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Just one cornetto... ...and it has to be strawberry, hubby has the classic. 140 calories of heaven. :happy:

Chocolate - preferably Lindt, but pretty much anything other than Hershey's is acceptable!

Cyrpus in a little under 8 weeks. Must work even harder to get pool ready! It's the same hotel that we visited for our honeymoon 3 years ago so really looking forward to this vacation. It's like going home...

Just starting Turbo Fire (for the first time). Been reviewing the DVDs to learn the moves and planning to officially start this Saturday. The music and Chalene's style already have me raring to go! I lost over 100lbs a few years ago but some of those pesky pounds crept back on, partly due to medically not being able to…

I'm 45 and almost midway through my journey. Started off in January with 38.5lbs to lose and have 23lbs left to go to reach the high end of a healthy BMI. I'm on here every day to keep me on the straight and narrow. For some reason it seems much more difficult to lose weight this time round - the challenges of age…

In simple terms: your body composition is changing. 1 pound of fat = 1 pound of muscle. However, since muscle is denser, 1 pound of muscle takes up less space than 1 pound of fat in the same way that 1 pound of gold takes up much less space than 1 pound of feathers. Thus if you reduce fat and increase muscle you will lose…

I originally hail from Scotland, but have been living in Kent since 1999. Not tried fitbit, although I have tried FitBug and an earlier system called MiLife. I find MFP in combination with a HRM is a great combination. How are you finding the FitBit? Can it be used when swimming (this is the one thing I find difficult to…

Pink Lady, but in a pinch I'll settle for Braeburn, or Fuji.

Scottish, but been living in Kent for the past 14 years. Started off between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells and now in Minster-on-sea.

Hi, It might be worth getting a referral to a dermatologist. Back in 1997 I suddenly experienced hives after exercise when on holiday in Cyprus. I thought nothing of it at the time, but it began to happen more and more regularly. I would come out in severe hives that were extremely itchy and in severe cases could take…

You're speaking my language. I had an enforced break (for medical reasons) from exercising, so I wouldn't describe myself as strong at the moment . At the moment I need to reverse the effects of having been relatively inactive for a year now that I've been cleared to do so. To me that means reducing body fat, and building…

No - total beginner here and I want as much info as possible before making a decision. What's your perspective on Kettleworx?

Thanks Minnie. I'll have a look at Kettleworx!

Thanks for the reply IronSmasher, and company suggestions. I'm totally new to the concept of kettlebells so am looking for ideas. There are no local classes to me so I will need to find a dvd for home workouts. I've been reading reviews of dvds (admittedly primarily on Amazon) but am already picking up conflicting advice…

Bump! Anyone?

Kent here - but originally from the North East of Scotland. Feel free to add! :happy:

Thanks Chloe! :smile:

Newbie here too. Anyone feel free to add me. I've no friends on the site yet but am looking for support and motivation, and to offer the same in return. Let's share the journey. :smile:

Thank you so much for this post. Although I registered on the site last year, I didn't start using it until a week ago. I've been reading posts but making very few myself as I was beginning to feel uncomfortable with the anti-1200 tones of some threads. It's impossible to make friends on the site when you feel embarrassed…

Hi Sharon, I'm also new this week and from the UK. To track fibre go to Food: Settings and select Fiber (US spelling) from the drop down menu. Save and you're done! Best of luck! :smile:

Count me in - sounds like a blast!

Greeting from Kent!

Thanks for the kind words. I won't be following Weight Watchers as it'd be a tad expensive to pay a subscription to purely get weighed every week. I'll be sticking to MFP, calories and exercise. Exercise-wise I did level 1 of 30 day shred for the first time this evening and suspect their will be some pain tomorrow morning…

The latest version, Just Dance 4, shows the calories burned so no need for conversions. I'm addicted to this and Your Shape: Fitness Evolved 2013. Although it can be embarrassing when DH sneaks up on me mid-dance...