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I log in here more than FB. Whilst im in here i feel motivated, i see success and i look forward to going to the gym later on. Whilst in FB i just watch people moan!

just substituting the peanut butter and the pizza will help. Have you seen how many calories they are?! ice cream isnt so bad as long as you're only having a couple of scoops.

That's not cheating at all. I had a gourmet burger and fries tonight but I went to the gym for an hour earlier to offset It! Job done

Put that photo on your fridge. Surely thats motivation enough to work hard at losing weight? I look at fat photos i hate and it makes me want to go to the gym and train hard. I'm running away from the fat man!

I didnt stop until i reached the point where my liver was turning into fat and I was faced with the possibility of death. A little extreme i know but until that point (and having kids) I was just wreckless. Its hard to listen to other people when you're in that position but believe me continuing this habit could kill you…

Why dont you mix it up so different parts of your body get used to different resistances? If you're getting bored then thats not a good thing. I've been doing cardio only for the last 2 weeks. I've been walking on the treadmill (cant run due to shin splints). Cycling, rowing and on the eliptical. I've also been swimming…

And also they might be being sensible and combining strength with cardio. You dont lose weight and then work on muscle, you do them together so they meet in the middle

I never find women walking around in my locker room. I'm changing gyms! I hate posers. You're either there to accomplish something or not. To accomplish something you need to sweat/grunt and work hard. To pick up a date you need to go elsewhere

I dont even kow what the machines are called. I'm going to ask the workers at my gym to show me around the equipment. I know i want to work on core muscle groups and squats are a dreaded but good thing but im not sure where to start.

Thats some absolutely excellent advice guys i feel much better about this now. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to help me :)

So as a gauge then if this were my routine would this be good to get on with? Monday - Cardio/Fitness DVD or cycling. Tuesday - GYM day: 20 minute cardio warmup with heavy weights. Eat 100g-130g of protein Wednesday - Cardio at home Thursday - GYM day: 20 minute cardio warmup with heavy weights. Eat 100g-130g of protein…

yes please link the one you take. Do you do cardio on the same day as weight? the issue i'll have is that when im not working away from home i only get 3 evenings in the gym (we have 2 kids so its not fair if i go every night). These 3 nights are usually a tuesday, thursday and sunday. If i could do cardio and weights then…

I find it all very misleading. The gym machines normally tell me i'm burning loads less than the guides on here tell me. ie for a 30 minute stationary bike ride the machine will tell me 200 cals and MFP will give a guide of 400. In the end i just dont worry about it, as long as im under on some days and never eat over my…

I also travel alot. I'm actually 4 days into a 2 week business trip at this very moment! I find a supermarket and get my lunch from there for work, i've found a part of the office with a fridge and asked if i could use some of the space for these 2 weeks and the people were ok with it so i've bought loads of fruit to snack…

I dont see how people can weigh themselves every day, i couldnt do that. I like the build up to the weigh in day but ultimately as long as i know i've put the work in i dont mind if my body fluctuates all that much. I like to go on inches, When clothes look better on you thats a bigger boost than a number for me :)

Well done. I'm going to the gym quite alot but im hearing loads about 'the shred'. I'm thinking of giving it a look as im only doing cardio and i could do with a more general full body workout so i dont just lose muscle etc

9 for the one on the left. 8 for the one on the right ;-) (that was meant for shoppingmania but im so slow at typing)

You're ruining the thread! this might be allowed as you created it ;-) mjj79 - Smiley!

Salted Pistachios Beer over 5% in strength Pizza with meaty toppings Anything Mexican! (enchillada, tacos, burritos) Cheese Milkshakes damn now i feel like i need to eat. This thread sucks!

Thick Hair (not a bad thing! just an obs)

Battlefield 3 Modern Warfare 2 (no idea why i started playing this again but im enjoying it!) Mass Effect 3 Magic 2013 At the moment im working so much im not getting much time for games. Probably 2 hours a week!?! (it used to be 4 hours a night before i had kids). Still, if you're a saturday night gamer on the X360 feel…

Ahhhh, i see by your currency you are in the UK. Check if the city you're in has a Pure GYM. £18 per month with a £25 joining fee. You can get around the joining free by joining online during promotional periods but do it before the new year as you will find fee's go up when new years resolutions are made! The only thing…

Ahh im in Coventry. Lots of swimming pools in glasgow city centre. I bet there is one close to uni you didnt even know about! most will let you pay for 1 off pool sessions so its worth asking.…

I'm also a member of puregym. When i have a swim day I pay £4.50 at the city swimming pool for the priveledge but i feel like its worth the cost and i probably used to spend that money on a KFC/Burger King/McD's before anyway. Which city? If you're the same city as me then we totally have to team up and spur each other on…

you cut back on anything non essential and do what you have to ie if you have the latest iPhone in your pocket and you're paying $40 per month for the priveledge. Why not get a cheap phone, pay $10 a month and put the other $30 towards getting trim. When you reach your goal you can have the iPhone 9 as a reward as it'll…

Today I ate 2 bananas and a packet of low calorie crisps (potato chips if you're american, they were 88 kcals). I swam for an hour and then had my meal about 2 hours after that. That seemed to work ok for me! i guess everyone is different. I try not to eat a big meal before training if i have to eat a meal beforehand.

I get them too as im too overweight to run. I've actually decided im not going to run until i've lost more weight by other methods as i'll just damage my knees/ankles/shins. I walk at 4mph for 40 mins. Cycle for 30. Row for 10 and thats roughly 1100 calories at my current weight. If i have pain the next day after a workout…

Pic doesnt work. Have you tried making the IMG labels into lower case?

I had exactly the same fears as you. I'm new to this and started at 270lbs and had a fear of the gym. There are loads of good looking trim people posing in my gym but as soon as i started going I can tell you that i feel like im working harder than any of them even if im not doing the same resistance levels or have the…

This. It sounds like its time to purge your FB friends list. I did mine but not based on who I speak to the most - I deleted all negative thinkers/doers and kept people I felt were positive about things in general. That way I think my general daily FB read will become more positive which will only aid my current positive…