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I would agree that there is a problem with obesity in the UK for sure. The main issues (IMO) that need to be addressed are: PE is no longer compulsory in secondary schools - this needs to be changed Kids spend too much time indoors watching TV and playing computer games Activities such as swimming / ice-skating / tennis…

Have you been sticking to your calories? Have you been eating back all your exercise calories? Do you eat clean (IE lots of unprocessed stuff?) Do you drink alcohol? These are a few things I look at when I find weightloss slowing down.

I work FT but don't have kids so I work out when I get home!

Having lost 40lbs in 2006 I was well prepared this time round that my boobs would shrink (and yep I have the rock in socks thing going on - I call mine my "udders") But do you know what I have chosen to love my udders anyway - and I will be going topless when I go away in a few weeks! My OH still likes my boobs, and even…

I like the feeling of satisfaction after having a nice, healthy, well balanced meal. I hated the feeling after I ate dinner pre-MFP as my portions were huge - I was eating far too much. In the 7 months I have been here I have rarely had that "eaten too much" feeling and almost always have that satisfied, content feeling…

Just bought 2 size 10 bikini's (US 6) and they fit - well they fit well enough [but could fit better] I have 16 days until I have to wear them in public!! Yikes!

I don't have a cheat day - but I do tend to have one meal a week when I don't actively count calories (be that a meal with the girls, or pub and a takeaway with the OH) I have been here a while now though and even on these nights 'off' I still go for healthy options. If I drink alcohol it usually vodka and diet coke. If I…

I am a tea drinker but like a skinny latte if I pass my favourite Italian cafe!

Most decent places will serve mocktails (or else you can have a J20) Can you not say you are driving / up early next day for important meeting next day if friends start making you feel bad for not drinking? If you do actually want to have a few drinks then go for vodka and diet coke as opposed to beer or cider. Also make…

I do weigh a few times a week (cursing MFP as I was always so good about weighing in just once a week before I arrived here!) I only take my weight once a week though - tomorrow is WID for me. I would find seeing daily / hourly fluctuations counter-productive to be honest. I mean how demotivating to see yourself 3lbs up on…

I am a fan of moderation but I also champion healthy alternatives. For example I portion control bread and pasta but also swapped white for wholemeal / brown (as it keeps you fuller for longer so you get more mileage out of your calories). I also only buy small loaves of wholemeal bread these days (a slice is 60 cals) I…

My OH hates BB, but he actually Sky + the episode with Darren and his ab's as he could not believe it. He proceeded to show his equally BB hating brothers who did not know such surgery even exisited! I cannot express how ridiculous the guy looks !!!

Strawberries, Pineapple, Kiwis and Pomegranate seeds are my top fruits.. Veggies have to be Courgette, Green beans, Broccoil and spinach. I also cannot live without red onion, rocket leaves, peppers (all colours), radishes and cucumber.

You can have a small Kit Kat (if the craving really takes over) a 2 finger bar is 107 cals!!! Not too sure about the white chocolate cookies though - they sound delish but dangerous!

I don't want to trot out any cliches about the camera adding pounds etc.. but I will give you this fact - unless a picture is massively photoshopped most *normal* people (IE us on MFP!) will not like what we see !! We are our own worst critics! I lost over 40 lbs some years ago and hated pictures of myself at my heaviest…

Mine is open to my friends and I have never had any comments on it. I only look at other peoples diaries if a) they ask or b) they have posted something that makes me wonder if they are taking enough calories

We're already friends so I can't add you again! I did take a sneaky peak at your diary though. Have youmanually set up your daily calorie allowance? If so please change it back. I think you are eating too little and that may be why you are seeing a gain? (that and the falling a bit flat at the weekends - which can be…

It's been many moons since I have been too drunk to keep count LOL!! I tend to stick to vodka & diet coke too (singles though) pub measures never get me pi55ed so I can keep track!

I stand corrected http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somatotype_and_constitutional_psychology I am the body type that gets fat LOL!

These are male body types though? :smile:

I do eat my exercise calories but I am only on 1200 calories net so if I didn't I'd be hungry! Just to clarify the net thing is as follows: You are on 1200 calories but burn 300 through exercise that day you are only netting 900 calories. So you need to eat back 300 to make sure you do not fall below 1200 cals per day. If…

Net at least 1200 cals per day. Then you can play about with exercise calories. You can see what works best for you through trial and error!

Ideally we would all eat clean 100% of the time but realistically life isn't like that. If you live by the 80/20 rule you should be fine. That is that you eat healthy 80% of the time. If you eat 3 meals a day then using the 80/20 rule you could in theory have 3 meals a week where you are not so strict with your calories.…

Another "you are not eating anywhere near enough" from me!!! You need to be aiming to net at least 1200 cals per day BARE MINIMUM!

I'm 5ft 1 and have been here for a while! Not only have I lost 21lbs so far but I have also stopped smoking without any weight gain! I am only looking to lose a few more lbs but am always happy to make new friends :smile:

That's the thing though - I confess I don't want to get up an hour earlier. I don't want to work out before I go to bed. I don't want to lose any more of my spare time as I have such little spare time as it is! I am well aware that I have to work hard at this [I have dropped 21lbs so far - and I have stopped smoking too…

We are conditioned from birth to have a very dependant realtionship with food. As babies, we cry and we get a bottle! As we grow food becomes a reward / a bargaining tool. "Eat you veg and you can have ice-cream for dessert", "If you do your chores I'll take you to MacDonalds" From a very early age we have a realtionship…

I find a lot of "reduced fat" or "low calorie" options are actually not that much different from normal options!! Yes you may save a few calories here and there but I'd sooner use some extra calories and enjoy what I eat? Take bread for example - Hovis Nimble is 48 cals per slice but it is mainly air, I'd sooner have a…

I am skinny fat!!! I will confess that I do not exercise nearly enough and I do still drink booze (moderately - but still it's enough) I also don't eat as clean as I should. I know that I am in a better position than a lot of people as I am near goal weight and of course I look and feel better than I did when I signed up…

Sometimes people forget that we are all different !!! That is my pet peeve LOL!! I just don't understand why some people get so personally upset by other peoples choices? If you don't want to log cleaning then don't? Personally I log daily walking and I eat back my 'exercise' calories burnt from said walking! I am 1lb away…