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I tend to have a drop on a Fri/Sat of 1- 2lbs then ill go up a few lbs in the week then back to where i started then a drop. I weigh myself everyday but its nice to see the scale going down weekly in general.

Ooh i like this way of doing it!

I am fed up of being too hot all the damn time. I am relatively fit and walk everywhere but always end up sweaty. I know people who drop weight say they are cold all the time but i would honestly prefer to get to work with a jumper on than standing in front of a fan for half an hour

Could you not steam them til soft? Then they will retain a bit more of their goodness?

I dunno, if my PT weighed more than me but could lift 3 times as much as i could then i don't think id give much of a crap. I want to aim for something that is attainable, incredibly lean, fit instructors aren't promoting an atheistic or level of fitness i can achieve. Someone who's a bit soft around the middle but can run…

I wish i hadn't taken a "break" last Christmas, lost 14lbs at that point and that 4 week "break" turned into a good six months. I was also trying to stick to 1200cals (eating back exercise) and would regular walk 3/4 miles places to earn beer etc. I was miserable, tired and bored. If i had just gone about it more sensibly…

Just don't be a dick

PTFFD diet Put the f**king fork down

Oooh id like to go 45% to 30% according to that, nice

Oooh ill look them up

I do 3 sets of 10 (sorry didn't make this clear) and it isn't pain, it is a muscle ache as i would expect from ding them but it just seems to be coming from my lower abdomen rather than where my "abs" should be? TBH i do find i struggle to return to lying down without thumping my back into the floor so planking is probably…

Zaxx1953 seems to be the sort of chap that is fun at parties

Thank you, will do

Haha thank you! I do need to build core work into what i do so will look these up properly when i get home, thank you. Stupid sit ups

Ahhh thank you TBH i hate them too, but planks i can' get on board with! I shall have a look at the link too, thank you for your help.

I tweeted MFP asking if i could just put sex down as 30mins of uphill biking and they wouldn't give me a straight answer

Oooh i like this idea, i'm terrible for over indulging at the weekend and this would take the pressure off

I want to move to barbells but there is a guy in there atm that comes in the same time and hogs the bar somewhat (he is probably doing Stronglifts which is what i am aiming to do) so i either will have to change my gym time which kinda sucks, ask the owner for more equipment, which he might do but its a very small gym or…

Good to know as that is what i'm going for, eating at a deficit (im eating 1500 a day, its more than MFP has suggested but anything less makes me MISERABLE) and im eating back half cal burned then doing this 5 days a week.

I find chocolate that requires you break it up to eat it is good, you can work out how many "squares" you can have and build them in for later in the evening. Salted dark choc is my go to. Best advice for sweet stuff is weigh it and portion it so you know your can have "a bag"

They have quite a few on the site, worth having a look

I'm in the gym doing this but thank you, if i can get a body like yours with DB's i'm going to keep going!!

Great, i thought i was on the right track but its always good to get a bit of backup. Other thing that i am getting used to is not feeling guilty that im not in the gym for hours. I get the routine done in like 45 mins. Its great!

Little to lose? I need to lose about 50/60lbs?

Thanks everyone, will have a good read and a think

True, and honestly half the battle is the mental one. I've done 15lbs so i know i can, i am just feeling less than enthused!

Makes things a lot harder when it comes to weightloss but GP has been less than helpful about what it really means.

Thats good to know you got the same number i did. I shall have to look enviously at people that can eat some more! Hopefully i will have another lb off next week and i can stop worrying! Thanks for taking the time to reply :)

Currently eating about 1400 and not eating exercise (brisk walk to and from work) cals back and its slow going. Oooh i'd love to be on 1700!

It is but i struggle to lose, the first 14lbs i lost sticking to 1200 and eating back burned cals, i switched to 1400 as i was so miserable and then hit a bit of a rut. Lost a pound the other week but still struggling. The curse of being short and not *that* overweight with PCOS. Whole thing is pretty miserable.