diverdi Member

I watched 30DS first and thought it would be simple, then I actually tried it..... On day 3 three now and some of the moves still have me licked. I love that it's so quick though, much easier to make myself do that than an 80 minute aerobics dvd.

The ones we use in the UK are hydroxycobalamin and are red. It's an intramuscular injection and we give it in the deltoid muscle. I'm a bit concerned why you are using them though? Have you check your levels and found to be low? Unless you have profoudly low levels or pernicious anaemia (an autoimmune condition that means…

The app is great. Makes it so easy. No excuses now either!

I don't log things that I would consider normal activity, housework, DIY, sex as I assume these would be taken into account of in the original calculations. If I did over and above 'normal' levels eg. worked as a cleaner then I would

Welcome. Another Brit here from the midlands, this site is great. Good luck with it and your weight loss journey! Di

I am a UK GP and agree with posts above. IBS is a diagnosis once you've excluded everything else. My thoughts given your description would be to ask for an ultrasound scan first line as it is non-invasive. then think about colonoscopy or laparoscopy next as they are invasive and run a risk of problems (although the risk is…

I step things down a bit, still exercise but I find I can't run quite as fast or as long. I quite often skip karate, more out of fear that the combination of high kicks and stretches and an all-white outfit could lead to highly embarassing consequences!

Changing your lifestyle with regards to eating is just like stopping smoking or drinking. Noone can make you, you can't be scared into it, you can't go to a hypnotist/acupuncturist/doctor and have them do it for you. You have to make the conscious decision that you want to change. Keep reminding yourself that food isn't a…

Can I join too? My DVD just arrived and did day 1 yesterday. I watched the dvd first and thought it looked easy-how wrong was I?!! I had to resort to girly push-ups and my chets is soooo sore today. I'm hoping to do it 5 days a week as I go to karate class wednesdays and sundays.

Doctors have little to no training in nutrition at medical school. Just like you get a variety of opinions on here you'll get a variety of advice from different doctors, often based anecdotally on what has worked for them, their friends and family or other patients. Different plans work for different people, and just like…

I'm an ex-smoker too, stopped about 3.5 year ago. I'd given up a few times, including during pregnancy and breast feeding, but always gone back to it. The last time I used Alan Carr's The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently book, which just highlighted how much I'd been deceiving myself. I didn't use anything, and I don't…

We had takeaway curry last week and I had chicken shaslick, form teh starter menu but availble as a main course. It was chicken that had been marinated in tikka spices, then grilled on with onion and pepper. I then had a tiny amount of boiled rice and naan, and managed to resist the poppadums! Not perfect by any means but…

I still call mine baby weight and my youngest is 5. Hmmm....

Some more details would be helpful. I'm a bit concerned that your doctor would rather put you on weight loss pills than treat an underactive thyroid. Here in the UK the only prescribable weight loss pill is Alli (although at a higher dose than the over the counter drug) all the others have been withdrawn as the risks…

Sports shops here in the UK aren't sports shops, they're fashion outlets. Most of the staff don't have a clue about the stuff they're selling and God-forbid you go in there wanting trainers for actual running rather than with jeans! (with the exception of Decathlon who are great but our nearest is in Merry Hill, which as…

I'm not in weight watchers but I think what they do is give you the 'normal' weight range which correlates to a BMI between 20 and 25. Your 'ideal weight' is calculated at a BMI of 22.5, that may not actually be the ideal weight for you, if you are curvuier or more muscular your ideal weight may be in the higher end of…

That definitely sounds like sciatica. Most back problems are a combination of disc, muscle and ligament problems, and teh pain that shoots down your leg is due to one of those pressing on the root of your sciatic nerve. Firstly there are certain 'red flag' symptoms that would warrant going straight to ER and having a scan.…

My stats: Starting weight:160 WEIGHT WEEK 1: 158 challenge no chocolate: Failed-only 1 Options hot choc though! WEIGHT WEEK 2: 158 challenge 50 sit-ups. Think I managed that WEIGHT WEEK 3: 156.5 challenge new exercise: Bought some dumbbells and have been using them each morning. Aim for week 5: 155 I'm really pleased with…

My stats: Starting weight:160 WEIGHT WEEK 1: 158 WEIGHT WEEK 2: 158 AIM FOR WEEK 3: 157 I think I missed one day of crunches but it's been kind of hectic this week. No weight loss but TOM so I'm hoping that'll drop next week. Not setting my target too ambitiously this week as get new kitchen fitted on monday so I'm…

It happens a bit even here in the UK (although I've not seen anything as daft as a muffin listed as 2-3 servings!) A few months ago I stumbled across some pots of cousous in Tesco, calories per serving 60. I though this was great, bought loads and had them for lunch most days, and then I looked a little closer and saw that…

Go and see your GP/MD, it could be a stress fracture or a Morton's neuroma. It's not something that can really be diagnosed without having a look at it.

WEIGHT THIS WEEK: 158 AIM FOR NEXT WEEK:156 WHETHER YOU MANAGED A FULL WEEK WITHOUT CHOCOLATE IN WEEK 1: No!!! Slipped up and had an options hot chocolate when we were having a fire and marshmallows night, only had 1 marshmallow though!

If you have a BMI over 35 or are over 35 and smoke, have migraines or a history of blood clots all the combined oestrogen and progesterone items are not allowed, that includes the patch and Nuva-ring. The main problem with the injection is that it is a massive dose of progesterone, much more than the implant , mini-pill or…

Mine's from holiday last year. A very flabby bikini shot but very small so it's not too obvious, using it to motivate me so when I go back to Sri Lanka in February hopefully I can wear a smaller bikini with pride

What were you eating pre-menstrually before you started dieting? If it was lots of chocolate you were boosting your serotonin levels with that but also getting all the bad effects from the fat and sugar in it. You can use St John's Wort to boost serotonin but be warned it does interact with the pill and other meds and can…

I found the same, started trying to do couch to 5k in April but really struggled going over a minute running. Signed up for karate classes with the children at the same time, 3 months down the line I tried running again and can run 5k without stopping. (albeit pretty slowly!)

Sorry to hear about all your troubles. You are on quite a cocktail of meds and all of them can make you sick. Albuterol can make you feel shaky and sick as it stimulates the adrenaline receptors in your body, but it's short asting and should have work off by now. I would stick with that as you should get used to it and it…

What a great idea! I've just joined and am up for this challenge. Although I know there is an open box of choc behind reception and that's soooo tempting. Location: West midlands (UK) I like: My two boys, sleeping I don't like: WOrking long long hours Current typical or usual exercise: karate twice a week with the kids,…