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You look fantastic! I'm very jealous. My mother says the same thing whenever I start to diet, and then she will say stuff like 'that dress is tight' if I gain. Can't win! Don't listen to them! If you are happy and healthy then that's all that matters. You are an inspiration! xxx

omg that's horrendous :( Can you maybe try doing something in your bedroom? yoga/ a 10 minute exercise dvd when people aren't around? Walking counts as exercise too, you could hand out CVs and try to make sure you walk for 60 minutes at least or something? As for food, just try your best. avoid sugary drinks etc and if you…

I eat my exercise calories/ save them so I can have a life. This isn't about losing weight as quickly as possible for me, it's about a maintainable lifestyle change and personally I don't think I would stick to it if I was working my butt off exercising and then denying myself treats for having done so. I exercise so that…

me too! I had to stop keeping it in though as I have a tendency to snack on it a LOT when it is in, and it adds up!

6 tablespoons is a lot (if a tbsp is 15g, you are apparently having nearly 100g PB on each slice, which would be a fifth of a normal size jar!)- do you mean teaspoons? Get some cheap digital scales and weigh the bread before and after you put PB on (also get one with no added sugar- whole earth do a great one) so you can…

I would rather be the smaller size and heavier, than the lower weight and less toned. xxx

Wow! So Inspirational! xx

I lost 1lb this week xx

also I loooove boiled eggs! :)

OP, is this 1200 before or after you factor in exercise calories? If you aren't eating back your exercise calories I would say to do that, and see how you feel. I can't manage on 1200 calories/day but if I do exercise and eat back even half the calories I find it much easier to stick below 1200 net calories.

I would bring healthy snacks but also bring in mini versions or low cal versions of 'treat' things- so if you DO get that sweet craving you're not faced with something that at best has a few hundred cals, at worst is home baked therefore you can't accurately gauge the calories in it. I've stocked up on mini packs of…

Hope I don't let the team down! properly scared I've gained this week haha!

wow this looks great! :D

I agree, if you are working out 3 x a week and you are on your feet all day then 1200 isn't enough- you should try to eat more! I know there's this mindset that lower cal=quicker loss but if it's not currently working for you at 1200 you probably need to go up a little. I don't know what you're eating but try to cut down…

Also w. regard to the take out portions, the 200 cals are probably about 2-3 spoonfuls. The best/least likely to result in an error way to do it would be to weigh the rice and create a calorie entry to use when you have rice xx

I like Jillian's exercise videos, but I have to say that the show itself annoys me- when someone loses 'only 5lb' in a week, it makes me wanna throw the tv out of the window. Anywhere else, that would be a HUGE and admirable loss! God, if I lost 'only' 5lb a week for 3 weeks I would be past my bloody goal! Also. Regarding…

I have pizza once a week, my husband and I split a shop bought pizza express pizza (the hand made kind), load it with veggies, jalapenos etc, and have it with salad and a few pieces of garlic bread. It runs in at about 6/ 700 cals for the meal. I've stopped buying takeout pizza so this is my 'treat'! When I can be bothered…

Mashed carrot and swede (or just swede) with black pepper and a little light butter! Way less calorific than mashed potato and really yummy :) Also, I like chopping 120-150g new potatoes up, seasoning them, and baking in the oven for 30 minutes- they seem to go a long way and they make good guilt free roast potatoes :)

Hi Hun! I found this site that lets you calculate your ideal weight range based on the size of your frame. Obviously it's still not an exact science but worth a look. When I was at my lightest I looked weird because I have a broad frame, whereas my friend (who is 1in taller) has always weighed about 14lb less than me and…

This sounds tasty! :)

How horrible! :( I would have burst into tears. Some people have literally no tact or sense of what's ok to say. Hope it hasn't brought you down too much. xxx

You look great! Well done! :)

I'm doing ok! went over by 200 on fri and sun last week but was 800 under overal for the week l so I count that as fine, lol :) Not sure if i'm gonna lose this week but would be nice to lose even 1lb :) how are you? xx

I think a fit and flare dress would be good for this time of year- long sleeved, fitted top, nipped in at the waist and flared out?

I think they still make water bras! They DEF make gel bras still, I've seen them in the shops here :) dresses:…

Yup! LOVE peanut butter cups.

Pizza, potato chips, brie/camembert/stilton/mozzarella , weirdly, boiled sweets/candy since I started dieting! Didn't have much of a sweet tooth before!

Wow, that's amazing! Well done to you! Also Sam- well done to you too!

That's an awfully dated and SEXIST opinion! Outnumbered too considering the other responses! As a woman with tattoos I can most definitely say I do not look awful. Nor do any of the ladies who have posted photos. Badly done tattoos look awful, period, regardless of the gender of the wearer. You clearly don't look too…

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