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Taxonomy of indulgences (nil by mouth) 1. Facial 2. Manicure 3. Pedicure 4. Dulux massage (or maybe it was deluxe) 5. Calf massage (mooooo! hold the cream) Now, for the ladies ... 6. A long hot bath 7. One very special (high quality) meal 8. Leptin (I don't know either ... an Irish mining company?) And, not to forget ...…

Tomorrow morning, I'm straight in to the nut stall at the department store. Thanks.

Welcome aboard and thanks for helping out with the ballast. :))

How does that zig-zagging work? I haven't heard of that.

Great post, thanks. So, how do you manage to stuff it in without feeling horrible?

All good advice. My grandmother would have called me a nervous Nelly (with politically correct apologies to all the Nellies out there). I've put in so hard to get where I am, so I'm guarding it jealously. I'll soldier on. Thanks.

It's now Day 4 and I couldn't avoid the scales any longer. I've felt fatter every day since I began, but it could be psychological. Unfortunately, it's real. I've put on 1kg. I'm fast losing faith in the group consensus. I'll persist for a couple more days but if my weight continues to go up, I'll abandon ship.

I get my water from the food I eat, the coffee I drink, and an occasional bottle of water. There is a huge misunderstanding and a modicum of hysteria (driven by the marketers of bottled water, of course) about necessary water intake. It's not difficult to find recent research on the topic.

Thanks guys. I'll accept the wisdom of the crowd and try to eat fruit (or homemade smoothies).

Ok, Day 1 was easy. Day 2, I burned lots of calories walking, so I needed to eat up big. I feel disgusting. Wind! WIND!!! I even had a few squares of Dove dark chocolate to get me over the 1200 net. Funny thing is, that was even a chore. I've lost the lust. See how I feel after a good night's sleep. I won't weigh in for a…

Ok. I'll give it a go. I'll be my own guinea pig (or maybe just a pig). For the next two weeks, I'll eat a net of 1200 cals but maintain my exercise program. That means approx 1500 cals a day. I'll also increase fruit and veg considerably. Two weeks ... if it doesn't work, you'll see 3 left work shoes going cheap on eBay.…

1800 cals seems like a lot of food. If I ate 1800 cals (even with exercise) I have no doubt that my weight would take off. I've always found it difficult to accept the BMR they've calculated for me ... experience tells me that it's closer to 1200 (maybe lower). I just can't make sense of it.

Up your calories too, Claire! Oh ... sorry ... now I know what you meant. :laugh:

Oooooh!! My skinny little biceps just squealed.

But should I be eating at least 1200 cals or 1200 cals net of exercise? I'm eating at least 1200 cals a day. Exercise is expending approx 300 cals. I neever go hungry. If I can manage to stuff myself with another meal a day, will that cause me to lose weight? Really??

Sounds like you've been massaging your calves with grandma's apple pie. It'll do it every time.

I've run out of skimmed milk. That means 'no cereal tomorrow'; ergo McDonalds Big Breakfast. I'll get those snaps and this issue will finally be laid to rest. Terence.

Bread and butter is a biscuit. A scone is a biscuit. A pancake is a biscuit. A cookie is a biscuit. And Seabiscuit was a horse! This becomes curiouser and curiouser, Dorothy. How would that Irish dude Barry O'Balmer solve this?

Thank you. You've been a great audience. Please express your appreciation in the tin can by the door.

It's 'thinking' that got us into this mess in the first place, Emma. :cry

Doesn't the stuffing stick in your throat?

Someone said it's calle an egg mattress. Interesting pillow talk. "How are your eggs?"

In fact, Mickey D's is number 2 ro KFC in China. First mover advantage. Personally, they both move me in exactly the same way,.

Yes, that's the one. 595 calories??? You're kidding. It can't be ... surely. Forget the photo gang!!!! I need to go look for a new guilty pleasure. Terence

That's ok ... they can't help it. They love me!! I'm irresistable since I lost the 10kgs.

Ok ... two photos ... 1. Not Big Breakfast and 2. the bin / trash / rubbish. I feel like a have a school assignment.

Glad that you were ... how do you say it in America? ... up-cracked.

Ok, it's time to take my hush puppies for a walk. Tomorrow, I'll force myself into McDonalds (or perhaps they'll have the double doors open for a change) and take a happy snap of their Not Big Breakfast. I feel like I'm changing the world ... one McMuffin at a time!!! Terence "I am not a muffin ... I am a biscuit." John…