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12 days is no time at all. Ignore the scale - do your clothes fit differently? Are you feeling better about yourself and your lifestyle? Do you have increased energy? Do you understand your cycle and the impact that has on your weight? Are you drinking enough water? Check the forums and you'll see trillions of reasons you…

I'd say 2 teaspoons to a tablespoon, just judging how pesto sits etc...

uggh... why on earth would this pop up when it's such an old post?!?!

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Punches will get the HR elevated in a jiffy. Start with unaided punches then graduate to doing it with weights. I did this when I had a knee, foot and ankle injury (both legs after an ugly fall) and still managed to lose weight and inches. I even did this in front of the television; hubby thought I was mad until he saw…

I was in that category (about 200 to lose) and started with Jillian's 30 day shred. After day 1 I thought I would die. After day 2, I was sooooo, tired. After day 3, I was surprised when the 20 minutes was up (thought I had much longer to go). By days 5 and 6 I was taking no rests, and powering through on things like…

I paid for my student loan by taking a second job. It was my choice to go to university, no-one else's, so why shouldn't I be paying for it? Everyone wants something for nothing these days and while I don't think it's right to charge huge interest on the loans if you haven't reached a certain level in your salary, I'm…

It's amazing what a difference little things can make to the weight loss "start of journey". Park further away from the grocery store. Start taking the stairs instead of the escalator. I know a bad back is one of those things that can send you back to the couch quick-smart, but once you're in the groove of logging on MFP,…

Yep, at a reputable club, sure! One of my friends put herself through uni working at a strip club.

Oh bless yor sheltered little heart!! There are indeed loan sharks in the UK, and every other country on the planet! They are just advertised in different ways :)

I'm taking my favourite items to our market - even if I get next to nothing for them, I know they will go to a good home and I will never need them again. However, if you have something incredibly special, why not take it to a tailor and see if it can be altered? I am keeping 1 pair of fat jeans for my before and after…

In your field I don't think there is anywhere you could go where you will get away from that!

Every country I've lived in. It's not because the government is racist, it's for social profiling and can be used for good instead of evil. FOR EXAMPLE: understanding that a particular ethnicity is more prone to / exempt from certain cancers or diseases leads to research which can potentially provide vaccines / cures etc.…

I'm another one who's lived in many places; Australia, South Africa, Papua New Guinea and The UK for the last 13 years. I envy the patrotism that Americans display. Here in England, every time we try to display british pride we are labelled racist. I hate the american medical insurance system - it upsets me when people…

Oh the other one was my Mother-in-Law who declared that I should get liposuction, 'cos my waist is really skinny, but my *kitten* needs work.

A girl at my work who is obese (but was smaller than me at the time) was drunk, admittedly, but cornered me at a work party and ranted at me about my weight and obviously not caring if I lived or died. She attacked me, my relationship with my husband, my career prospects and essentially told me it was my own fault if I…

Maybe it was from April Fools day?

Together 16 years, married 11 years and I still get that butterfly feeling in my stomach when I see him, every day!!!!! Come to think of it, maybe that's IBS?

Brissie Girl living in the UK :)

I say wear what you want, BUT... My husband isn't allowed out of the house with socks if any other part of his foot is showing out of the footwear. :laugh: My biggest problem with most of the "fashion" footwear is that they have no support. You'd generally wear that sort of thing if you're on holiday, doing a LOT of…

That is great - he will be kicking himself!!

'sup :) Ashford, Kent but work in London

Love Shay, been watching for years - oh and SXEPhil too - love him to bits!

If you love each other it shouldn't matter. Religion is a man-made thing, faith is different. Your children aren't born with religion tatooed on their soul, they learn it from their parents, godparents and school, and it's responsible to allow them to make their own choices once they understand what their options are. Has…

I can't stay away from my husband after he's had red onions. Something about them and him (but no-one else!)... MMMMM.... yum.

Dammit - I'm doing my workouts all wrong, obviously!

I think it only matters if it's fully open if you start one of those posts asking for diet advice. Then it's a case of "Look everyone, you know nothing about me but why aren't I losing any weight?" meh. Mine is open to friends, for me I'm accountable then, and my friends DO pick me up on it when I go over, or have a fat…

C&C Music Factory, Gonna make you Sweat old skool!!

I think it's sad when someone who needs a seat, isn't offered one. We have a group of private school boys on our train and they will study the newspaper very hard (or studiously write txts) when there is a pregnant woman (and in the UK they get "baby on board badges so there's no mistaking fat for preggers) or the elderly.…