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Any specific medical conditions, other than diabetes?

Brilliant! Keep up the amazing job you are doing! You look great! Happy Birthday for Friday!

Bump!

Congratulations, looking great! :drinker:

Makes sense to me!

Totally empathise and agree...and this is me!

This makes sense to this lifting beginner. I am starting to incorporate some free weights, use machines mostly, but have a history of joint issues, am obese and don't want to injure myself! Taking it slowly and increasing the resistance regularly as the reps get easier. Starting to love it!

Monopoly! Love the competitiveness!

I agree! I pay £41 / month...swimming and gym...but ltd equipment in gym! WhatI love about it is it is very quiet..usually have the pool and gym to myself! Adult guests pay £5 and children 12 and under £2.50! I left a gym that cost £17 / month for this one! Mainly for access to a pool!

FR sent! Can so empathise with you! Lots of us do this and I know I am gonna get the weight off, get fitter and keep it off this time! Determined!

No one is too fat to go swimming! Go on! If it is something you loved, you are more likely to stick at it too Hope you love it!

You are so right...looking in the mirror, my thoughts are often negative.....yes, even abusive towards what I have become...my OH says lovely and amazing things to me, motivates me, supports me....I do not listen enough! Thank you for this post!

Hi Loopy, I think you might be doing the right thing! I have issues with the scales! Back 3 weeks and have not lost or gained! I was static, then gained then relost, and am at 0 loss, 0 gain again! Weighed once a week initially, then paranoia has set in and sees me weighing dail/ every couple of days! My scales are going…

A Delicate Truth by John Le Carre A Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling Both taking a bit of getting into! Would rather some George Smiley and Harry P!

:laugh: the FR 'ers who then say nowt on your feed/congratulate/ commiserate/ help when you need it!

Mine might bi in my imagination! On brushing my teeth this morning, noticed my underarm jiggle of flab looked less.......toning up perhaps?!:laugh: Also, managing easily, now, to do the no booze challenge set here on MFP......day 8 today!

Swimming

Tycho_mx - pretty sure everything logged and accurate....suggests too many cals?! Ready2 Rock - steroids increase appetite and cause abdo distension (less severe side effects..lol!) .....I hadn't thought that not gaining is ok! Another perspective....cheers for that!

Wow! Looking gorgeous! Well done and thanks! Inspired!

+1..... Still giggling at this!

OMG! Sluuuuuurp!

Thanks Belgarath and Williams969.... Backs up what I am thinking...for now! I could do ok on slightly less calories, but I do feel I exercise enough to need those 1700 to get enough protein in!

Ccpeace: I have read elsewhere to stick to a plan for a good while! So I will give it another week before seeking more advice, and perhaps reducing! Thanks!

Ninkyou : cheers for your reply! Yes, I weigh everything, every morsel! I stick to the 1700 calorie end too, generally....sonThat if I go over, it is not gonna be masses over 1900, the upper limit!

I'm sorry to hear what you are going through! First, give yourself some time to recover and get your head around it. Then talk to your doctors about your dietary requirements...I wish I had used my doctors and nurse specialist more when it came to this aspect. I am hypothyroid, amongst other things, and from what I've…

Bump! 3 weeks back, no loss yet! No gain either! Will need this post over the next few weeks, me thinks!

I was going to suggest eggs....always feel full and able to go longer on a couple of eggs!

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Wow! Looking beautiful! Congratulations! :flowerforyou: I love MFP too!

Lots of great advice given here, can't add to it really, but frozen veg, fruit and canned are staples in this house as have to budget to make ends meet here too! We live in a quiet suburb and whilst grow some of our own, there are plenty of growers who sell their excess wares! Currently rhubarb for 50p a large portion, so…