want too but am well on the road to getting down to a healthy size. I am a comfortable size 16 and really enjoying the feeling of a healthier lifestyle and still reducing my weight while

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-8787279540332779692007-05-09T07:40:00.000Z2007-05-09T08:16:45.203Z

Well what a week! The first week in 15 that I can actually eat conventional food! How excited and and terrified I was all at the same time. Suddenly I realised I had to cook again, go food shopping and most importantly plan my week. Abstinence was definitely easier!So I had my first mouthful of roast chicken (without the skin or gravy) and it tasted just like I remembered it would. A little dry

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-64684402359866089692007-04-29T17:12:00.000Z2007-04-29T18:27:53.621Z

Well can you believe it???? I have achieved my first goal and reached 100 days! When we were weighed on Wednesday evening my weight was 64.8 pounds or 30kgs. A 25 inch reduction! I have to say that I was feeling rather apprehensive, as I really wanted to reach 4.1/2 stone by the 100 days. I had 4.5 pounds to shed this last week to reach that goal and was not feeling positive about being able to

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-82976205505662296282007-04-20T09:55:00.000Z2007-04-24T09:44:22.541Z

A friend just sent me this picture from last year around September I think - I can't believe the difference!!!This will be my last week on the 100 day food abstinence programme - the easy part! Lost another 2.4 pounds this week, even though my time of the month has come again! UGH......this programme can play havoc with your body! Not a great time to have 2 in one month as I really wanted to lose

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Hello everyone! Firstly THANK YOU to all who read and comment on my blog, your support and constant encouragement is VITAL to my success in achieving the 4 STONE and 2 pounds I have now lost! The best thing of all is how I am feeling - excited, fantastic, happy and have a skip in my step now. I have now run out of black slacks to wear for my "black outfit" pictures so had some leggings which

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Interesting week as I stepped up the exercise and increased the water intake to a minimum of 6 litres a day. When we were weighed this week I was surprised that I had lost just 1.8 pounds because I felt I had lost inches as my stomach is flatter and legs a little firmer. Having thought about it I put it down to last weeks "time of the month" (water retention), increased water by 1.5 ltrs per day

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"The tragedy in life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach". Today is about setting my final goal. It is about whether I continue with the "abstinence" programme or move onto the next phase of Lighter Life that re-introduceS conventional food. My husband reminded me that my over goal had been to initially 'kick start' my weight loss through this

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-46121423965761362412007-03-29T07:31:00.000Z2007-03-29T07:57:11.027Z

It has been a more difficult week these past few days as I really struggled to drink the minimum of 4 litres of water a day! Not sure why but know that the more I drink the more weight I lose. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the weight loss is no longer the main focus thus associating it with the amount of water I am drinking??? Having said that it is "that time of the month" and

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Today is a good day. Lost 4.2 pounds yesterday after a hard week of feeling down as I had the beginnings of flu and a wisdom tooth extracted! I was able to avoid the dreaded viruses going around at work thanks to the minerals and vitamins in the food packs that we get! Also struggled this week with feelings of being deprived and "how unnatural shakes, soups and food bars are" when all those in

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-30838971899310565732007-03-17T09:27:00.000Z2007-03-17T10:25:35.780Z

Finally I have reached another goal - 3 STONE or 19kg lighter! Funny this time I don't feel so excited about it. It is probably because I now EXPECT to lose weight every week? I don't want to down play the fact that I have reached another goal I set myself (and have lost a 5th of my body weight), but it seems less important than the challenge of sticking to something with such intense dedication

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-56933527758285063942007-03-08T20:44:00.000Z2007-03-09T16:45:22.962Z

Recently I went with my partner (and avid fan of footie) and a female friend (a huge fan of Arsenal footie) to a Arsenal vs Reading live football match at the new Emirates stadium. I was overwhelmed with the 60,154 people sitting around the stadium for a 90 min game of men running around after a small white ball! But I have to say what an amazing experience! Believe it or not I really enjoyed it

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-7240052189159756072007-03-03T00:47:00.000Z2007-03-09T16:42:08.919Z

Now at 7 weeks into the 14 week process and I have now lost 2 stone 7 pounds! Feeling great! I will try and post pictures each time I lose another stone so that hopefully you can notice the progress. Last week was not a great week! Our group was a little down as we had all lost a small amount of weight that week. But sharing our feelings and thoughts with everyone, we really helped each other

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-45020214075234250902007-03-03T00:33:00.000Z2007-03-09T16:49:15.361Z

18th February Been rather busy the last couple of weeks! What news well...............I have lost 2 STONE! I have reached my first goal which I am really pleased about! I lost 6.8 pounds in week 3 and 5.6 pounds in week 4. Most importantly my BMI is coming down quickly which for me is most important. It will be a few more months before it will be in the "normal" range but this is what I am

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-41087027183806370842007-03-03T00:32:00.000Z2007-03-03T00:33:33.231Z

2nd February 2007Today is my 37th Birthday! My focus has been on my programme so haven't organised anything for this Birthday. I normally organise a party with friends in a restaurant but decided I was not quiet ready for that just yet, as I have only completed 2 weeks of the 14 week programme, so need a little more time. Having said that I am totally delighted that I have now lost 1 stone and 2

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26th January 2007Thank goodness that week is over. It was HARD! For all kinds of reasons. The first day was fine as it was a novelty starting a new diet and not eating my normal meals for the day. Day 2 was not too bad but got headaches and didn't feel great so I didn't fight it. Day 3 was great as got weighed and had lost 8 pounds! What a shock and what an inspiration!!!!!!! Day 4 was awful,

Tamar Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10914384859353188587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2587733623274299221.post-47802905674234071952007-03-03T00:29:00.000Z2007-03-03T00:31:15.240Z

Joined Lighter Life 5 days ago! What a programme - tough but necessary! Just started my first ever blog so bear with me on how it goes.Lighter life is a food abstinance diet that you follow for 100 days where you eat no food! No I wont starve even though I feel like I am! I am not hungry but just want food - natural behaviour of a human, but in my case too much of a good thing. You get "food

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