emilymaya16 Member

Yes please! I have 12lbs to go to ultimate goal!!! I'm aiming to lose about a lb a week so 4-5lbs is my weight loss goal by the end of November!! Em xx

I'm up for it! I'm going on holiday on the 7th so just under 3 weeks to lose a bit to look hot on the beach :P xx

If I know I'm gna be short on time for cooking (for example now I have exams and am spending a lot of time revising late at the library) I make a massive batch of something and freeze it up in boxes. Chilli con carne is a really easy thing to do in batches and all you have to do is get some boil in the bag rice, and warm…

You can make it into stuff like biscuits/bread/cakes using online recipes, but one thing I realllyyyy liked was chicken nuggets! You chop up chicken breast into chunks, dip them in egg white to make them a bit sticky then roll them in oatbran then oven bake them. You can mix stuff in with the oatbran to give a bit more…

kms1320- the one with you and your son(?) is sooo cute!

I think it's wrong to say it like that, I think it would be better if he had said 'Sorry I'm not looking for a relationship' or 'sorry I'm afraid I just don't feel the spark with you' something like that, but he can't help it if he's not attracted to a certain type of person, like everyone else has said. To start a…

While I think I could achieve the 23 inch waist (I have a naturally small waist anyway- even at 157lbs I had a 29inch waist!) I think the hips and chest would not be attainable. I have really solid baby carrying hips and with my chest at a 30F I can't see myself ever reaching those kind of levels unless I shed every ounce…

I find hot drinks make me feel really full! I often have a decaf coffee in the evenings or a mug of hot sugar free blackcurrent squash. If you still really find you need to eat something then save your calories up over the day to allow yourself your night time treat.

I'm 5'5'' and my current goal is 129, I'm 138 atm. I'm considering dropping it though as I did some 'ideal weight' calculations using some formulas and my perfect weight is supposed to be around 123 for my gender, height and age. However I have been trying to reach 129 for so long that I don't really want to move it when…

Hey! Yep I find it a lot easier to log the night before! It's pretty easy to change it aswell if you change your mind and fancy something different than what you put in last night! And yeah it gives me an idea of what I can and can't eat that day I find it so useful!

Surely there must be someone else out there on the final run of the race?

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I'm a big advocate of eggs! Especially because they're really versatile and you can't get bored! Heres what I have: Tomato and onion omlette Mushroom omlette Boiled eggs and wholemeal toast to dip poached egg on a crumpet scrambled eggs with ham and tomatos scarmbled eggs with low fat bacon I also had a phase of cottage…

Thanks John that sounds like good advice I might try that! I'm gna give the solid gym and healthy eating a go for a few weeks first and see if I get anywhere :) I'm determined :P I struggle a bit with healthy fats :( I have a nut allergy so they're out, also fish makes me ill I don't really know why! Olive oil I can do I…

I'm Emily! 21 :) Feel free to add me! Maybe we could make a 20's group?

I tried the Dukan a while ago, it was actually a really good diet and I stuck to it for 2 months, the problem with it is I was already a pretty healthy weight when i started (my BMI was 23.5) and generally it's designed for big losses, I only had 10-15lbs to lose! My weight did come off but I got really fed up, I eat a lot…

Emergency Rooms may treat you, but you have to be pretty ill to go! You can't go for check ups, you can't go for cancer screening, by the time some people get to an emergency room they're beyond help, and if they'd been able to go to the doctor months before they woulld never have reached that stage. They would have…

The NHS is the National Health Service in Britain. It is completely funded by taxes. It means that no matter what is wrong with me I can call up the doctors and get an appointment, I can walk into an emergency room without first checking my bank account, it means that I can get health care any time, any place, and I won't…

I see what you're saying, the American system is all well and good for those who can afford it, but for those without insurance because they can't afford it? For those who worked hard all their lives, lost their jobs in the recession and are now scraping the bottom of their bank accounts just to eat, never mind get health…

Hey, I'm in my second year of university, 20 years old also :) For some reason my weight has remained relatively the same, I do a stressful course and am often so busy studying that I forget to eat, also everyone in my year is so fitness conscious and there are people who seem to be in the gym 24/7! It has motivated me to…

And yet again I wonder why governments and countries refuse to even consider a system like the NHS that we have here in Britain, this would never have proved a problem. You should never have to worry about money when it comes to your health, as much as it is denied people die in places like USA, supposedly one of the most…

I'm doing the Dukan diet, it's healthy and you lose weight fast! I've been on it for 2 weeks and I've lost about 9lbs and an inch off my measurements, which is pretty good considering I'm pretty close to my goal and the last 15lbs are supposed to be the hardest to shift! I had my first 'have you lost weight?' comment day…

Well I didn't have access to any reliable scales :S So I kind of guessed a weight, last time I checked before the last few weeks was the start of September and I was 147 then, so I might have been about 142 when I started the Dukan diet? So I've lost about 7.5lbs in the last 2 weeks, which is more than I was expecting but…

I go to the gym twice a week, occasionally 3, and I walk half an hour at least every day. At the gym I do 5 mins rowing machine, 20 mins eliptical, 15 mins bike, and various strength training exercises both with strength machines and hand weights. I sometimes do sit ups aswell at home. Other than that I'm not active as I'm…

Hey, theres been a couple days over the last couple of weeks where i've been ill, and I have trouble sleeping (have done for ages) so I sometimes end up sleeping in too late to have both breakfast and lunch, those days are the days that are really low calories, on a regular day I'm eating 900-1100 calories would you say…

Thanks for all the replies guys I'm feeling slightly reassured now :) I'm on the Dukan diet so theres a very clear plan to gradually return to normal eating that will sustain my weightloss. I was just a little freaked out when everyone was saying my body was going to rebel! I'm pretty good at not cheating and sticking to…

Thanks everyone! :D I'm gna keep it up and I will get to my dream weight AND keep it off :D Keeping the focus and staying on the weight loss path :D

I track the next day the night before. I always know what I've got in my kitchen and so it makes it much easier to plan it all out on my fitness pal and check that it all fits within my boundaries and to my plan! It also means that if I add anything I have to go through the shame of putting it in and watching my numbers…

Start weight - 139 11/12 - 134.5 11/19 - 11/26 - 12/03 - 12/10 - 12/17 - 12/24 - Em xx

Oh yeah, and stats: Sw: 157 Cw: 139 Gw: 130 5'5'' 38/28/39