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I think the real question is - what would Meatloaf not do for love?! I think it was buy tampons for his girlfriend.

You look great!!! Treats are totally fine, you deserve them ;)

1230 CALORIES?!?!?! Sweet baby cheesus I have logged a glass here and there but thinking of it in terms of overall consumption really hits it home. I bought myself an adult colouring book at the weekend and I'm going to try colouring for 30 mins to wind down after work instead of wine. I'll let you know how that goes...

Yay wedding thread! I'm getting married in November this year and have so far made very little effort to lose any fat before then. The Fear is beginning to kick in now though, so I'm glad I found this thread! Wedding date: 3/11/2017 Goals: - lose around 15 lb by 09/30/2017 (my dress fittings won't start until October); and…

I have BEEN THERE. You hate people for no good reason and reading magazines actually makes you anxious - am I right? You, my friend, have low self esteem. This is not easy to get rid off. And just so you know, if you lose those extra inches/lower your BFP, it's probably not going to be any better. There is always someone…

God that place looks good.

I have much love for Diet Coke (Me + DC 4eva), but I gave it up for Lent 3 weeks ago, and I am eating less. I used to have a can at 11am because I thought it made me less hungry, but I guess somewhere along the way this wasn't true. I think I will reintroduce it after Easter, but maybe just a glass with a meal here and…

I loathe crunches, and have actually cut them out of my exercise routine entirely. I have recently taken up lifting and am finding squatting and strength exercises with the stability ball (where you rest your head, neck and part of your shoulders on the ball and use your body as a 'bridge'- , feet flat, knees bent and at…

CUTE DRESS! Congratulations!

So random but that store to the right of you in the photograph at Disney? I used to work there!!! Hell. On. Earth. Anyway, you look great in those white pants (hard to do!). Congrats on an awesome weight loss!

I used to live in an apt building and did very noisey work outs, but so long as they are after 9am and before 10pm, I don't really see a problem. Does your downstairs neighbour do shift work or have young children? I could make allowances for things like that, but making noise for an hour in your own home shouldn't be a…

I think it's really great when someone picks up an activity (like walking) to get healthier, only to find something (like hiking) that they really enjoy. You get a lot more out of this journey than just dropping some weight! Congrats, brilliant achievement!

I think this is up there with that "Brocolli causes cancer" article I once read.

Often there is a sign outside my gym changing rooms that reads "Cleaning- open in 5 minutes". Then after 15 I'll open the door to see there is a trainer in their chatting up a girl. There was also a man caught hiding in the female showers at my gym, but I didn't see him.

I am really not worrying about this at all- it is a time of eating, drinking and being merry! One day (or two) won't really hurt, but if you are worried, why don't you switch your calories to maintenance for a few days over the holiday period? Or eat but cut out the wine? If your anything like me you'll get really full…

I cut out takeaways for a month and it made no impact on my loss (I didn't try to replace it either- e.g. with frozen pizzas- though I do eat frozen chips on a weekly basis). But different strokes for different folks and all that, so you could try it for a month and see how it goes. Alternatively, you could try eating a…

Michael Keaton's real name is Michael Douglas. More Germans are killed by crocodiles in Queensland, Australia, than actual Australians (in Cairns you will see signs stating 'Beware of the Crocodile' in both German and English).

You are doing exams...and you want to LOSE weight? You have this all wrong- embrace this time, EAT!!! Your poor body is going to be exhausted from all the cramming and worrying and tossign and turning at night. Buy a Coke and a massive chocolate bar and worry about this when your finals are over.

Maybe you were super dehydrated this morning? I always way about 3lbs less following a night on the ol' vin rouge than I do normally.

I am also a slav to the Freddo bar!! (Though eating two of those a day is really just one chocolate bar, you shouldn't feel to guilty!) I am willing to try this. Though there is a massive amount of biscuits left over from Biscuit Friday in out kitchen at work....this will be agony!

I love the choc/orange bar, but it always gets stuck in my teeth!

I always wash mine off before working out, and then put a bit more again when I'm going home (I get the bus- it's fine at the gym but I look like a red-faced gorilla post-work out and no-one needs to see that!). The benefit of taking your make up off at the gym is that if there is any one you know there they probably won't…

Guy-wise: 1. Jason Segel 2. Robert Downey Jr 3. Matt Bomer Lady-wise: 1. Naya Rivera (from Glee) 2. Lana Del Rey (So beautiful i actually hate her for it) 3. Beyoncé.

My exercise playlist usually features songs by women with super hot bodies- a lot of Beyoncé, *****cat Dolls, Britney (she looks pretty awesome right now!), Katie Perry and Girls Aloud. I also love Gaga and Robyn's stuff, it just makes running a happy thing!

I like that I can now cook my meals from scratch (rather than microwave them), and that I'm getting pretty good at it, too! (I also like that I got 2 free cupcakes today, which is not really in the spirit of MFP, but I like it all the same!)

Thank you so much for that post! Your sister is a great writer. Those houses made of mud and straw she talk about- that's where I will be staying! Though knowing that the showers in homes don't often work makes me feel a bit better about my living situation! Good to know about the left hands and long skirts, too!

Wow. A lot of butt-talk on this thread! My advice is to keep it simple. There are some super complicated sounding exercises on this thread and when you're just staring out you probably don't need them. When you are at home (and maybe at home alone!) lunge instead of walking when you are going from A to B. If you have…

Think loooooooong and hard about this decision- it is a life long commitment! I have never had implants, but from what I have read they need to be replaced after a certain amount of years? So you aren't just getting one boob job- you'll be getting a few! If you're willing to accept the expenses and the recovery time, and…

I've heard this before, and I used to be too self-conscious to be running otuside. But then one day i saw a woman who was considerably larger than me (and you!) running by my bus that was stuck in traffic, and I didn't laugh at her, I didn't judge her, I didn't think she looked stupid. Actually, I felt a bit embarassed…

When I was 15, I met Beyoncé and she sneezed on me (RUDE). I had to miss the school water sports trip two days later, because I had the cold. Before I was 25 I had lived in 4 different cities in 4 different countries (excluding my home city of Belfast): Dublin, Ireland; Paris, France (I have lived there twice now);…