mlybrn Member

The difference in your face and arms is incredible, you should be so proud of yourself! I know it's hard to see because you're probably still thinking in 'fat' mode but you'll realise it eventually :) I'm from Offaly btw, it's nice to find another Irish person here :)

When I lost weight, loads of people complimented me on it, but to be honest it just made me feel more insecure as I felt I had to keep up the momentum to keep getting the compliments. I've regained a few pounds since, and I'm terrified people will notice it because they drew so much attention to the initial weight loss. So…

Me and my boyfriend miss my boobs. I miss being warm. I miss not having my ribs dig into the mattress.

I'm thinking of shaving every hair off my body, that'll lop off another half a pound. Plus I'll be more aerodynamic for my daily 50k runs.

I think I tend to see the bloating more, now that I've lost weight. And, like you, I don't like weighing myself during that week!

They might just be shocked by how much you've changed your lifestyle. It's a big change for anyone to make, and they're probably just surprised at the turnaround in your eating habits and exercise routine. I was always the chubby daughter, and my mother tried to get me to stop eating so much and lose some weight, as she…

I can't sit in one place for too long when I'm studying because my *kitten* starts to hurt. My rings are starting to slide off, and I've had to adjust my watch strap. All my bras are too big, and my bf misses my Fs! Lying on my side in bed hurts my ribs. I can't really afford new clothes. All my workout clothes are too…

No, I don't enjoy it at all, it feels like my airways are constricted or something. It's kind of suffocating!

I've started eating porridge for breakfast with about 180ml low fat milk and some sweetener (Canderel). It's only about 110 cals per bowl and it keeps me full for ages. I normally don't like eating early but it's stopping me reaching for the snacks later on. If I wanted to make it really healthy, I could ditch the…

The first few sips of a hot drink when you're cold.

Don't go for tooo long without food though, just in case you become weak, or so hungry that you eat everything in sight. Sometimes I get weak before I feel hungry, so I need to eat something small regularly to prevent this. Hunger reminds people to eat, but not with me :(

Once you're eating enough and not exercising too much, there should be no problem! I think when someone slims down quite a lot, the people around them start to get a bit worried that they'll take it too far, even if they look great now. When they seem them eating less, they worry a little bit. I'm about 125-127lbs right…

Like someone else here, I have a ridiculously good long term memory. When I had just turned two years old, a plate fell on my head and I had to be brought to hospital. I still remember watching my mother phoning the ambulance, and later lying in the hospital bed while a nurse looked after me. I also learned how to do…

Once a week, no more than that. I don't keep a scales in college, to prevent me getting tempted, so I can only weigh myself at home at the weekend. Also, weighing yourself everyday can become an obsession, and you'll freak out over the slightest bit of water retention or pre-TOM bloating.

Life is too short to get stressed about a day or two of indulgence. We are all human and sometimes you have to listen to the devil on your shoulder; denying yourself your favourite junk food for the rest of your life with no exceptions is next to impossible, and boring too! Just don't let it de-rail you, or become a…

I'm about 7lbs away from my GW, and I've started doing weights to get toned and make my body 'look' better. No results yet of course, but I'm intrigued to see how it'll work out :)

I always crave chocolate and sugary foods when I've got my TOTM, to the point where I stuff myself without registering what's going in. While that's not healthy either, life is too short to leave yourself miserable. Have a small treat here and there for that one week, but make sure it's only for that week and it doesn't…

I do that too, with a combination of jealousy and admiration!

As much as I love the post-workout feeling, I hate the bloating that comes with it. Oh, and I despise cardio.

I have my nose and lip pierced, and I have had customers at work commenting on them. Usually they're older people who don't 'approve' of facial piercings, but that's no excuse to comment on them. The best one was when an older man said to me "You're beautiful but why on earth would you put that thing in your face?" ???

I have a lovely faux-fur coat that my mother bought me for Christmas 2010, but last Christmas it was much too big. It was quite expensive and I couldn't bear to give it away so I had it taken in a (good) few inches. Now it fits even better than it did last year! I gave the rest of my larger clothes to charity, but I wasn't…

I'm the same, with the 'regular' thing! It makes a huge difference if your losses are small each week anyway (like 0.5 - 1lb) I weigh just once a week, on a Monday morning. And I log it, no matter what it is. I don't have a scales at college, so I'm not tempted to weigh myself more often!

Scarlett Johansson http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRMEB4zNwCY1vAqcxqq5ROs_trM_zae-szeDTbD4UpMt6MMZoUBiw She's just beautiful!

Ditto, I love seeing the success stories! It just proves what anyone can do when they put their mind to something. The photos are definitely inspirational. Keep 'em coming! Hopefully someday I'll be able to post up my own before and after pics :)

Okay it's not actually a food, but tea grosses me out. Cold used teabags are just disgusting too *shudder*

At my heaviest, 150lbs, my boobs were like a 36F and I was desperate to make them smaller. Now I'm 125lbs and I wear a 32DD. Now I wish they were bigger because they're saggy...and I'm only 20 :( Never happy!

Anything by Fall Out Boy when I'm running Sexy B**** by David Guetta and Akon

Rihanna or Nicole Scherzinger, they've both got great figures without being terribly skinny. Kim Kardashian looks fabulous too, but I think I'm actually a bit slimmer than her now, especially now that my boobs are disappearing :(

On a night out recently, I met people who I hadn't seen in about 18 months; they were saying I looked great :) I was a US size 12 when I last saw them (UK 16); now I'm a US 6 (UK 10). That meant a lot to me, it's very encouraging when people start to notice the weight loss. Also, getting my BMI within the healthy range was…

Like most people, my jelly belly! It's not as bad as before but I get bloated after an apple :frown: I'd also like it if my inner thighs didn't touch , but that's also a bit better than when I was larger. I could exercise more to tone my thighs but...nah!:laugh: