DawnieB1977 Member

I always loved languages at school. At first I wanted to be a lawyer and I applied to study Law and French Law at uni. Then I changed my mind when I was there and switched to a French degree. I did an MA in Translation, then worked for an international bank for a bit. Then I trained to be a teacher, which I've been doing…

Places I've been: France (loads of times), Italy, Germany, Rhodes, Switzerland, Holland, Cuba, California and Nevada. I'd love to go to the Seychelles and Mauritius.

I'll be 40 in Oct and I'm looking to lose around 15lbs. I do a lot already exercise wise (circuits, gym, spin, PT sessions), so I have to be super strict with food. I work full time as a teacher (secondary school French and Spanish) so I'm on my feet all day at work, and I have 3 kids (7, 5 and 2), plus my husband does…

In England schools have 'healthy schools' policies and snacks like that aren't allowed. In secondary school kids bring in snacks they like, but they can't buy chocolate, sweets etc at school. I sent a brunch bar (basically peanuts, oats etc with a bit of chocolate on top) in my son's (he's 7) bag for a break snack and we…

I'm a mum of 3 - ages 7, 5 and 2. I work full time as a teacher, in England. I'd like to lose another 15lbs or so. OP, where in China are you? My sister spent 4 years in China, firstly in Hainan, then Guangzhou.

P.S My kids are incredibly active! We live by the sea and I expect I'll spend the next 6 weeks chasing them on their scooters! Even on days we stay at home (very rare!) I do at least 5000 steps just chasing them about inside lol.

I'm a teacher and I have 3 young kids (age 7, 5 and 2) and my husband does shift work. It's definitely difficult, but it is do-able! When my husband is on early shift (he leaves at 5am and gets home about 2:30) I can go to the gym in the evening, so I like this week! When he's on late shift (he leaves around 1pm and gets…

Hi, I'm 38 and a mum of 3 (age 7, 5 and 2) and I work as a teacher. Busy, busy, busy! I've been on MFP for about 4 years now and I don't log my food anymore, but I still check in every day. I'd like to lose another 10lbs or so.

They do it at school here in the UK. Obviously parents can opt out for their child, but I think the majority of girls get it. My daughters are only 5 and 2, but if they were older they'd definitely have it.

I drink a big glass of water in the morning. I use the loo before lessons start, then at break, if I have a free lesson, and at lunch. Our school day ends at 2:55pm, so I just drink lots after that. I also drinks lots of coffee throughout the day... I have 3 young kids of my own. Caffeine is essential :)

Absolutely. I find when I'm slimmer I have so much more confidence and probably get noticed more. I lost a lot of weight when I was at university and got loads of male attention! Then when I started working and discovered the gym I always had someone interested in me. I'm 38 now and married with 3 kids, so I'm kind of…

Feel free to add me! I have 3 children, and each time I've gained weight and had to lose it. I was 220lbs after my 2nd and got down to 154lbs, then I got pregnant again lol. My third will be 2 on May 1st and I'm about 164lbs now. It's definitely harder this time round.

I workout loads! I was back in the gym when each of mine were 6 weeks old! I aim for 4/5 times a week and more in school holidays (I'm a teacher). I do spinning, circuits, PT sessions, HIIT classes and gym sessions. Oh and I run sometimes. I gained weight in pregnancy, and I've lost most of it, but I lost faster after my…

I think I look older when I'm thinner, but I do have a slim face anyway, even when I weigh too much, and when I lose weight I lose from my face first. I I go below a certain weight my face looks terrible. I'm 38 now and I'm convinced I look my age due to bags under my eyes from a nearly 2 year old who has never slept all…

Snap! I'll be 39 in October. I've got about 10lbs to go to goal weight, but I'll probably decide I need to lose a bit more when I reach that.

Congrats on the baby! I have 3, they're nearly 7, 5 and 2 now. So I've had to do the post baby weight loss thing 3 times lol. I'm still not as thin after no.3 as I got after no.2. Not sure how as some days I don't think I sit down ever!

You get up at 2am and do 2 hours in the gym? What do you do in the gym? If you're sticking to the same routine you will get bored. And why do you need 2 hours? As a mum of 3 kids who is permanently sleep deprived, I have no idea why you'd purposefully deprive yourself of sleep! Surely you could wake up at a reasonable…

It's called your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure) and it's his much you burn just doing normal things- walking around, work, housework, even sleeping! And then you can add exercise to it. I've got a Fitbit charge hr which tells me my TDEE. Some days it's 3000! So if I were to eat 1200 calories, I'd have a deficit of…

I do a lot of circuits classes, they're all different exercises, for example Sunday is endurance, Wed is HIIT, Mon is core, Fri is boxercise etc. I also do PT sessions, gym sessions (treadmill, stepper etc), spinning, sometimes go for a run... I aim to do 4 sessions a week. In the school holidays (I'm a teacher) I do about…

My third will be 2 on May 1st and I still have the last 10lbs to lose! It definitely is harder third time round. I lost about 70lbs after my 2nd in 2 years, before getting pregnant again.

I'm in! I'm a mum of 3 (6, 4 and 22 months) and I work 4 days a week as a secondary school teacher. Anyone who's a teacher will tell you that's not really part time! I work on my day off and at the weekend too. My husband does shift work, just to make it all harder. I'm only 10lbs from my pre-pregnancy weight, but I'm…

I totally agree with this, and I am similar. After my 2nd child it took me 2 years to lose around 5 stone, then I got pregnant again lol and she will be 2 on May 1st and I am not quite at pre pregnancy weight yet. I exercised and ate at a deficit for the majority of my pregnancy but gained anyway. I lose slowly, but I have…

I'm from York! Are you enjoying it? I don't live there now but miss it.

I'm in East Sussex. I'm 11 stone 10 right now and would be happy at my pre pregnancy weight of 11 stone as I was a size 10/12 then. I'm 5'6.

My youngest is 22 months and luckily she eats pretty much anything. I think it's a girl thing. My son is 6 and he was a poor eater until he was at least 3. Not so much that he ate junk, he just hardly ate at all. My 4 year old daughter used to be great but she's going through a fussy stage at the moment, so we resort to a…

I googled how many calories I should eat. Your baby will be fine if you eat at a deficit - you're not going to be starving! Women in third world countries manage to give birth to healthy babies. I'd say eat what you're comfortable eating, and eat more if you're hungry. I was nauseous until week 14 so I ate more carbs…

I carried on in a deficit when I was pregnant, just a smaller deficit. I carried on exercising until I was 38 weeks too. I still gained too much weight anyway, so wish I'd just relaxed more and eaten cake lol.

Welcome, and congrats! My baby boy is now nearly 7. I also have 2 girls who will be 2 and 5 in May. (I planned that well lol). I am still losing that last bit of baby weight after my third.

You look great! I've got about 10-15lbs to lose after my third baby.

I've had 3 children and luckily have never torn with any of them. I also had fast labours. I arrived at hospital at 2pm with my first and he was born at 3:34pm. I only pushed for 5 minutes with my 2nd! My third was a little longer, and back to back. One of my friends who tore said she sat in a rubber ring, like you'd use…