ChrissyLowe13

I agree with folk above re cutting down on cals leading up to and or after a night out - its important to enjoy yourself and have things that you enjoy otherwise you can loose enthusiasm. What works personally for me is following slim world where you can have treats but recently i have been incorporating a fast day into my…

16 cupcakes: 3 eggs 60g low fat spread 6-8 tbsp artificial sweetener 110g self raising flour 2-3 drops of vanilla essence & ½ tsp strawberry flavouring Topping: 8 level tsp icing sugar A couple of drops of food colouring Fresh strawberries, halved How: Preheat the oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4. Prepare paper cases. Whisk…

i follow slimming world recipes and its all about spicing up your food -in fact chilli is suppose to speed up your metabolism and turmeric is apparently extremely healthy for you - before slim world I hardly used spices- hope this helps-go for it and enjoy your healthy food

I must admit i sometimes have to force myself when weather is miserable and cold. I mainly walk listening to my fave music and it def lifts your spirit especially if nice surroundings. It defo helps with weight loss but as everyone already said above not totally necessary but you will be more toned. Ive an exercise bike &…

looking into buying my 1st food scales after reading above-thanks for the advice

thanks - ive now done exactly the above but from what I can see it doesn't breakdown under the report tab the cals etc but its better to have wine under alcohol and not a snack lol

thanks tiptoe- must admit i was surprised to see a flag- i was merely trying to be helpful to the original post and would personally love it if the units could also be shown on myfitnesspal so when you look at the reports on myfitness you can see easily the calories and units consumed as a graph

newbie and my first post- in my opinion you would loose weight if you reduced/stopped alcohol as your saving calories. Ive heard it is dangerous to stop completely if you are a heavy daily drinker, also that your kidneys prefer to have a few days gap from alcohol to repair itself so its not ideal to drink daily. If you…