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I had the same question, but didn't want to ask, because everyone I've ever known 'on a diet' has complained about being hungry, or too many foods being 'off limits'. I have no appetite, so I'm pretty much forcing myself to eat 3 proper meals a day, before, I was just grazing, I'm almost a month in, and sure the pattern…

The ex used to say a less family-friendly version of "You can only wee with the willy you have.", which pretty much sums it up, I can only work with the tools I have, this is the hand I've been dealt, and I have to work with, within, and around it. We all do, and having a wrecked body along with a wonky brain wasn't…

That made me chuckle. Brain injury isn't a linear 'recovery', and, in the first couple of years, I massively internalised the "That might improve over time!" throwaway comments, and assumed it was *me* just not-trying-hard-enough. It wasn't, I have lumps of metal in my brain sealing one ruptured and one unruptured…

Timely discussion for me, thank you for opening the conversation. I have a boatload of medical conditions which impact on energy and appetite, the 'Mental Health' one is C-PTSD. The crossover/co-morbidity of the numerous issues is The Issue, but NHS services here in the UK are incredibly reductive, my Neurology Consultant…

If you find a shortcut, let me know? It is getting easier, because I repeat a lot of foods, but I mostly cook-from-scratch, so inputting new recipes takes time finding one that has metric measurements, then working out what percentage of the listed quantity I've eaten... my 'recipes' section contains some irregular…

I adapted a WW2 'Haggis' recipe to make vege Black Pudding with oats, barley, and beetroot from the garden, all the seasonings, with none of the animal fats, it worked, same theory with some vegan sausages made with oats, seasonings, and dried sage and onion stuffing- a lot of my meal choices are based on affordability,…

I haven't, might look them up. In a previous spate of get-fit, I bought a Jillian Michaels 30-day shred DVD, and always wanted to opt-out/vomit at minute 17 of 20. I have no low gears, I'm all-in, or not in at all, I need to be more careful with myself.

Hehe, I wore ex-army boots at MY wedding, I'm not conventional, or girly. I used to wear 'those' boots when I was security at school proms. "Miss, how can you stand up all night in those?" from girls with their heels in their hands. "Practice." (And a ludicrously high tolerance for pain.) Tidying up for the cleaner always…

Yep, I'm 5' 9", so 'tall for a UK woman', and +/- 170lb. 'Looking fine' is not the same as 'being fine', or 'feeling fine'. This is the first time in my life I've ever actively tried to lose weight, BUT I have a really small appetite, and people would often encourage me to eat more than I was comfortable with, in an…

Interesting one, I was looking at a 'Healthy Heart' low cholesterol plan yesterday, and a lot of the 'swap this for that' suggestions seemed more based on an Indian diet than a stereotypical British one, I assumed there must be a higher incidence of raised cholesterol levels in specific ethnic groups? I'd class my diet as…

I'm 44, and missed the 'Life begins at 40' boat due to medical and personal issues. I've never 'done' a diet or organised exercise, and it shows, I'm heavier now than I was full-term pregnant with my son, and sick and tired of living in leggings. There wasn't any specific epiphany, and I don't have an amusing-to-others…

Apologies to those who posted earlier this week, I'm still working my way around this platform, and didn't realise there were replies. A couple of weeks into using MFP, I'm gradually adjusting to eating three times a day, I was a horrendous 'grazer', but don't really have an appetite, I'd eat food 'because it was there',…

Also chuckling at this, the last time my beautiful stilettos were out, I 'smashed it'. Unfortunately, the 'it' in this case was my top lip, after a rapid and unplanned face-down lie-down in a pub. There was gin involved, and I'm still perplexed at HOW my mouth hit the floor, not my nose/forehead, I looked like I'd had…

Dear Gods! When I was at school, we had step classes as a trial. I fell off the step. Balance and co-ordination are not my thing, and I have 'directional dyslexia' (not a thing), my head confuses left and right, so I frequently refer to 'the other left'. When I attended yoga classes, I was the one the instructor had to say…

I cackled at that. I was 27 before I learned to walk in stilettos without looking like I was auditioning to be a pantomime dame. I'm 5' 9" barefoot, the ex was about the same height, so we had 'issues' when I wore my stiletto-heeled Dr Marten boots, they're gorgeous, but not for dancing in, my 'dancing' is a bit special,…

We all know one... I'm mostly confining my nutrition/exercise posts to here, because I know how irritating *some* people can become with the incessant updates- my last job had a group of women doing Slimming World in the same office as me, and they never talked about anything else.

With you on the 'landing' being worse than the 'falling', I don't drive, so I walk pretty much everywhere anyway, frequently with more grocery-shopping than I should attempt to carry on my own. Various medical issues/ailments mean I have to stay in reasonably populated areas for my semi-regular 'fast walking', the problem…

Thank you- I did have a few yoga classes as part of my 'Social Prescribing...' gym package, I had to sit out due to a monumental thigh-tremor, and never went back to that class. I'll start slow and steady, I looked at Pilates years ago, and there are some entry-level videos from reputable sources online.

Thank you, gyms/running aren't 'me', I'm building up my walking, and spending more time shifting stuff about in the garden- bonus there is free produce in season- gentle yoga, hoping to move up to Pilates, I've signed up for a free 'Core Restore' online course starting at the end of the month, I'm a shade of what I used to…

Thank you, I did look at the C25K a couple of years ago, but I'm a liability in terms of balance, I don't think running is going to be my 'thing', I'm looking at the 'Strength and Flex', but starting from home, not a park bench...

Thank you- I'm still navigating my way around the site, I'll figure it out.

I don't *think* I'm you, I thought I was me, but I did have a call from 'BT' this morning, saying my contract would be terminated due to some 'illegal theft and hacking', so maybe I did steal your identity? I'm not with BT, and didn't realise there were legal forms of theft and hacking.

Thank you! Once I learn a new system, it sticks, but this is a new platform for me.

Thanks, all. I'm trying (very) to do this sensibly and properly, 'sensible' and 'proper' are not my middle names, BUT I'm aware of my 'old' tendency to run at everything full-tilt, then wonder why I'm on the floor again. My compost-bin loves me again, with all the veg-ends I'm feeding it, or maybe it actually fancies me,…