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Good on you Lauren for finding this place. I have only been active here for a small time but the people here are fantastic. Very encouraging and a good laugh! I've added you! :)

Best of luck with your goals! I am just starting to get serious with mine so it's gonna be a long journey I think. Cheers!

No probs. Can never have too many friends. Cheers!

Welcome and well done on taking the steps needed. I think the key to keeping at it is getting encouragement and support from friends. Nothing beats it. All the best and I will send you a friends add! :smile:

Some great advice there Debs, thanks a lot! I have cut out alcohol a lot over the last week and am guzzling water like you said. I start my gym today at 4pm so I am hoping to add some additions to my exercise wall today. Snowdon is something my friend asked me to do and I am now going to do it in memory of my nephew and…

And gladly accepted. Thank you! :)

It makes sense to join something like this. You can talk to people who are in the same boat as you and also make friends along the way. You cannot beat a bit of encouragement from a friend. When you go to a gym it is very solitary as you are focused on what you are doing and nothing else around you. Thats why this place is…

Thanks a lot. I never knew it was such an active site? I remember joining back in 2010 just to use the calculator. I did not realise it was full of people doing the same thing. Thanks for the welcome and friendship!

Haha yeah it has that effect.

Thanks a lot! I think the main thing for me will be gettng the inspiration to go to the gym after work as I work very long hours but it's amazing what a bit of encouragement can do! This place seems amazing. Cheers!

Here too.

That is a really good idea! Okay now I need to get rid of all the music on my MP3 player except the Rocky soundtrack as that always makes me pedal faster :)

At the moment I am doing mainly cardio to get my weight off and up my circulatory system. I'm hopinh the diet and supplements will help with this too. At the moment I am only managing about 45 minutes on an exercise bike combine with about twenty minutes of weights to tone afterwards. I am hoping to get on the rowing…

Thanks mate! 20 stones is 280 pounds so I have a lot to shake off. I am taking Omega 3 and Fibre supplements for cardiovascular and keeping a decrease on my appetite. I don't want to hit the weights too much as I want to lose mass rather than accumulate it. At the moment I have pains in my lower back and ankles when I walk…

Good luck Sarah! I'm exactly like you. Much rather be sat down getting lost in a Fantasy novel than riding en exercise bike. I tried doing both at the same time but stopped pedaling everytime I got to a good bit in the book. All the best. David

I know it's simple sounding but I like having a baked potato with a different topping each evening. Chilli, cheese, baked beans, chicken curry, tuna & sweetcorn etc. The great thing is you don't have to worry too much about the topping as you will only ever have a small portion as the potato fills you up. Plus 100g of…

Size, stature, race, religion, physicality are all individual traits of what is a human being. However, they should not be used against you as this is complete stupidity. If you were dying in the street and a doctor passing by came and administered aid, would you tell him/her to stop because they were overweight or black…