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Thanks everyone for the comments. Dope it up, I do enjoy this balance so far, I was just wondering if anyone thought that the cardio element was too low really. Because I could do more if I pushed. And thanks for the inadvertent compliment, I'm nearly 38 so happy to be called 30 :smile: Thanks for the comments on not…

When I first got started I put this quote on my fridge "Start where you stand, and work with the tools at your command. Better tools will be found as you go along" I'm sure you know one change you can make to get started. Make that change, measure yourself weekly, and keep researching. Make more changes as you go along,…

SUPER excited!! Thanks!!

I also like to track my exercise but not subtract it from my eating calories. So I write my exercise in the exercise notes section of MFP instead. Once a week or so I transfer (manually) my MFP data to an excel spreadsheet so I can do a monthly overview of my cals, cardio, sugar and protein. I find it helps to compare…

I find that if I get out of routine for a couple of weeks, (like over the dead of winter, when I start working out in my lunch breaks instead of mornings) it takes me one weekend of half-assing it and then a solid week to get back into it, and the first weekend after a full week back I am totally exhausted. The second week…

Hi, I haven't read the whole thread, but has anyone suggested getting exercise into your commute yet? I ride my bike to work three times a week. It's actually faster than the bus and my work has showers available when I arrive. If you live far from work, you could drive part of the way and ride the rest, or train part of…

OH Yay!!! Glad I'm not the only one :) Have you seen him singing "It's not Perfect"? not even close to his funniest song but so so awesome :)

I have a massive celebrity crush on Tim Minchin :) Amazingly talented guy.

This is lovely :)

Older and Battle-worn - at first I read that and was like "Hey! I'm not battle worn!" But then I thought about it and yeah... I kinda am :)

Nope, now that I'm older, sweet is what I look for in a man. To me it means they're kind and in touch with their feelings, and just generally nice, genuine guys. I had to be careful with the last guy I dated, because I wanted to call him sweet all the time, and I thought it would come off a bit condecending. He was also…

By the way, what on earth do you mean by entree?

A lot of people are going to tell you that you aren't eatin enough, and I think that is probably true. If eating back exercise calories doesn't work for you, don't log them. Keep track of your exercise somewhere else, like on a piece of paper on your fridge. I'd say try to be more consistent with breakfast, it seems some…

How accurate would you say your food diary is at this time?

I'm so sorry to hear about your miscarriage, it must be terrible for you. I'm proud of you for trying to do something positive in the middle of that heartache. You are doing great, but remember to be kind to yourself as well, schedule some pampering/meditation/relaxing time, (whatever works for you) in amongst all that…

Think about the five stages of grief, - Anger - Denial - Bargaining - Depression - Acceptance. When you are feeling really bad, or debating on actions to take, think about which one you are in right now, and try to work through that emotion rather than avoid it or supress it. For example, if you are angry, try to really…

Does it bring all the boys to the yard???

Thanks guys. The smoothie idea is a good one, I could definitely do that. And nuts is a good idea too, I will give that a try.

Good luck! I will be really interested to hear how you go, as I am thinking of doing the same thing.

No way. BUT I would take full advantage of the built-in baby-sitting availability.

I'm pretty sure I'm not coming across too full of myself, but it did occur to me that I might be boring people a bit with weight loss talk :-(

Haha at 36 years old I'm thinking I missed the hot people bus :) but I'm pretty used to rejection so that's ok. Kickboxing could be fun though :-)

Thanks everyone for your comments! Anemoneprose, yeah, I am definitely learning that what I previously thought of as polite behaviour can now be seen differently and having to make some adjustments, Neetneetneets, I've never had any anxiety before but I will go do some googling to see if it sounds familiar. Thanks!

Thanks so much to all the commenters above! You are all lovely :) I was having a real low moment this morning but I'm feeling so much better now and being able to chat to you all is a big part of that!

Actually that's true. It could have been a lot worse and I do acknowledge that he could have taken advantage and just tried to get laid. I do think he is a really nice guy, as I said, that's why I asked him out. Hopefully in a few months he does come back, I'd be really happy.

Well, I put myself out there and I got rejected, so I feel sad. That's why it's about me. And I'm not making it all about me in his presence, just in a little online vent... so I'm not gonna feel bad about that.

Haha thanks :) There is a few events coming up .... I would have to get a lot braver! ETA - Craigmandu - thanks for your comments :) yep, he might be. At the end of the day there are a few things I can do but nothing will force the issue if it's not going to happen.

I guess I'm really used to guys (or people in general) saying what they think you want to hear to avoid confrontation or to avoid feeling like the bad guy - or just to get laid (which clearly isn't the case here).

To chasinpavemnt - thanks :flowerforyou: But I think there is some truth in that - Vibe or not I could have taken it a bit easier.

[/quote] LOL. You botched it. [/quote] Yeah. That did occur to me too :( Social skills are totally not my finest quality!