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You look absolutely fantastic! Well done you, it's so inspiring to see! :)

Back! :)

Interesting point. Also should BMI is based on a male body and then superimposed onto women who have an entirely different make up. One of the many examples of this in medical profession.

I started like this. Now I only weigh every two weeks or so. And it is coming off very slowly for me even when I behave myself perfectly but you've got to keep at it. I've lost 6.5lbs in 5 months but lost a few inches. Your expectations may need to be a bit more realistic. My advice would be: Weigh yourself less often,…

God I hope that if it does stay at such a short cycle, I will at least get a lessening in symptoms... Still laid up on the sofa in mega pain today :(

I know it's true, and yet... :P

Ok sounds like it's quite likely it's the lifestyle change then.. *phew* Made the mistake of going to Dr. Google and reading lots of dramatic things! Glad I thought to ask here. I hope it goes up again to 28-30 though.

Mine are big, always were, always hated them.... but they're getting smaller as I lose body fat, and I'm building muscle underneath that little blanket of fat, which I love. It could even be the last place you lose, everyone is different, but there is absolutely no reason why you couldn't ever lose! Just be strong and…

Sheer will power essentially! I live with a man who eats WHATEVER he wants, and plenty of it, and it is very hard not to. But logging every little thing keeps me going. I think- "I will eat that, momentarily enjoy it, then feel guilty, and weak, and then have to work out for X minutes to get rid of it...". then I get a…

I got a HRM for €25, they don't have to be expensive if you haven't got it! Prob not quite so precise, but still gives a good idea!

Thank you so much for posting you look gorgeous and so healthy :) Well done!

I've never even heard of this book until I stumbled across this thread, but can I just second this ^^^ That film was the beginning of my ridiculous thing for James Spader.

#4 looks gorgeous for a posher occasion or formal occasion but I have to say #3 looks AMAZING on you :)

I was doing the 4mile and just logged it as 4mph, for an hour.. I just got a HRM and it was very close in accuracy (I was actually burning a bit more). Enjoy the walking!

2 lightly salted Rice Cakes with half a mashed banana on each- yum!

My Mum was 23 when she had me and I was her THIRD! Can't plan everything in life! She has been a wonderful Mum and while money may not have been great we never wanted for anything. You're very brave and you're going to do great. I hope your family come around soon because it will be their loss. x

Whoever asks for the date pays generally, or it can go halves. I would generally offer half anyway even if I was the one who had been asked out. I just don't *get* what the basis is for the man in a hetero situation always having to pay.

Some common sense just as I thought my head would explode. YES. Muscle weighs more than fat.

I am 5'5, I started out at just over 200, I now weigh somewhere round the 194 mark. The first lot seems to come off very slowly, partly because I'm noticabley building muscle from working out. To be honest because I have quite a big frame, I'm only going to aim for 170 first of all, and then set the next goal once I know…

Thanks for all the answers! Maybe I'll stick to using them for calisthenics...

Apparently, saustin201, we are the only ones....

Always happy to have new friends, feel free to add me! Not that new but still a relative beginner :)

Always happy to have new friends, feel free to add

Tell me about it! We have severe weather and flood warnings here in Dublin. We're just staying in the house today and hoping our garden and little baby veggies aren't destroyed :(

Hi littlebuddy84 would you mind if I added you too?

Hey, not-too-new from Ireland! This is my first attempt to get in shape, and it followed after a moment like that when I saw how big I really was, and cried... A LOT! And then realised crying was the least constructive thing I could be doing. So I decided to do something about it! The tools, forums and having friends on…

Oops, forgot half of my reply! On the lazy front, when I started doing this I was mega-lazy! My family still don't believe me I don't think, when I say I'm working out etc. Laziness seems to be a defining factor of my personality as far as some people are concerned. So if I can do it anyone can! Few things that helped to…

Yes! That's actually what worked for me- I realised I didn't *want* the biscuit (I'm a custard cream demon) as much as I *didn't want* the calories/walk. And then after a while it just kicks in naturally I think.. Also if you break out and know you're going to go well over, try still logging everything just so you know how…

Breakfast makes me feel sick so I'm still in the process of trying to find something I can eat in the morning. A smoothie of some frozen yoghurt, a little low fat milk, a banana, a teaspoonful of honey and a small handful of porridge oats is one of the few things I will gladly have in the morning but it's such a hassle...…

Mine don't seem to budge, but when I put on weight, they get bigger! So as a result of yo-yoing weight over 5 years, I went from a C to an E :-/