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Initially, while my mother was staying with me, she was fixing my meals (small, healthy ones) and forcing both fluids and fruits on me regularly. But, after my Mom went back to work (and my boyfriend moved in), I started eating TONS of junk food (gummies and candy bars - all things I *know* I shouldn't eat) and now I'm up…

I use a coffee cup as "1 cup" - it's close and you can sort of estimate from there. Drink LOTS of water - that's going to help stave off snack cravings, and try to save your calories for breakfast and dinner - I usually just eat an energy bar for lunch or some fruit and yogurt. I also try to walk as much as possible on my…

During week one, I suggest we all chug as much water as we can, and also, if you can count your current calorie intake (or points or whatever system you're using). Look for snacks that you can cut out (or substitute for lower calorie versions) and make sure you eat LOTS of fruits and vegetables. I'll post health tips on…

Excellent! so I want to lose approximately 1.5 stone then :)

I know a food portion of 3oz of fresh fruit is the size of a tennis ball, so if we all need to drink between 100-145oz, I'm just guesstimating that's around 8-10 pints. I think if you at least start out with that goal, then even if you don't drink that much water, you have something to strive for.

My goal is to lose 20lbs (I'm not sure how many stones that is, but hopefully my British buddies will know what I mean!) :)