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My experience is that it is super healthy. Like previously said, the meats are usually grilled and they make incredible salads with chick peas, grilled vegies, etc. The only thing I wouls steer clear of is desserts and sweets. They are nice but loaded with sugar and honey and I find them a little sickly (after my third or…

Wow those are harsh words from your family!! It´s good that your listening to you doctor and doing it for you. Good luck with your new journey and don´t be too hard on yourself it takes time.

My first day is awful. I can work out but it takes a lot out of me so usually I just walk, but then after that it´s back to my normal workouts.

I do shift work but the latest I would ever finish would be 3am. How I do my diary is not based on time but on three meals because that's what I usually eat so even though my "day" may span over two days as I may have breakfast at 2pm and dinner early the next morning I put it down as one day and it kind of works itself…

People do swim there but it is unpatrolled and it can get pretty rough. Most of the beaches outside the city are pretty secluded. I love having the beach all to myself!! I'm glad you liked the photos

This is a great walk I did last week that starts in the bush and takes you out to the coast in the Royal National park just south of Sydney. It's a great mix of bush, temperate rainforest and coastal environments. [ img ] PC020975 by vercasep, on Flickr [ /img ] [ img ] PC020952 by vercasep, on Flickr [ /img ] [ img ]…

I joined a hiking group in Sydney from the Meetup site. My experience was good except there were too many people who joined. Going on a hike with a group larger than 30 with varying degrees of fitness and experience can be difficult if you don't have much patience (like me). We spent a lot of time waiting for people to…

My massive, thick leather, gortex boots with thick wool socks regardless of the season due to my fear of snakes. I ran into a Brown snake on the weekend while hiking in the Royal National Park just south of Sydney, so even though I was hot and sweaty i'm glad I had them on.

@ sjtreely: I like the whole idea of mini goals. Going to the gym became part of my routine but at the moment my heart's not into it, I love hiking and I've gotten my friends into it, so I might set up some hiking goals. @ Pam080175: Just keep at it, your nody loses weight at different rates. If you're eating healthy and…

I just got back from my slump and hopefully i'm here to stay but sometimes I find it really hard to stay motivatedso it's good to have someone to give you a kick in the bum every now and then.

Welcome back and good luck!!

I LOVE NUTELLA!! It's one of those things that I take a big spoon full and stick it in my gob. If you haven't tried it, stay away. It may take decades to kick the habbit.

thanks for setting me straight!!!

You have to learn to dress for your shape. Apples carry their weight up top so they usually have killer legs and get away with wearing skinny leg jeans and mini-skirts, which I haven't worn in years Ugh!! I envy you

I'm not convinced. It starts as a cheat meal which then turns into a day, then an extra sugar hit mid-afternoon on your good day then you're over-ridden with guilt and you go low calorie. Sounds like the beginnings of a yoyo diet. Everything should be done in moderation. I understand that most of us on this site have…

I was just thinking the same thing. I'm really good during the week because it's all routine but then the weekend comes along and i've made a complete mess of it. It's just so difficult to say no

Good luck

Sunday morning fryups. Which consist of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausages, black pudding, mushrooms, baked beans and toast which is then downed with a beer. I can still eat it but I feel completely gross afterwards.

Eat the cookie!! Otherwise you will spend the whole day thinking about it.

Welcome and good luck. I love the support you can get from this website. Feel free to add me.

I'm 5'1 and I have an enormous apetite. I always feel like i'm eating more than everybody else. At the moment I weigh 147 and my goal weight is 125.

Try healthy desserts. I like poached pears and apples with sorbet, or dish crumbles (no pastry) with a little bit of custard. I have an addiction to brownies, i'm never going to give them up!

Try switching it up. Though I try to keep my food intake to around 1200 there are days that I go over to around 2000. I know that if I maintain around the 1200 mark I will see results quicker, but it will also do my head in and I would go crazy. I go through different phases with food. At the moment i'm eating Greek food…

Welcome!!! First i'd like to say that this is a fantastic site. I don't blog, I can easily do my own head in when I over analyse what i'm doing but I know for some people blogging works in their favour. I always log in my food and exercise calories usually at the end of the day but I think it's best to do so after your…