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I use a rowing machine at the gym and I also cycle on the road. Both are good, I think the rower might have a slight edge because it works more of your body at the one time. Don't worry about how you "look" on your road bike!! Who are you doing this for, eh? I'm a 5'3" 10 stone female who started cycling when she weighed…

I was an hourglass in my 20s, hips and bust both 10" bigger than my waist. Now I'm in my late 40s, the difference is more like 4"!!! Bodies change as we age. Celebrate your fitness and strength, eat well and exercise hard. Be yourself :-)

My partner's 18 years older than me. We have been together for 7 years. He is wonderful, and he thinks I am wonderful too, so i am pretty lucky I guess. Mind you, I am in my late 40s, so the gap between age and experience is not so vast as it would be if I was 19 and he was 37. Just be aware that there really IS a gap…

Yes. It's a great mood-lifter. And I like having abs and shoulders, can't have them without crunches, planks, pushups and boxercise :-)

On reading your post, my first thought was ... "Is this nutrition related?" When I've detoxed in the past it's lead to outbreaks of acne. If you think it might be this, you could try taking a good multivitamin for a while to see it that clears it up. Acne outbreaks are also stress related so maybe you could have a look at…

All over. I'm an hourglass :-) even after losing 50-odd pounds I still have a generous coating, but there's more round my bum and thighs these days. Still want to lose another 13lb!! I'm really lucky that core exercises have a flattening effect on my stomach though!!

I have lost 29kg (64lb) on 1200 calories a day.

After hiking for about 3 hours down high steep steps, my quad muscles were so fatigued I could barely make my knees work, and I was pretty stuffed ( another way of saying this would be "I was rooted!" .... Go on, laugh all you Aussies & Kiwis reading this post). Anyway, I ate a slice of sweetened dried mango and this…

Just do it.

Don't buy it, can't eat it.

You'll find some ideas if you google "loose skin from dieting"

I prefer the taste of soy milk, but not all brands taste the same so I'm a bit fussy about which one I buy. I always choose one made from whole soy beans from a label that claims to be GMO free. Soy milk is a far more processed food than cows milk, (even that weird de-fatted, homogenised, pasturised, watery stuff the…

If the stretches and other exercises aren't helping, you might want to ask your doctor to refer you for a foot xray to see if you have developed a heel spur - calcification of the attachment point of the PF ligament to the heel bone. These are extremely painful and are unlikely to respond to stretching/strengthening…

I get this all the time. My theory is that overweight/obesity is the new 'norm' so most people have forgotten what 'healthy' looks like. Mind you, the last person to make this comment to me is my height but weighs a good 15kg less than me. Once I pointed that out to her, she said no more about it. People are always making…

to weigh under 70kg ... got 1.5kg (3.3lbs) to go ... will settle for New Year! Seasons Greetings to all :-)

I've lost an elephant's penis too!!! There must be a lot of male elephants out there without their vital appendages!!!

Try leaving out all the butter and cream and simply slice finely then fry on a low heat in about 1tsp of olive oil.

the idea of friendship for diary stalking purposes works for me too :D

I often use chicken mince to make spaghetti bolognaise, it tastes fine to me!

Hi Hazel, For myself, in order to keep the weight off, I think I will be weighing my food portions and counting calories for the rest of my life. (Thank goodness for digital kitchen scales and apps like My Fitness Pal which make this so easy.) I also realized early on in my journey, that if I wanted to keep weight off I…

face plant!

None, and there never is because I don't like icecream!!!

I have learned that you don't get anywhere without a damned lot of focus, commitment, persistence and sheer hard work! Nothing comes for free.

I think this problem is more common than we might think and is yet another reason not to consume factory manufactured drinks. Suggest it would be better to buy the fresh ingredients and make your own drinks, yes, it's time consuming and more expensive but the bonus is that you also get to control the fat and sugar content,…

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