CateLouise Member

i cant give advice about the money side seeing as in Australia its different (also way better because it like doesnt have interest and you only have to pay it when you earn a certain amount of money yay =D ) but i can tell you that my mum has always regretted not getting further education, and now she feels like she is too…

they are goo din crockpots...like slow cooking them throughout the day with veggies and stuff as long as its cooked right you can heat anything up just make sure its steaming especially rice =D id try like taste.com i think you can search with what ingredients you have =]

max heart rate is a really hard thing to work out has your heart is a muscle you will notice over time that the max rate will go down as your heart learns to cope with the exercise its doing and it adapts. the most important thing to judge is yourself. if your chest hurts or your struggling to breath or it stays really…

guys lifting weights sounding like they are constipated plus when they do it using their entire body and are like yeah look at my biceps im so strong ah id be more impressed if it was just your arms moving......../.

well done you look amazing =D

i havnt done either but my mum does optifast.........she really likes it but has it with cold water and ice because she thinks its tastes better haha....i have tried it but all those drink things dont work for me i just dont like them but optifast is really good as it has the hospital and scientific evidence behind it im…

i get this sometimes too..............not wanting to go to the gym to exercise...........however i find that when i get there i am motivated to do it especially if its a class because its harder to slack off when you have an instructor watching you and when your friends with them like i am for most of my classes maybe if…

if your on the pill take it at night that way your asleep when you get cravings =D also the extra feelings of hunger shouldnt last that long only about a month or two at most whilst your body adjusts i spent a whole 7 hours on the subject of contraception ahahhaha also if you are on the pill and you still feel hungry try a…

well done =D that is such a great effort would love to lose that much in 4 weeks !!! =D

im a uni student (pretty much the australian version of college) and hopeing to lose what i gained last year and then some =D anyone can feel free to add me for some motivational support =D

welcome to MFP!!!! feel free to add me and we can motivate each other =D

it effects everyone differently if you are finding you are gaining weight its most likely because it makes you hungry to combat this you can take it at night that way you cant eat more because you are asleep =D

in the hospital if you havnt gone on the third day you get laxatives....thats pretty standard in Australia i wouldnt take any laxatives or anything just increase your fibre and water, if you do that and its still only twice a week go see a doctor as if you dont poop it out it goes hard and that is not good i looked after a…

you probably are making it worst because our body cant handle being sick and being worked hard you may not fee like your burning any calories but your body is still working hard to fight the infection give our body a rest and let it get better if you go over for a few days its not the end of the world at least it was…

everyone is different and you shouldnt take it by your heart rate but by how your feeling if you feel faint, or pain or anything like that then i would stop and get it looked at but if you feel fine then dont worry about it im a nursing student and have studied this a bit as well as asking my lecturers as i was concerned…

i have been doing the les mills for maybe around 6 months now your bum never gets used to it my friend has the bike shorts but her *kitten* still hurts too sometimes it can be the position of the seat that makes it hurt more.... i still think i will invest in some bike shorts tho just need the money to pay for them i find…

home made sweet chilli chicken wrap =D

it also depends if you are eligible for any government benefits after taking a gap year and working as much as you do im pretty sure you would be so i would also look into that and see how much money you will get has someone who isnt eligible (dad earns too much money but its not like he gives me any stupid government) its…

DONT GIVE UP!!!! you have done so well i know your under a lot of stress and your personal life is all over the place but just think of how strong you will be if you push through this for right now dont worry about losing x amount of weight before a certain time just take it one day at a time one meal at a time and you can…

well i have never smoked but yay for quitting =] now this may not apply to you but at uni (i study nursing) we get told that smoking can become a coping mechanism im stressed ill smoke im bored ill smoke i dont like what situation ill smoke if you take that coping mechanism away it becomes really hard to cope with those…

im in australia and im not sure if were you are will have the same thing but i have this diet chocolate mouse by nestle which satisfies my chocolate craving without going overboard on calories maybe try to find a substitute for real chocolate?? i have done the buy little individual ones and have one a week for a treat and…

well first of all it takes a lot of courage to admit you have a problem so well done =D one of my best friends suffered from bulimia in high school and it took her a long time to admit she had a problem. what i told her to do was when ever she felt weak and out of control to call me and i would talk to her. i never blamed…