Renilicious

Only 45 minutes? Amateur! LOL I could scoff that, a box of cookies, a box of chocolate seashells and four "snack" apple pies with 500ml of custard in that time in the old days. Now I just try to slow a down and appreciate what I'm eating if I'm eating something "bad" - chew it properly, taste it, then swallow, don't just…

Well, if you eat crap and not exercise you're going to gain weight. Own it, acknowledge it, move on. Sitting there crying over it is not going to solve anything. And that's the end of the tough love from me because I'm right where you are - only you're about 100lb down on me. lol We all binge occasionally, it happens. It's…

Many years ago, my sister tried the ice cream diet. This is not an official thing, she just ate a crapload of icecream. However she walked two hours every day back and forth to school and the weight loss probably had a lot more to do with that than the ice cream. She didn't always feel so great, however. Just eat sensibly.…

I tried the banana pancake thing. My initial thoughts upon first taste were... EWWWWWWW! Whoever thought that up needs to be spanked in an unfun way. It's not a pancake. It's egg with banana in it. I like them both but not together. And definitely not with honey or syrup. If you really want these though, they actually…

Maybe she misheard you? I've lost 100lb (with Weight Watchers prior to joining MFP)... and I did that in 2 years. 40lb in 2.5 years is a fraction of a pound a week. THE HELL? You're hardly a candidate for head shrinkage. Keep doing what you're doing if it's working for you.

My favourite is with pumpkin, mushrooms and spinach. I fry up some onion, steam the pumpkin and wilt and chop up the spinach. Then I beat up a few eggs with milk and throw the whole lot together in a tin or dish it out into large ramekins. Top with some low fat cheese and throw into the oven until they're cooked. It's more…

You're looking fine to me but 2500 is a lot of calories for someone who is already as fit as you appear to be. Have you got your activity level set in your profile? I was recommended to set it to zero and put in a sedentary lifestyle so that you get the basic calorie setting and then you can put in your activity calories…

Definitely. Sugar is one of the main contributors to weight gain. You cut back on the sugary drinks and not only will you feel better but you'll have more calories to spend on wholesome stuff that fuels your body properly. I love juice but it's my "wine" on the rare occasions that I go out to eat. I rarely drink it at home…

A gorgeous smile. :)

This cracked me up! I will generally aim for a machine that's a away from other folks if there aren't too many people around, otherwise I get on what's available. Usually I'm too busy kicking my own butt to notice that someone is using a machine close to me.

I'm a jeans girl and buying pants as an overweight person was (and still is) tricky as I have very thick calves but slender thighs by comparison. I also have the belly apron which is the mother of all muffin tops. I've found that high-waisted pants that fit comfortably high around the hips, covering the belly button are…

Edited... nevermind, someone beat me to it. :)