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That gave me the best laugh I've had in ages - thanks!! (and congrats)

Yep I'm hopeless but I don't really care: it's fun just throwing my body around the place, and so long as I'm not crashing into anyone it's not doing anyone any harm! I doubt I'll ever really 'get' the moves.

Hi! Welcome. I'm in the Hutt Valley

I'm not there yet so I don't have any advice, but do want to say Congratulations!!!

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For me the first step was logging everything. I'd suggest experimenting with the food diary to see how it works - try searching for food that you've had and log it, and play with your settings so you can see what kind of information you can track in the diary (eg carbs, sugar, fibre, sodium, fat etc). I learned a lot from…

I notice it has made me much fitter - going for a run is much easier since I did the 30DS. Also stronger and body shape starting to change

Ooh but imagine the great feeling you'll have if you do say 20 minutes of good exercise first chance you get! Even right now if you're at home. Or at work - walking up lots of flights of stairs for example. Start soon and you might feel less yuck and like you're back on track again. You lost it once - you can do it again!

Awesome that you had a good time - it sounds great. I would say just enjoy the memories and try to get back on your wagon and feel positive about things again. Just because you gained a bit doesn't mean that you should give up.

In weekends a simple omelette is my favourite - quick, and I've always got eggs in the house. If I have some fresh herbs they go in too. Actually I sometimes poach eggs in the microwave at work too and have those on toast. I crack the egg into a mug (thinner mugs seem to work better), add a tablespoon or so of water,…

I think you should put them in an envelope, seal it, and send them to me. Mmmm, pork rinds!

That's a great analogy - I'll keep that in mind!

Mmmm, pork rinds! :tongue:

Oh and also I was interested to hear about JM's podcast - that is very useful indeed.

Yeah you do get better the more you do. The first time I did level one - probably a month ago - was fairly horrific. Had to stop every now and again to catch my breath, my arms felt like they were falling off, shook like a leaf during the pressups (such as I could do them). The cat fled when it saw me after the session was…

Awesome, well done! Hope it continues to go well and you're welcome to 'friend' me if you need any support

I would call myself mmmmmmmbacon

Wow! That's a great advert for healthy eating; well done!

I also recommend Allen Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking. It does what it says on the packet. I quit nine years ago and found it a thoroughly enjoyable experience. Good luck!

Little by little! I could do six at first (struggled though) and now I can get up to 14, just by adding a tiny bit more each time... it does feel good when you can do more! So if you work up to doing more kitchen bench ones, it won't be long before you can do one on your knees, then more, then one 'real' one, etc. etc.

You could use tins of tomatoes etc (though weights are really good to have). Also pushups are good - I'm doing the hundred pushups challenge (http://hundredpushups.com/) which I'm finding is building strength quite quickly.

It does get easier - I used to 'flake' a bit during the strength bits (oddly the cardio was OK - maybe because it's shorter). But I can do all of level 1 without flaking now. Level 2 is good but now I'm struggling with the plank positions. But having had the experience of getting better at level 1 keeps my spirits up!

I've been doing it most days for about three weeks. At first I was using cans of tomatoes as weights, they don't weigh much so it wasn't long before I upgraded to 1.5kg weights (I think I'm ready to move up to 2kg now). I did level one about ten times, then level two about ten times, then switched from tomato cans to…

These principles are almost exactly like mine too, and the success rate is about the same! The only principle I never break is that I don't buy non-free range meat products (I'll eat them if I'm served them and it would be rude not to, but won't buy them). Feel too sorry for the pigs and chickens.

I'd rather the real thing, including good thick creamy Greek yoghurt. Michael Pollan is really interesting. 'Eat food, mostly plants, not too much'. Kind of makes sense. I don't have much processed food any more - use my calories on whole foods and lots of veg, and I notice I don't get hungry as much anymore.

Maybe try less processed foods/spreads etc?

I like Shin Otake - www.maxworkouts.com. Short, intense workouts that burn fat and build strength. Haaaaard but I'm finding it easier as I go.

I also recommend Allan Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking. (or Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently - same ideas, just longer I think). I stopped nine years ago using this book and absolutely enjoyed the experience of stopping. I felt able to easily and happily walk away from smoking after reading it.

Swim with dolphins!

I don't have an opinion one way or another, but from your food diary I'm guessing you're a Kiwi - me too! All the best with your lifting