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You were all right, back to my pre holiday weight so those 4lbs were not real!

Thank you! I know I didnt eat that much! Will re weigh later in the week, but the important thing is to keep going, I know. Thanks to both of you for your encouragement :)

I have replaced a lot of meat with Quorn and it is delicous eg the burgers, lasagne etc.

Crazy Steve what do you want with my Puppy!! hehe

A cabbage patch kid. I got a Tiny Tears instead and my friend had 10 cabbage patch kids!!

Thanks everyone. Not sure whether to eat more calories or less though! I dont weigh every food, I admit, but my portions are small. I walk the dog briskly daily and try to attend 3-4 classes a week - this week I will have completed 2 high impact Body Combat classes and 1 Kettlercise class. In addition I have been trying to…

Hi, I will try the exercise shake up but can you explain why resetting goals to half a pound a week insted of one pound a wekk would help? Thanks.

When you sort of know what the final figure will be when you put your foods in even before its been completed, when every food and beverage is mentally assessed for calorific intake before it is accepted, and when your family are sick of hearing about it!

I love c0ottage cheese, very filling. But I prefer the type with pineapple.

I know I am thinner, I look better in clothes, but do I really FEEL thin, no. I have a way to go.

Benefit erase paste, I have pale brows so Benefit Brow Zings, love Loreal BB cream, and Body Shop bronzer. Any decent mascara.

If I lost 10lbs in a month I would be ecstatic. i just lost 2lbs in a month - but I had quite a few treat days off so I am still happy.

Ive been loving you too long (to stop now) OTIS REDDING Better TOM BAXTER (our first dance song) The Reason HOOBASTANK (when we both went through a phase of sabotaging our relationship a LONG time ago) Sex On Fire KINGS OF LEON (no further comment!) Was I only supposed to pick one? I like this thread!

Toyally agree with Lyadeia. There are no short cuts!

A small banana. a little over 100 cals but Danio high protein yoghurts are amazing, really creamy and filling, about 130 cals. I eat one daily! Kallo chocoalte rice cakes are a healthy snack.

Cheese is my vice, love cheese on toast, with lots of cheese. Havent had much cheese of late!

Thank you genofreek! Very excited. Its on Saturday and it will be fab :)

Me too! yay!

It sounds like a very strict regime. I am 5 feet 4, and fairly active. I have lost 20 lbs over the past 6 months, slowly but surely, on 12-1450 a day (more if I exercise). Couldnt do less!

Jillian Micheals 20 minute workouts are good if youre short of time! And brisk walking with the pram.

Hello, I think you can, but speaking from experience, I have only managed a decent weight loss and a better shape with exercise. Exercise is making more of a difference to my life than dieting and that is coming from a couch potato.

Thanks everyone. I think I will live with one blank day in my diary but get right back into it, I think my not overindulging has become a habit so my day off wont be horrendous and undo my good work so far. I am going to have a really good day :)

Not at my goal weight yet but tonight I am going out wearing a sleeveless top! Last time I did that I was about 18.

Sadly, my chest area! However I have also slimmed my bum and thighs, and I have a smaller neck!

Oh wait, no, I forgot about the time I was seated with all the children at the wedding, while my husband was best man on the top table (we were not married at the time, so I had non status I suppose). I had a really good time entertaining the kids though, while the adults struggled to make conversation, and my husband kept…

Years ago, I was invited to a wedding that had been organised in 5 weeks. I felt a bit sorry for the bride who didnt have much and loaned her my daughters bridesmaid dress for her daughter. After the brief ceremony in the registry office, we all paid for our own meals in a local pub, and one of her relatives told my 4 year…

My dog (see profile pic, although he is fully grown now), is a collie mix. We love walks, we can walk for around an hour, at a moderate pace! easily. The dog walks in conjunction with my classes/shred dvd have really started to get me into shape.

Best - You look tiny! (I have never been decribed that way before, and I aonly half way!) Worst - Arent you taking this a bit too seriously? (Yes! I have committed to this, how should I be? Not serious?)

I also seem to have reached a plateau after 15lbs loss despite keeping within my allownace and exercising. Have you tried measuring yourself? I hadnt lost weight but had lost an inch from my neck/waist/hips after 3 weeks which has given me a boost. Still would like to keep losing though!

I dont think we should eat to please other people if we dont want to. That kind of attitude got some of us here in the first place! I think people should be sensitive to someone who is trying to watch their calorie intake and offer once and then accept a polite refusal. Having said that, if you WANT it and can figure it in…