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Good luck! start small and celebrate the little things, that will keep your motivation going. Congratulations on getting married and i hope you get the family you want

im new, been a few weeks and still lifting quite "light" but im getting there! feel free to add me

yes I will be running with him - I got a babysitter for our son that day so we can spend the time together also :)

thanks for the advice - there are no mid weights I can add - its a pretty basic gym and the machines only go up in 5kg imcrements. I will do as many as I can in my last set and build up from there - thanks :)

running shoes are too dear. Im pretty skint just now so we have a limit of £50 spend each on each other - no more! - oh and he would much prefer a PS4! sadly my pennies wont quite stretch to that!

im a craft nut. I like to paint furniture and make things and i find when i become engrossed, I have to be reminded to eat! a rarity in my life! busy mind and busy hands is the key!

it was just a programme a trainer gave me once - i havent had the opportunity to speak to him or any other trainer about it (they are bloody hard to find in my gym!!)

everything is just easier. I wake up in the morning and get out of bed without having to massage my back pain. I can bend down to pick things up - i can tie my shoelaces without a second thought. I can carry my food shopping up the 2 flights of stairs to my house and not be out of breath. Couple all that with the…

I wanted to name my son Rory after the character in Doctor Who - the hubby was having none of it. We eventually settled on Christopher - a nod to both Christopher Eccleston (ninth Doctor) and Christopher Robbin from Winnie the Pooh!!

Likes: Its generally quiet when I am there Everyone keeps themselves to themselves Lots of weights - more weights than cardio only £20 per month Dislikes: Opening hourse (0730-2100 Mon-Fri, 0900-1800 sat, sun) means I cant generally workout at the weekend as its shut when I ready to go. Trainers - I can never find them if…

sounds like you need therapy more than you need to lose weight. Why are you giving yourself only 2 months to lose 35lbs? Did you gain it all in 2 months? There is nothing wrong with losing 2 lbs a weeks. By Christmas, you will be feeling better and looking better with a little way to go yet. Oh and take up exercise, its…

I wouldnt worry about it. 2 years ago I was you and now Im slim and fit. When I see an overweight runner, I just think they are doing awesome by getting out there and trying. Then I go back to worrying about what Im doing. Dont be embarrassed, but there will always be people that yell from cars - Flip them the bird and…

if you dont find smoothies particularly filling, have you tried something else for breakfast? An omelette with peppers and onions, etc instead?

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you tend to find people who are not into fitness and healthy eating call you obsessed. Ive been called obsessed about it. Yes I talk about it alot and I exercise daily and I measure everything, but I still have healthy relationships and can go out to eat. Some people who dont do it will simply do not understand it and…

open up your diary so we can see what your eating. Are you logging everyithing and weighing accurately? If not, how do you know how many calories you are eating. Start with that

I think its great that you want to start looking after yourself but I do see where your friend is coming from. People inherintley dont want things to change, we all like good times to stay that way forever and she was obviously having fun with you. She probably didnt know how miserable you were and she wasnt expecting this…

if thats true - watching TV must too! Every time I watch Rocky Im on the edge of my seat for that final fight! LOGGING!!!

ive been doing stronglifts 5x5 as I am a beginner, but to be honest, Im really struggling, the weight is added so quickly that I am really struggling to keep up with it and its suddenly extremely hard, extremely quickly. I have spoken to my gym and the instructor is going to give me another programme to follow. I specified…

you havent mentioned what you are eating. You cant out excercise a bad diet. Make you sure are eating at a calorie deficit by weighing and measuring everything that goes in your mouth, then the weight will come off

how many calories are you eating when you are having a depressed day? cause that might be what is undoing all your work

my neice, when she was 3, asked me why I have 2 chins. I couldn't lie - I told her it was because I was fat and fat people have 2 chins.

what about allocating him a "junk cupboard" in the kitchen. All his junk food goes in there and you simply dont open the door - out of sight, out of mind and all that. Or if you are really bad at willpower - put a lock on the cupboard door and give him the key - you cant eat it, if you cant get to it

must be great being a genius. Good luck with that - im away to dribble in a corner

Im looking to maintain but get leaner and drop body fat. Ive just joined a gym to allow me to start serious strength training. Feel free to add

to get an accurate burn, i would definitely invest in a heart rate monitor. You get some dead fancy ones that do the average for you and tell you how many calories you burned - i myself have this little cheap thing with chest strap and every few minutes, I write down my heart rate, then average it out and calculate calorie…

I dont do it often as I have a wonderful boss and a gym at work, but on the occasions when i know i wont be able to work out at work, I get up at 5:55, out the door at 6am and run 5 miles. Im back in at 7am, just in time for my son waking up. The hubmeister and i then take it in turns to shower and make sure our son is…

:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: i couldnt love this statement more - this is seriously going on my fridge door!!!

/it is like everyone else says, you cant get rid of them. However, I didnt gain a single stretch mark during pregnancy because i moisturised, moisturised, moisturised. So yeah, you can fade the ones you have, but to prevent, slap on some moisturiser - it really doesnt matter what kind you use. Im poor, so I used Nivea -…