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Hi I am 59 also and prediabetic. I got down 5 per cent of my body fat. Feeling so much better. Exercising twice a day and 5 minutes weights. Don't log the exercise and stay within 200 of your goal.

Thanks!

Great idea!

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Having no boobs is a lot easier than having too much fat!

Also: :wink: half a banana , 1 cup skim milk, half a dozen ice cubes...blend until you have two tall glasses, and guzzle the lot.

Custard made with skim milk , sweetener and 1 tablespoon custard powder in a mug. 100g low fat ricotta on cracker with 1/2 teaspoon of red jam...

Those scales are not that good. I had the same experience after the first 5 weeks and all I can say is chuck them and use a measuring tape plus scale.

Beans, pulses, mixed nuts ( not salted) are good to have every week.

Oh wow, a role for us all. I am trying to get under 30 for 5km now. Turning 50 next week. Add me as a friend if you want more friends.

I have been getting discouraging comments too about running, from my friend who is a doctor and about 12kg overweight, and from my sister in law...who encouraged all her kids to race for school. I said to my sister in law: I have never run, all my life, do I not get to run for a year or so now, in order to get fit, and to…

Agree , have to find ways of being part of positive social events rather when they come up.

You are doing great. You will know yourself when you are 'cruising' and can add a couple of minutes or an extra bit. Enjoy the exercise and how you feel for having done it.

I am no Staci yet but I love looking stronger from doing 100 push ups a day that don't go down very far ( and don't take long).My arms have shape, look strong. My stomach is flatter...and I know that if I go back to 120 I will get two lines on my stomach . I went from walking to running and my legs are getting a muscle…

fantastic !

I do 'my' version of push ups and I was amazed to see what happened to my arms. The improvement came after 2 weeks and is very noticeable after 3. I do the male straight-backed push up, but go down only about an inch or so . I can barely support my weight, I just bend my elbows a little bit and then up again. At first I…

I measured on a friends' at home and at the time was upset to see my body fat had gone up, after 2 weeks of running. She has medical background and said ( scathingly) its probably muscle and muscle also contains fat you know. The scale can't tell the difference!! My weight had gone up too. Still I am going down on weight…

I measured on a friends' at home and at the time was upset to see my body fat had gone up, after 2 weeks of running. She has medical background and said ( scathingly) its probably muscle and muscle also contains fat you know. The scale can't tell the difference!! My weight had gone up too. Still I am going down on weight…

Well not knowing you but I read: you have a healthy baby, you have a job, you are passing a course, you have a boyfriend , you lost at least some still of 19 lbs, you love animals and keep them alive, you take out garbage, you have painful parents who show their love through worry ... And you show your love for everything…

You can add me if you like. My youngest is 11 and I went back to Uni , graduated a year ago.

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oh I feel so sorry!

Its okay to gain weight if it means you have more muscle:wink:

skim milk tomatoes light cheese or ricotta cucumber leftovers of healthy meals frozen in takeaway containers

Maybe you are a bit stressed. Food is a good thing, it nourishes you. So eat what is healthy and you can always add some healthy nuts and fruits to get up to very close to what you should be eating. It doesn't take much of those high energy items to make the number go up. And perhaps you are not moving and your metabolism…

I want to keep up the bit of running that I am doing now by doing the Runkeeper fitness classes that coach me verbally as I run along. I also want to do the Runkeeper linked app "Stronger" so that I can develop muscles in neglected places. And i want to continue with this wonderful Fitness pal that is working so well to…

Cutting out diet coke and sugarless lollies helped me, they have so much sodium in them that the scales go up. Putting only the tiniest pinch of salt in pasta helped, as did cooking veggies in the pasta.

Looks good and healthy. Maybe you are like me, putting on weight at first but not losing fat because I was exercising more . Then people told me to watch sodium , Drink lots of water. I couldn't have stuck it out without fitness pal friends. Just starting to turn the scale after 3 weeks hard work . But there are other…

Thank you for your helpful information!

You are right. My shape is changing but that dress I bought is still the same tight. Perhaps a tape is better.