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Nice one MIHooper! I jumped head first too when I first did it a few months ago. This is my second attempt at completing the 30DS. Last time I stopped after day 4 of Level 2 because of some holiday and never got back on it. This time, I WILL be shredded in 30! My boyfriend's doing it with me so that's double motivation.…

Super idea. I'll take pictures and measurements every Saturday (more time) and hopefully there'll be a stunning 'before and after' comparison :). woop!

Wow you look amazing!!!! Inspired! Can I ask - did you do anything other than these DVDs and watching what you eat? I've just started running (about 2 months ago) and am considering starting alternating that with 6W6P, but ideally I'd like to do just one. Did you do extra cardio along with her DVDs? thanks so much!

I quit smoking about 2 months ago, and luckily for me I didnt feel any major need to replace smokes with food. The suggestion of fruit and water is great - I did that too. Water helps to fill you up without putting on calories. But my best incentive was that I started running (from not being able to climb stairs without…

Don't worry about it. I restarted week 4, and I did week 7 about two weeks in a row because I wasn't ready to move on. Just remember that you CAN do it :)

It works really well. I've just completed my 9 weeks and was stuck at week 6/7 for a while, but now I'm running a 5k in 36.5 minutes. And 3 months ago I was the types to collapse after 2 mins of jogging. It is superb. But find a way to keep running after you finish the program. That's when you really need to push yourself.…

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No cravings. No substitutes. Cold turkey. I tried Allan Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking. The first time I stopped with that, I started again in 2 months. Smoked for another 6-8 months almost but was at about half my usual smoking levels. This is the second time I've stopped and it's worked. June 14th I quit, and since then…

So inspired!!! Way to go!

Hi Lozzle, It's not a food disorder if you eat when you feel emotional. It's called being a woman :). I do it. All the time. I'm a lot like you in that if I go on a diet, I'm good, but then when I stop, I eat a lot. More than I need to. But then I figure, I love food. I think about my meals a lot, I like to look forward to…

Allan Carr's Easyway to stop smoking - he will MAKE you WANT to stop. I won't waste words - it works!

Best of luck :) it does get better.. I got to day 5 yesterday and am feeling much less 'dead' than on day 1 :). Have fun!

Don't know what scale's the best but remember that your weight will be different on both scales so don't let that make you lose heart if it's more on the new scale for some reason.. it's all down to the calibration :) Best of luck

:) You probably won't believe me but 2 months back I would have said EXACTLY what you said above. You're right. It's hard, but with that book it seems much easier. And again, you will NOT be a 22st non smoker. You'll be a 13st non smoker with a much healthier body, on it's way to be a much lower weight!! But it all depends…

There's no better time to stop than now :). It's not hard at all. Personal experience - it's easier to stop smoking than to diet! Try Allan Carr's Easyway to Stop Smoking - it's a miracle waiting to be discovered. Best of luck.

Wow.. sounds painful! I'll do that... I have issues with my bones anyway (or so it seems with a weak wrist and hip) so I will be careful. Thanks :)

Hi all, my second post on this topic and I'd like to say a few things as an ex-smoker and now happy non-smoker (for what it's worth): 1. Don't focus on the bad things cigs do for you (real or e) because you already know that and if cancer and other scary **** made any sense to a smoker noone would ever do it. By the way,…

Thank you all so much for the wonderful support and overwhelming number of answers :)!! I've decided: 1. 3lbs weights (to start with given my arms are weak and I have a painful right wrist that I can't lean weight on). 2. Free hold weights with hexagonal ends so they don't slide around YEEEY!! 30DS here I come!!! :) Thank…

I already have carpal tunnel on my right wrist so will avoid wrist weights then :). And thanks!! I can't wait to start!!

Wow!! Thanks for this!! I might try it once with the free and then get it if I'm going to carry on :) to ensure motivation!

Me neither!!!! It's ridiculous!! You'd think since my arms were 'big' they'd be worth their weight :) but unfortunately not.

Great advice :) I can't afford more than one pair unfortunately :( bt i will definitely get round ones :) never thought of that!

:D It's amazing isn't it Sue :D way to go you!!! I hope I reach 2 years without a hitch. So far so good :D

WOWIE what did you do?!?! Please share your secret?!?!

I'm sorry to be disagreeing with you all - but electronic cigs did NOTHING for me. They still have nicotine, so you're still a smoker. They're 'healthier' but it's like finding a healthy form of heroin?! With all the humility in the world, can I recommend "Allan Carr's easyway to stop smoking". I tried it and it worked. It…

Not true at all!!! I stopped smoking more than a month back. I've LOST a kilo since then - mind you I was on an exercise regime already. The reasons people say you'll put on weight is a myth - according to most, when you stop smoking you have to munch/snack to keep your hands busy - gum, sweets etc. Not true. If you don't…

PS - if your'e using MFP, always eat your exercise cals back! It already calculate a deficit in the goal cals it gives you, so if you burn more, eat more.

Hey Eeebee, Alcohol is wasted calories in a way. Doesn't fill you, but is heavy on cals. Try vodka, lime juice and chilli... its fantastic and low cal :). And don't eat more calories than you burn means if your body burns 1,600 on an avg day (i.e. if you were doing your normal day's activities of a sedentary job or…

I don't fall into most of these categories, but these are the 'you can do this' voices talking in my head :) 1. Not everyone's been at their goal weight. For people who are obese, it's been a long journey to that big weight issue, and it's an even longer one down. It's very hard to pick a 'goal' weight especially if it's…

Hi eeebee, I had similar questions early on in my exercising (and I'm not doing half as much as you are!), but I got some great advice from people. I was told to STOP counting kilos/stones. If you FEEL thin, and your boyfriend has said you've lost weight, then DON'T focus on the scale. People lose differently, and their…