claire30

I LOVe chai latte! Its my little treat to myself at the end of a long day..not sure how many cals in a cup of chai latte though, i must have a look!

well done!! thats great!

hi there, i'm also a newbie! i joined this week, and believe me, you are going to find so much support!! good luck!

you guys are so helpful and supportive, thank you all so much! I think it will be a case of trying to avoid them for the time being, and not talking to them about it..soon enough they will see the results!

Hi, sorry but i have never heard of a chocolate tea, but i hope you like it!! i know what you mean about not being able to have a tiny bit...for me, its all or nothing, so i'm going through the nothing approach..so far, so good!!

Thankyou so much for the advice and support. The worst of them are my so called friend, who is obese herself, so what you said, tammiefanie, really makes sense, she probably knows that she could do with going to the gym. Aloshka, thats so true, they cant help it i guess, and as long as i stay on track, it will all be worth…

hi all! i am a newbie, from Devon in England!

thanks kicklikeaGIRL, i have, so far, resisted the scales!!

i think its a fact of getting your body clock adjusted to the earlier time, it doesnt take too long. when my alarm goes of at 7am, i dont let myslef have time to think about the fact that its early, especially as its still dark at that time in the morning!! i just get up, get the kids up and start the day. It helps that i…

Glad you had a good workout!!

Hiya, i am a full time single mum and full time student, doing my degree at uni, and i know what you mean about finding time to exericse! I do mine as early in the morning as possible, as then i dont think about it all day and wonder when i am going to do it. I normally get into the gym at 8.15am, after i have dropped the…

Well done Canadagirl!! I am looking forward to losing my 1st 6lbs!!

Have a fantastic workout sunshine!!

thanks for the quick replies you guys, i dont use any oil at all, so dont have to worry about that. Thanks for the tip about turkey sausages and bacon, i will give that a try!

I LOVE the exhausted but VERY happy feeling i get after a workout, i love the fact that i dont have to worry about the kids, about uni, or about anything else just for that hour a day, its great! i ALWAYS walk to the gym thinking "ooh, i dont want to go to the gym, blah blah blah"..but once i start the workout, i LOVE it,…

Wow!!!!!! Well done you, what an inspiration you are, you look amazing!! Congrats!!

Thanks for the advice you guys, I have decided to weigh myself every Friday morning, and NO MORE, not daily or twice a week, JUST on the Friday morning. I thought this would be better, as i normally treat myself to a few glasses of wine and 2 slices on Pizza on the friday night, so i know that i have a week to work it off…

Thanks startfromscratch, To be honst, i am not thining about this as a 'diet' as diets just dont work, i am thinking about it as a long term lifestyle instead. I am enjoying my food a lot more now, even the healthy stuff, as i am appreciating that it helps and feeds my body. i am (slowly) getting used to not eating the…

Hi guys! Well, i went to the gym again today, and am pleased that i managed to get there as i wasnt looking forward to it. I think that the idea of going to the gym is the worst thing, once i am there and doing the actual workout, its fine. And i love the feeling i get when i have finished the workout, and feel like i have…

Well done!! That must have felt fantastic!

i love to eat salad with nothing on it, as (like you said) you can taste all the stuff properly.

Thanks for the advice. I am hoping to see some more results by the end of the month, no, i WILL see results by the end of the month!!! Cant wait to hit the gym tomorrow morning!!

Hi, is it ok if i join too? I live in good old Devon! My starting weight was 145, and i have lost 3lbs this week!! I am doing quite well, but not sure if i shoul dbe concentrating on scales, or dress size...i am going to the gym 4 days a week for an hour, and i know that when i (eventually) start to see the benefits of…

I gave up coffee and tea for about 2 years (back on it now though-:blushing: ), and for the first 3 weeks i had terrible headaches and had a kind of 'out of body feeling' if you know what i mean..kind of like being light headed all the time. But after those 3 weeks, i was back to normal. Strangely enough, i also got those…

HI, i have always eaten healthily, so its just my snacking that i have to get under control now. Iam getting tired of just having fruit for snacks, and as long as i do that, i think that the food and nutrition side of my lifestyle change, is fine. I dont fry any food,i eat wholemeal pasta/rice/cereals, i eat lots of fruit,…

Thanks for the replies you guys. I will have a look at that link in a second! i have also managed to put my ticker up (only took me 20 mins, lol)!

Thanks for the replies you guys, althouh i know 142 lbs is within the healthy range for my height etc, i really dont feel at all comfortable at this size, as its the biggest i have ever been (apart from when i was pregnant). I guess its not so much the weight (although thats a big part of it), its more the fitness that i…

thanks for the reply! i am quite excited about this site, as ihave just had a look around and realised that success is actually possible!!!