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lachesissss- you look like an edgy chick so i'd say something like the singer in a band :)

I'm 155, 5'11, want to get to 140ish (maybe less, I have a very small frame) my main goal is to be as fit as I can possibly be!

Ah I see, I have had no experience with ellipticals/other machines so i'm not sure how loud they actually are! I'm just a little weary if they are super loud and clunky as we did complain about our neighbour (below us) and their ridiculously loud music and ridiculous o'clock -_- Thank you for your reply!

Restrictions such as a budget, and the fact that we want to buy an exercise machine? Not really rmassive restrictions are they? I'm just looking for some suggestions as i've only been to the gym twice in my life, both times were for spinning classes, i'm used to exercising by means of ballet, basketball, gymnastics etc.…

We have skipping ropes already, and i'm used to doing workouts without equipment, but my boyfriend is keen on getting a machine of whatever kind, he wants to lose a bit of weight himself but doesn't want to have to do home workouts without equipment... we can't afford the gym for both of us. I'd really like a treadmill as…

Wow you look fantastic!

I thought i'd share my photos in case anyone is interested, there's not the hugest difference and these are the only decent photos I can find but it might be useful for anyone with the height/weight ratio... i'm 5'11 :) At my lowest less than two years ago (between 100-110lbs) I had an eating disorder from 13. This is by…

I'm the same with straight up lettuce leaves (any kind of lettuce) makes me really bloated ): fruit i'm fine with though, although I don't eat a lot (only apples/bananas/most berries and then some dried fruit).

Feel free to add me- I have a variety of friends on here (workout nuts, health fanatics, casual dieters, people still struggling with eds, people recovering/recovered from eds, and people looking to gain weight!) and I love them all :)

Alright, well you still haven't said how old she is, but the person above (officerfuzzy) has some great advice. Instead of making it food orientated, find out what could be causing her poor relationship with food but without mentioning her eating habits... eg. if there's something wrong with you and it's causing you to…

Personally, I think it depends on how old she is. Is she 8? 18? 28? Depending on her age she is likely to be fully aware that she is eating out of boredom, depression, and that this could be and may cause health problems. More info would be helpful before at least I can give a proper opinion :)

I can't fishtail braid my own hair (because I never understand how to do it despite trying numerous times haha) so if I want it, my boyfriend happily does it for me!

Brilliant! (: Mine's from a song of the same name by a band called The Pretty Reckless.

Another vegan who welcomes any friend requests from fellow vegans (: I went vegan over three and a half years ago. and never looked back!

You'll hate me then! I can't drink full sugar cola or pepsi because it gives me really bad stomach ache ): I do drink diet pepsi though and I drink a lot of rum (i'm a student... and rum is cheap. Although cheap rum doesn't taste good. But being a student isn't about enjoying the taste of alcohol is it haha).

I used to think this but I love whole wheat pasta now! I hate whole wheat penne though, I can only eat the fusilli... ^^ not sure what the difference is haha. I will never ever learn to love kale/spinach/leafy greens. Ever.

Firstly I love the fact that you're up for veganism even if you're not doing it for moral reasons (: I'm the same as you- I hate leafy greens (cabbage, broccoli, spinach, kale I even don't like lettuce leaves- I mostly avoid them). I don't really know what start up programme their is, but i'd check of loads of different…

Wow so many posts that I didn't notice! Thank you all. There's a pole class society at my uni which i'm going to check out tomorrow at the fresher's fair (even though i'm not a fresher at uni any more, I just go for the freebies haha). JAlien- let us know how it goes!

I'm doing a law degree, i'm loving it so far and hoping to do the post-grad BPTC to become a barrister afterwards, but we'll see how it goes (: Thank you! I'm such a wimp with doctors normally, I hate going >.< I'll see how this week goes and if nothing changes then she said we'll go to the next stage of finding out what…

I'm back from the doctors! She said it's not anything serious from what she can tell and said it's likely down to a few things: I have very low blood pressure, and apparently other 'lifestyle triggers' as she called it can be affecting it (I have pretty bad anxiety and panic attacks, something that sounds so silly if it…

Thank you all for the info! Well I just out something today that i want to kick myself for- i'm on the contraceptive pill (have been for a year) and I smoke, apparently that shouldn't be allowed as it can cause major heart trouble (blood clots etc). Eek! Fingers crossed that's not connected somehow and I haven't done any…

Thank you all! I have booked an appointment with my doctor for thursday so fingers crossed. I never really thought it could be something serious before, now i'm a bit nervous :s

Wow thank you all for the brilliant replies. I didn't even think it was serious enough to warrant a visit to the doctor but then again i'll do anything to avoid going to the doctors haha, I think I need to man up and get it checked out just in case. I think for this week i'll take it easier and see if there are any…

I try to do this on paper (not on mfp), planning out the meals for each week just because my boyfriend are on a really tight budget and it helps us figure everything out (: Every morning I prelog what i'll eat for the day, then make adjustments at the end of the day if I need to.

The worst date i've ever been on was with the guy i'm with now (and we've been together for nearly 3 years) so... it couldn't have been that bad (; it was pretty awful though haha. He was on his phone the entire time and kept on leaving to make phone calls....

Like over people, I don't bother tracking herbs or spices, and I always forget to track water :3

Count me in too please!

This! Especially as i've had disordered eating in the past, MFP has actually really helped me in terms of getting over that, but there are some days where my calorie intake is really low, and some days where it's really over my recommended calories... not only that but my food combinations are really weird haha, don't want…

Any cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz! Vegan for a Vengeance is AMAZING as well as Veganomicon, seriously get them, not only do they have awesome recipes but the way she writes them is so funny. She has a cookbook called Appetite For Reduction too which the person above mentioned :) and one which I think is called Vegan…

I am SO with you on the starbucks addiction, everyone always comments on how i'm always in (or used to be in) Starbucks, it actually got quite embarrassing haha. I used to drink 2 lattes there a day, then cut down to 1 because of monetary issues, now I very rarely have them (a couple a month max). I don't know how much…