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My oldest friend is called niina and I met her aged 3 and a half, we are both 32 now and both mummies. We meet about four times acyear and I find we are so comfortable in each others company as if we are sisters.

This place looks lovely!!

Friday QOTD: Getting healthy means sometimes spending a little extra money on some particular thing - maybe specialized running shoes or workout clothes, a gym membership, buying certain foods to support your diet that cost more than other foods (like greek yogurt costs more than regular yogurt). List a couple things you…

Wednesday QOTD: What is one habit you hope to pickup or drop during this Challenge? (i.e. water intake, eat less carbs, get more protein, etc) I hope to reduce the temptation to get on those scales every day!! I also need to drink more water, I am truly shocking, I always reach for coffee over water except when exercising.

QOTD Tuesday: What is one of your favorite smells? Why? For me it is fresh laundry and fabric softener, I just love getting into bed when the sheets have just been changed. I also love the smell of my Mum's perfume, I smell it on me when she kisses me goodbye and on my son when she looks after him. She is such a precious…

Have a great week little diamonds! I am in the challenge from today and ready to go! Not sure which team yet so please excuse profile pic x

QOTD: What is your first memory of being very excited? I think this was my earliest memory, we moved house when I was nearly four and I remember eating sandwiches in our new kitchen with the removal men. Exciting stuff! Probably closely followed by my first trip to the cinema with my older brother to see 101 dalmations!

Question of the Day: Friday What do you want to be when you grow up? 1. A runner.... You know, the ones with the day glow gear 2. A mountain climber 3. A chocolate hater Ok, that third one isn't realistic, just a pipe dream really I would like to be a professional photographer when I grow up too.

Thursday qotd: How are you going to kick some serious "bootay" in the next four weeks? I am hoping to lose a couple of pounds below my goal during this challenge and learn how to do maintainance. I am going to try to get better at logging again as I had become a bit lax and had more days off than on. I am going to increase…

I am not on the list but was on the provisional one..... I had even started writing to my partner Amanda. :(

I bought a polar ft4 and have been pleased with it. I was really shocked at how high the estimations were on mfp and the machines at the gym, the hrm seems a lot lower but I guess I now work harder to burn the calories I thought I was before! (hope that makes sense!)

Thursday QOTD: What nutrition or fitness tool can you no longer live without? Heart rate monitor, closely seconded by my sports bra!!!

Wednesday's qotd: I have hit my goal and have bought myself a nice pair of leather boots!

Since you have started using MFP...what are some new exercises or group fitness classes you have tried? Did you like them? Would you recommend them to your friends and fellow Little Diamonds? I have tried classes at the gym, the best ones being Body Pump (weights) and Body Combat (kick boxing). I have also been doing Turbo…

QOTD: What is your favorite movie or book if your the reading type? Do you prefer romance comedy , thriller, horror, insprirational ect...? My favourite movie is probably Silience of the Lambs... an oldie but a goodie. I love most films with Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in them. Book wise I like true…

I have hovered around my goal during this round and am trying to learn to maintain, tougher than I expected as I am a bit of an all or nothing kinda girl. I think I am trying to get to grips with having a goal 'zone' and not being too upset if the weight creeps up a little, as long as it is near to my goal. I have also…

I so understand this... My work colleagues are feeders... We have so much food floating around the office and during team meetings. I have been quite lately but used to not say no as I thought they may think me rude!

Qotd Thursday: what excuses do you use to eat something you shouldn't and how could you change this? My answer: I often use food as a reward, as I am sure many of us do... So I say to myself 'i have been so good with dieting and exercise I can get away with eating three chocolate biscuits, I deserve them!' Really I should…

Question of the Day - Wednesday: How have your new healthier habits (eating healthier, exercising, etc) effected your significant other and/or child(ren)? My husband has zero interest in eating healthy and moans I put too many vegetables on his plate. He is getting pretty fat :( I have only weaned my son since I have been…

QOTD Tuesday: What is your favorite meal? By this I mean the meal that you most look/looked forward to, without regards to calories. Now, can you make it MFP-worthy? Hmmm, tough one, I think it would have to be chicken faijitas with salad and lots of advocado.... pretty healthy if you skip the chesse and add lots of…

Well done to all the winning losers this week, and white diamonds... we rocked again (or rather you did as I maintained) Monday Question of the Day - how did you set your goals? Is it based on weight, BMI, feeling healthy, body fat %, etc?? Or was it to get down to a previous weight or clothing size? Is it the final goal,…

Friday's QOTD: Why do you want to lose this weight, and what was that push to lose the weight? I had gained my weight during pregnancy and was still huge five months after having my son. I felt really unhealthy and hated every photo of me. Now I have lost the weight, I realise how unfit I was too, and you Definately need…

Wednesday qotd: do you eat your exercise calories back? Yes most of the time as the exercise makes me so hungry, I guess my body needs it! Also I think if I didn't most of the time, my body would go into starvation mode and I have plateau periods because if this

Well done everyone this week! Go white diamonds, what a great team we are! TUESDAY QOTD: When is the last time you tried something new? What was it? Will you do it again? I started doing exercise dvds at home during round 2 of the DITR challenge with the encouragement of my lovely partner nicki.... I did 30ds and then…

QOTD for Monday! What is one thing you wish you could do before you die? I would love to climb to Mount Everest Base camp, and also would like to run a half marathon, although both of these are a long way off!

Well done DITR girls, us Little Diamonds will get ya next week!!

I'm not a black girl, but I sure have a crush now!! WOW look at those pecs!!!!!

Mine is still Brad Pitt, he has been mine since I was a teenager and I just think he gets more yummy with age! Can't put a picture on as I have no idea how to!

Well girls, just had a mad moment and order Insanity on Amazon. What have I done? Anyone got experience of doing it? I love Turbojam and 30DS, I'm guessing this could be a little harder?!!

Thursday's QOTD (7/21): What is your favorite fun, active thing to do that is not a regulated workout? (*Ahem*, keep it PG folks ). This might be something you get to do on a regular basis, or it might be something you've only had the opportunity to do a few times, like kayaking or rock climbing. If nothing comes to mind,…