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That's a mighty mature outlook for one so young, wish I :blushing: had your outlook at your age. YOU GO GIRL :bigsmile: :drinker: :flowerforyou: The best of luck, keep up the good work. I am sure it cannot be easy :explode: studying and starting a weight loss journey :noway: Caps off to you. Families are like fudge…

As long as Squash are kept in a cool place they last very well,so try them you can't go wrong by cutting them open and looking at the inside, if you are not wanting to eat them now cut into large chunks for roasting or small chunks for boiling/steaming, try adding a little butter and demerra sugar (remember to add the…

Well Done :drinker: , you go girl :bigsmile:tongue: Families are like fudge :tongue: ………….mostly sweet, with a few nuts. Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground. Laughing is good exercise. It's like jogging on the inside :laugh: . Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy…

Hi all my fellow MFPers :flowerforyou: I need some help please :brokenheart: I initially lost 10lbs in the first 7 weeks of starting here, then for the next 2 I picked up 1lb a week then for the next 2 weeks I did not lose an oz :noway: I zigzagged, cut down my excrecise and my calorie intake (never below 1200) and now 3…

Snakes keep vermin at bay :tongue: , hope he wasn't the only snake in your garden :noway: or you may be over run with rats,mice ,voles etc. Great people talk about ideas, Average people talk about things Small people talk about others. Legends never talk, they just forward emails.

My motto is if I want to eat something that will take me over my calories :angry: for the day I make a pact that I WILL do excercises to work it off ,:wink: if I dont want to :grumble: excersise then I can't have the treat plain and simple :noway: . Have you tried "Chromium" for those SWEET :devil: cravings?, it works a…

You know you have lost weight :tongue: when after 36 years of marriage your husband :heart: watches you getting undressed at night :blushing: WITHOUT falling asleep before you have finished:embarassed: May the "Blue bird" of happiness........................................ cross your path.

You know you've lost weight :bigsmile: and look good ................when your hubby :wink: watches you undress at night :blushing: without falling asleep. Sometimes I wonder………….. “Why is that Frisbee getting Bigger?” ………………..and then it Hits me

Well congratulations :drinker: on joining MFP and on your big event :heart: :bigsmile: nothing more motivating :noway: than getting married Good Luck on your journey. Sometimes I wonder………….. “Why is that Frisbee getting Bigger?” ………………..and then it Hits me

Hi Lisa and welcome :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: from a fellow southern hemispherean :heart: (S.A.),So glad :smile: that you have decided to make your journey :tongue: of weight loss and clean eating here on MFP, you will find MFP'ers helpful :wink: and prepared to give loads of motivation and encouragement :happy: Good Luck.…

Don't be soooooooooooo :angry: with yourself ,you are only human :blushing: "Tomorrow is another day" Take the time to enjoy yourself :tongue: BECAUSE you will not be allowed another day off for ages :explode: :grumble: :noway: Hahaha only kidding :flowerforyou: Great people talk about ideas, Average people talk about…

Happy rewirement :flowerforyou: , YOU GO GIRL :happy: nothing like a new beginning, now is your time enjoy every moment of it :bigsmile: Great people talk about ideas, Average people talk about things, Small people talk about others. Legends never talk, they forward emails.

I only eat REAL food :bigsmile: You dont know what they have done to the artificial stuff :devil: My sister was making a cake and during the marg ( with artificial stuff) and sugar mixing stage the phone rang, thinking she would just be a few seconds she allowed the beater to carry on mixing:tongue: WELL 10 minutes later…

I have used a self hypnosis CD by Paul McKenna called "I can make you thin" :bigsmile: It did work for me in the beginning mainly by way of suggestion ie; chew your food thoroughly, enjoy each mouthful etc it helped me :blushing: especially as I was in the right frame of mind which helps. It also prompted me to start my…

If it is anything like we had in the UK awhile ago my heart goes out to you it is a bas...d :devil: of a virus, laid me low for more than 10 days and only now 8 weeks afterwards :noway: am I beginning to feel like myself again. Firstly why not make a barley broth with veg and or use a chicken carcass and veg to make a soup…

I drink :drinker: about 6-10 glasses of water a day, but if I want to have a cooldrink/soda :tongue: I drink a glass of water for each cooldrink/soda that I have to help my body to flush itself :blushing: Life may not be the party we hoped for :grumble :explode: but while we are here we might as well dance! :drinker:…

I know the saying eat like a King at breakfast a Prince at lunchtime and a Pauper at dinnertime (The Pyramid reversed) but I think with most people having to work we have become used to eating smaller meals at breakfast and larger meals at night, dont think that I could eat a dinner in the morning, I woulsd love to have…

Why is she unhappy?, chickens make wonderful friends, keep your garden free of insects :devil: and they give you eggs :happy: who could ask for more, you can feed them on raw scraps from the kitchen, make compost from the manure the possibillities are endless to owning a few chickens :wink: Life may not be the party we…

I would definetly share it my family:heart: , friends and a few good charities :happy: a WORLD cruise? and some Surgery? or not ,perhaps I will be sooooooooooooooo wealthy that I will not worry about what other people think of me and my body :laugh: Life may not be the party we hoped for :grumble :explode: but while we are…

Sounds delicious :bigsmile: and only 68 calories Wow thanks :flowerforyou: (I have never eaten only the egg whites) what does it taste like ?. Maybe I should try it tomorrow for lunch? Life may not be the party we hoped for:grumble :explode: but while we are here we might as well dance! :drinker: :blushing:"

VERY WELL DONE :flowerforyou: :bigsmile: having started your journey you have proven to yourself that it is possible :tongue: Life may not be the party we hoped for :grumble :explode: but while we are here we might as well dance! :drinker: :blushing:"

For me it was Heinz Cream of Tomato soup (1/2 can) 2 Slices Hovis Granary Bread buttered 1 Cold roasted chicken leg with a glass of Apple and Raspberry juice and............................................................. 1.5 tsp's Smooth peanut butter :tongue: all for 490 calories Really filling and has given me enough…

Three slices of Hovis Granary bread with peanut butter :bigsmile: and a glass of Apple and Raspberry juice:drinker: drink. 480 Calories WOW :laugh: Life may not be the party we hoped for :grumble :explode: but while we are here we might as well dance! :drinker: :blushing:"

That really looks good :bigsmile: but once you get to a certain weight you may not lose 2lbs a week :grumble: dont want to burst your bubble, hope it works the way you would like it to:flowerforyou: Life may not be the party we hoped for :grumble :explode: but while we are here we might as well dance! :drinker: :blushing:"

Rice cakes especially marmite flavoured ones. Pink lady apples Clementines, small finger bananas and for an extra 2 calories :noway: you can have a Muller Light yoghurt yum yum try putting one in the freezer overnight, remove and allow to stand for 1/2 hour and eat, almost the same as shop bought frozen yoghurt even tastes…

Hi mburris welcome to you :flowerforyou: :smile: joining the site is the best thing I have done in months :tongue: as someone else said it keeps me accountable and if I cant find something in the list of foods I add it myself from the packaging. Please remember to allow it to be added to the full list for all MFPers to use…

Hi all again:flowerforyou: thank you for your encouragement and good wishes:wink: ,already feeling better today. Congratulations to those of you who have already given up Diet Coke :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: and to those thinking of it :tongue: Yea go for it and how about some Lemon juice in cold water = Vitamin "C" and…

Good morning all :sick: just came through 48 hours without DIET COKE :devil: Phew what a journey and I still do not think that I am completely clean :blushing: . Had the most awful headache :explode: tried everything even overdosing on water :laugh: but eventually had to cave in…

Hi hanna1983 know exactly how you feel, for the first 6 weeks I lost consistantly right up to 10lbs :drinker: but for the last 6 weeks I have not lost any weight instead I have picked up 2 lbs :noway: :grumble:. I have not done anything differently and in fact have worked harder :explode: and cannot find a sloution to my…

Hi :flowerforyou: and thank you for your posts. I did put my housekeeping in when I set my settings, am I NOT supposed to add them each day aswell?. The first 6 weeks of my journey I put them in each day (aswell as my initial settings) and I lost 10lbs but have over the last 6 weeks not lost anymore weight I am picking it…