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Walking is my main exercise, and it seems to be working ok just now. I would love to run but my weight/size just makes me too cumbersome to run and its too much impact on my knees and back which I have to be careful with. It is something I hope to take up as I get lighter though, as walking is sometimes a bit tedious!

5'7" Large frame 143-163lbs My goal is 161lbs, so I'm within the range.

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Breakfast: Porridge, fruit, scrambled eggs, avocado and toast (no marg) or rarely a mcdonalds bagel Lunch: Scrambled eggs and fruit, mugshot, soup, egg salad sandwich Dinner: The usuals I guess! Spag bol, curry, soup etc. All my meat dishes are made with quorn though as I'm veggie. I also love cheesy pasta which is just…

My 2 ceramic knives (one large, one small) Large pot Small pot Wooden spoon Digital scales Strainer Oven tray Fork/Spoon (for taste test!)

I am 7.5% smaller than I think I am! Was interested to see that they say I am a pear shape. I often wondered what body shape I am, because when you are so overweight you are just kinda big all over and theres no distinct shape. Should have known though as my butt has always been out of proportion to the rest of me! lol

I have a long way to go to my goal but I think I will have to log for a long time after that. I have been overweight or obese my whole life, so 27 years. I think, for me at least, it will take more than a year or 2 (or however long it takes me to get to my goal) to make sure I have lost all my old habits. MFP isn't…

I used to have artificial sweeteners in my tea and coffee and only drank diet juice, and a lot of it! For years I had itchiness! My thighs were the worst but I had it on my stomach, calfs and arms as well. But I just put it down to being sensitive to the perfumes and stuff in my laundry products (although I did try…

I'm a planner. When ever I'm driving somewhere I've never been before I look at the route on google maps, I even look at it on streetview. I write lists for everything, if I dont things just swim round and round in my head. I do a household budget every month. I keep a diary so I know when all my daughters school holidays…

I'm another lesley sansone fan here. I'm 270 pounds and I just feel too big and cumbersome ( and jiggly!! lol) to do all those fast paced workouts, and if a workout involves lots of getting on the floor and up again I also rule it out as after a while it kills my knees. Yoga or pilates is also a good option as the beginner…

Broccoli and Almond Soup :) http://reluctantgourmet.com/component/k2/item/1296:broccoli-almond-soup-recipe

I was on oral BC 10 years ago. I started it just after I had lost 75 lbs... I was on it for 4 months and gained 3 and a half stone (49 lbs!!). I was ravenous all the time, I craved chocolate all the time, and all the nurse could say was eat carrot sticks instead. Well carrot sticks don't cut it when your body is screaming…

Great work! And to be a bit random, where did you get your jumper thats in the 7 week photo? I feel like I've seen it in a shop before but can't quite remember where. I LIKE it! :D

Are you getting enough iron? That can often make you feel quite lethargic.

I use the android app so might be totally different, but if I go into the menu where I see Home, Diary, Progress, Friends etc, theres a settings option near the bottom. I go in there and then select Fitness Profile and then at the very bottom there Change Units and its in there. This might be totally irrelevant on an…

Its because if you type in google to convert it it doesnt actually give you stones and pounds. It gives you stones. So 18.71 is 18 stone and 71/100 of a stone (NOT lbs) So 71/100 of a stone is about 10lbs (14 x 0.71)... So 18 st 10lbs... Does that make sense. Sorry if I havent explained too well! Oh, and I think if you go…

I'm sure it's mostly ADDED sugar you have to worry about, rather than naturally occuring sugar. But MFP doesn't differentiate between the two. So hard to stay under considering just a banana is so high in sugar. I got bored of always seeing the sugar total being red so I removed that column (so now I just see cals, carbs,…

I find, like the same as rice, it needs a little help in the flavour department. I love the texture of it, and with some herbs and spices and sautéed vegetables its delicious. I personally love courgette (I think thats zuchinni to americans?) and some baby plum tomatoes, and a tiny bit of olive oil and loads of black…

MFP has me set at 69g. Some days I go over, some days I'm well under. But if I have a few low protein days I start craving quorn and eggs n stuff, so I tend to listen to my body.

I think this just depends on the person and how their body decides to lose weight. Some womens boobs will always change size when they gain/lose weight. 10 years ago I lost 75lb and my band size went down because of losing fat around my ribs, so this actually made my boobs more pronounced and I went up a cup size. Before I…

I had 366g of watermelon and 60g of blueberries and a black coffee (no sugar, no sweetener). Its my cheat meal tonight so kept breakfast and lunch as low cal as possible.

I've been using it for 5 weeks and its a big help to me. It won't magically make you lose weight, it just makes it easier to see exactly what you're eating! Before I started to use it, it was so easy to have a bit of bread and butter, or a yogurt, or a small chocolate bar and kid myself it didnt count. But it does! So if…

Great tips here :) The only thing I would add is until you are settled into it all and have found what you like and dislike, try and keep an eye on your iron. There are loads of great sources of iron from non-meat sources, even a lot of breakfast cereal are fortified with iron now. If you google it you should be able to…

I think we have more similiarities to herbivores than we do to carnivores. And I think when humans started eating meat it would have been a rare treat due to the possible risk of bringing down a wild animal. But humans like meat. And I think humans have always been good at doing things that aren't the best for us (alcohol,…

I heard an interesting theory a few years ago that the human intestine is too long to deal with meat properly. Apparently carnivores (lion for example) have much shorter intestines so what they eat is processed quickly. Whereas with the human intestines being much longer the meat sits around for too long partially rotting…

Hi! I am vegetarian and have been for about 5 years now. I became veggie for moral reasons, loved the taste of meat but the thought of eating something that used to be alive just kinda made me nauseas! I try to limit my dairy as well as it tends not to agree with me, but I love cheese! :love: I did try veganism for a few…

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Wow YOU are amazing. There was so many opportunities for you to quit and you didn't!! And you look great!

Face and bum are first... The last time I lost weight I never lost anything from my boobs, They actually appeared bigger because I had lost from around my rib cage etc. So my band size went down and my cup size went up! Hope that happens this time!! :laugh:

Be light enough and have the guts to do a bungee jump!