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This web site has a great list of family recipes for feeding four or more people for a max of $10. http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/cookbooks.asp?cookbook=58000 Healthy food is worth spending some time preparing. I am a great suporter of 'home made'. It is cheaper and better for you. If you buy in season salads and…

This topic always causes widespread debate ( and a few people seem to loose the plot and throw their toys out of the pram too)! The interesting thing is, everyone has an opinion - some taken from here, or their own fitness guru, but most peoples opinions ( when you read the posts) reflects their own experience. A lot of…

Definitely go and get properly measured. Most of us women where the wrong size bra. the classic mistake is wearing to big around the chest - i.e the 38 or 40 measurement etc. and then to compensate too small in the cup. an expert fitting usually feels tighter than you are used to around the chest but suddenly your bad…

You look so beautiful and healthy, well done!

I think polar are the best - the combination chest band and wrist strap. Buy it on ebay - there are loads of people selling them for less than half the price of new!

There are some amazing recipes here for protein shakes using real food - everything, from Cottage cheese, banana, whey, nuts, strawberries, vanilla and so on http://fatlossschool.com/76-protein-shake-recipes/ Good luck finding something tasty!

amazing - well done!

I eat too much when I'm depressed or worried or tired. I worry a lot! I know it's comfort eating and I know when I'm doing it, but it doesn't make it any easier to stop. When I'm tired I would go for sugary biscuits and mean to have 1 or 2 but end up eating a lot more. If i'm miserable I tend to eat foods I consider treats…

I do occasionaly buy things too small as a motivator. In fact I bought a great red dress for christmas and managed to loose a stone before christmas to fit into it. But I have not lost much since! Mostly I refuse to buy new stuff for myself, promising myself a big shopping trip when I have got to goal weight - but not…

Oooh definitely a large gin and tonic ( good gin, preferably Bonmbay Saphire) in a tall glass with lots of ice and a good slice of lime and a bowl of provencal olives on the side!

wow - amazing!

I am so happy to hear your little one is in remission. You look great. Best wishes x

Hi, Many people here will have you beleive it is a simply what you put in against what you burn up. Maybe like me you have a low metabolism and need a little more thought about what you actually put into your body. I had a quick look at your diary ( no wonder you are hungry). You are eating quite a lot of dairy . yoghurts,…

Throw you scales away - you are too important - your baby is too important. You should be thinking about eating a healthy diet for your baby's nutrition in your womb - weight gain is normal in pregnancy - and healthy. Burning 1200 cals exercising on top of all the other work you must do being a mum already is too much.…

I am staggered everyone is reccommending all these protein shakes to you - there is no getting away from 'shakes' of any kind are processed - and we are here to be more healthy - and a big part of that is cutting down on all the processed food we eat which does nothing for our immune system and is a major indicator in food…

You could be looking for quite a while - good luck!

Hi - have you been checked out for other hormone issues? Polycystic overies also gives you weight gain. Good luck!

Don't listen to him - he sounds insecure to me ( and thin! ha ha) . My partner just thinks MFP is 'another geeky thing I do and raises his eyebrows. I asked him if he had noticed my weight loss the other day and he just said 'hmpph - tits are getting smaller - doing my head in!' so I take it he has noticed! I just do my…

Hi I used to climb alot - outdoors all summer and indoors in the winter. Indoors I can lead E6 ( european) - or I should say I used to be able to! Not now that is for sure. I stopped going when I met my husband and he didn't climb and really didn't want to try. It became difficult as it was a whole social scene - not just…

Love it!

For my whole life up until I was ill a few years ago, I ate sensibly all week and relaxed over the weekend. I was slim then and did not need to diet but I knew I could put on weight if I over indulged. It was easy - it became part of my working week - fruit breakfast, single sandwich lunch, simple dinner, plenty of water…

Hi, I have an underactive thyroid and I have lost weight - but it is difficult. Prior to having the problem I didn't really need to diet at all. A couple of times in my life I guess I wanted to shed a few pounds for a bikini holiday so I cut down for a little while and it just dropped off. Also, I always had a good…

Hi - if I eat back my exercise calories I don't loose weight - it's as simple as that. We are all different. Ideally, it would be a simple solution of calories in / calories out, but you have to allow for the fact that the calories on the food and the exercise logs are not always 100% accurate, but more importantly, each…

Thanks everyone for all the helpful posts - I feel re-motivated to keep at it and I will!

I love them both - but seeing as they are so high in calories they are a no-no for me. They just ake up too much of my daily calorie allowance to be worth it!

Hi Bryan - you can do it here, you can make it happen. Fill in your food tracker religeously - it really makes you aware of what you are eating. Add some friends to support you and check out the success stories in the forums - other people have done it here - you can too. You have amazing life in front of you and this is…

I love wiine - live in France - can't get away from it. I have either one glass or a G&T every night and save the calories for it. It keeps me sane!

You look amazing - you must be sooo pleased. 120 is also my goal weight - you have really inspired me with your pics. Thank you for posting them!

Here's the link some people have asked for to a summary of the Minesota Starvation experiment. http://www.joyproject.org/overcoming/starvation.html

Pickled onions and capers do it for me!