[vadde]

I can`t talk much about Kus cause I haven`t been there already, hopefully I will be with you next month, but I can talk about loosing weight.

I started loosing weight last year in September. The most important thing for me was to come to the point, that you have everything in and around you is in balance. Then I started the diet just by letting everything out that contents meat,milk or eggs. you might feel hungry in the beginning, but peanuts help you to learn to handle it. after a few weeks you don`t feel this anymore. Another important thing was to drink a glas of lemon juice minimum once a day. Strictly no alcohol.

If you eat rice or pasta you need to drink an extra glass of lemon juice. I began at 96 Kilos and lost 16 kilos in four month, ten kilo in the first 6 weeks.

Now I am eating nearly normal, still vegetarian, but I got a little nervous `bout been back in Turkey after 15 years and it`s hard to keep the weight I reached. I hope that everything is o.k. when I am landing in Izmir next week and I want to lose another 6-10 kilos in kus.

I think it`s better to reach your goals before your on vacation so you can get used to the diet and you know what or how much you can eat of the turkish specialities.

And let me say it once again, I am eating not less than others, just vegetarian, which should not be a must, just keep the balance between sweet and sour and keep the balance in your life so you will do it!!

I did no sports in that time, just started now.

The diet is a combination of two diets I got from doctors for two problems I had:

I have a little problem with my skin an had a problem with my stomache. Now everything is o.k. and my docs and me are happy.

[**claire**]

Wow ...Thanks for the detailed post Vaddie!!!


The thought of all that lemon juice is making my face go

[Wendy]

Congratulations Vadde! I have lost 16 kgs in 6 months with the weight watchers, but i got sick and tired of counting those points everyday, and after a while you just don't loose any weight anymore.
I'm at peace with my weight now, still too heavy, but hey... then there's just more to love, right?
And I still think that a nice round woman is prettier than those anorexic models. And I like my men a little bigger too, more to grab hehehe

[Mella]

Lol @ Wend. Too true - Curves are sexy!

Congrats on the weight loss, Vadde. I'm so glad I don't have to go on diets because reading that - pfft I would have given up within a day. But I'm happy that you are happy.

But what's 16 kilo's in stone, anyone know??

[**claire**]

Originally Posted by Carmella

But what's 16 kilo's in stone, anyone know??

1kilo = 2.2lbs ..so 35.5 lbs!!!!! (about 2stone & 8lbs)

[vadde]

It maybe sounds hard, but it is very easy in the rules. I could not do it if I had to count any points and stuff. you just eat. any vegetables and salads are ok and I don`t have any limit in the amount. And if I am eating a real meal just balance it with vinegar or lemonjuice. That`s it.

And I have to say that I go out to my favorite Irish Pub here http://www.flynns-inn.de a lot and you will see me shurely on bar street without any problem of having fun and keeping or losing weight.