Cockney365 Member

I'm 5'7 and 179lbs, BF% of around 35% estimated from various calculators. I too recently made the move from cardio heavy with a bit of lifting, to making it a bit more even. I also was confused about machines, free weights, what programme to follow, how much food to eat, etc etc. You kind of do have to experiment to see…

Most/every morning (around 8:30am) I have two eggs, a huge handful of spinach, 100g mushrooms, 1 Quorn sausage and a slice of wholemeal bread. 329 calories, carbs 17g, protein 25g, fat 16g. If I feel like it, I add a glass of semi skimmed milk, 88 calories, 8g carbs, 6g protein, 3g fat. Sorts me out for the morning and…

I'm the same sort of person, emotions = food. At first I either over eat or lose my appetite completely. Rightly or wrongly, exercise is my little obsession when I have been dumped. In my head, I feel like if I wasn't fat or unfit or whatever else then we'd still be together, so that drives me to the gym, to eat properly,…

Pretty sure there was no need for this response? Give her a break, not everyone has all the knowledge and info you or others may have on how best to lose weight/keep it off/be healthier. MFP defaults to 1200 if you set your weight loss at 2lbs a week, which doesn't sound unreasonable if you listen to what we hear about…

I don't even get the chance to turn people down, since nobody actually asks me out, but if I did I would do it nicely by lying and saying I already had a boyfriend, but also say thanks because that does make my day, whether the guy is good looking or not. I'm just happy to be asked! Also, it takes a lot of courage for us…

Same here! When I was 5st (70lbs) heavier I was a size 36HH (don't know what that is in the US). Now I am an empty looking 34F but that's only when you lift the boobs up and put them where they should be. Coupled with the dark circles I also look and feel like I am ten years older!

I've had several 'Weight Watchers' moments, which is what I call those stories you hear on WW adverts or in magazines, when people need a seatbelt extender on a plane or can't go on a rollercoaster because you can't pull the safety bar down. Luckily I never had that sort of public WW moment but Facebook has provided my…

Thanks for your reply. To start with, I was doing 5km on the treadmill and then machine weights for arms and legs, starting somewhere and doing 12-16 reps on each weight and then increasing the weights once I'd done that set, until I got to a point where I couldn't do anymore. Eg leg press, would start at 100lbs, do 16…

Thanks for your reply. I'm not currently training for any runs at the moment, but I would like to in the future so when I go to the gym I do the treadmill at an incline, vary the speeds, do HIIT, just because I don't want to have to start again from scratch when I do next enter a race. My body does not have a problem…

I've had PF for a few years now. When I started running in 2006 I had awful shin splints (my feet turn inwards like a bandy legged pigeon, I was 5st heavier than I am now and I had rubbish trainers on). I went and saw my friend who is a pod and he said I needed orthotics as my arches were virtually non existent, just…

• Gender: Female • Age: 31 • Starting weight: 197 • Current weight: 180 • Goal weight: 160 • What are your reasons for wanting to lose/gain weight? (Please state which) Honestly? Because I don't like the way I look and nobody else seems to either! • Tell me a bit about your past… (Were you always unhappy with your weight?…

I joined MFP maybe two years ago, worked well, then gave up, did WW, gave up. Been back on here since Jan 1st 2013 and lost 17lbs by eating around 1200 calories a day, netball (basketball for girls, for those who don't know) and cardio at the gym 3/4 times a a week. However, I don't seem to have lost any inches and…

It's not cheap but Bravissimo do clothes in sizes according to how curvy you are, instead of just the standard sizes. I think most are aimed towards girls with big boobs but not always! It might be worth checking it out anyway (I don't have your problem, still round all over!)

I'm giving up: 1) Chocolate for the ninth year in a row. The midnight chocolate fest on Easter Sunday is family tradition now, my sister and I both set a £10 limit and spend that on any chocolate we want to pig out at midnight (we never stick to £10 and we never eat it all but we don't really mind). 2) Takeaways (I don't…