emmalene1984 Member

By cuddle buddy is on the other side of the world for work, wish he was here. Might have to resort to sleeping pills

25lbs is a lot for me. It feels like an impossible task. I'm usually of the opinion not to use pills or gimmicks but I'm so scared in won't manage it on my own and I can't just not meet my boyfriends family, not attend the family wedding etc. I know I need to have a calorie deficit and eat well and exercise, I'm just…

Sleeping pills work but I don't like to rely on them. I was really tired, then my housemate came home with her bf and turned on all the lights and started cooking etc and now I'm laying in bed wide awake! :(

Thanks everyone for your words of support and encouragment. I'm now several stone heavier and have a big event coming up in august and September so no more excuses. I've got to shift this weight once and for all. I did it once before so it's got to be possible again, right?

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Name: Emmy Age: 31 Height: 5'4" Start Weight (4th November): 148.6lb Goal Weight (1st December): 140.6lb 4th November: 148.6lb 12th November: 147lb 19th November: 146 25th November: 29th November: 1st December: Weight lost/gained this week: lost 1lbs Weight lost/gained this month: lost 2.6lbs Successes/struggles this week:…

Name: Emmy Age: 31 Height: 5'4" Start Weight (4th November): 148.6lb Goal Weight (1st December): 140.6lb 4th November: 148.6lb 12th November: 174 18th November: 25th November: 29th November: 1st December: Weight lost/gained this week: lost 1.6lbs Weight lost/gained this month: lost 1.6lbs Successes/struggles this week:…

It's up to you, but I'm thinking that the reason you wrote this post is because you want to enjoy the food without feeling guilty. In which case I say go for it! It's your birthday, have fun, relax, enjoy yourself. It's only ONE DAY! however, if you will feel happier by not indulging then don't. Only you know what will…

First proper week back on the wagon and I managed 30 mins on the cross trainer two days in a row. Only at level 1 but will work up a level or length of time each week. I used to hate the cross trainer but it's now become my favourite exercise in the gym!

I did the same, was doing so well for so long and then I had a hell of a lot of life changes and diet and exercise slowly slipped away from me. After gaining more than 20lbs in the last 2 years i've decided it's time to get back in shape and look after myself properly. Feel free to add me and join some motivational groups…

Count me in too. My goal is 15lbs too but would be happy with 12 and not disappointed with 10 either. The accountability should really help me and it's good to have somewhere to chat about it without those well meaning but annoying comments of 'oh but you don't need to lose any weight'... :smiley:

I am so in with this! Name: Emmy Age: 31 Height: 5'4" Start Weight (4th November): 148.6lb Goal Weight (1st December): 140.6lb 1st November: 8th November: 15th November: 22nd November: 29th November: 1st December: Weight lost/gained this week: Weight lost/gained this month: Successes/struggles this week: I already know…

I've just started back on here and am on 1200 too. Feel free to add me. If you go way back to 2013/2012 I have some really useful diary entries. Back then I was consistently loosing weight. I've put a hell of a lot back on since then but i'm determined to loose it again. Good luck everyone :)

I'll join you in accountability. I too want to shift weight before Christmas, about 10 pounds if possible! I'm going to Dubai a week after Christmas to see my boyfriend and want to look hot when he sees me as it will have been 3 months since he last saw me! :)

do you have any pets? when I was a kid I had lots of grandparents and as they were all called nanny, to differentiate they became nanny 'insert pet's name' so nanny chico, nanny suki, nanny bossie, except the one that didn't have a pet was nanno or nannio and although her husband passed away before I was born i hear that…

I know you love your carbs, but I would suggest (from my own, demi veg experience) that cutting down (not eliminating) your refined carbs and upping your protein and fat, eating more nutritient dense vege's should help both in weight loss and calorie goals. feel free to add me to look at my diary, Note, I do eat chicken…

I was a gung ho vegetarian for years and years, then due to health reasons I had to up my protein intake and I did this thru the addition of poultry and fish in to my diet, only organic and free range though, I didn't have any issues with my digestive tract, I only ate chicken maybe a few times a week, only ever for one…

i'm not sure where you got the idea that you can subtract the protein grams, NET carbs are total carbs MINUS dietary fibre, so for your fibre one bars net carbs would be 29 minus 9(fibre) = 20g NET carbs. hope that clears things up for you a bit. :-)

I used to have carbs and almost every meal, every day, but for the last 55 days I have been on a lower carb diet and I have lost a substantial amount of weight and consistently seeing a drop in the scales every week. I allow myself bread or cereal at breakfast but after that, the only carbs I eat are from vegetables, try…

calories and carbs i i don't like to go over on, protein i see as a minimum and fat i don't worry too much about as long as its not waaay over. my sodium isn't bad but if i had issues with sodium i would try to limit that too. good luck :-)

I try to weigh myself every day at the same time, I like to see the natural fluctuations and don't let them discourage me. I also find it helps to show me the effects of different foods/ exercise, like if i ate a lot of sodium or drank alcohol the day or two before its good to see the water weight fluctuations etc. also i…

from scratch to me means no premade sauces, (excluding soy sauce) it means having to do stuff to prepare the ingredients, chopping, washing, seasoning, adding a little of this and that, most of my meals are from scratch these days, although i do use tinned tomatoes for the base of sauces but seeing as i add garlic, onion…

i THINK when it comes to vitamins, RDA is more like a minimum than a maximum, maybe ask your gp or do a google search on vit a levels, but otherwise I would have thought the more the better, if i uderstand human biology correctly we can only absorb so much at a time anyway so many of what we consume, if it's in one go or…

feel free to add me and look at my diary. I am trying low ish carb, i average around 80 total carbs a day, but most days is more like 60-70 with the odd 40 and even rarer higher carb 'relax/cheat' day. remember that the important number is actually the net carbs, that's carbs minus dietary fibre content, so whilst my…

I did a massive entire house clean this morning, and logged it. Like others have said, if it's proper housework, if you get hot doing it, your heart rate increases, it tires you out, log it. if it's just a case of loading the dishwasher/ putting a load of laundry in the machine/ hanging it out to dry, then I don't bother.…

I vote for blue and white too. It's my graduation in just under two weeks and if you were my mum I would want you to wear the blue and white one. You look fabulous in it but very elegant at the same time, just the right level of formality I think. :-) Congratulations to your daughter too :-) x

its whatever works for you, I have a relax meal once a week, usually on a saturday, Its the one meal where if i want chips, i can have chips, or tacos or roast potatoes, whatever. i don't worry too much about my calorie intake although i try not to go crazy and counter balance it with some exercise most weeks, i find it…

i'm on 1200 cal or there abouts diet, feel free to add me to look at my diary :-) x

@ashmhen, i do believe we are very nearly twins :smile: