dianeellen2 Member

You could see my abs too - then a horrid hanging bit of skin - it was not fair, after all the hard work of weight loss and gym - to still be unhappy with your body is really unfair (I spent a year of gym and thinking about the tummy tuck before seeing a consultant and then waited another year to see how it would go -…

Unfortunately not for everyone. I have lost a lot of weight over several years and then I did gym classes 5 or 6 days a week for a year including spinning, abs class, body attack and yoga and although it decreased in the amount of fat in the 'flap' the flap just hung lower. After a year of thinking about it I finally saw a…

Thanks :flowerforyou:

Harsh!

<<<OP As has been said previously (by other contributers), this is useful advice to some (not to others) everyone has the option to post on forums. If this makes people think a little about their lifestyle choices then...thats a good thing Not everyone is an expert; we all get to read stuff and pick and choose what we do…

Hi Do you guys have Breakfast Cereal Biscuits in the States (http://www.belvitabreakfast.com/) they are about 220 calories for 4 biscuits. Super fast (grab and go) and if washed down with a cup of tea they are really filling! Diane

I stuggle with evenings too - when i get home from the gym (about 7pm) i am starving! I have a yogurt, a 100 calorie chocolate bar (like a penguin or time out) and if i am really struggling a 40 cal hot chocolate Hope that helps

Hi I love having lots of UK based friends - my diary is open, i have lost about 40lb and have another 1 - 2 stone to do so if you want support and to be supportive please feel free to add me Diane

Hi Could you set some 'measurement' goals eg waist size... for example a waist size of xx or a decease of xxcm by xx Or an overall decrease in measurements by % Good luck Diane

Hi Can you create this in 'my recipies' tab on FOOD and just enter everything individually? Diane

Soothing electronic music (down a phone line) been on hold for 32 minutes!!!!

I have just got over a cold/flu that kept me out of the gym for 2 weeks - it was difficult to stay away but you should not push your body when you feel ill (IMO) let yourself get better and then carry on

I agree LOL

Very funny LOL

Hi I have been vegetarian for about 40 years now! (OMG - that makes me feel old!!!) Feel free to add me - i have an open diary and enjoy swapping veggie ideas with other like minded people Diane

Hi Veggie here (since the age of 5) All i can add to this is that i use 'fake' meat in our house as all the meals look similar. We have meat eaters and vegetarians in our house so if we are having a spaghetti bolognese for example then its easy to use 'real' meat for the meat eaters and 'fake' meat for the non-meat eaters…

Hi Katie I have sent you a request The more friends the better :)) Di

Hi I think your doing the right stuff - i started with walking round the block, i moved onto exercise classes (Zumba etc) eventually started C25K and did a set of Boot Camps I would advise lots of variety, do as many differant things as youcan, as many times a day (dont exhaust yourself - i find little and often)> try and…

Save as many calories from the day as possible, do more exercise than normal, have vodka (or any white spirit) and diet mixer or wine mixed with diet lemondae (makes a nice long drink and you can get away with having very little wine in the mix and still taste) and enjoy yourself - remember dieting is a marathon not a…

Hi - friend request sent - could i suggest you fill in your profile (goals etc) it shows commitment and helps people to see who you are and what you want to achieve Diane

Hi I hope you dont mind me saying but i had a look at your food diary and you tracked nothing for yesterday - i think it is important to be aware of your food - even when you have a bad day (i still track; whatever i eat) It keeps you kind of accountable! Also, if you track acuratly, then you appear to be very low on…

Realising that if i exercised i could eat more and still loose weight - want a snack, ran out of calories, walk round the block - simples!

Hi, i am 5'6" and 45 years old - i have currently lost 50lb in about a year of MFP - when i frist started i played around with calories (1200 one week, 1600 the next - repeat to fade...) - i was trying to find the 'magic' number but it doesnt exist. If you are hungry up your calories by 100? see how that feels. Try…

Hi I am in the UK (Midlands) and always looking for new friends - UK or not I am usually on mfp all day (in the background at work - dont tell the boss) I like to share my diary with friends as i think it keeps me accountable and if my friends share i see other ideas too I have been around for nearly a year on mfp now Feel…

If i am drinking wine then i mix it with soda or lemonade to make it into a long drink (and therefore last longer) or if drinking shorts with mixers i make sure every other drink is missing the short - still looks and feels like drinking but with half the calories Beer is harder - can you get away with drinking it mixed…

Little pickers wear big knickers (maybe a bit of a British slogan - not sure it translates well)

This is definatly the way forward - mfp'ers can always be relied on to come up with great solutions

Another great idea - feeling my Bad NSV is not all bad

I am liking this idea

We discussed that option a few weeks ago (around having my engagement ring re-sized to keep it on - thats too big as well - so i have stopped wearing it) but having a whole new ring - now thats thinking outside the box - i like your style