h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well, a couple of friends of mine were in weight-watchers type groups - one was excited becasue she was still allowed to eat eggs, and the other hadn't changed noticably in around two years, so I decided to go it alone. In the past year, I've lost around 40 kilos (so imagine what I looked like before!) and this has ellicited three reactions - people either tell me I look great and are proud of or happy for me, or that they think I must be anorexic and are worried, or they resent me for being able to do it. Most people are really supportive of me though - in fact, the only person who reacted negatively was a friend who has struggled to lose weight, and I hate to say this but I think she was jealous.

But I get what you say about the 'screw it' - Thursday - Sunday were 'oh, stuff healthy eating' days for me, just because I was feeling down both mentally and physically and needed sugar boosts and comfort food. But I don't do it often, and I know my limits, and whatever - if I eat junk food I always aim to work it off by doing extra excercise.

A thing was, though, that when I visited my family recently they all said how great I was looking and that I should stop losing weight. But it's like you said, I'm not happy, and more to the point, I'm still overweight. But I don't worry about it as much as I used to. No-one seems to care that much nowadays.

I'm now within the range of my 'target weight', and am usually alright at keeping it.

I think as long as you find something that is good for you and stick to it, that's all you need.

The thing I was worried about was maintaining a weight - I know how to lose weight, and how to gain weight, but not sure how to keep it the same.

If you lower it enough it will reach a point where it can't go any lower. I've been there for years.

Yes. I know. *poke*

What? It's quite nice.

Although it's very noticable when your bladder is full.

You're a bit boney, though. Not very cuddlesome.

But very able.

*cough*

What?

Oh, I was just thinking about ing you.

*giggle* I love you.

I love you more than I love all the sheep in the ocean.

Technically true, that.

And it makes me feel so special.

I'm not good at that sort of talk.

Oh yes you are.

Yeah, but it feels silly.

But it's so very very nice.

Nice, but still silly.

Nice outweighs silly.

Then why do you laugh at some of the cheesy things that I say?