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I also have a problem eating my calories every day..either because I am working or just not hungry...I find that using a protein shake is the best way to fill in the gaps as they are quick to make. I have also divided my food diary into 6 sections - breakfast, mid morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner and…

i have not used it as a diet plan for years....I use it now as a supplement to boost up my calorie intake when no time to sit down for a meal.

another week at the same weight !!!.... I started back playing golf on Saturday and am away from Weds for 2 weeks on a business trip so not sure when or if i will be able to next weigh myself but will at least try to up my calories to cover the extra activities..(golf etc). So...catch up soon !!

What is/was holding me back? *I think the fact that food is not something I tend to crave and that I really enjoy my work...meaning I skip meals, am not hungry or am quite happy with a cup of tea is holding me back.....but I am finding MFP is really helping by making me think about the fact I have to get my calories in...…

What's a burpee ????

:grumble: No weight loss this week...any ideas on how to boost my metabolism ????

Thanks Vicki - that sounds like a good idea. Here is Spain it is the local doctor we have to go through to get the appointment with a specialist ...so when I go back next week to get the results I will ask for an appointment with the endocrinologist...if she doesn't want to give me an appointment then I will go…

One of the great things about this thread is that reading through everybody else's experience has allowed me to take a step back and realise that I am doing okay...and that I am responsible for my own state of mind...now if I could just remember where I left it!!!!

Yea....started to move the dial on the scale again....a 0.4kg/1lb loss !!!! We had our first day of rain in Spain today....looking forward to some great casseroles and stews when the weather cools a bit.... Well done to all the losers this week.... What is the best thing to do to boost fat burning or rev up my metabolism?

Thanks!....I checked out the Mayo Clinic link and it is amazing that more than half of the things I have been to the doctor for over the last three years are ALL listed on the symptoms chart !!......but I don't think my doctor has ever looked at everything together just treated each symptom as a natural progression of…

<p<I visited my doctor on Monday and requested they run my bloods again...issue is that I don't think the levels they use here (i am in Spain) are consistent with those used in UK or USA. My last couple of tests have shown I am borderline (on Spanish levels) - but when I had my first thyroid problem they told me I was…

I have the same problem so have divided my diary into 6 sections breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner and extras. This helps me keep to some sort of routine when eating (as I tend to forget and go for hours with nothing) and I have found 0% yoghurts handy and if I really can't get the calories in then a protein shake is…

No loss but no gain...have stayed at 74.9kilos but....although I have not measured actual measurements I bought a new pair of trousers and only needed to buy a size 42 so have gone down a size !!!! yea... Managed to complete all the challenges except the push ups...just could not get them going at all ! Right, come on team…

Weigh in this morning...still heading in the right direction...now at 74,9kilos so a loss of 0.5kg...1.1lb..! A bit disappointed though...need to boost my metabolism to burn more....

No partner this week.....coach rockstar...where are you ?

I am also one of those weird people that when I go on a diet....I have to eat more than I usually would...and that is such insane thinking that .....the opposite of what most people think about on a diet..! I eat reasonably healthy...lots of salad, fish, chicken...a couple of yoghurts a day in the summer...and would always…

Compared to what some of the girls here are dealing with I would appear to be very lucky. My periods were normal and I felt fine. I had experienced maybe 1 or 2 hot flashes...but nothing major (and as it was October/November they just sort of warmed me up to normal as I feel the cold a lot). And I sort of…

oh..oh...didn't quite make it this week...but at least the scales are still heading in the right direction..... 1.4lb Have had a couple of days where I couldn't reach the 1200 calories.....will have to try to get those calories in next week...

Hope I made the cut off in time....tried to log on all day but could not get a connection as I was up in a lovely Spanish village working at a wedding and the internet connection was down as there was a forest fire !!...Helicopters out dropping water, firefighters out and we just managed to get all the guests up before the…

Yippee - it's working !!! Starting weight - week 1 - 169.4lbs / 77 kilos Starting weight - week 2 - 167.3lbs / 75.9 Loss of 2.1lbs / 1.1 kilos roll on week 2 ! (or should that read rolls off on week two..lol)

I am in Spain so I hope tomorrow morning will be okay....(that is in about 8 hrs)....

General question... I consider myself to have been very lucky with menopause symptoms - and it is really only in the last year that I noticed the weight creeping up and being unable to lose it with a week or two of watching my diet. I had been taking soya tablets for the first 18 months as I thought they were all natural…

Similar ages but I stopped after two...managed a girl and a boy so thought best to leave it at that.! My son is 27 and my daughter 28....until Sept 24th when my daughter turns 29....yikes...where have the years gone ?

Looks like the scales might finally be making a move in the right direction !! Now the question is what will they say in the morning ? The first weigh in looms.....

This sounds like the perfect group for me ! Gmomlyn....you and I could be sisters as apart from a couple of tweaks - I am not 53 until December, have 2 children and 1 grand-daughter but no dog anymore...our stories are almost identical... :laugh: Throw in some thyroid and IBS issues and there you have my life story..

Layer chicken on bottom of roasting tin...sprinkle liberally with curry powder and paprika..then onions, carrots, red and green peppers..any vegetables you have to hand ....great served with a big salad...very tasty...

Maybe you could find a Tea Brack..or a Molly Malone Fish Pie....or failing that....just load up a tray with sausages, rashers and maybe black or white pudding if you can find it...

Ah Philip....Dublin Coddle on a Saturday night...it's your only man ! (if cooked right of course)...lol

1. Starting weight 169.4 / 77 kilos 2. 1.6 lb per week 3. Just taken a look at some beach photos...all I could see was belly weight..so before I get taken over by depression ..as.this is something I have never had before as I always had a small waist.. ! have to do something. I am 52 - 2.5 yrs into menopause - struggling a…