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Just put in friend requests to faelwyn, niki, silverblue and lowjax

I lost 2 kilos xmas to new year, but I think that a fair percentage was water, cause I noticed the water I had been retaining for weeks was finally leaving

And put the money you would have spent towards some kind of reward if you can, for extra incentive

Figure out what you like and find a substitute, if it's caffeine, drink coffee, if it's the sweet taste, diet version, if it's the fizz, soda water. Cut down to smaller portions first sticking to same number of portions, then reduce number of portiions. You can do this

I wouldn't worry about bulking up, unless your testosterone levels are high, or the women in your family tend to be muscular, for the rest of us, we have to seriously work at it, have a look at the thread, "halp, lifting heavy made me supah bulky" for reassurance

Consciously, not a lot, unconsciously, I find myself doing some things, cause I feel it's expected

I used "that sugar app", tracking my sugar consumption helped considerably in reducing sugar. You do need to work with your own traits, so if abstaining means you want to binge, don't aim for no added sugar. Maybe keep notes on mood along with your food diary if you haven't figured it out yet

Back again, went shopping after work, had a look at a couple of clothes shops, nothing appealed, then went into Lincraft and they had a sheer stretch fabric I liked the colours of, and a black and purple woven sheer I also liked at fairly steep discounts, so I got both, will make one of those floaty overlay over tighter…

The McCain fish with coconut curry, so that with their steam pouch of new potato s and other veg and I have a meal when im doing overtme at work that fits my calories

Oats made by pouring boiling water to soften, then added frozen berries and greek yogurt, plus home made ham cheese egg English muffin heated in microwave

Started shopping at thrift stores, I live in a city so have a number of them within a short drive

Midgewater east completed, 51 k to next destination

Dog's vaccination due so took Simi to the vet, for a twelve year old, she's very bright and energetic. Find myself eating lunch like my parents, cold meat and salad veggies, which I put into snack bags the night before so in the morning I just fill my lunch bag to take to work. I've been looking for black pull on trousers…

Motivation comes and goes, I work on building habits and routines that will support my goals

Maryjennifer, I used an app, "that sugar app" when I first started cutting down on suger, found it was very helpful. It's easier to reduce gradually over a month or so, to avoid the withdrawal symptoms. My goals is to track every day, To get a lot closer to my goal weight Be able to do set of pushups from floor To restart…

There's a number of threads on eating healthy on a budget, use the search function to have a look at them for inspiration

Weight loss plans generally need a lot of trial and error until you hit on something that works for you. Would you say someone else failed if they were a bit too ambitious with making major changes or would you suggest they amend their plan as needed. Do not be your own worst enemy, you are as worthy of care as the next…

Definitely track for a few days, you'll be surprised, if you're accurate as to how much you're eating, and fast food and candy and soda add up very fast, once you can see the results you'll be able to figure out how to make adjustments to lower your calories. Don't try for a big all at once change in your eating, adjusting…

Podcasts, you can listen at meal and break time fin some on topics you're interested in

As of yesterday midgewater marshes west, 8 km to midgewater marshes east, user name is hobbitone

Hello all, been lurking the last month, but decided to post this time, last time I posted was probably June or July, went off track for a few months with my snacking so on December I went to hypnotherapy and now I'm doing three meals a day win no snacking In between which is working well for me. Finished the year with 30kg…

There's a thread in motvation and support, "women over 50", new thread starting every month, feel free to jump in

Set point is a result of unconscious behaviour and habits around food and movement, it is easily over written by conscious accurate tracking of food and exercise, and you don't want to slavishly follow bmi, figure out where you feel comfortable at. Considering you don't have a large amount to lose, have a look at the…

If your working out time means that you are not doing household chores and she's needing to do extra it could mean she has a right to be hostile. Look at the full picture, what effect does your changes in behavior have on your combined domestic situation. You may need to tweak your routine

I want to be able to do a set of 10 push ups, getting nose as close as possible to floor without resting on floor. I can do this as incline using my Reebok step on highest setting so far

And did they check your gut bacteria?

Have you tried the gaps diet?

It's not an either/or situation, you can look at your own life and routines and make deliberate gradual changes to eat less and move more, but it is also possible for government and other groups to make changes that would lead to smaller portions and more incidental movement on a societal level. For example the office…

I started logging my miles as of 1st Dec, as of yesterday I've reached bree,

Sometimes getting your heart rate up really high can suppress your appetite, you don't need long, a couple 30 second sprints as part of your exercise may do it