ciorsdahmac

I am one of those 'nutjobs' who struggles to get 1200 cals a day. I'm recovering from an ED brought on by years of dancing and body scrutiny. I eat healthy foods, I eat treat foods, I will try to keep my cals as close to 1200 as possible and on workout days I will not eat my exercise cals back. I'm here to try to get a…

I got my trainer throguh my gym, I signed up and as part of the "new joiner" pack at the gym you get a programme designed to kick start your membership. The guy who did my programme took all my measurements, then asked me what I wanted to achieve from being a member at the gym. He was very honest and told me that some of…

Sign me up!!! please :D xx

What a fantastic achievement, and you should be super proud of what you've done! You look great and I have every faith you'll reach your goal :-) Keep us updated!!! X

I have the same mental block. I constantly want a high burn and beat myself up about days when I have a low one but you guys are all right, ANY burn is better than 0 burn! Plus a workout I'd a work out :-)

I always work out in the mornings. Honestly, the first couple of mornings were killer for me because I was getting into a new routine. I made sure that I booked myself into fitness classes in the morning because I hate letting people down, so if I booked in I know I HAVE to be there and that helped drag my lazy butt out of…

You look fantastic!! Not she hulkish at all :-) pictures like these really motivate me to start lifting.

Thanks duffydog1 that's a really useful post :-). I went to the supermarket and stocked up on pulses and added some to my soup at lunch. As I can't eat eggs and cottage cheese gives me the creeps I've made little lunch boxes of chicken to snack on during the day, I've bought some almond butter too so will have that with a…

Thanks for all the advice. I drink 2 glasses of skimmed milk per day, should I change that to the full fat milk? The protein powder sounds like a good plan, I will keep some in the cupboard for days when I am under and will try some tuna steaks (not a huge fish fan but I'll give it a try) Thanks a million :-) xx

Hi Rachel. I'm in exactly the same boat, I have a dress in a size 10 that I'd love to get back into. You are in the right place for advice and support! Feelfree to add me. Kxx

I'm quite new here too and it's amazing the support you get. Well done on taking this first step :-) feel free to add me if you want!! Good luck on the journey xx

Thanks :-) I'm aiming for 2lbs loss for next week. See how I deal with that, so in 3 weeks I've lost 5lbs and work it like that.