rugratz2015 Member

As a smoker for over 25 years, who was fat for a lot of them, I can honestly say your post is absolute rubbish. The patches provide a 'fix'. If smoking/patches was so good for you the tabbaco companies would be using that fact to sell more and the governments would encourage it due to the amount of tax they earn.

They should be ashamed of themselves talking to you like that!!! You do your thing and teach them a lesson by losing weight for the next time you meet, but be careful when you stop bf as that was my downfall x

Wow, wow and WOW

It really bothers me when I go to use a piece of equipment and find that another user, who was away from the machine decides he was using the one I want. And if I've just upped my weights I may need 2 mins per set to rest. Some big buff boys need to realise that us little old ladies don't always work at the same speed as…

It really is important to weigh everything properly, but there are a few cheats : I only eat certain cereals so I bought cheap measuring spoons and weighed out a portion of cereal, using the spoons. I leave the spoon in the box so I know one spoon is one portion. A few grams up/down won't make a difference. If I make a…

Not everyone has the biological make up to have a toned body. Have you been toned and muscled before? The body will remember this and start to develop, with the right exercise. If not it does take time and I would suggest you invest in a couple of sessions with a personal trainer to discuss the best exercises for you.

Mainly watch Netflix so I've sort of lost count of what I've seen but recently finished Shitts Creek and 13 reasons why and have just started s3 of the dusk to dawn series. Was thinking of watching Iron Fist next.

Birmingham, now living in Ireland x

I have a stationery bike, with moveable arms, an air walker, treadmill, vibro plate, pull up bar, 3 sets of weights and a sit up bench - none of which are used.

It's because the skin of the feet will absorb the Vicks. It has also been suggested that putting sliced onions on your feet overnight will also draw out any toxins. Putting a sliced up onion in the room, next to the bed is also supposed to draw the toxins out of the air, helping sick people to recover faster.

Cassandrarodriguez89 is right, there's normally a specific reason as to why your eyes are your best feature. Unfortunately bad make up application/colour choice won't bring out the best in them. Maybe you could invest in a make up session to find out what colours/Styles work for you?

Good guess! I live in rural Meath, so not far from Westmeath. The minimum time I spend at the gym is an hour and a half so the commute is worth it, to me.

Highest - 16.8 Lowest - 8.5 Current - 11.4 1st goal - 10.7

I live about 30 miles from my gym. There are closer gyms but I would go past this every night on the way home from work so it was an incentive to go in, plus it has a pool, the others don't, or are too expensive. I was made redundant last year but still drive up most weekdays to get my workout done. I hillwalk at the…

Weight gain is a common side effect. I put a few stone on with my first one, then lost it within the last year (with help). I then gained the weight back on with my second one, but I'm finding it hard to lose the weight this time.

Depends on the walk - 10k or less on flat(ish) terrain then will aim for 10 min per KM. Hill walking I don't measure due to walking with a group who all walk at different rates and need different breaks.

I'm interested!

Are you here all week?

How are your clothes fitting? Are you losing inches (and toning up) instead of pounds?

I would recommend you go out and log the food at the highest you can on the mfp listings and enjoy, and enjoy the dessert, enjoy the night with your wife. One night having extra calories won't kill you. If you're feeling that bad over it then reduce your calories for a few days before and after, or do an extra workout. But…

No need to feel ashamed, we're here to help each other. Try bulking your meals with pasta/rice/potatoes as they tend to be cheap but filling. I try and eat half a plate of salad/veg, quarter plate of meat and quarter of rice etc. I think you could check the details you input to make sure you're at the right allowance.

I confess that the main reason I do cardio is so that I can eat more x

Sometimes the app can overestimate the calories earned in exercise so only eat half back. Personally, I only use them if I feel I need to (usually at the weekend).

I didn't take photos at the start as well. If I could start again I would take the photos and keep them till I was ready to show the 'before and after'.

Pavlova or baked Alaska yum!

Breastfeeding will automatically help you lose weight. If you're able I would suggest low impact work like walking and aqua aerobics x

When I'm near my goal weight I'll look at the macros, but for the moment I'm happy enough to try and stick to calorie counting but I do try and eat high protein and low carb when possible.

I jumped on an empty leg machine one evening, was fixing it for myself when one of the lads who had been doing arm weights came over and told me he was using the machine, I said no, you were over there doing arm weights, this went back and forth, loads of people standing around, so in the end I said, if you were using this…

Don't use the moving handles - I'm under 5ft and find them a nightmare, but if I hold the stationary handle I'm ok.

Fabulous transformation, you look amazing x