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You are the epitome of motivation. You have done so well. I'm glad things are looking up. You know those last pounds are gonna fall right off ya real soon. Thanks for all your support this last year too. I am going up and down like a yo yo but I know thats just because life is this way right now. By the summer I'll be…

Alcohol is something I think about a lot. For some people they can take or leave it, with me i think i may use it to relax at weekends or with friends but i really want to stop for a while as i have recenty quit smoking again and think it might hinder my progress if i drink. So i want to join you to but have two parties to…

i know exactly what everyone means. My main problem used to be food choices i made after drinking alcohol. I cut back a lot as I considered myself a heavy binger (1 or 2 times a week) but when i upped the exercise i continued to lose weight as well as being able to drink socially. Its a fine balance like the article says.…

Tanya- I have the same prob. I leave all my money at home now. I work next to a string of cheap nasty chinese/indian/chippy resturants which all taste fantastic. I lvie off baked potatoes and tuna now, but wish i had a proper kitchen at work. Oh well glad the heavy weekend is over. Next thing to look forward to is my…

One hell of a weekend that has just finished today. Can't believe how much I enjoyed eating and drinking crap. Nando's all the way. Ive had so much piri piri chicken its just not funny. Starting tomorrow its back to good old tuna baked potatoes and salads. I really am looking forward to it. Oh and thanks for the comments…

Can't believe its April already. On the 22nd of this month I will have been on this website one year. I've accomplished lots in this year. Still have weight I want to shift but not sure what amount so I'm leaving my goal as accomplished but available to change. My BMI is good and Fat % is way down now. Not sure what is…

Bump to find you again later Ben :)

Gilliian Mckeith is mad. She has very strange techniques. Also if you get a chance American peeps have a look for a show called supersize vs superskinny. It is quite a good show and always has a nice heart warming ending. Fry ups are amazing! Cash in the attic used to be watched by me with breakfast before i went to…

Life on mars was pretty popular as I remeber but it wasn't my sort of thing so have never watched it. There was a lot of hype though when it was first released. I love all types of music from everywhere around the world. favourites from america has got to be seattle area where all the grunge came out. Pearl Jam being…

You can't gain and lose anything at the same time. With a calorie deficit you can only lose, but with the right resistance training and diet you can retain muscle and lose fat. The only way you can build muscle is like what Banks said. The right diet and a upping the calories. I can't give advice but I am focusing on my…

Hi have you tried looking at low fat greek yoghurts. I'm sure the one i use to eat had much lower sugar levels like 4g per 100g I tend to buy 1kg pots and take 150g to work with me which is only 6g then. I totally understand tho as the yoghurt i usually eat is quite high in sugar Ben PS i eat yoghurt with unsalted…

governer is as you said a sorta "street" way of meaing superior or in the police force like boss. And what wrong with Will and Grace, Friends all the NBC classics we get them here in the UK and I get addicted to them. I've heard '24' is good and if you enjoy that take a look at our version 'spooks' I love spooks and am…

1.67 That is exactly how i feel. inbetween like everyone else but closer to mesomorph which makes me smile.

I love talking about alcohol so I chose both ha ha followed by Jack daniels and coke, But seriously my weight loss was more sucessful when i dropped beer and took up wine, but it is much stronger so watch urself, I usually drink red wine and lemonade crazy as it sounds I love it and it makes it a little weaker. Ben

I absolutely think there is a link. My personal ones were excess caffine or stong coffee, not actually alcohol but the after affects the next day gave me panic attacks. Also i think there is a simerlarity with sugar levels in blood. alot of the symptoms are similar to someone who is glycemic ?spelling? with the rapid heart…

I live in England and just though I say Little chef does not make me happy either. We call it Little Theif instead based on their prices. The same goes for burger king, it becaomes burger ching. In america when i went it was like 3 dollars a meal. England is ridculously expensive now but I suppose i still love it. PS. I…

I'm incorporating non alcoholic beers too. One of my becks blue is about 50cals a go. but it tastes quite similar to beer. I have them as "inbetween" drinks later on in the evening to save on getting silly. Im all growd up now have to be serious lol.

Dam weight. Up two pounds since last weigh in. Took the plunge to try n quit alcohol. Seriously been messing up everything with that and also cigarettes but feeling confident after not having one for a week again. Beer is my enemy. I expected weigh gain tho i suppose. Uni work is killing me along with annoying job. Vent…

If you are tired you will be generally be more hungry than usual that day. I mean like 4 or 5 hours sleep if you are used to 8. When I start my early week of shifts I am always tired on the first one and extra hungry. I guess its just the body screaming out for energy. I think its the same as the night after a few bevies I…

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Along with my salad I always have a little bit of low fat cottage cheese with onion and chive. Its a little bit of extra protein and not too many carbs. Careful on salt tho like everything else. I either eat this with chicken or tuna crunch (tuna spring onion red pepper and chili with a little mayo). I tend to eat mine in…

thanks for that having a look now Ben

i pledge to join casper but 24 hrs later. St paddy's day for me is postponed till tomorrow night when i don't have safety critical work at 5am in the morning. Then its pretty much anything goes with a lot of dancing to countbalance the beerios woop Ben

Hey thanks people. I was just going to add something else aswell. A sign that the sodium level is incorrect is if the figure is between one and ten. If you click food information incorrect and edit then you can see what a person has input for the sodium levels usually it will be something like. 0.2 or 0.02 which again…

wow i should learn to write quicker oh well!!! Ben

If you buy the full version you get the nurtion guide which has three ways of telling you how to eat. 1. pick the right ingredients and correct amouts 2. meal plan where you get full on meal plans and times 3, recipes that you can mix and match along with folowing the certain "blocks" for each day Weight repetitions are…

45 min run 6.4km covered and 30 minutes weights. FEeling great work for 8 more hours now grrr but happy days. Ben good luck with 60 lenghts in 55mins thats a nice goal. I used to love swimming.

When i stop eating bread my belly goes flat flat flat. but i know its not weight loss but its kinda has the same effect on my self esteem lol. I try to keep my bread cout low but its hard as i looooove sandwiches. Always wholewheat now though. edit spelling!

I try to eat my body weight x grammes of protein a day I heard thats the only way you can preserve and build muscle. It feels crazy at first but I'm getting there. ps nice tats Ben

we get it a lot. MFP website estimates your protien levels at 15% or you daily calories. Its fine for you to easily go over as long as you stick with your calorie goals it will only help you weight loss. Protein is great for keeping you feeling full and building lean muscle and repairing damaged muscle. Don't worry about…