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Hi Polly. I know now, after cycling in Italy & France that I would not buy a bike. My balance is not what it used to be let's say. I too would be nervous if there were lots of potholes. Cycling is great on nice even bike tracks, but I don't think I'll be doing it again. I love my exercise bike, even though, if it had a mind, it would be feeling neglected lately.
 
Thanks for your advice encouragement and messages. I think I would have fallen off the wagon a long time ago without you all.
 
Me too, Polly, I´ve been on this forum for... two years (!) now and, yes, I "only" weigh ten kilos less than when I started. But that´s around twenty kilos less than I´d have right now if I hadn´t had this little life line to keep me getting up after each fall.
 
:iagree: I think we all support one another & it's nice to know that we are not alone in how we feel. We have so much in common. It's lovely having you here Polly, xoxo
 
Isn't this lovely?

The neighbour across from us, imports out of season vegetables for the supermarkets.We woke up this morning to find a bag of lovely parsnips and also one of broccoli on our doorstep. He had given a bag to everyone in the close and then went round the old folks bungalows just off the main road.
 
What a lovely gesture, Polly. Here people would assume someone was trying to poison them or throw them away out of spite because they feel what has no price has no value.
 
In a moment of weakness (sober as a judge honest) I bought a pair of Palazzo trousers for the summer.They are extremely comfortable, elasticated waist so very forgiving. I wish I hadn't because I am 66 and they are intended for youngsters. So far,I think I will only wear them around the house and garden.My husband says they look great and these days, age doesn't govern clothes, but I'm still a bit windy about going out in them
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These are they, but that's not me in 'em and mine are beige
 
I don’t normally pass comment on people’s quick fix/crash diets because its none of my business. But the following made my hair stand on end.

A gentleman of 35 lives around the corner from me. He is an office worker who eats normally at work, but pigs out when he is at home. He and his partner, will happily order 4 take aways and eat the 4 themselves, and when ordering a pizza will order a family size each.

Now, the boyfriend works in the building trade and also works out. He’s by no means slim, but hasn’t ballooned like his partner who, before Christmas, weighed 29 stones… 406lbs. He went to his doctor asking for a gastric band and his doctor, quite rightly, said it wasn’t the answer. He wanted to help him get into a healthy lifestyle, join a gym and also join overeaters anonymous and get professional counseling to nail what was making him overeat in the first place. Then, and only then would he think about sending him for a gastric band, if he still wished it after seeing the benefits of a healthy life style. He declined all help

I hadn’t seen him since before Christmas. We no longer walk past his house and although we wave to each other when he passes in his car, it is a huge Mercedes with tinted windows and it’s difficult to see him

I saw him this morning. He looked like a skeleton. Grey gaunt face and no energy at all. He went to a private clinic overseas in the new year, paid the earth and has had his stomach stapled. I thought they didn’t do that anymore. He has lost 10 stones…140lbs in 5 months and is delighted. I don’t think he’ll see next Christmas. I broached the subject of what his doctor thinks and he told me that his doctor didn’t know. I bit my tongue before I told him that in my opinion it was only a matter of time before he saw many doctors when he was admitted as an emergency

We would all like to lose weight as quickly as possible wouldn’t we, but not at the expense of our general health
 
:( That's a sad story, Polly; it's hard sometimes to stick to the "healthy" (slow, tiresome) way, but the alternative just isn't worth it.
 
I agree!

I know someone that had this done. The doctor NEVER discussed "how did this weight gain happen over the years to lead you to being obese and 150 + lbs. overweight?"

This person has been in rehab several times now re: the abuse of alcohol which leads me to believe and feel bc they no longer have the space in stomach to eat emotionally, they have turned to drinking instead.

I feel doctors should not allow this to happen until the person has had several months of counseling first.

Enjoy your Palazzo Trousers anywhere you wish doll! ;):)
 
Here I am in palazzo trousers, and by gum are they comfy I'm glad I listened to you:seeya:
Yes, you are all right. He is certainly heading for problems. I don't think he would listen to anyone at all, even his mother has told him how worried she is... it's a case of:beathorse:I think someone should do bloods on him because he looks badly in need of iron. I tried the Cambridge and nearly killed my mums Yorkie by fainting on her.. postural hypotension my B/P dropped like a stone. My mum cooked me egg and chips and I never looked back
 
Apparently it´s quite common for very overweight people to turn to other addictions when they couldn´t comfort themselves with food anymore. Or they find ways of "tricking" their stapled/banded stomach with chocolate/ice cream/sugary drinks.
 
Woo hoo! Polly is in her cool & comfy Palazzos. Wear them with confidence Polly, xoxo
 
I remember a friend who was a dietician telling me that she had had patients who had been stapled/banded/whatever melting ice cream, and chocolate so that they could keep up gorging. In the end, she only took patients if they were having counseling too
 
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