CShepherd91

I'm engaged to an italian man, and I'm forever hearing stuff from his family like "you look better with some meat on you.", or, "this recipe is from slimming world..." (maybe it was before you added 6tbsp of oil into it!), or when asked how much I weigh telling them nearly 13stone, and them saying "oh well its distributed…

I was like this at work last weekend. After giving it up for 3 months, I thought as a treat I would let myself have a can of Coke Zero during my break, and I had stomach cramps all night after. Sooo not worth it.

Mushrooms. I couldn't stand them before. But now I put them in everything: stir frys, curries, just eat them by themselves. and water. i used to be a HUGE fizzy pop drinker (even if I did drink the zero cal options). I gave up fizzy pop about 3 months a go, and try to drink a lot of water. the first thing I noticed: i…

I eat carbs. And a lot of them. wholewheat pasta, wholewheat bread, wholewheat noodles, granary baps, muesli. you get the idea. I REFUSE TO CUT OUT ANYTHING, because this isn't just a fad diet, y'know? if you want any hope of being able to maintain your goal weight for (hopefully) the rest of your life you need to also be…

I'm from Italian descendants, so I have olive skin which is naturally very tan (even during Winter). Despite the fact that the doc' told me that my skin type is the least likely to develop skin cancers (after I had a scare last year, with a funny mole), I always use SPF50 when I'm in the sun for a prolonged amount of time…

... i actually think the daisy duke's a cute! i wish i had the legs (which you do!) to pull them off. great progress! i'm on day 3 of level one, so hoping for similar results :D

I started it last week, did it for 3 days and then went away for my birthday and didn't keep it up. My legs (especially my thighs) burned like no ones business, and the area right under neath my neck was on fire everytime I moved. I started it again this week and I can already notice a difference in my stamina and muscle…

The best strapless bra I've ever got was from Wonderbra (34FF). It stays up well, and holds these bad boys in ;)

Her name was 'IceQueenSnowDragon' or something or other, not 100% sure. She posted it online (it was huge!) got loads of reviews/fans, she even went to ComicCon with other Twilight fanfic authors and then just went "Hey, wait! Even though this writing is about characters that are owned by someone else (i.e. Stephenie…

I read this when it was available for free as Twilight fanfiction, over on fanfiction.net, under the name 'Master of the Universe'. It was horrendously written then, with poor plot points, and a really superficial (unrealistic) view on BDSM. I wouldn't waste my money on it. (and I get irrationally angry everytime it comes…

I hate the phase 'cheat day'. I refuse to feel guilty about food. If I want a glass of wine (which I'm planning on doing tonight), chocolate, etc., I'll eat it, and work it into my daily calorie allowance by either having a smaller main meal, or doing extra exercise. I will not go through my whole life obsessing about…

I started today too! :)

I have an uber sweet tooth. To go on a diet where I completely restrict myself from having treats is beyond unrealistic. I like Mikado sticks, 5 of those usually curbs my chocolate cravings for the day, and are only 11kcal per stick. I eat a lot of grapes, satsumas and apples. Sometimes with low fat ice cream, most of the…

Mine is really low. Before I started MFP it'd be around 106/68ish. I checked it the other day, after nearly 2 weeks of exercise/healthy eating and it was 96/58. I'm not sure if that's a problem blood pressure, but I don't feel dizzy or get light-headed, so I'm not worrying about it. But that's a hella good reduction in…

I weigh pretty much every thing that I eat, so I'm 95% sure that I'm fairly accurate in my daily calorie intake... within a 10% lee-way either side. Providing that the information available here on MFP is quite accurate too :)

Me at 16, as red riding hood, after I just left school, at 140lbs Now, in yellow, nearly 21, 178lbs:

I have one more year until my wedding, so I'm in no rush, but would love to support you ladies! My wedding dress fit me perfectly when I bought it (at around 175lbs). I want to get down to around 136-140 - just hoping that they'll be able to take it in that much! :)

Hey! Welcomeee! I'm 21, looking to lose around 50lbs (but I might re-evaluate that as I get closer to my goal weight with how I feel). I love the support system on here, and love new friends, so feel free to add me if you want! :D

I just tend to put my iPod on shuffle. But I do like to keep the songs up beat. My iPod has a lot of mellow, indie stuff on it, so I often find myself skipping until something with a good beat to it comes on. I really like listening to The Killers when working out.

Sticking to the exercise regime. Even when the last thing I want to do is go out for a walk/jog, just getting up and going for it. And if the weather won't co-operate, blaring out some music and dancing around my bedroom for 30 minutes instead. I've exercised for a minimum of 30 minutes a day since I started this, and I…

I don't want to come in here and sprout **** about how "I know how it feels" because I have no idea. But I know exactly how it feels to watch this disease rip through someone you love. My fiance has been struggling through depression for the past year. It's only the past couple of months, after I finally persuaded him to…

Another chubby chaser here! ;)

I've been with my fiance for 5 years. When we first started dating he was around 280lbs. He's now 305lbs. I loved him then and I love him now. He is losing weight, and dieting and getting fit as our wedding comes closer and we start planning for kiddies. But I've never looked down on him for being over-weight. He's always…

I usually net at around 1100 calories. I say net, because I exercise every day and I usually eat closer to 1400-1500. You can eat whenever you feel hungry, you just need to make good choices, and if you really fancy something naughty, put in a little extra exercise. it doesn't have to be a lot, but its astonishing how…

I walk every single day. 30-40 minutes minimum. I always get a good pace going, jog intermittently. I'm going to start the C25K plan on Monday. Walking is most definitely exercise. When I was 16-17, I walked everywhere - 8-10 miles a day to and from college, town, work etc. I ate like a horse - over 2,500 calories a day,…

My future Mother in Law insists on lecturing my fiance on his weight every time we go over to her house. I get it, he's a big man - and does need to lose weight - but, y'know, he's doing it, slowly but surely on his own. But the snide remarks he gets from his Mother... Just. Okay. I'd understand it a little better if she…

The difference between the North and the South here in the UK, in terms of attitude is noticeable too. I'm from the North (in a town in between Hull and Lincoln), and people, for the most part, are so friendly. People will stand up on a bus for an elderly lady or a pregnant woman. If you ask someone for the time, they…

Before Santorum pulled out, I'd offered my living room to a handful of friends. I couldn't make them stay in a country with him at the helm! ;) There isn't much choice anywhere right now. I figure you just have to go for the 'Not Crazy' one. And here in the UK, you don't vote for some one that looks like Wallace (from…

This post made me so sad. I'm going to go and hug my Mum so hard . For me, an ex-boyfriend once told me that if they sent me to Africa no one would starve again. I was 140lbs at the time. I'm 5'6". I was slim. Last summer I was at the park with friends, and one of the guys kicked the ball onto the road, so me and this…

I have a lot of friends in America. I love them to bits. As individuals they're amazing women. But, err... (damn it, I hope I don't offend anyone right now) monitoring your political situation scares me so bad. Religion has no place in politics and I'm fortunate to live in a country which has separated Church and State. I…