GemmaMcIntosh

All the dramas of teenage life don't matter once you're an adult. They do shape you as a person but once out in the big wide world you have work and bills and food and rent and cars and things to worry about. Make the most of being a teenager, it might not seem like it at the time, but teen life if pretty great when you…

I weigh every morning after the bathroom and before breakfast. Yes my weight fluctuates and I expect it too but weighing daily keeps me motivated and on track. I also get weighed at the gym every four weeks (1:30pm on a Wednesday - 45 minutes!!) as well. They take my blood pressure, body fat % and measurements - which it…

5'7" and started at 177 lb, now 168. My realistic goal is 154. Once there I'll assess how I feel, might try for 145 :) I think the last time I was around 130 lbs I was about 14! I looked like a twig back then! Mind you, I'm trying to remind myself it's not all about weight, it's really about measurements (and for me,…

I'm sure I've seen the trainers on those weight-loss shows put the contestants on 1200 calories a day - works for them! I'm on 1210 and unlike others who are saying they find it hard to reach that, I find it hard to not go over (not because I'm still hungry but because I just love food)! But 1210 is working for me, the…

I lose motivation at least once a week and come so close to binging but then I just have to remind myself of my goals - first one was to get under 80kg, next is to get to 75 by the end of October, then by christmas I am hoping to be down to 72kg... and to wear a bikini confidently for New Years (southern hemisphere…

Jam is fun isn't it? I don't find it as intense as Combat but man it's fun to dance around for fitness! There used to be a class in my town but it stopped a couple of years ago, hoping it comes back now that we have a proper Les Mills based gym. Fingers crossed.

I LOVE Body Combat! LOVE IT! I started doing it about 5 years ago and toned up so much and my arms and back got so much stronger - but I stopped last year when I went travelling, that's where it all went bad and the weight went on. But I'm back into it and am starting to feel stonger again. Oh how I missed it! I definitely…

Damn, I've been eating less and running on the treadmill and my calf measurement has gone up! I know it's muscle but still - shrink!!

I would say you've put on the weight in Muscle which weighs more than fat. At least your measurements are down, which is the main thing really. When I have had prevoius assessments at the gym my weight had hardly been moving at all but my measurements were shrinking - so I startef MFP to get the weight down and just had my…

Ok guys, yes donyellemoniquex3 sounds rather rude in her replies but I read back through her other posts on other topics and she's had both ovaries taken out so no, not PCOS. Now I can sort of understand why you might be a little short with people donyellemoniquex3, I can't begin imagine what you must be going through,…

I wish I was as motivated as you - I can only manage 3 days a week! Well done! Now, I am no where near experienced enough to give you advice but I will anyway :) The instuctors at my gym came up with daily workouts for me where each day is different. One day is walking on the treadmill at an incline then lowering it and…

Oh, in saying that (above) - I also love strength training too, to get that nice muscle definition. What's the point of having skinny arms if they're just flat with no nice shape? Honestly I'm really not that clued up but I think a bit of everything is the best. Cardio for health and fitness and strength for muscles and…

I lost 3 inches from my waist in 6 weeks because of the treadmill at the gym - and my fitness is improving which is fantastic. The scales may not be going down as fast as I'd like but the measurements sure are so I am ALL FOR CARDIO!! :)

My reason isn't as inspirational and moving as others but... I planned a trip to Europe in March 2011 and that motivated me to lose weight - when I went I was about 2-3 kg above my goal weight but I look back at photos and think 'Hey, I didn't look too bad after all!' It's a shame that after I got back I put on 10 KGS!!!!…

Hey TabbyKat, I know how you feel, my partner is tall and lean and eats whatever he likes when I have to watch everything! Don't give up - how are your measurements looking? At my last weigh-in at the gym I had only lost 2 pounds since the time before but I had dropped almost 4 inches from my waist! That is the thing I am…