Kalraii

I second that it's muscle gain and fat % loss. MEASURE yourself weekly - your neck, your bust, your waist, your hips and thighs. I think when you get to a point and your body is this amazing workout machine it starts to pile on the muscle to make it work better but you're still shaving off the inches. Muscle weighs more…

Thanks everyone for your replies! The moment I wrote this I had a spurt of self anger put on my trainers and did a 25minute walk. I feel much better, calmer and awake. Phew. Thanks everyone I will take into consideration everything you've all said :) I am probably deficient in every vitamin going lol I have actually…

I'm salivating over this... wow I must try this! ty for sharing! :) xx

HAHA that made me giggle the mastication part :P Thanks for your input guys. I just had someone mention "insulin resistance" which I never though b4. My nan is type 2 diabetes but since it's a result of poor diet I can see the link. I am a FUSSY eater since a child; being fed chips and beans every night for years doesn't…

Correct me if am wrong but I always thought sweat = water loss? The effort itself though probably helps burn the cals. consider if proof of your efforts! Sweating is great! xD

My first thought - you might be losing muscle? I am not an expert but I have heard from the mouth of my instructor and various professionals that if you don't diet or exercise a certain way you can end up hurting your efforts by losing muscle instead of body fat. Muscle weighs more than fat so might explain the amazing…

I found something out last night - body fat %. Stop looking at the weight and start measuring your neck, upper arms, chest, waist, hips and upper thighs. You have done so wonderful so far! But your probably gaining muscle and losing body fat. Until you measure yourself and compare week in and out don't feel that there's no…

Heya! I haven't got a baby but as silly as this sounds I was trying to find exercises that wont destroy my floor - we live in an aging house and I can't bounce about, even more so with my weight. After some searching I found one with a lot of strength training and less floor destroying cardio called 30 days to shred - 10…

Can I say that I have had a similar problem - I was staring at the scales and being like wtf I have worked my *kitten* off. Yesterday I suddenly realized that I had been looking at it wrong. I had been doing resistance training and such and I was losing body fat and gaining muscle. I thankfully measured my neck, chest,…

Drink tons of water and oil it up - twice a day :) I know I'm definitely going to get loose skin as well and am already preparing myself the same way some pregnant prepare the swollen bellies. Hope this helps! xx

Hey don't worry - I binged yday too! It was my "post binge guilt" that directed me to joining this very supportive community. Staying away from the junk is a second by second struggle for me but once I get started it's like my body knows I'm trying to prevent it and I go into frenzied stuff my face mode. Putting it in my…

My friend recently had a baby and although its not quite the same she used lots of cocoa butter and oils all over her body and drank TONS of water. She was like a weeing machine lol - the baby probably didn't help though. Time and feeding your body everything it needs to repair is what you need. Results wont come fast but…

Hmm I find it weird that it's since you started MFP - mainly because I love breakfast and even MFP won't interfere :P. I usually find it all depends what time I wake up - it's not so much the morning but more like an hour or two after waking. But exercising well and eating the right foods can affect my appetite (the more…

Heya! I am by no means an expert but it seems that your concentrating alot on you weight. I have a few friends that regularly run marathons (nothing as long as yours which is amazing btw!!) but as far as they were concerned it was important to provide fuel regularly for their body and to concentrate on their fitness…

The idea about you doing your initial exercise alone then picking them up towards the end is a great one. You can always say you are training to do a marathon in the future but you can cater for the kids too. But I personally know I can't 100% concentrate on myself when being hassled - even by dogs on the leash. Do the…

Oh my gosh been through this thread and I can relate 100% :( Scept it's my nan - she is skinny herself but is one of those force feeders and does it to everyone around her. My mother, uncle and myself are all in the obese category. Every time I try to lose weight and tell her she fills the cupboards with cakes, chocolate…

HELLO!! I am the same as you - starting... again. Hopefully this time with the help of MFP I can make the change more permanent. I really really want to do the CK5 also but even though I bought proper running shoes I'm too embarrassed to gear up to walk outside let alone get jogging >< I think I'd enjoy running; I love…

wow! Thank you so much for your wonderful responses! I can already see this really, really is a very good site. It has exceeded my expectations already and even better that like minded people with such supporting opinions hang out here too ^^

Hello! I have just joined as well after NUMEROUS recommendations over the few months. Good luck with the weight loss! I recently started Aqua Aerobics and met many ladies there with various joint problems who could go at their own pace. The instructor was really helpful towards those with different ailments. I was so…