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I wish I could ride a road bike, but I have terrible balance - I can ride a bike, I'm simply too nervous, so it's a constant white knuckle ride for me and my shoulders & hands are painful after due to the tension and grip when I finish ... I love my spinning/aerobic bike and I use it most days; I love the motion of cycling…

I can't forget to eat - I have IBS and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and if I don't eat something (even just a rice cake, or a drink with calories in) every 2-3 hours I'm doubled over in agony.

I use my Polar HR to get my calories and distance, I use the iOS version of Polar Beat and set it to GPS Walk mode and it does it all for you, it's probably the most accurate, because it knows my age, gender, weight & is monitoring my heart rate - I love it

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I cycle 30 minutes every morning, Monday to Saturday, I also cycle for another 30 minutes on Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday evenings & I weight train on Monday, Wednesday & Friday evenings and I walk for an hour on Sundays, because that is my rest day ... I am an office worker, I sit at a desk 8 hours a day Monday to Friday,…

I'm lactose intolerant, wheat intolerant, allergic to onions (and the entire onion family) and garlic, I'm intolerant to chicory & I can't eat anything raw, so the only fruits I can safely eat are bananas & blueberries, plus a few strawberries and raspberries, I can't even eat salads, because the raw veggies kill me - I…

I've always had a "Comfort Food" day and it's generally a Sunday because I weigh myself first thing on Sunday morning and then have a day of eating more relaxed ... I started my weight loss in November 2012 at 145.6kg (321lb), by November 2014 I got down to 71.1kg (156.7lb) and I have been maintaining since then. Just…

I use the MFP food & exercise diary feature; I plan my weekday meals on Sunday nights, so I know every night after dinner I need to get X,Y or Z out of the freezer for tomorrow's dinner, and as I'm out the house for 11 hours a day it makes it so much easier, but at weekends it's a little more adhoc and we very often eat…

Today I have got back into my black jeans & Pretty Woman dress (so called because it's almost the same at the dress Julia Robert's character wears to the races in the film) ... I had gained a bit of weight through illness since October 2016, mostly through bloating, but now my symptoms are under control and the bloating…

I have a few vegan friends, but sadly they are some of the most self righteous, condescending people I've ever met ... I love them to pieces, but they ALWAYS lecture me on my food choices and I have explained to them that I have severe digestive issues, the only fruit I can digest are bananas & blueberries, I can't digest…

I agree ... You're not taking an exam or doing something behind a person's back, so what or who exactly are you cheating on!?!

I used to be 321lb, it took me 2 years (November 2012 until November 2014) to get down to 165lb and the quotes I have always been drawn to are: "Don't turn a bad day into a bad week" "I may not be able to change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to reach my destination" "Motivation is what gets you…

I think your attitude to people who have had weight loss surgery is part of your problem ... It is far from the easy way out ... !! I lost weight by eating better and exercising, but I would never dream of accusing a person who took the surgical route as taking the easy way out ... my advise to you, as a person who lost…

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Exercise DOES change you - it changes your perception of food, it changes your attitude towards yourself, it changes your body shape and it changes your fitness levels ... Admittedly, if you're eating a crap diet you may lose pounds, but you won't be getting healthy, but OP was saying she knows how to eat and that exercise…

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I wash my hair every day & have done since I was 12 years old (I'm 43 now) & my hair is in beautiful condition, according to every hair dresser that's touched my hair - I rarely blow dry it, I never straighten it & I don't use products (only budget shampoo daily & budget conditioner twice a week). I've been told & I'm…

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Nope you don't get used to it - I lost the weight between 2012 and 2014 and I'm constantly cold, even in the summer I wear a cami top under my clothes ... but I'd rather be perpetually cold than as big as I was before losing the weight.

Your honesty is definitely sexy ... keep being honest my friend and you'll soon feel the sexy coming back to you xXx

According to my hubby I have a sexy neck, but I like my slender ankles, especially when I'm wearing heels - I definitely feel sexier then; heels, a dress and freshly shaved legs. I also like my long slender fingers, especially when I've painted my naturally long nails and I'm wearing both my wedding rings - I had to have a…

I used to do Weight Watchers when they had the Core Plan, once they got rid of that I said I'm off - I hated Pro Points and decided to calorie count and have done so ever since ... I lost 67lb on the Core Plan, but gained all of it back, then started calorie counting and lost 164lb in 2 years (2012 to 2014) and have been…

I'm always being told not to lose any more weight because "You're skinny enough already" which can get a bit tiresome, but I just say thanks and move on ... People are trying to be nice, so just let it go and eventually they'll stop calling you skinny and your weight loss will be old news, so you can carry on with it in…

As others are saying, you just need to push yourself to do the exercise, after a while it becomes part of your routine - I get up, I get on my bike to do 30 H.I.I.T training, I get showered, I have breakfast and then I head out the door to go to work ... 9 hours later I walk in the house, change into my gym kit and get…

I walked up the road from town to Tesco (1.1 mile) - it's pretty hilly and I used to puff a bit and get a bit of a sweat on, but I walked up there on Monday and I didn't break a sweat, I was on the phone the whole time, talking to my mum who asked if I was at home, I said I was walking up Sheffield Road and she said oh I…

Congratulations on your success, you look amazing - I don't know how you're single, there must be some very blind people in your area, that's all I can say. Anyway, I totally understand your frustrations, I lost 164lb between 2012 & 2014, but when I was 321lb I was lazy, did a sitting down job and ate whatever I wanted…

Calories can't tell the time, the timing of your calorie consumption is irrelevant, it's the quality of the calories ... if you eat loads of carbs at night you'll not burn them off because, unless you're a night worker you'd normally be resting eventually sleeping at night, so if you're going to eat late at night (I always…

I hated photos ... it took me from November 2012 to November 2014 to lose 70kg - 154.3lb ... I'm maintaining now