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Thanks everyone! I think the consensus is that I'm done with Les Mills body pump :) I will look into Strong Curves and the reddit dumbbell program for now, with the goal of one day trying Stronglifts or similar.

Oh, I like that idea! Thank you!

Went canoeing for several hours with no sunscreen. Ouch. Also I was wearing 3/4 length yoga pants so I ended up with a reaaaally stupid tan line.

..: I've been using MFP for a while but only just discovered the "community" bit. I'll try to figure out how to add you!

Hi! I think I'm in about the same boat as you goals-wise. I'm 29, 5'8, and started out with about 100lbs to lose and now have 80 to go. It's a bit daunting!

You don't have to stick to calendar days if that makes life harder for you. If you wake up at 4pm and go to bed after work at 9am, you could treat that period as your day. All that matters is that you're consistent - eg log all your calories for one "awake period" in the diary for the starting day, and the next "awake…

Please, please up your calories. This really, really isn't sustainable. We're not saying this just to sabotage you or be buzzkills. No wonder you're going nuts on "cheat days". What does MFP say your calorie goal should be?

I agree with what's been said, you may find it easier if you work more frequent "cheat" meals into your calorie goals rather than waiting all month and then giving yourself free reign. I work on a weekly calorie deficit basis. I have about 4 days a week when I "save" 400-500 calories (as compared to my base calories from…

Well done on your progress so far. It's easy to fall off the wagon when you don't have your usual food/routine available. I house-sat for a friend over the weekend and it... Didn't go so well. But I guarantee that you're still better off than if you hadn't met your goals for those six days beforehand. Two steps forward one…

Ditto.

I take it and I got the nausea thing at first. What worked for me (on my pharmacist's advice) was switching from taking it at night to in the morning. Not sure why, but it did the trick. Agree with the advice to see your doctor if you're unhappy with it and not just stop cold turkey. Good luck!

I use Sunwarrior which is a vegan one.