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Me, too! Me, too! I also really really cringe every time I see things that aren't a physical journey described as such, as in "my weight loss journey". It is so trendy bandwagon, it makes my teeth hurt! Apologies if I'm being judgemental. Further apologies if the English spelling of "judgemental" offends >:)
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I so miss cheese. I confess to have reintroduced it (in moderation!) into my diet of late, after two years of not indulging - or even risking the indulgence. My favourite is one that, thankfully, I cannot get locally unless I go online. It is the most delicious blue-veined goats cheese called "Mrs Bell's Blue" that I…
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Sorry - didn't mean to repost your photos!!
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Cortney - well done!! That's much more than just a "mini success". You look fabulous. I'm back on the downward trend too - I hope - seem to have been stuck at the same place for months but I took delivery of my niece's exercise bike on Saturday and, to date, have put in 20 or so miles. And had the good ol' heart-pumping…
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[quote=I'm curious to get solid first-hand information from people who've had experience with this particular diet. [/quote] I tried the Atkins diet a number of years ago, stuck with it for about five months and yes, at first, I found it worked very well for me. I lost a fair bit of weight initially (about 20lbs) and I…
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Some adolescent once yelled out "Look at the *kitten* on THAT". And I was feeling pretty good about myself at the time... Still, it took me over 18 months to find a diet that worked (and a lot of the time I wasn't looking so hard ..." and then I heard about MFP and it was like a switch just flipped. But that <expletives…
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Yep ... each and every ingredient, which can be a bit of a bore at times :yawn: I've not been able to find any more reliable way.
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Noooo! I used to be regular as clockwork (usually about 8am!) but now ... maybe two, three times a week. So, after plenty of research (thank god for Google!) I bought some Epsom Salts (food grade, not the stuff you would bathe in) and -- I tell you -- works a TREAT but getting the dosage right is key. Too much and ...…
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Vaughan Williams: Partita For Double String Orchestra/Concerto For Oboe & Strings/Fantasia On A Theme. Very relaxing for a Friday morning at work - before a long weekend (I have Monday off :happy: )
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That's a great feeling, isn't it? I have got rid of all my "fat clothes" so it's a financial incentive, too, not to ever fit in them again. It would cost too darn' much :happy: Well done!!
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A Wii Console, which started me off exercising for real - first with the Sports games and then with Just Dance. And then, more recently, a Kettlebell and a skipping rope.
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Yes, congratulations on what you've done so far :flowerforyou: But honest - it happens to all of us. I wish I'd only put on 2lbs recently. Somehow - don't ask me how because eating and exercise are as good as ever - I've put on 9lbs in a month. I feel soooo damn' disheartened but, I know, I lost it and more before, I'll do…
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Mostly, it's Kettle Chips. Are these just a UK thing or worldwide? Either way, I can find myself eating a large bag ALL BY MYSELF and then feeling somewhat sick from the grease, and very sick from the guilt, afterwards. Hadn't had any for a year then stuffed myself two weeks ago :sick: with one of the two bags in my…
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Go treat yourself - and it will spur you on even further! I got rid of all my "fat clothes" and have had to do so again since doing that. I won't keep them "just because" - that's just a "get out". You'll feel so much better in clothes that fit - I know I did - and the compliments you will get is another good reason…
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I HAVE to log everything. And I think I will always do it. It keeps me accountable - esp. to myself! And it's the only thing that has worked for me in the last 30 years of on again, off again dieting.
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Interesting comment about jackets from the OP! I know exactly how that feels and, even though I've now got some extremely smart, designer jackets (could never fit into the designer ones, they never made 'em that big!), I'm happy to NOT wear one, even with trousers - which was such a HUGE No-No! So, not wearing one today,…
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No. NO. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! I don't even like them on men... I really do think they are unfeminine. My gorgeous niece has about four or five and, even though they are (relatively) discreet and a pretty design or quotation, I can't help but think they are intrusive and that, when she's older (she's 30!) she is going to…
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I've just started dancing!! I was doing it using the Just Sweat programme, but am just free-dancing along to the music I put together on my iPod for this ... really enjoy it AND get a bit of a sweat on doing it. Was surprised to discover that 45 minutes had just disappeared, singing along to some of my favourite songs.…
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I've done this one before (back in my just-pre-MFP days) and I was quite a bit smaller than I thought I was (about two or three models). I'm far more realistic now, and also more aware of myself, and this time I was just one size down, and 2.5% smaller - so I guess I have a good idea of what's what and where - I am sooooo…
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1) age : mid-50s 2) approximate weight : 185lb 3) physical location : United Kingdom 4) activity level : light to moderate 5) How often do you exercise : most days 7) Do you eat breakfast? : Yes 6) what is your largest meal of the day? : Lunch during the week, dinner weekends 7) how many times a day do you eat? : Three…
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Thank GOD someone echoed my thoughts! I would never dream of taking my shoes off at work because I would never FEEL professional (let alone it not being professional). I'd never wear jeans to work either, even for "dress-down Fridays" (hated those!!). I currently work in a College (my own office, too) but I've worked in…
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The flipside of this is canned goods ... for instance, a 400g tin of soup or tomatoes, on average weighs about 375 - 385g (and this is into the saucepan, cold not post-cooking when it will likely have a lost a few grams in the cooking process). And so you could be talking about a "saving" - particularly with soup - of…
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Especially when I don't feel like exercising : You've come this far ... just bloody DO IT! When I've reached a(nother) plateau : You've done it before, you can do it again. Just about every day : This isn't a diet, it's a life change.
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I have a tendency to snack - or "graze" - if I'm doing nothing but watching TV. This weekend, I had a bunch of stuff to do on my computer - my entire collection of songs "disappeared" overnight when I left my iPod in a taxi, and didn't get it returned until the following day (still, I guess I was lucky to get it returned!)…
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Bruckner's Symphony # 4 - lucky enough to have an office of my own so I have it playing off my PC. Bliss :happy:
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I tried it before I came to MyFitnessPal. It didn't work for me at all, apart from losing maybe 3lbs which I guess I would've lost anyway with the regime I was then following. I worked it out that it cost me around £90 for each pound in weight lost - not a particularly good return on my money. I told a friend of mine that…
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Thanks, BigT and Fitfully ... always so good to get validation. And have your worst fears TRASHED for the nonsense they are!! I shall be getting on the scales at the weekend (will resist getting on them Thursday and Friday!) with some trepidation, though! :sick:
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I know!! That's exactly what my head is telling me, my heart (which was in my mouth this morning!!) tells me different. But I know the head is CORRECT! Thanks for the confirmation - it's really appreciated :flowerforyou:
