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Hey sorry for late reply - only looking in 'community' occasionally!! Hope you're feeling better and staying more positive. My boss is a j e r k but that's ok, I'm learning to live with that. He's been alright since then but it's still a bit strained between us. Hope you can stay warm - it's freezing here too, but not as…

My Italian lentil soup recipe as follows - highly recommended, good for the heart and soul, especially if it's only 4º!!! I've just written it out off the top of my head, so do let me know if you have any questions. Fry equal amounts of chopped celery and carrot in big pot with a little olive oil, a chopped onion, a couple…

Agree about the groups becoming a chore - I felt like that too so I have also backed off. I have thousands of notifications, that are all just going to stay there! Lockdown here in Sydney has been exhausting. We're allowed out for 1 hour/day for exercise only, and are not allowed to travel more than 5kms. Today and…

Hey Christie, goodness :o you must be very rural to be 300kms to a Woolworths! Do you get "Mountain Bread"? they are the best - 71 calories per wrap, much lower than the Helgas wraps and they last heaps longer too. I'm not personally a fan of baked beans, but do love legumes. I can send you my favourite Italian Soup recipe…

Cut up carrots, celery, cucumber. Team with a low cal dip - mind your portions though - and/or just a bit of salt. Apples are great, and filling - lots of new varieties out there these days that are really sweet and crunchy, worth trying. Strawberries and cantaloupe are super low calorie fruits too.

Recently discovered some food products at Woollies that are low cal and wanted to share: 1. Lowest calorie dip I can find, SSS Foods Hommus, 25 g = 31 calories 2. Bickfords - Diet Lime Cordial, 50 ml = 4 calories, this is enough to flavour a 1.5L bottle of water 3. Woolworths brand 50% lower carb high protein pizza base.…

Yeah totally - simple stuff like breakfast cereal - one 'portion' was about 1/3 of what I thought I ought to eat. I couldn't believe it! My biggest before-MFP-sin food (and during, and after...) is hot chips. I'm so bad with them. My partner and I would go to the chicken shop once a week and get a large serve of chips and…

Hey Christie, as you know I'm Jess, I've been on MFP for a few years too but never bothered to stick with it until now. Have gained weight my entire adult life. Finally hit a point where I needed to lose weight and my partner laughed at me and said I would never do it -- had to prove her wrong, so here I am! Have lost 20kg…

Hi again everyone, Jess 35/F/Sydney Australia SW 1 Mar 2021 107.3kg (236 lbs) CW - July 2nd: 89.1kg (196.4 lbs) GW for July: 87kg (191.8 lbs) I meant to come back and update again during June, but time just got away from me - I had like 200 notifications and no time to check them all, but please know that I am with you…

Hi again everyone, Jess 35/F/Sydney Australia SW 1 Mar 2021 107.3kg (236 lbs) GW for June: 90kg (198 lbs) 01 June: 94.1kg (207.5 lbs) 10 June: 93.0kg (205 lbs) Sorry lurking and not commenting much. If anyone wants to add me as a friend please do so - I happily share my diary for accountability and will like and comment on…

Thigh gap!

Hi, I'm Jess 35yrs from Sydney. Looking for friends to like/comment/encourage on MFP posts. Add me :)

Hi RJ, I'm Jess, 35 yrs old, from Sydney. I'm currently 208lbs looking to get down to around 175. Happy for anyone to add me as a friend if you'd like some support/likes/comments on your feed. :-)

Hi, I'm Jess, 34/F/Sydney Australia. SW March 2021 236.5lbs CW 208 GW 170 Looking for MFP friends to share diary, like/comment on feed posts, for inspiration and support.

Thanks everyone for your good wishes for the IVF :) I've lost 28lbs since I started. One of the compliments I received came from a girl at work who is herself always dieting, a few days after we briefly discussed that I was on a low calorie diet. She said she could tell that I had lost weight, especially around my face.…

Hi again everyone, Jess 35/F/Sydney Australia SW: 107.3kg (236 lbs) 1 Mar 2021 GW for May: 95kg (209 lbs) 06 May: 96.5kg (212 lbs) 18 May: 94.6kg (208.5 lbs) WOO!! 🎉 Since my last post I've been a bit of a lurker, so I thought I'd do an update today. Love reading all your updates and tips!! It's so great to know that we…

Hi, I'm Jess, 35/F/Sydney - looking for MFP friends. SW March 2021: 107.2kg, CW: 96.5kg

Hi Everyone, I'm Jess 35/F/Sydney Australia, thank you for this thread! If anyone wants to add me, I would be happy to share my diary. Also I am keen for buddies to like and comment on each other's feed to motivate and support. :) SW: 107.3kg (236 lbs) 1 Mar 2021 CW: 96.5kg (212 lbs) GW for May: 95kg (209 lbs) UGW: 80kg…

Hi Aussies!! I'm Jess, just turned 35/F/Sydney. I was 107.2kg, but through diet and exercising a little I have already lost 11kg in 60 days. Looking for Aussies who want to be MFP buddies, to share some stories, like and comment on feed posts and help keep each other motivated!! I've added OP and those who commented…

Love the tat!

Happy Birthday @WaterLily82 !! It was my birthday on 1 May and I overdid it this weekend with lots of fancy dinners out. Now to get back on the wagon. Enjoy your special day, have a bit of a guilt-free splurge, and we'll be here waiting for you when you come back! :)

I took my bra expander off today <3 felt pretty damn good!!

Thanks everyone, sorry if my comment about the volume eaters thread was snarky, I didn't mean any offence. I suppose I was just looking at it from the POV that many people such as myself, starting out in this scary new world of dieting, would call themselves 'volume eaters'. And I don't see how - on the surface - making…

Hey @AnnPT77 and @hipari I have had a look at the post you recommended and it looks like there are lots of really motivated people sharing recipes to eat large portions of veg and protein, including all sorts of fancy additives to fill themselves up. However, with respect, that's not what I'm looking for. One of my goals…

@WaterLily82 thank you for this thread! I admit that I have stolen some of your ideas to make my own list, and am up to 15 reasons. I love that I can add to this and look back on it to motivate myself when I'm feeling down. This is a great idea, thank you so much for sharing. * My partner has overhauled physically and…

Thanks -- have already lost 10kg ("water weight" - it just fell off so fast!) I have got 2kg more to go to get to 95kgs, I am hopeful I can get that done by EOM May with a healthy balanced diet and exercise, because I need to get my eggs on ice for IVF ASAP. Then I have all the time in the world to lose weight slowly to…

...is that.. some kind of... sport reference? lol I'm a non-football flavoured human :p

Hi, I'm Jess from Sydney Australia - I am 34 and need to lose about the same. I started at the beginning of March 236.3 lbs and already down to 213.8

Name: Jess 5'4" 34 yrs old SW March 2021: 107.2kg (236.3lb) 1st goal: 95kg (209.4lb) Ultimate goal: 80kg (176.3lb) Word for the year 2021: Determined My weight history: Slowly gained weight my entire adult life. Time to turn that around. Goals for 2021:* At 95kg I can commence IVF egg collection - hope to be there within…

Thank you so much!! A very reassuring and helpful post!! :) My upper arm skin has already started sagging over my elbows which is so horrible it almost makes me want to put the weight back on!!! (jk) I have bought some weights to try to do some arm exercises too. Yeah, I did that and it said 1200 calories. Other…