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Thanks for that Cherimoose. I'm going to look at some stretches for trapezius as you recommend. I just stuck to spinning this morning for an hour. As I said the pain isn't terrible - it's just there and sometimes feels hot if that makes sense. Will work on form and stretches and see how I get on. I might invest in a couple…

Thank you. I wonder though would it be beneficial to do some unilateral work on the left side to strengthen that arm. Could anyone recommend some exercises I could do to strengthen that arm.

Thanks all. Better go sleep now. I'm up in 6 hours with 2 babies! Now that's a whole other can of worms....tired mommy = hungry mommy. Advanced circuit training at 9am - I WILL burn off some of what I ate this evening. Tomorrow is a new day. Thank you for convincing me to get back on the wagon tomorrow.

daniwilford - I completely agree with what you say. Easier said than done though........as I said I'm hitting 40 and haven't learnt how to control my thoughts yet. But I know it's key.......... slaite1 - I think I'm a volume girl! You know I'm ok with some hunger for a while ......I have to learn that if I have a…

White noise I get! I have spent a long time trying to lose weight and have considered many wacky diets which I think would fall under 'white noise' category. I'm not looking for a quick fix. Believe me I know that with the way my life is and how much I love food/wine/chocolate 0.5 pounds per week would be amazing for me. I…

I think banking my exercise calories and saving those for the weekend will be the only way that I will be able to stick at this long-term. So that leaves me back at 1530 per day......hangry! bmchenry02 - I log my foods offline as I don't have internet access at work so it's easier for me that way. If I'm honest I would say…

MFP gives me 1530 approx to lose 0.5 per week. I know some people would see that as a feast! I think (using MPF as a guide) that 5 days per week I've been earning 500 exercise cals so to keep things accurate I only allow myself 300 of those. So my target is 1800 - 1900 a day (on exercise days). I'm 5'7" and weighed in this…

Hi Natalie! I've two babies also - my eldest girl will be 3 in December and my youngest girl will be 2 in November! So I'm a year on from where you are and I can feel your pain - but things do get a bit easier!!! I joined MFP at the end of January and lost 13 pounds............and I'm sorry to say that I'm sitting here…

Thank you! Good to know. No warm up or cool down which I did think was strange but I did stretch at home. 450 calories is a lot! Tempted to go again tomorrow but I run with a trainer on Wednesdays so ill be sprinting til I cry!

Hi. Thanks for replying. Could very well be stress! I just put it down to reduction of calories. A bit better today.

Good morning! I am 5'7" and want to shift 20 pounds. Well 19 as of this morning cause I lost 1 this week! Yay me! I'm 40 in August so wanna be a Yummy Mummy by then ......well before then hopefully with all the inspiration from this site. Happy Friday....

Hi! I'd like to join too. I'm a mom to two girls who are just 11 months apart in age! Oldest is just gone two and baby just turned one! I've mmmmm realistically 20 pounds to lose. We've booked our first family holiday for the 2nd of May so I'll be hitting the beach then....I WILL be 20 pounds lighter then. Looking forward…

Wow - some brilliant advice - honestly when it's put so simply and succintly as above, it becomes clear that all my messing with different 'slimming plans' and famous 'groups' has all been just tiresome and obviously hasn't worked if I have been trying to shift these 21 pounds for 20 years! Seriously, even typing that…

Thanks for all your kind replies. I'm off to a good start today. Someone mentioned pre-planning for the day ahead - that might be something I will try on days when I can. I will be sticking to healthy options as much as possible. I do make a lot of homemade dinners and soups.....chillis, curries, stir-frys, italian (all…