MrsTattie Member

No! I don't count calories. I have been using this site since the start of jan the same time I started my get fit spree. I cook most meals and the quantities and ratios change each time. I also freeze food, then add to that when defrosted, so to get an accurate count for everything would be quite time consuming. I maintain…

I would kill for your before pics! You look great! You are right - Having babies is no excuse....but you do need to work around them....and for me it has taken till the youngest coming up for 2 years to find a balance with all the houshold activities (3 young kids, dog, garden, hubby who works long erratic hours) to…

Thanks folks! Shoe shopping on Easter weekend! Yuck....can I log that as exercise! Great advice.

Just kick the scales around the bathroom for a wee while. Jump on and off as often as required. Wait a few mins then repeat the whole thing.....You can even log that exercise!! Seriously, bathroom scales are fickle. They seem to do alright for a while then go a bit nuts. I am taking my pic of the scales weekly and…

I'm soooooooooooo jealous! I wish I could join your group!! 3 kids: 5,4 and 1 who drive me CRAZY sometimes!! I am only childless for 2 weekends each year and love it!!!! I'll join part time!

Ps I remember a friends saying how gorgeous her shoes were..... Then saying that she couldn't walk up stairs or dance! Make sure they are comfy!

Look up. Focus on something straight ahead. Walk tall. Lead with hips and boobs. Don't look down! Edinburgh has cobbled streets and lots of pubs.....but heels rock! Actually I would like to point out I now live on a farm with very few opportunities to go out and wear heels, but I do remember....Sexy sexy ...nostalgic? Have…

I'm married to a potato farmer so my opinion is biased towards eating potatoes! No food is perfect, much depends on how you cook it and what you eat with it! But the humble potato gets some bad press. There are so many varieties to try! Red , pink, blue. And a never ending way to cook them! Everything in moderation. Here…

My belt! It's at the tightest hole. I don't really see a difference in the mirror yet...probably because I look at the urgh bits and still think I look 6 months preggers...

How about swimming? This will help support the legs and so you wouldn't be using the same muscles as when you are standing. Try also to take a few mins every hour to stretch out your legs when you are working. Eg take your shoes off and go up on tip-toe with arms stretched over your head for a few seconds. Then put one…

Also, I've heard that you shouldn't say loose/lost etc as that implies the weight is something like your car keys and you need to find it again! Destroyed / got rid of / blitzed / banished .... But I just heard this and am am not really sure about it! Good luck on your non-diet!

I am amazed at the daily fluctuations! I only really do it out of interest. I can easily be 4lbs higher or more at night. Weighing daily for me is probably good as I now know about these fluctuations and they don't bother me. But if I didn't know, I would be very depressed if I were to suddenly weigh high! But I can see…

Hi there I don't reply to many discussions....but felt I HAD TO reply here! You sound like me, 15-20 years ago! (I'm 40) Until I met my husband my longest relationship was 6 months. I didn't meet him till I was almost 30. All my 20s and early 30s I was in short term relationships, seeing my friends with boyfriends and…

Get pregnant and then breast feed! That is all natural!

Yes! Works for me. The first night you think you aren't full. Stand up....walk away! Have some water and allow yourself 15 minutes. If you still feel hungry after that, by all means eat more. The brain has a time-lag of knowing when your stomach is full of around 10 - 15 mins. Smaller plate does NOT mean pile it high! If…

Great ideas! I have some mini marshmallows - found in the home baking bit. Or some wee kiddie biscuits and fruit flakes.

I dream of being somewhere warm enough for sun cream! Scotty Bonland is having a gorgeous spring day.....but like Ireland it will be a long time before we need it here! (if ever!)

I hit a mile stone today.....and am sitting enjoying a lovely glass....actually it's my 2nd.....of wine. Enjoy yourself! I haven't cut anything out and have lost just over 12 lbs since the start of jan.....ok not the fastest weight loss .... you do have to decide what YOU are doing! You are only going to succeed if the…

If you are like me - you have squeezed yourself into the bigger clothes not wanting to buy even bigger sizes.... In fact lying to yourself about your real weight / size....apologies if this isn't the case! Well done on the weight loss and keep it up!

When I walk the dog with my 3 year old who needs to stop at every tree to see if there are fairies I log it as slow, even if I am also pushing baby in the buggy. But when I only have the baby I log it as faster, and if she is in the baby-rucksack I log that! Confused? Clear as mud! Only you know how fast you are going and…

I eventually got "Ripped in 30 days" as it came in a box set with "Killer bums and thighs" and I did it this morning! Not really sure how it is going to fit in as the kids did wake up. What a work out! There are some "American terms" like "tush" but it is really like having someone in the room with you! Great start to the…

Well! Set alarm - easy! Got up minus kids and did my DVD (not so easy, but fine once started!) only having water and felt fine. Just tucking into a great breakfast, not sure if I will manage every day as the kids woke up too and were trying to get in to the room! Thanks for comments folks.

Thanks so much for your quick replies, folks! I think I will have to eat something - I normally can't function prior to breakfast. I'm actually quite excited about this! (I hope that enthusiasm lasts!) Rgds

Wow!! This is the hardest thing I have seen! My profile pic is my weight yesterday.... I don't think I'd manage this! But good luck to everyone doing this. I will look back to see if you have managed!

I have just literally got my copy today so this thread has been great! Just not sure if I can commit every day...... Whoooo hoooo I am excited!

Thanks everyone! Spring is in the air and I feel very motivated just now. It is good to hear fist hand what folk think about these DVDs. Thanks to the internet! Right, off to exercise my fingers and hubby's credit card! That willbe at LEAST 200 calories burnt off haha.

No-one at all??

Good question! I took my goal weight to be the same when I came back from honeymoon. BB - before babies! I thought I was overweight then, but can't wait/weight to be there again. I look great! It is funny how your perceptions change.

Yes, just by not sitting incredible! My hubby always wanders around when he is on the phone and so now is saying that is a good reason not to go to the gym! It was really interesting how they chose the volunteers the waitress v the suit who goes to the gym. It just shows you that all the cliche advise about walking up…

It was very interesting! Big eugh when they did the fat in his blood. Bit too much close up on needles! The science and research They are doing is great.....but still basically they can't zap the fat away. Interesting about your genes playing a huge part.