jamantha Member

"Of course they don't believe your age, fat people always look younger"

Thanks! I was thinking of looking into C25K, will def do that. I hope one bra will suffice for these little a-cuppers, but will look into the suggestions as well.

I was working out with DVDs (mostly Davina) and going swimming, then I started training to power walk a half marathon, so half been concentrating on walking and done less other exercise. Got just a few more weeks until the race, when I will be able to mix it up a bit more - SO looking forward to that! In the meantime I won…

DOn't take them as insults! But even if they were, compared to what an od boss of mine once said to me - you've got away lightly! When I was 30 (so a long time ago :tongue: ) I had a week when two people were shocked to hear my age - they'd thought I was more like 25. My boss heard this and told that of course fat people…

Put it down to experience! Learn from it and move on! Maybe try to burn a bit more through exercise and make sure not to go over for the next couple of days, but don't fast, don't burn yourself out, and don't beat yourself up! You might not lose, or might not lose as much, this week, but as long as it's not a frequent…

Hi :smile: Your baby is 6 months. Mine is going to be 6 years next week - but I've only revcently got to a pre-pregnancy weight :blushing: ! I am in absolute awe of you!!! (Especially as I do have husband about to help - totally take my hat off to you there :flowerforyou: ) I also want to keep going - not quite proud of my…

I've found a chick pea side dish (chana masala is my ususal) to be a good option instead of rice or naan.

Unless she WANTS to do it, it will feel like a chore to her and there is a risk she will resent you for suggesting it. So yes, encourage her, make it easier for her to do some exercise (for example give her a lift if she needs to go somewhere to do it, join her if she wants company) but let her decide what to do!! Ask her…

I would really really recommend some pilates. I used to have such trouble and then I got a copy of Body Control The Pilates Way with Lynne Robinson, and did the 20 minutes intro every morning and wow, things got so much better! It's really gentle, and no problems with not being able to do it, even if you're out of shape. I…

Swim?

Another belly dancer here :happy:

I am eating at 1400 plus exercise calories. I therefore know that even if I don't exercise, if I have a 200-300 breakfast and a 300-400 lunch,I have 700-900 for dinner and snacks. So that's what I do. On a day with no exercise, it can mean I struggle a little to get something I really want for dinner, especially if I've…

This caught my eye because I worked out just about lunchtime, so was waaay hungry when I'd finished. And what did I crave? You got it - eggs!! Two lovely free rangers, hard boiled, but so that the (yummy deep yellow) yolk was just slightly runny. Mmmmmm. Popped them on top of a big bowl of salad veggies, added a decent…

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Ooops!! My mistake, sorry. That original post should have read 317 calories readout, not 37! Sticky keyboard (and lack of proof reading) to blame :grumble:

That's what I was thinking, which is why I got it. But I was really expecting it to give a LOWER value than the MFP estimate. So was a bit confused when it read higher, and wanted to know if I was doing something wrong with it. If the higher value is right then fantastic! But if I've messed up and the HRM is reading too…

It says I was in the zone (haven't adjusted that from the default of 116 - 151) for all but 30 seconds of my 37 minute walk. I didn't look closely at the display, so can't comment on the blinking heart, but I glanced at the display every now and then and it was displaying something betwen 130 and 150 every time I looked at…

Glad it's not just me that was wondering this! I'm not as fast as you (yet - working on it though!) but my heart rate is up, I would find it a challenge to hold a conversation if anyone was with me, and I get sweaty (even in this cold weather).

The idea about charts might be a good idea. When I was about 12-15 I was bigger than most of my friends, and yes I as a bit fat, but not too much With hindsight I can see that they were probably tending towards being malnourished (thigh diameter pretty much the same as ankle), but I thought they were normal and I was a…

My 5 year old talks about eating lots of fruit and drinking lots of water because that's healthy. We envourage healthy eating, and don't ban anything from her (apart from the obvious like alcohol and caffeine!) but do limit things, explaining that some foods are lovely and great to have BUT too much of them is unhealthy. I…

Hope it comes soon for you - and have fun with it!

I just bought my first HRM as well! What are you getting? I've got a polar FT4 on order. SHould be here by this time next week!

Well done! I hope to be celebrating this achievement myself in a few weeks. 3kg to go and I will also no longer be obese.

Frequent urination, especially at night can be a sign of diabetes. As can sex problems I believe. Now could be something totally different, but worth a thought?

When I was about 15 and a bit overweight, but not ridiculously so, I used to think that if you weighed more than 8 1/2 stone you were abnormal. And as I could tell I was never going to weight less than that, I thought well, if I can never be a normal weight then what's the point in trying to lose a bit of weight or be…

OK, you joined in January, it's now the end of Feb. So that 14lb in 2 months. That's pretty good going! Well done you :) 2lb apparent gain? Could be water. Could be time of month? I know it's hard, but forget it! Think of the longer term, bigger picture. If you stick with it, then in another month and there'll be several…

Some years ago I lost 6 stone with good diet and walking. (Please kindly ignore the fact that I didn't keep it up and am back here again!) I trained up and walked a marathon - took a LOT of time each week, but if you've got the time I would really recommend it. Or if that's too much, then perhaps a half marathon, or some…

I have been belly dancing for 2 and half years now and I love it. Not only is it great fun, it really does a good job of toning. I've been concentrating on better health and losing weight the past few months, and when I started doing some home exercise DVDs I found I could do all the abs work without much trouble - even…

Go on then, I could do with a challenge! Might help increase my motivation after a couple of weeks of illness. SW: 242lb CW: 194lb GW: 186lb Weigh in Dates: 3/1 3/8 3/15 3/22 3/29

Few years back (when I had lost loads of weight, but before I put most of back on again, so here I am again...!) was on a work visit where we needed our passports for security/identification. At the point we had to show them, mine got stuck in my trouser pocket. So my (elderly) boss was watching me, making sure I had it…