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Stress screws with your cortosol which in tuns screws with your insulin so it's a catch-22. It's easy to say "take a few deep breaths" but not so easy to follow the advice. Keep this thought in your mind though - for your health, you need to keep your stress levels down, Insulin resistant and diabetic people cannot cope…

Eating what I want and compensating with exercise! I plan on doing the exercise before I eat though, and at least trying to plan the meal / portions. Drunk and stuffed full is the ideal situation to say "I'll do it tomorrow"...:laugh:

Hell to the no! Can't stand the feeling of restriction while I sleep. Down with the bra! Down with pyjamas! :laugh:

Oh you poor Love. 2012 is just around the corner, and as long as you believe that 2012 is YOUR year, it will be. You're going to own that sucker :) Home-made christmases are always the best. With family presents, try a secret santa approach - everyone gets 1 present with a price limit on it. That is always great because…

Depilatory Cream on my toothbrush instead of toothpaste. Did NOT taste good! Also, moisturiser in my hair instead of shampoo. That took AGES to rinse out!

My eyes change colour depending on my mood. Not good for poker, but my husband at least knows when I'm "in the mood", when to leave me alone, and when to run for the hills!!

Can't wait 'til I look like that in a bikini!

You look amazing! and so happY! Congratulations on your amazing loss.

Bloody hell you look amazing!!!!

exercise before so you have more calories and stay away from the barnamint baileys. 800 calories makes a big dint in your limit!!! Have a great time!!

Sounds like Sleep Apnea. Get it checked, as oxygen deprivation can have bad effects on your health. GP can refer you to a sleep clinic if he agrees with your suspicions.

I remember one date where the guy turned up at the cafe (1st date, just for coffee) and without preamble slid a keycard across the table. Yes folks, he had indeed booked a hotel room for the afternoon. This was the first time we'd met!!!!

Yep, unfortunately people with low self esteem sometimes feel the need to rip others apart. Ignore it, and as other posters said, groups will help eliminate the whingeing women (and men) and let you discuss anything you want :laugh:

Punches, punches and more punches. You will be amazed at how quick.y you get your heart rate up!

What an awesome feeling. Congratulations!

Damn double posts!

Websites arent going to be as accurate as an hrm, and YES i have burnt 1000 cals doing zumba for an hour. I think you can increase your output and get a greater burn on Anything!

Yep, i loveit! I have one colleague who told me they were amazed at my weight loss, asked me how i did it, then whe. I told them, then they argued that it wouldn't work! Hilarious.

If you work up a sweat, log it. Simples :)

Try Leslie Sansone walk dvd's. She will have you walking 5mph in no time andvworking upper body too, to get you fit enough to start looking at oher higher impact vids. Feel free to add me. I have been there, and now i can run!

Welcome on board! Feel free to add, but don't "hope", "do!" you will find great motivation here and learn more about your body than ever before. It's going to be great! Welcome to the club!

My husband started 30ds with me and hates/loves it. Gillian is punishing, no matter what parts you have lol! Husband lost serious inches and has developed a taste for Gillian, since then has aquired all her other stuff. Currently working oh abs.

Precious is a common name in Africa.. I think this is the thing - the world is getting smaller and the lines between cultures are getting blurred, so names that one culture finds pretentious may be really normal in another culture. Parents need to man up though, and consider how that child will be treated at school etc.…

And doubling up.. last time I looked Rome, Sicily, Paris and London were all in Europe :tongue: That's not a wierd family dynamic at all!

Splenda do recipe books - or at least they used to. I was 8 when they published one of my recipes in their first recipe book LOL I did a straight swap for sugar for diabetic treats for my dad :laugh:

awesome substitute for 2 eggs - teaspoon of vinegar and a teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda :)

between your programme and MFP you should be on track in no time :)

Guten Morgen! Feel free to add, in the uk but closer to france, i get to Germany twice a year and love, love, love it!

I am contemplating how, after 108 minutes of watching me sweat like a pig, I'm going to entice my husband into getting jiggy with it :laugh: I look like a drowned rat and it ain't pretty!

My next trip is Croatia and Montenegro. Have been to Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, The US, South aFrica, The UK, italy, Germany, France, Bratislava, Austria, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, egypt, The list goes on. Favourite cities? Budapest, Prague, Vienna and Aachen (i go there twice a year).…