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Thanks for your help! I'm not a yo yo dieter...I've never had to worry about my weight at all until the last year or so..I've always been so skinny that people around me (my ex-inlaws) actually accused me of being bulimic! But more recently I've put on more weight than I would like..hence trying to work out a calorie…

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around this idea...but after spending a month watching the calories and eating between 1100 and 1300, and getting absolutely nowhere with weight loss or inch loss, I'm going to give it a shot! I'm 5'6, 37 years old and want to weigh 130...I plugged that in, along with my activity…

I would love to know how you've done it! I'm 5'6" and 162...I've been exercising/calorie counting for almost a month now and have yet to lose anything - inches or pounds! I want to get down to between 130 and 135 too. Well done!!

I'm 5'6", currently 162lbs and want to get down to 135 or below!

I don't mean this in a nasty way - but I'm so glad I'm not alone! I'm in my third week (for the second time around - I gave up last year because I wasn't getting anywhere, but I'm determined to stick with it this time)....I'm eating under my calories every day and exercising near enough every day..and I've lost no weight,…

I agree with the OP... I am the person that does most of the cooking..so the kids and fiance all eat healthily anyway (but we always did)....I still buy snacks for the kids lunch boxes..and they have biscuits for after to school. If my fiance wants a burger, who am I to stop him? He sat on the sofa with me last night,…

Thanks everyone - it's nice to see I'm not alone! I was actually getting to the point of considering going to see the doc or nurse about this to see if I have some underlying condition that I'm unaware of....but I guess that would be too easy! I shall stick with it ...going to go and get weighed on "proper" scales at the…

I sometimes have one of the bars as a quick lunch..altho they don't keep me full for long! I had planned on doing it properly..but I couldn't stomach the shakes - they actually made me gag! :indifferent:

That's fantastic!! Well done!

I'm getting a kitten on Monday - I've always loved cats but my ex husband hated them, so we never had one...but the time is right now..and I can't wait to bring her home!!

Id go to the Maldives and learn to suba dive :smile:

LOL! Too funny!!!

Is it too late to join? I've just done my second day...and my start weight is 152lb.

Essex here! :smile:

Can definitely see a difference..you look great! Keep up the good work!

I weigh in on Wednesdays..just because it's an easy day for me to fit it in...altho I did weigh myself (without recording it) at the weekend....and given that I hadn't lost anything at that point...I may not bother tomoro as I'm really struggling to stay motiviated as it is!

I've got an abs one and have used it on an off for months...never seen any results - maybe once I've shifted a bit more of the covering fat I'll notice it...I think they only work if you don't have any fat to shift and just need to tone up the muscles, cos obviously they don't do anything to burn away the fat layer over…

Congrats - inch loss can be a real motivator..altho I'm not seeing inch or weight loss at the moment!

Hi Wishy - welcome aboard..and good luck with your journey. :smile:

I'd go for alcohol...I'm not a huge junk food eater (not that I'm a huge drinker either)..but if I was to go for one, it would be booze!

I love tatts too - I only have one so far, but I'm planning my next one for when I hit my goal weight as motivation to keep going!

:smile: Hi, and well done on your inital loss - that's a great start!

Hi Nicola - it sounds great..but the cost is a bit much for me - plus it's my son's birthday so I'll be busy with him.. I hope you find someone to go with and let us know how it goes!! :smile:

Thanks...I will! :smile:

I weigh myself about 2 or 3 times a week, but only record it once a week.

Exactly! :happy:

Good to see I'm not alone - you basically summed me up..but much more eloquently than I did (aside from the fact you have friends lol!)!

I'm very different online to how I am in person. In person I'm shy, find it hard to keep a conversation going, and am generally quite withdrawn..as sad as it sounds, I have no friends in real life (other than family members). Whereas online, I'm much better at saying what I want to say...some would say I talk to much...and…

I know where you're coming from too - my other half actually prefers me now to the way I was when we met - he says I was too skinny then - and all my family keep saying how much better I look now compared to how I used to....it appears that I'm the only person unhappy with my size/shape! You've done the hard part by taking…

I just watched the entire beginners workout, and don't feel so bad now, as I did manage to do most of it - I'm going to aim to try and do the whole beginners work out 3 tmes a week and do a powerwalking dvd on the other two days (I don't generally exercise to dvds at the weekend, 1. there is no time/space as the kids and…