Pipsqueak1965 Member

Whatever you are doing Lauren - you look fantastic :)

Generally on a work day I take overnight oats with me (30g oats, protein powder, alpro coconut milk, greek yoghurt, fruit). Or sometimes I make eggs benedict on sourdough (at weekend). My other favourite is a boiled egg with marmite soldiers!

That is impressive dancing moosie. I have been doing a bit of weight training over the last year or so, but struggle constantly with chronic knee pain. Have also had an injured rotator cuff, and just now (starting to improve a little) a pulled rectus femoris. I'm just old and feeble I guess! I mostly at the moment want to…

blend them up with some frozen fruit and Alpro coconut milk (instead of water)

What max said - those machines tend to overestimate.

make some kale chips with salt on? They work.

If I have a protein shake as a meal replacement, I would generally add some full fat greek yoghurt, frozen fruit, peanut butter, oats. You can chuck some spinach in as well, although that can look a bit grim, it doesn't actually affect the taste! Or try a smoothie - some apple or pineapple juice, an avocado, spinach,…

And also bear in mind that a lot of exercise calculations for calorioes err on the over generous.

Bread (sour dough, seedy, crusty, with olives, nuts, whatever) with about half an inch thick butter on top. Grapes (can't leave those alone if they are there), home made fruit cake/Christmas cake.

Because if there is a way of doing that (not involving vomming thanks) I am very interested :p

Just ask her how she manages to eat so much and stay so slim. I would.

Have a go - weights are fine. I only started a year or so ago. Its really hard for women to build much muscle, so it won't happen accidentally overnight!

msbridgettea - am imagining you jogging like Phoebe from Friends now :)

I love bagels, but only have supermarket ones where I live (UK). However, I have just been googling and found a place near my office in London that does pretty good looking bagels. Its closed now but breakfast next week, for sure. I love them and just put them into my calorie allowance when I feel like it. Generally just…

My Protein is pretty good - I tend to buy the big sample boxes, with sachets of different flavours. I mix them with Alpro Coconut, and frozen fruit. They taste pretty good (and I'm not that keen on protein powder). Also put a sachet in with overnight oats - apple crumble flavour is pretty good.

We would need more information! Are you at your goal weight, are you eating enough calories, are you drinking enough water, are you eating enough unprocessed foods (as you can generally get more quantity of those than the highly processed stuff)?

Same thing on website - just insists on downloading the app all the time, but doesn't connect. Oh well, doesn't matter I guess. I've managed just fine without it.

Don't worry. The main thing is not to give up x

Thighs. They have slimmed a little, but I can't see them ever being how I want (partly down to chronic knee pain that stops any heavy lifting, and now, just as I was getting to grips with my underactive quads, I have an inflamed and painful rectus femorus). Ps that is nothing to do with my bottom 😂

almost 4 kilos is a pretty good weight loss to be honest. Just hang in in there.

Another 5 footer at maintenance at about 104-5 pounds! I eat around 1600-1700 a day (desk job, walk about 10-15000 steps per day most days, and do some weight training - hate cardio!). Works for me :)

Years ago everyone was smaller and slimmer (on average). This was down to less food and more active life styles. I also have read that apparently womens' bodies (again - on average), are becoming more 'masculine'. ie bigger waists, broader shoulders. And yes - women wore corsets and girdles. I don't know why you can't…

You probably aren't eating enough fibre (fruit/veg/oats/etc). Add a probiotic to your diet. Drink loads of water. Worked for me.

Dumbbells and body weight - lots of squats, lunges, pressups, triceps pressups, chest and shoulder press - all easily done at home if you hate the gym. HIIT exercise is pretty good too - loads on Youtube, if you like someone telling you what to do! (I do!). Just be consistent and it will happen - don't get disheartened…

I'm the same height as you (5 foot), a bit older (54) and weigh around your goal weight I guess (104-105 pounds) - a couple of years ago I weighed a bit more (about 117 pounds think). I also have a desk job, but walk quite a bit and also do 3 weights based workouts a week. My maintenance calories are probably around…

Move more. That burns more calories.

Unless you weigh about 70 pounds, that is not enough food. I am very small - only 5 foot and about 104 pounds (and am also 54) and can maintain that weight on 1600-1700 calories a day - eat some more!

One day doesn't even mean a gain! You need to see what happens over a month or so.

I've felt a lot more confident about myself since losing some weight - not loads, less than a stone - but it has made a massive difference to my sense of self worth (which rightly or wrongly was bound up in my weight). This has come with finding some muscle definition, which I love - I have always exercised a certain…

Rhubarb crumble drowning in custard.