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We did. We got a 1yr old Dalmatian from animal welfare and she was nuts so we did it with her to try to socialise and gain better control of her when on the lead, etc. Our second was a Neapolitn Mastiff pup and we took him to classes partly because of the socialisation with other dogs and people and obviously because his…
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Anyone any sort of a guess? I cook a lot so I record a lot of recipes here and this just has me stumped. If I just added the recipe without this estimation it will be way out calorie wise.
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Yep, Limerick here too. I see that there are a few Limerick neighbours here! Feel free to add me - here 5 mths and will be for the foreseeable future : ) rkdonovan - with a birthday like that you automatically qualify as a Paddy. Maggipuccini - I love the recessionary humour...not a lot else you can do really. Hello to…
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Absolutely! After about 4 mths of mfp, weighing all my food, I finally decided that I would start judging by eye to save time as I felt I would have a good idea of portion sizes. After 2 weeks of gaining or not moving I went back to the scales. I thought I was really being accurate, but I am sure now that I must have been…
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Yes - generally. I try to log in advance so i can allocate amounts like 150g meat or 100g rice, or whatever so that means I can accurately stay within rather than eat and then find I have overdone it for the day. I also went back to weighing most things as I had a period where I stopped losing and I lost nothing or…
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Slowcooker Kashmiri Butter Chicken. Uses very little butter, has a rich sauce and low calorie. Very authentic! Could be cooked on stove also. Serves 4: Calories per serving: 301 2 onions quartered 3 garlic cloves 4cmfresh root ginger peeled (I use about 3tsp minced ginger). I large red chilli halved, seeds discarded (I…
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Thanks. I am trying to stick with the still wqter. I'll see how it goes. I'll try to check the lower sodium content ones if I am going to use some carbonated water. Thanks again!
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Thank you. Always good to know the facts : ) O.k, so that has convinced me that it has to be still. Might try a slice of lemon in it to make it more enticing.
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I NEVER drink water on its own. I started a challenge yesterday and measured out the water requirement and nearly keeled over when I saw it. The sheer volume was enough to put me off! I need to see it in small manageable quantities and not focus on the big picture! This morningI filled a jug that I left beside the kettle.…
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Thank you ladies. I wasn't sure what to do. I will stay at 1200 for now I think. I can see the logic for slowing down at the end to make maintenance easier. Best of luck. : )
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Well done. It's a real motivator when you start to see the changes yourself. Keep it up!
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Personally I have found that what works is to weigh more often. If I have not moved on the scales it makes me more eager to put in more effort. If I move it makes me feel great and gives me the incentive to push forward. For me a week is too long to not know. I would weigh every morning or every 2nd morning if I am…
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Count me in. I have felt myself slipping in the last few days so it's time to get tough! I was 157.2 a few days ago and will weigh again in the morning to confirm, but I'd love to be 147 by Christmas - 10 lbs lighter.
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Yes. I 100% believe losing weight helped me to get pregnant twice. I have PCOS and was 12st 7lb. I tried Clomid first (2003)and graduated to Menopur injections with trigger shot and then Puregon and back to Menopur(2004) . I was desperate as my age was advancing. I went on a GI diet and dropped to about 10 stone and then…
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Hi everyone. Thanks for all the suggestions. I must talk to my GP about the PCOS. I changed GP's after I had been referred down the fertility clinic route so it has dawned on me that I have never really discussed it (or a plan) with him . It has been a long time since it was mentioned as the fertility treatment drugs…
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Thanks Angelxxoh. I must be remembering the starflower oil from my trying to conceive research (it's all a muddle now, can't remember what's what!). The chasteberry sounds like it would be good to try. Definitely I desperately need to address the hormone imbalance as i feel that's the main problem at the moment. In terms…
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Hello :smile: I have PCOS as well. I have dieted and lost weight before using low GI diet and it was fantastic (helped me in my fertility battle). Now my reasons for wanting to do this are the general health issues that I know are likely in the future. I'm trying to get myself kick started and when I am up and running well…
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:smile: Hi Danielle. Good luck with your recovery and with getting on track for healthy living to benefit your health. A good part of my motivation is protecting my health due to future risks as well. I hope it goes well for you.
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Hello. I'm in Ireland, same age, similar weight/target and am good to log in and check in every day.I joined about 2-3 wks ago as well. Add me if you like. Best of luck.
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Hi! I'm in Ireland - a little shorter and lighter, but if you want to add me I'm good to check in every day and give a bit of motivation. I'm doing it the slowly but surely way. Best of luck!
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Hi, I'm just starting today as well - please do add me : ) Best of luck!
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Thanks all for the welcome and the welcome encouragement :happy:
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Hi! I'm sorry that you have had such a scare. You sound like you have a good sense of why you want or need to do this and keeping a focus on that should help. One of my main reasons for doing this is my children as well. No better reason! Wishing you the very best of luck and the best of health. I'm looking forward to…
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Hello. I just joined a few minutes ago too. Best of luck...I wish you success : )
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Thanks Sarscott : )
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That'd be great Mantha! I't hard to do it alone isn't it. I finf that I do need real structure, like the discipline of logging the foods, charting the loss, etc. to keep me going. I see people saying on other threads about adding people as friends. Do you know how to do that?
