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Everyone who's posted pictures on here should be super proud! I'm so impressed right now :smile:

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I did this once lol. Like you, it was just because talking about it kept me motivated and I was excited about everything I was learning. It resulted in a friend saying "well its easy for YOU, you're single. When you have a husband its alot harder to do." I didn't realize it until she made that comment, but by talking…

"Your eyelashes are your best feature." Really??

I think if you get fed-up enough fight fire with fire lol. She's insecure about you around her husband? Next time she makes a rude fat comment, just look over at her husband with a little smile and say 'god your husband's looking good lately though. Is he working out more or something?' and just wander away. Let her be the…

Thanks for this; definitely don't want mfp's settings back; I was on 1200 per day and when I learned about TDEE and all that realized I should be eating 1600 a day! (much better lol.) Just to clarify did you mean I should lower the deficit % as I get closer/have less to lose? (Or did you mean increase the percentage as I…

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Ok, thanks I'm glad I asked; didn't realise I should be recalculating my TDEE so frequently. :) I think I'll go find those links again and work it out, but I might wait a couple of weeks before updating; just curious to see if I'll still be burning at my current limit. If I'm still plodding along at a steady pace I'm happy!

Yes, according to my trusty scales, at one point I managed to drop 2 kilos (4lbs) in less than 2 days. Must be all that chocolate I've been eating; great fat burner. :laugh:

Well said! Thanks.

MUFFINS! I love them, but to find one large muffin can run you anywhere from 400-600 calories? That's massive, I'd rather spend my calories on a nice hearty dinner. If I want a muffin now they get chopped in half and I plan for them lol

Well I had kind of a fitness-nsv tonight...it was late and I was gonna forego the exercise today, but then I put my sneakers on just because 'I felt like doing jumping jacks.' As someone who's always had to force myself to work-out & never been a fan of it (ie. hitch me up to a donkey to drag me to the treadmill if you…

If you know you're gonna be on a long phone call, chop up some carrot sticks or something lol. Or have a bowl of grapes handy in the fridge. They're fun to snack on, easy, and far less damaging to your daily limit than those 'why-do-they-have-to-have-a-whole-meal's-calories-in-just-one; I-love-them-but-goddamn' muffins.

When you said 'MCD's' I thought you meant mcdonald's lol, I was confused why they'd have a bikini shot...but yes, that would be their chosen spokesmodel wouldn't it? Potato? :laugh:

Lol this made me smile, well done! :smile:

Hey good on you, I'm doing 30DS too :) It's great. I list it as 'circuit training'; but be careful as the calorie-burn amount that MFP gives you can be overly generous. I use a heart rate monitor to get a more accurate idea.

Do you sip it slowly or drink it pretty fast (or big mouthfuls at a time)? I find drinking milky coffee drinks too fast/in big mouthfuls can make me feel pretty blech. On an empty stomach its double as likely lol

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Thanks guys; I will definately check those out! Appreciate it :heart:

If you aren't comfortable with a scale, if you think you'll regress to past dangerous habits, don't let anyone badger you into getting one. Eating disorders are complicated, you know yourself, no-one else in this forum does. Perhaps one day you'll reach a point where you think you can handle it without becoming obsessive;…

All I can think of...take up a sport that isn't too intense (or at least one that you can just play casually), one that you think he could find fun and requires a partner. Then tell him you really want to do it and beg him to come with you so you can. Make it all about you wanting to do something and not about 'getting him…

Lol! I've had similar dreams before that weren't really nightmares, but if they really happened I guess they would be! Mostly that I've gone to the store and bought bags of all my favourite chips and chocolate, then totally binged on everything non-stop. I woke up feeling very guilty (yet satisfied lol) but then realised…

Yep, what everyone else said; what's funny though is if you told them you had been using a special 'lemon detox cleanse' or trying some diet pill they'd probably be keen to know what it is. You tell them its through healthy eating and exercise they assume you're just starving yourself or lying. ;P Not everyone's like that,…

Love your attitude :) Who needs a best side when the front is awesome, right?

Thanks! It does help actually. I imagine that's how my neck might look, its kinda similar to what I have now (though yours has less chub lol.) But you look great; I guess having less overall fat in body and face makes the biggest difference.

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So much advice; hopefully something's worked by now! Only thing left to suggest...all of the above, + jumping jacks? Hey, it might help get things moving...

Just popped in to wish you and your daughter the best of luck. All I can say is do your best to educate yourself and your daughter, (which you're clearly already doing!) and always be supportive, not critical. She will thank you for it one day; even if she doesn't say it in words!