Leamac83 Member

Is it just me...or is this thread making anyone else really really hungry? i have to stop...before i go for the pizza...icecream...donuts...cake...chocolate...fries.... :O

Lets not deny were are all on this to lose weight, excercise more and look better. If you got it...flaunt it! NO SHAME!! :D

Hello all, ive been on here about a year now and i have to say it really does help. Its great at helping me track my food and excerscise and its also good to have the support and motivation from everone here! :)

Me personally, i dont eat pizza or macdonals or burger king...ever. Maybe a rare occasion when im totally drunk. Thats not becasue i dont like it or im restricting it i just dont see anything good about it...apart from the nice feeling you get whilst eating which lasts all of 1 minute then you feel guilty. There is no…

I love food so much, i could literally eat all day and all night. Sometimes i find it really hard to work out but then i think of the yummy food i get to eat at the end and thats motivation enough. But its true that its a mix of both that will get you where you want to be faster. If you just diet it will take longer to…

I done my first day of 30 day shred today. I done level one and found it pretty easy, but then this is only day one! Will see how i feel on day 7!! Although to be totally honest i cant see how it can really help you drop a lot of weight in only a month. Recently i have been running 7 to 8k 4 nights a week and doing a…

For lunch ideas...i love Tesco wholemeal pittas stuffed with anything! Loads fo chicken and salad or make your own coleslaw with a spoon of mayo and a spoon of 0% fat greek yoghurt to take the calories down. Couscous is also good if you want carbs and you can add loads to it like chicken, feta cheese, peppers, cherry…

Just had a quick look at your diary. Do you feel what your currently doing isnt worknig for you? Your diary looks ok, you dont seem to have calorific foods on there, maybe try and have fresh fruit instead of tinned. Probably the same calories but the cals in the fresh fruit are better and you also get nutrients. Maybe try…

The thing with MFP is although it tracks your caloires it cant tell if its good or bad food thats going in you. Lets say you have a 100 calorie snack, do you choose A. a small apple and maybe a few berries...100 calories or B. some sort of low fat no fat reduced sugar synthetic triple chocolate chip cookie...100 calories…

hahaha, i think i have cows!! haha, love that!! The thing is i have skinny arms and shoulders and then my calves feel like they are almost the same size as my thighs! Grrr! Its so frustrating as my top half doesnt match my bottom half...but i guess its my genes. My mum and aunts all have large legs. If i find a solution i…

mine is waaaaaay off....but then thats because it says 'if every day was like today' and my days fluctuate quite a lot so i guess thats why. :)

Fruit does have a lot of sugar but its processed by the body in a different way from refined sugar. If you are going to excercise that day then there is no harm in eating whatever fruits take your fancy. Your body will use that fruit sugar as energy, where as with refined sugar, your body does use it for energy but it can…

Ive been doing the 8 min abs workout (quite dated but still works) for a while now and i really really notice the differenc on my abs. They have always been a problem area for me but looking much more toned now. I would also like to tone my thighs more so will be interested to see the responses, so far i am just running…

Yeah i also think that is good motivation to have your diary open. Maybe some people dont like it open as they are trying to hide when they have overeaten or just as bad, undereaten. At the end of the day they are only kidding themselfs. You diary is there for you to keep track of your calories and hopefully inspire some…

Well firstly we can all motivate you!! :) Also i think joining a gym is a great way to meet people, and will keep you motivated!

I had a wisdom tooth out last wednesday and im still on liquids!! All i have been eating is warm soup, smoothies, yoghurt, applesauce and protien shakes. I think i have developed a dry socket as i have been in horrific pain for the past 4 or 5 days (i actually could have cut my own head off last night) ive woken up this…

Yes you can see a huge difference and the picture you post next month is going to be even better!!!! Well done! Your doing amazing :) xx

Cottage cheese and pineapple is yummy, nice post training snack! :)

Ok im even more confused! If i get 1200 calories a day and excercise away 500 calories that means i have to eat 1700 calories, but when i do this and click on the button at the bottom of my food tracker it says....if every day were like today yuod weigh so and so pounds in 5 weeks. The figure it gives me is my exact weight…

This is exactly what i mean, i aggree totally. I felt full and satisfied with my salad, was wide awake for the rest of the afternoon and enjoyed a nice run when i got home. After a KFC you feel hungry really soon and then you have the fast food guilt! Not good! My point is i think calorie counting like this can sometimes…

I was told by my personal trainer that if you add a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice and just one slice of toast to your regular diet daily then you will gain 1lb per week. Sometimes we think we are eating healthy and in most cases we are but its about how much we eat and as someone has already mentioned it could be…

Definatley not every day! Your in pain as you and your muscles are exhausted. When your muscles dont have time to recover you just overwork them, meaning that you could well be burning up muscle rather than fat, making weight loss even harder in the long run! When strength training try a different muscle group each day,…

A mix of my first and second names and my birth year!! How boring!!

My 'muffin top' is my worst area, thats what i want to tone the most and i find running is a great cardio workout for that followed by 8 minute abs. I try and run at a slower pace but for a longer distance....Have you even seen a long distance runner with a muffin top? Well i havnt and i think thats the key, endurance…

My main goal is to tone up and just be healthier, to lose 4 or 5 kilo would be great but i really just want to get a lot fitter. Im climbing mount Kilimanjaro this year with my boyfriend and uncle. My litle cousin has chrones disease so we are doing it for his charity. I want to be able to do the climb without holding the…

how the hell do you manage to sleep at night? I only have maybe 2 cups a day and if i stretch to 3 or 4 i cant sleep! 15-20!!!! Tell me they are barbie cups please???

morganadk2, i like how you have explained that, my bmi is below 26 and i dont feel im getting anywere, i dont have a lot to lose but i do have a 'layer' of fat to get rid of. Your explanation makes sense and has spurred me on to keep at it and to keep fueling my body with good workout foods! Thanks! :)

wasa rye crackers with light peanut butter and banana, this keeps me full for a while and it always feels like a real treat! Its delicious. bowl of cereal - half fruit and fibre and half all bran, good filling start to the day and packed with fibre! Porridge made with water and skimmed milk topped with banana or…

I totally agree with you and dont want my body to go into starvation mode. I train alot i dont want to be losing muscle. I get 1200 per day and probably burn 500 through excersice, i really dont think i could eat this amount of calories per day, im already pretty full with what i eat and thats under my calorie allowance.…

Well i think if you have filled in the form at the begining correctly you should be able to eat your calories that it gives you (for me 1200) plus the ones you burn? But personally im trying to stick to the 1200 and count the ones burnt as exactly that, burnt off cals and therefore hopefully get a better weight loss. But…