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I have the same problem with my *kitten*. I've lost 3 inches from my waist and 2 from each thigh but *kitten* has not shrunk a single mm. I think at some point you have to accept the way you are built and strive to be the best you rather than look at other people's body shapes.

Thanks I will look at those links. 12kg might be OK - I guess if it's too heavy I can always get a lighter one and progress to the heavier one when I am ready whereas if it's too light then it's just a waste.

Thanks - I will definitely do it next. I don't fancy the 6 pack abs one as I already do belly dancing so my abs are OK - it's the rest of me that needs work! I am planning to do the banish fat boost metabolism and the no more trouble zones work outs once I've done ripped in 30, perhaps alternating them for a while until I…

I love the shred. I am on day 7 of level 2 and I am seeing results already. One word of advice though - her cooldown is rubbish. I don't even follow it - I do the stretches I do after belly dancing and I have hardly had any soreness while people on here who have done hers have reported being barely able to sit down the…

It's hard but I would think the only way to stop this forever is for you to address the emotions that cause you to eat head on.

I just got back from a trip. I set my "goal" to maintenance That is a good idea, I will just get annoyed if I am about 1000 calories over a day but if I set it to maintenance I will feel a bit better, even if I eat the same. It might also encourage me to walk around a lot which will help a little bit!

I do belly dancing because I love it. I am also doing the 30 day shred at the moment and I do swimming and water aerobics once a week. I am also making a general effort to walk / cycle more rather than getting the tube or bus everywhere. If I have time on the way home I will get off the tube 2 stop early which gives me a…

When I was 22I starved myself and lost about 40 pounds in about 3 months. have a very muscular build (everyone in my family does) so I managed to look ok even though I did no exercise. But my periods stopped and I was just horribly manic yet exhausted all the time. I got very spotty too. And of course I gained it all back…

The thing I like about MFP is that it is a tool that I can use in anyway I want. I can do my own research and decide the way I want to eat. If I wanted more than that I would have joined Weight Watchers or Spark People.

A steak sounds amazing. I might also add some sweet potato wedges and mayonnaise.

Bump :-)

If I am upset I will eat. If I am devastated I won’t. For example, work stress makes me want to binge but when my auntie and grandpa both died unexpectedly within 3 weeks of each other I couldn't eat a single thing.

Well looking at what I used to eat I maintained 170 llbs eating close to 2600 cals a day and I only exercised once a week belly dancing which isn't particularly strenuous. My fitness pal seems to think I needed 1800 to maintain that weight. I tried to stick to 1200 net cals and I lost 10 llbs in 3 weeks even though I went…

In the privacy of my own home, sports bra and knickers. If I am in public leggingh and a vest top over the sports bra. In belly dancing class, legging with a coin belt and a short top (with a long too in the corner to put on when I leave the dance studio so I don't have to walk past all the toned people who use the gym…

I put 30 day shred down as 20 mintues circuit training which comes out as 198 calories which seems similar to what those with heart rate monitors say they burn.

Put the fork down, fatty. Only joking, although sometimes it helps. Someone once said to me that the thing that stops people succeeding is putting what you want now before what you want most. This really stuck with me as it applies to so much! It has helped me with quitting smoking and losing weight.

I am doing day 5 tonight. I’ve had no breaks so far but I am swimming and aqua-aerobics tomorrow and dancing on Wednesday so I might well have two days off it. I don’t think Jillian stretches anywhere near enough afterwards and she doesn’t stretch your calfs at all so I do an massive stretch after and haven’t been too…

I have always drunk a lot of water. I don’t even bother tracking it on here because I easily drink about 2 litres a day – it’s just a habit. I still got fat! I think there’s an idea that drinking lots of water will magically prevent you from putting on weight but it’s just not true. Obviously being dehydrated isn't good…

If I know I am going to go out and eat and drink a lot in the evening I try to work out as much as I can that day so I have more calories to play with so I don't go over. I also try to eat lightly for the rest of the day. If I am going out for dinner I look at the menu online and choose what I am going to eat beforehand…

I started yesterday and I love it. I did day 2 tonight and it;s honestly not that bad. Its a really quick enjoyable work out.

Have you tried steaming or gilling them rather than boiling them? And I find it hard to believe you have tried every type of vegetable and hate them all, the all taste so different!

Beans and pulses are cheap, filling and very good for you as well as being low calorie. Also,green grocers and markets are a lot cheaper than supermarkets if you can get to them.

I just did the first day and loved it! I think my legs are going to hurt tomorrow though!

I started 30 day shred today and really enjoyed it. Feel free to add me!

I found her voice really annoying too!

I just started this today. I quite enjoyed it! I didn't find it too different but I think that's because I didn't use heavy enough weights. If I get good results I will post then.

I am meant to be starting this tonight. Now I am scared!

I am 5 foot 4. I started out at 170 and now weigh 164. I don’ think I look any different yet sadly. I have sent you a friend request as we have similar stats.

Thank you! I am glad I am not the only one who gets like this. Also - I know that weight isn;t the be all and end all. If I weighed the same but looked and felt like I weight 20 pounds less I wouldn't care!

I have a few - I looked back through my facebook photos and saw how I was getting fatter and fatter over the years. - When I finally weighted myself my BMI was 29.2 – almost obese. - I weighed more than my friend Steve who is 6 foot and I am 5 foot 4. - I am gong to turn 30 this year – on my 29th birthday I was on…