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Wow! You are doing brilliantly, keep at it.

was to ensure I drink my 2 litres of water a day, it makes a massive difference.

Absolutely butter, as the others have said, it makes everything taste much better. Admittedly though, I used to smother my toast in butter and then go back for more so now I very rarely have toast. Just use it wisely and fit it in when you use it.

Well done!! I have that as my first goal and I think it will be a big deal for me as well, almost there but not quite.

I mix it up on the bike, my favourite at the moment is every 30 seconds increase the resistance keeping the pedal speed about the same. As soon as your speed drops because resistance gets quite hard, back off and take a break before repeating.

I tend not to get headaches, but I do suffer migraines. I don't exercise when I feel a migraine coming on, I take a tablet and wait for it to start working and that day becomes my recovery day as I generally hit the gym 6 days a week so a missed day doesn't phase me. I have found that with regular exercise my migraines are…

I have a balance issue which flairs up now and then so most of the time I don't need the rail but sometimes I do, sometimes I just need to touch it for a second to get my balance back on check and sometimes I hold it to see what my heart rate is. I see a lot of older people holding on to the rail, I see a lot of new people…

Started and continue lifting for inside health but I must admit, I am looking forward to the physical transformation when I've lost more weight. When I get to 80 I want to have the bones of a 30 year old, I have also seen what muscle wastage does as you get older if you live a sedentary life.

I had the flu once, knocked me for six so have had the flu shot since then and never been sick like that again thankfully. I think a lot of people who say they get the flu after having the needle are seriously little princesses. Think about it really, you get the flu shot when the cold season starts kicking in and the flu…

I think it's a little true, I think it's genetics and hormones. I have several people in my immediate family who are all very thin yet eat a fair amount, and not always good choices. Granted we seem to also have had a tall gene thrown in as well, my middle son is 6"5 at 16 and the youngest isn't far behind at 14 both are…

By the spoonful, love it. And then I look in the jar and realise I've eaten half a jar and no longer feel like eating dinner because I'm absolutely stuffed and too much sugar makes me feel physically sick, I vow never to do it again....... until I see it in the shops again a few months later and think I'll be good and just…

Squats Bench Press Bent over 2 arm row with Tbar Military press with dumbbells deadlift ez bar curls calf raise 10 minutes cross trainer 20 minute walk

My Osteopath has me doing wrist curls but only to curl down, not curling wrist upwards with the weight in hand. He has me doing high repitition two times a week, 3 sets of 20-25 and a maximum weight of 2.5kgs. He said to incorporate it permanently into my weight training, I feel stupid doing it but it's amazing how much…

From memory (correct me if I am wrong), MFP sets fibre to 20 and I'm sure I read somewhere we should be getting around 30.

I'm in Australia so it's probably no good but I found ISS - Oh Yeah caramel bars. They taste a little like snickers so it stops any sugar cravings I may have, I only have one on weight training days so it's only 3 times a week.

Not as meticulously as I do now but I definately will, random weight audits.

5'8 as well. My goal is 75kg (165 lbs). I was happy at 70kgs but I decided to increase my goal as I discovered weight lifting is what I like and most of the girls on here who lift gained weight but looked even more fabulous so it's more about my goal dress size and being able to add that little bit extra to the barbell. I…

Sounds exactly the same routine as mine. I have only lost 25 pounds since I started MFP and lifting heavy (for me) but I have dropped 3 dress sizes so don't rely on scales to give you the numbers you want. It's definately doable but it just takes a little longer on the scales to show but the plus side is you will have a…

I took a week off from dieting and exercising mostly because I believed I was overtraining and wanted to rest my muscles, but also I hadn't lost any weight in a long time. I allowed myself a few treats but didn't binge, my meals were reasonably healthy and undoubtedly my carb intake went up. Been back to my old routine for…

Bench Press : Start 20 kg Current 32.5kg ( 6 months - I suffer vertigo so am reluctant to push myself too hard) Squat: Start 20kg Current 42.5kg (6 months) Dead Lift: Start: 10kg Current 40kg (6 months) OHP: Start 10kg Current 20kg (Only started doing this 2 weeks ago) Over the 6 months I caught a virus which took over a…

Well done awesome job! You were pretty before the loss but now you are stunning, the weightloss has opened your face up and made your eyes much brighter.

Thanks for your replies. I have deloaded my weights, and will back of cardio a little. I was previously doing HIIT, but for a week or 2 will just do a slower steady pace. Actually feel pretty good after todays weights, butt and legs still feel tight so hopefully I can get back into pilates to stretch it all out again.

When I'm lifting I think about form and counting, during the rest I daydream which I discovered yesterday is bad as I forgot how many reps I'd done on bench press, think I ended up doing an extra rep which resulted in a fail, first time ever. Tad embarrassed as I was being watched, but I just laughed it off. Downloaded the…

Not sure of build but am a banana shape I'm led to believe. Height 5'8" CW 220 pounds GW 160 Will let my body decide if I go lower when I get to goal weight, do not want to go below 145.

80kgs?! You are super awesome! I've only just gone up to 35kgs, my weight would be your warm up set haha

Squats Bench Press Deadlifts Cable Lat Pulldowns Seated Cable Rows Situps and planks

I found when I first started using the treadmill I always had to hold on, balance was an issue for me on it. Nowadays I only need to grab them if my balance is playing up a little, or if I turn my head to look at something then I have to quickly grab hold. I'm not slacking off, I just don't want to fall over.

^ This as well, doing strong lifts for weight. 50-60 minutes of cardio. Also pilates 1 x per week.

Fantastic, well done! Your before pictures look exactly like me at the moment, I hope my figure trims down as nicely as yours has. It's encouraging to know that with a bit of dedication and determination I could be there in 5 months.

I had it in my shoulder, completely ignored it and ended up with a frozen shoulder. Excruciating pain! So I recommend not to ignore it and hope it goes away, go see a physiotherapist particularly if it has been going on for a while.