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Same here - good luck ladies

My back up options are: protein shakes with jelena yogurt & frozen berries Steamfresh veg (from the freezer section) & a tin of salmon or tuna - you can sub in burger pattie, chicken breast, steak etc 100g of ham with 10 almonds (I normally buy it the prepackaged 100g & measure out my almonds in advance so its all handy)…

I feel your pain mine have shrunk to almost a 1/3 of their size.... Oh well we can always dream right!!

@freeloaves - I'll look up GAPS diet, good luck with the challenge. So weight in day today... SW: 86.6kg (last weight in, this morning was 87) TW: 83kg CW: 82.4kg I'm pretty chuffed about that given how I was tracking over the past couple of weeks & my extended plateau. I'm a little disappointed I didnt hit my 12 week…

Hey I do circuits including free weights & kettlebells to keep my heart rate up - my diary is open I have a look at my session from yesterday. I dont always log it in as much detail but feel free to ask if you want. My only advise is make sure your posture is right - the number of times I see guys try kettlebells swings…

Wow guys thank you SO MUCH for all the tips. I'm not sure I'm going to have enough time to finish up all my work and research all the shopping and food options before I leave but I will give it a good go.... I have to admit its amazing that restaurant would have nutritional info on their site's that means I definitely have…

Great work Leanne - mega impressed with the loss given the change to your routine. Good luck with the PT let us know what he/she gets you to do. Freeloaves - How does the low starch work I dont think I ever heard of that... Biggest loser at work sounds amazing what a great commitment from your boss. Are many participating?…

BMI drives me bonkers according to mine I need lose another 20+ kilos to be in the healthy range - totally unrealistic!! I ended up getting a body scan to determine my % of muscle mass, fat etc which gave me a much more realistic picture. I have 15+kg more muscle than the "average" woman so BMI is always going to be out…

Technically I'm irish but Sydney is home now - anyone is free to add me. Good luck with your final 10

I dont know the answer but I'd like to find out - sometimes I double up as well...

Welcome!!! I'm in Sydney, feel free to add me

Good luck Freeloaves - it sounds like a stressful week but I think your realistic & positive outlook will see you through 30DS - you know you can do, you have amazing motivation without the distraction of the scales. :happy: Keep me/us updated on how you go - I want to do it when I get back from my holiday... Wow Kelly…

So it looks like a couple of people are stuggling out there - I was too the weekend/begining of this week (I have tonsilitis & gave in to comfort food now the scales is back to 84.5 from 83 :sad: but I did it to myself & only in 2 days) @seajolly - what time do you start work? maybe there is a morning class you can do…

Congratulations!!! Asking for help is the first step. I havent been in your shoes so I'm not going to pretend I know how difficult it is for you but there are people here who have walked in your shoes. I found being honest in my logging the best tip. When your up to it start some weights you'll be amazed the rapid impact…

Hi everyone Sorry I've been MIA, I normally use the app on my phone so no forum access... I hope you all survived the weekend it look like a couple may have struggled. So I've weight in twice - both moves in the right direction woohoo - I'm now at 84.6. I'm off to the USA in October so my last official weight in will be…

I rinse it after each use but I've never used the washing machine - I guess it would be a lot more effective, thank you.

I'm in Sydney there a couple of others out there....

Kettlebells are weights with a handle so they are pretty verstile. I find my workout end up feeling like cardio session as I work up a huge sweat, the aim is to get through the set as quick as possible with minimal breaks so you really challenge yourself. I find when I increase my weight based workout I crave healthy food…

I learned from my trainer sorry & do them as part of my overall routine but LOVE them!!! When I train on my own I always include some kettlebells for a full body work out i.e. squats with shoulder press, straight into a bend row, the swings... There are some great youtube videos, I've seen one by an irish lady called…

I was going to point out I've updated my protein % to help me get over my plateau but you got there first... I have my protein shake within 30 min of my session every time. I think the carbs are a good point I'll try that - thank you. Great point nsblue I might have to avoid all junk altogher.

Hey Bree, I typically do a 20/30 min full body kettlebell session at least once a week. It still amazes we how quickly I work up a sweat & how my muscles feel afterwards even though its a pretty short weight session. Have you tried them at all?

Hi there, I've love to join - I'm off to the USA in October & my goal was to be 77kg by then (it was set months ago & was more realistic at the time) I'm currently battling through plateau/maintainence or something & have tried a few things to get the weight loss happening again so here goes... CW:86.6kg (last weight in,…

Hey Irish I know how you feel re the motivation, mine has been up and down but I've recently stopped focusing on the scales and the numbers & focused on how I feel & what I feel like doing, I'll give you some examples... In January I struggled walking 10 minutes to the train :cry: - now I can sprint, deadlift 50kg, get up…

I totally agree however I am the other end of the spectrum. I have a larger frame & 15+kg more muscle than the average woman (I had a DEXA body scan which analysed everything from bone density, muscle, fat etc as I was very frustrated at being so far from my "ideal/BMI" range). At present I weight 86kg/189lb, a healthy…

I maintained 1200 for a couple of months allowing myself 1 treat meal a week predominately low carb, very rarely ate back my exercise. When my weight loss started to slow down I decided to up my calories to 1400 as I already exercise for an hr 6 times per week so couldn’t make any changes there. I've moved into maintenance…

You know you can do it - you need to make a committment to yourself every day that you deserve to feel as good as you did when you were 149 & you deserve to look HOT on your holiday! Have you got your ideal pic up somewhere at home where you can see it every day or a couple of times a day? Maybe that would help serve as…

Hey Britt, I'm in the same boat, I set a target months ago & was tracking really well - now 10kg to go with time rapidly ticking down (I'm off to the USA in October - thats 10kg in 40 days!!) I'm stuck & have been for about 6 weeks - you know the story up 1kg down 800g up 500g down 1kg.... I'm taking it each day at a time…

I've just increased to 1400 but my day used to look like this: Breakfast - protein shake, jelena, berries & almond c200cal Mid morning snack - apple with peanut butter or handful of almonds/other nuts c100-150cal Lunch about 12 - mountain bread, chicken, salad, avocado c350-400cal Mid afternoon snack about 3.30/4 - tin of…

Hell yes!!! I relocate people for work the whole time most come with their families for 1 - 3 years depending on the individual/kids. I guess it would depend on where you are going i.e. personally I relocated to Australia for work & it was THE BEST DECISION I ever had however if you asked me to go to the middle east where…

Saw a program about them ages ago tried to get in contact but they told me "sorry we dont service Australia":ohwell: The guys achieved amazing results and it wasnt biggest loser style (i.e. 30lb in one week...)