dtiapril

I just started again a few weeks ago, so add me if you like. I'm looking for a new batch of friends with open diaries to steal ideas from ;) We can do this!

When I'm at home I'm not normally hungry until at least 2pm. I skip breakfast almost every work day but have 'lunch' early at around 11am, and that usually sets me up nicely until dinnertime with a snack or two in-between. I just go with how I feel for the day, bearing in mind my daily calorie limit. Some days I'll eat…

You're in a very similar boat to me. I'm 5'9 and 200lbs. I'm pushing the boundary of size 16 (which I think is size 14 in the US) and I am absolutely not willing to buy the next size up. Spent too long trying to convince myself that I'm not that fat, just a bit chubby, but it just isn't going to wash anymore. I'm tired of…

I'm a long way from goal but my intention is to kep tracking for about a month after hitting goal and then stepping away from the calorie counting. I'd continue to weigh myself once a week and give myself a 5lb leeway for the natural daily fluctuations. Any time I weigh in over the 5lb limit I'd go back to full tracking…

Yea I've been yo-yo dieting for a while so I'm far from super healthy, but recently I bought some frozen breaded chicken things that I used to absolutely love as a teenager and I almost threw up because they just tasted like eating a plate of salt. It's pretty amazing how quickly your palate changes when you stop eating…

Are there any major achievement hunters around? Xbox Gamertag: DTI April Currently playing a lot of Titanfall on XB1.

I'm 5'9 and 191lb at the moment. Not entirely sure what my end goal is, but probably somewhere around the 40-50 loss mark. I don't suit being skinny, but I certainly don't suit being this round either!

I couldn't cope with 1200 a day which is what this thing put me on to start with. I've changed the way I do it though, and I've actually set my profile to 'maintain' weight. The reason is psychological really. On 1200 calories I went over a LOT, and always felt terrible about it. Now that I've set it to maintenance I have…

I don't log diet drinks and fruit when its 10 calories or less because I don't want to get bored of tracking and it seems so minimal it's pointless. Never adds up to more than 100 calories in a day. On the other hand, I don't log the 10-15 min walks with my dog or quickies on the home bike and only log 30 min plus exercise…

You're the one being rude. You posted a question and people responded with useful answers which you rudely dismissed and continue to demand a list. There's no definitive 'list' of bad carbs, all carbs are carbs and that's that. Any list you do find will be subject to opinion and not factual. That's all people are trying to…

OK next time you buy a full tub weigh it. Divide the number of grams in the whole tub by the number of ml in the whole tub. This will tell you how many grams there are per ml of ice-cream and will allow you to calculate the calories accordingly. Yes, there is a little extra weight because of the packaging but if anything…

I wouldn't log it personally because it's too small to make a substantial difference. Sometimes I don't bother to log the sugar free drinks I have that are about 5-10 calories either. As someone has previously said if I had to log every single thing that passes my lips and every step taken it would become too much of a…

I'm a strange one. I'm one of those people who pays for the gym and never goes. In the New Year I realised how stupid this was, cancelled my gym membership (30 days notice) and bought a cross trainer. Once I was in the 30 days notice, I thought I'd go to the gym a couple of times and make the most of my last month, and now…

I'm not keen on plain water, but I use sugar free orange or blackcurrant squash and now it's pretty much all I drink. I thought even Vimto did a sugar free version? At work I drink too much sugar free red bull - need to start cutting down on those.

I didn't do well on the pill and now have the implanon implant in my arm. I know a lot of people who have had disasters with it but for me it has been perfect for over 4 years with no side effects. The only issue is that I'm completely irregular now. I bleed one week, then nothing for 3 months, then once a week for a bit…

This sounds exactly like us. I don't understand why a high earning partner should have more nice things. We both work 40 hours a week. At the moment I'm slightly higher up the ladder in my career than my partner, but he still works just as hard as me so I don't think it's fair that I go out and have new clothes and he's…

We combine. Both get paid into a joint account and on 1st of the month we work out all the bills and household shopping and a standard amount of savings goes. We leave a bit of excess for other bits that crop up, and then share out whatever is left 50/50 (usually around £200 or so a month each). There's always some leeway…

Thanks, I had chicken soup and I'm still counting. I can't see myself having a 'main meal' tonight so hopefully even with the snacking I'll come in under calories goal. Really hard to stay motivated when you feel bad though, definitely no gym session happening today as planned!

Just weigh yourself again tomorrow, your body fluctuates a LOT. I was really naughty on Friday night and had a big kebab and felt really awful on Saturday when I weighed in at +4lb. I ignored it and had a normal sensible eating day and went to the gym. I've weighed myself again this morning and I'm back to -0.5 pounds…

To lose 80lb in a year would be a job well done. Don't expect to rush these things. Have a think about how long it took you to put that weight on. It has to be slow and steady, and it's not going to be easy. But weekly weigh ins and regular losses should help you keep on track, especially when your clothes start feeling to…

The important thing is that you're getting smaller and more toned. If you can see results I wouldn't worry too much about what the scales say and keep at it. The scales are a motivation tool for the people who can't see how far they've come, but they aren't the be all and end all. Feeling good about how you look is far…

I love all the posts saying "guys and girls can't just be friends" - this isn't a friendship, it's a professional relationship of client and trainer. If she gives up the PT, does that mean she can only see female doctors, dentists, hairdressers, wedding planners, accountants, solicitors, mortgage advisors? etc etc etc etc…

I'll just watch from here mmmk?

OMG I do this too. I dress myself up, look in the mirror and think I look pretty good (I don't think I look skinny, but I think I look fine). Then the photos appear on facebook and I'm absolutely horrified. I've actually looked at women before and thought THEY looked big and when the picture comes back I'm bigger than they…

Just no. Having to dump your personal trainer because your partner has irrational jealousy issues is just putting a temporary bandage on the big problem. Next you'll be staying home and wearing tracksuits all the time to make him feel better and all the time you'll be feeling more like ****.

Maybe. But my ex thought I was cheating once. Then he thought I was too friendly with a male colleague. Then he had issues with me seeing a male friend I'd been friends with for years and years (I actually met him through this friend so he knew the drill) and it just got worse and worse and worse. He wanted to know what I…

A woman came into my work the other day who I hadn't seen in over 10 years, and then decided to state matter of factly in front of all my collegues that "I almost didn't recognise you, you've put on so much weight!" Yes, I have put on a bit in the 10 years since I last saw you (I was a teenager back then), but I didn't…

I really like WW and did it a long time ago with some success. It annoys me that they seem to keep changing the plans though and there is no app for the phone I use (Windows operating system). I prefer MFP now, partly because it's free, but also because the basic calorie counting is so much easier than the points system.…

Me too! I did this a while back, lost a bit but have now piled it all back on and more. Determined that 2013 will be my year!

I've been back and forth a million times too, but I'm determined now that 2013 is my year. I probably won't be a big forum poster but I'm ready to throw out some motivational comments on feeds but am also hoping to get some in return to motivate me to keep checking in! Anyone who wants to add me, please go ahead :)