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Hey everyone. I'm also looking for motivation and support on here so feel free to add me =)

I'm in, I will measure myself in the morning (eeep) but that's a great idea and a great target date, a pound a week s still half a stone!

DON'T take painkillers before, I can't remember who said it but some can thin your blood, or make you drowsy, just... no basically I know sugar isn't something to be condoned but with each of y 5 tattoos i had a can of coke which helped, i dont know why probabally the blood sugar levels or something, so maybe have a sugary…

thanks again everyone for your help, I really appreciate it =) Looking through my diary I'm netting under 1000 calories a day, is that okay as long as I eat atleast my BMR? Have i got this right? It really is so confusing for soeone who has never even picked up a weightloss book or anything until like, 3 weeks ago =( And…

Thank you :) If I eat 20% less than my TDEE I should be eating 2037 calories a day which sees really excessive to me? Do I need that many calories? Also, say i eat 1200, do I then just snack to get to 2037 or leave it? What are the best protein foods? I always seem to struggle to maintain a high protein diet, even if i…

You look AMAZING , your confidence just shines through in that photo. Congratulations!

I used to "suffer" (hate that term) with ME from the ages or 12 to about 19, only did 6 GCSE''s and took my a levels over three years. I was off school for so much of years 8-10 (ages 12-15 i think?) , i remember one time i was determined to get out of the house today, got about five minutes down the road, and literally…

quoting this so i remember to read it later on, thanks again everyone for the info and good luck to you all

amazing weight/inch loss well done you =D

good luck to you too love =)

thank you to EVERYONE, but quoting this as it's the most straightforward, and non-arsehole-y, motivating post that's worth remembering =) lots to think about from this!

Thanks everyone! =) Going to get my zumba on after work and a tape measure is a good idea too! I know this isn't the right forum butttt - do any foods make it worse, or better? Just want to know as much as I can so i can do as much as I can x

thanks for the tips guys and girls, How do you lower the body fat % - is that just general eating right, cardio and strength? Is it really just a case of "keep doing what you're doing" and be patient with it all ?

Thanks for the tips, haven't had a change to go shopping yet so I had to make do today with pasta salad and a banana, Then got some oaty crackers and light philadephia for my snack about 4pm. Deffo going to buy some tuna to put in the pasta or lean meat! Thanks =)

Can you bump your own post? Who knows.... bump :)

I can really relate to this, I used to drink 3-4 cups of coffee a day, maybe an energy drink, and if i drank water it'd be dilluted with squash Nowm I can't imagine not drinking it. Just try and persevere, if you wake up and have a glass of water before or during breakfast, or before you go to work, then when others are…

thanks for the tips =) i hadn't even thought about walking to work but if i go the slightly longer way i can go up a hill there and back and it's roughly 25 mins so that's something already! And very true about the diet, that's just as important, I just don't want to come home and slob infront of the tv every night with…

22 living in the UK, if anyone wants to add me then go for it! x

No, unfortunately not. However, in my job I work closely with social services and I face alot of families who have gone through things like domestic violence. One tip we always advise is to write a diary of what happenned, and when, very accurately so that if need be, it can be used against the one abusing. This isn't a…

I can so relate to this, my grandparenta don't sound quite as bad but alot of it is just plain ignorance. So sorry to hear you're having a hard time though! Like last night, they have meat pie and chips and moaned that I didnt want any because "meat is goof for you".... Or when I load my plate up -on SALAD - "Youll never…

Thanks very much everyone, going to ring work on Monday and organise doing the Bupa 10K run next year! Feel very positive knowing that other people have gone through this and it's not impossible! I've got some running shoes but I might treat myself for my birthday in October, and the warm up and down exercises look really…

Okay cool, thanks. Atleast it's within my reach and not completely un-do-able!

thanks everyone, i was eating a banana as I saw the post about it so that was good timing aha! Going to try some hatha yoga which is lovely and gentle. Wish I could go swimming but the local pool is shut for refurbishments, can't wait till it re-opens as hopefully I will feel confident enough to go! thanks again =)

Thanks everyone, I'm just starting my second week now of MFP and of any real healthy eating/living plan so it's all very very new to me! I was thinking gentle stretching might help I didn't want to do anything to vigorous and make it 10 times worse, maybe some gentle yoga I will see how it goes tomorrow but hearing your…

Wow what a motivation, best of luck to you x really good ideas, when I get down to 12 stone I would love to go swimming but i don't quite feel confident enough yet, and being able to run a mile is another good one. I'm going to talk to my friends about going on a girly holiday next summer so that can be good motivation!

I really can't express how much all those posts mean to me just all those little messages of encouragement really do add up so thank you so much for replying it's so so appreciated =) I don't expect to lose that much every week and i know some weeks i might stay the same or even go up, but its all part of the journey. and…

a bodycon style dress - you know the really figure hugging styles that show off your lums and bumps, I can't wait to -not- have to hide under a bazillion pairs of spanx pants!

I can SO relate to this, you are not alone! I've been tweeting all about my weight loss and I get commentslike "Pleasde dont end up with an eating disorder" - which is just ignorance beyond belief... and most of my comments come from my nanna who I live with "You'll dissapear" ... but when I go and have two slices of…

Hiya, I'm also 22 and new to all of this, we can all do this together! Feel free to add me as well

So shocked by how many friend requests I've got just from this post so I wanted to say thank yooooou! I'm all smiley now haha :) and I cannot wait to be where you are, knowing its the last like pounds. Bring it on! Ahaha your mum sounds so much like my nan, really well intentioned but bloody annoying sometimes! Yesterday I…