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Totally agree that you should treat your calories like money on fast days - you want the most substance out of as little calories as possible. As vegetables tend to have fewer calories per gram than fruit, try eating sweeter veg such as carrots, red peppers, etc. also try swapping the diet soda for herbal teas (…

Aldi is starting to increase its prices since becoming more popular with the middle class - but the highlight for me is going through the random items in the middle. I think lidl is the cheapest and still has much better quality than most "finest" ranges at the big supermarkets.

Well my mother is over again this weekend so I have been cooking and eating three course dinners everyday and have had ice cream so I'm up again! Also very bloated as it will be TOM for me hopefully soon. Start: 128 Current: 128 Goal: 119

I think the best ways to get motivated to work out is to encorporate exercise into your daily routine. For example, cycling, running, skateboarding, rollerblading, or walking somewhere everyday instead of driving or getting public transport. A bicycle is my main mode of transport and there is a cycle path to my work which…

Start weight: 128 Current weight: 128 Goal: 119 Well I've been on holiday this week, I stayed at home and my mum came to visit me so we've spent most of our time cooking, eating out, and going to the beach so I haven't been logging and I have definitely gone way over my calorie goal each day and have not fasted. I'm not…

Start weight: 128 Current weight: 125 Goal weight: 119 I haven't really kept to my calorie goals very well this week. I have probably eaten about 1500 calories a day (when not fasting) when my calorie goal is 1200. Also, I researched through many websites what my BMR is now that I've lost weight and was shocked to find out…

Last week: 125 lb Current: 125 lb Goal: 119 lb Well, last weekend and the beginning of this week I had some MAJOR binges with icecream, ready meals, chocolate, and all kinds of crap and then I turned it around mid week, drank LOTS of water as it has been so hot, and really concentrated on eating very healthy delicious…

Sounds perfect for the summer weather - I usually have something similar win green tea!

I cannot recommend it more - I've been using skinnytaste.com for nearly all of my recipes since I started my weight loss journey and have never been disappointed by any of them!

This is currently cooking away in my oven at the moment. i put it in to cook on low this morning, went to work, and its ready to eat when i got back - very easy! I got the recipe from http://www.skinnytaste.com/2013/02/slow-cooked-jerk-pork-with-caribbean_19.html And I have made four times already as my bf keeps requesting…

Start: 128 Week 1: 126 Week2: 125 Goal: 119 I haven't got any healthy recipes to post as I haven done much healthy cooking this week! As the sun is shining we've spent the weekend at the beach, having barbecues, and drinking too much - but it has been wonderful. I messed up my first fast day but instead of getting down on…

Start: 128 lb Current: 126 lb Goal: 119 lb I had TOM too and I always get the major munchies so I have been eating a lot of junk :s. but I did a fast day and have been exercising so I've lost a bit of the weigh gain. Will try harder next week!

Starting Weight: 128 lb Challenge Goal Weight: 119 lb Game plan: Eat clean, 5:2 intermittent fasting, cycle to work everyday, drink plenty of water, and as I'm getting closer to my goal weight I'm starting to realise more and more that my belly needs toning up. I really don't want to start weight lifting, but does anyone…

Sorry have been away this weekend and have to go to work now but I will post when I get back this evening.

Well done everyone! Well done to Rosemay for getting so close to your goal - only 1lb away!

Cannot recommend skinnytaste.com more enough! my absolute favourite low calorie website and she really does have TONS of delicious south/central american recipes - my boyfriend hates low calorie foods yet he wolfs down these low calorie delicious meals and cannot tell the difference!

I have been doing 5:2 since January 2013 and have lost 25 lb so far. It's the main reason I've lost weight and i agree with others that you shouldn't over eat on eating days as you will put all the weight back on. Another nice side effect is that it makes you feel like you've got an invisible gastric band as the day after…

Aw thanks Janice :) well done to you too!

9 hour slow cooked jerk pork with Caribbean mango and avocado salsa with lettuce in tortilla wraps. Recipe from skinnytaste.com my absolute favourite low calorie recipe website! Love love love Gina!

Start weight: 138 Current weight: 127 Goal weight: 119 Starting Measurements: (in inches) Neck- 12.1 Chest- 38.6 Waist- 27.5 Love handles - 35 Hips- 39.4 Right Bicep- 10.2 Left Bicep- 10.2 Right Thigh- 22 Left Thigh- 22 Finishing Measurements: (in inches) Neck- 12.4 Chest- 36.2 Waist- 25.1 Love handles - 33.4 Hips- 37.5…

Can't believe it's nearly finished! But I'm very happy that there will be a new challenge. Start weight: 138 Last week: 127 Current weight: 126 I went shopping on Saturday (didn't buy anything as I'm skint until pay day) and tried on some office trousers as my work clothes are getting so baggy and I was amazed to see that…

Love it! I'm in :)

Lol thank you - I always look forward to seeing the progress table every week!

Hi mommamellymac, I think you might have missed my post on Friday - my weigh in on Friday was 127 lb so I've lost 2lb since last week. :)

Start weight: 138 Last week: 129 Current: 127 Can see the light at the end of the tunnel now! Except yesterday I had a blow out day as there was a leaving buffet for a colleague at work (900 calories!) then went round to a friend's house to watch The Voice and drank wine and ate domino's pizza and ended up consuming nearly…

Wow - well done on all your hard work! I'm sure you'll have no problems finding a new girlfriend

Hi labyrinth. I've been following 5:2 since the new year and so far have lost 21 pounds which i'm very pleased with! I've been averaging a 2lb loss every week when I've stuck to fasting two days a week. First off, did you do your sneaky weigh in in the evening? If you weigh in the morning first thing (after you've been to…

Start weight: 138 Last week: 128 This week: 129 Well it's my TOM so I usually go up a few pounds but hopefully I'll be back to losing next week!

Personally I love tracking my progress in this group and find it very motivational - thank you mommamellymac for all your hard work! I would very much like it to continue and halloween sounds like an excellent goal date! Start weight: 138 Last week's weight: 129 Current weight: 128 Only down 1lb this week but I feel as I'm…

Thanks Janice, that's encouraging to hear! I'm pretty bored of doing my strength training workouts (such as Jillian Michaels) but I love yoga and pilates so I'm think of trying it three times a week just by following videos in a bid to build up my muscle and also sort out my occasional bad back!