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wow! pictures are quite inspiring - gives meaning to those numbers on the tickers. i really have to start a photo journal too. You look great - keep it up .

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depends how you set your calorie goal MFP uses net calories & assumes you are eating them back i.e. 1200 to lose 2lb/wk say so if you burn 300 cals that day you can eat 1500 cals but the alternative is to set your activity level higher to take exercise into consideration then the net daily goal is 1500 say, then don't eat…

Only Whey - is what i use as recommended by a weightloss therapist. It's flavorless so a great base for smoothies - i always freeze fruit or whizz in some ice cubes as when not cold it's pretty nasty. Freeze banana chunks when they are starting to go off. Tho now i'm going to start taking it to the gym so will have to…

careful on the abs - check how soon after baby is ok! for me it was 6years :( there must be dvds out there for new mums - i used to go to a post natal aerobics class

it was the kick start i needed! the more friends the merrier so do add...

i'm no expert on these things but in body pump classes we do some pushups with one hand on something higher (about an inch) than the other alternating sides every set. think this helps both sides work equally

you've made me want to push myself harder - i'm doing it all but too slowly - 7months that must be so satisfying. Keep kicking everyone's butt please. That's the attitude that gets you somewhere as you've shown.

who are they?

black - love the back - your bum looks amazing!!!!! and the dress flatters it

polar rcx5 - does it all - i love it. Can have separate GPS sensor so watch less bulky. But it's expensive.

i think it depends how you set your target calories... for me if i go with 1200/day (set for my age and sedentary lifestyle to lose 2lbs/wk) then i treat it as daily net calorie goal so do 'eat back' my calories. But am looking to change this and setting my daily goal as about 1600 cals/day - based on active lifestyle coz…

heading towards 50, trying to make up for 10 years of very little exercise. Over the past 2 years i have built up on from nothing to aiming to do something every day and usually achieving it. i don't count regular daily activities like housework and gardening, and average about 12hrs good activity/week - but varied. A…

going to check it out...the one thing about mfp that is not great is the lack of decent graphs. I've ended up putting all my data in a spread sheet and doing my own analysis. I like the one on the phone but it's fairly basic.

that looks fun!!!! i've watched someone do the tough guy...maybe i should aspire to be a wolf

s glos - outskirts of bristol...does that count?

it's a huge deal!!!! a huge achievement - good on you. one of the lampposts on the way towards my goal (like running - i go from lamppost to lamppost rather than getting overwhelmed by the huge distance and suddenly i find i've done 5km) and i'm so close too! I was thrilled when i lost 5% of my original weight - i know the…

i use my average calorie over the week as my target. My life is such that i have 2 evenings for exercise and i go mad and do a big burn, and don't end up eating as much coz i'm getting home so late. But it's plenty - i'm not starving myself even tho on those days i can end up with negative calories. Then other days in the…

if i used MFP values i should almost have achieved my goal loss rather than having a year to go as i'd be way under my net daily calories

you're making me want to hit those english country roads! just got new bike but have lacked the confidence to venture out beyond our village. maybe i'll bump into you one day at a sportive bike race doing 120km!

polar rcx5 - with GPS. love it. wear it all the time. expensive but got at discount thru health insurance policy who monitor my use and give me points accordingly. only thing it lacks is an interval timer kind of thing which i think some have but use my phone for that.

i just got a new bike too!!!! before kids (12 years ago) used to cycle everywhere and was fit - now it's time to stop driving and get back on 2 wheels! I got a really fancy bike thru the cycle to work scheme as my old bike is now over 20years old. first thing i did was fall off coz i couldn't get my feet out of the clippy…

fantastic to you and your family! wetsuit yuck! but would love to go kayaking with my kids - but want to move to australia and not wear a wetsuit. that's a great incentive.

well done to you and you mum!!! inspiring. looking forward to the day i can post before and after photos. has your mother got pics?

sports massage could help- loosen up those shoulder muscles esp if you are working at a computer loads

i'm a british/american/canadian hybrid so i can cook in cups or grams. Living just outside of bristol!

hate being forced into black or garish colors in nasty fabrics - why in places like M&S do they have to have a separate fatties section with a completely different line of clothes - why can't they just do the normal pretty stuff in bigger sizes too? must say tho that there has been a big improvement in the past few years…

ok i'm getting a bit confused - i've been assuming that MFP is 'giving' me 1200 net calories a day if i want to lose 2lbs/wk and that it's up to me if i choose to eat 1200 cals and do no exercise, or burn 600 calories and eat 1800 calories. But should i be eating 1200 cals regardless of whether i exercise or not. I don't…

i'm going to pick up my new bike tomorrow!!!! and start cycling to work - twice a week is my goal as i can juggle it round picking up kids. Used to cycle everywhere rain or shine before having kids and getting car so excited about giving it a go again. my old bike is still out in the garage but figured it was time to…

hi i'm emma and i've just moved out of bristol to Alveston near thornbury