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I can't check out the photos' as I'm in work (working hard :laugh: ) What got you motivated in the first place? Health reasons, appearance, energy? I stopped smoking 18 months ago and the 2 habits (smoking and overeating) I found to be very similar. You can apply all the well worn advice to both things. You feel better,…

What does 5lbs of cake look like .... and can you make that look gross so I won't eat it? :laugh:

Me too - I live in Ireland. The only people who carry guns here are the ones who are heading for prison anyway. I lived in the countryside here for 5 years and didn't encounder any axe wielding maniacs/rapists/general thugs Ireland may have its problems, but guns .... no....

If you have a freezer, you can cook any meal for One. Soups freeze really well too

Why am I only hearing this now... really? REALLY??

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Shame on you for being human! Out! Out! I cast thee out! You logged - which is more than I would have done - so you know what 'damage' was done at least. A treat is a good thing once in a while, just buget for it and next time ENJOY IT No more shameful cakes, have some planned enjoyable cakes next time Very funny post BTW

Not sure where you live, but there is great magazine in Ireland called Easy Food - Its great for straightforward receipes with easy to source ingredients

Drink what you like, then dance your *kitten* off :laugh:

I know the machines in my gym ask me for basic info (age for the HR and weight) and to be honest a 15 minute brisk walk would come in about 67 cals. So I'm guessing that is per machine? 200 cals in total for your 45mins? Doen't sound like a lot but I find MFP far more generous for the exercises than reality is...

I drink 1-2 cans of diet coke daily - but only ever with a meal. So I'm hoping that insulin is being used up and not lurkng about to bite my (skinny!) *kitten* in a few decades!

I'm glad I read this, I thought I was 'going through' my shoes too quickly but I'd walk/run 4kms daily so 5-6 months really is all I should be getting out of them. Phew! :happy:

Honey Carrot Coriander Soup 1 medium onion chopped, put in pot with a little bit of butter Carrots (about double the quantity compared to the onions) chopped, add them in 1-2 tablespoons of honey, into the pot 500mls of vegetable stock into the pot Boil, then simmer for 30 mines Blend Pop some chopped coriander on the top…

I take lipobind the odd time when I've eaten something greasy. It is supposed to bind some of the fat and stop it entering your metabolism. I dunno if it makes a huuuuuge difference but it does something, Shall we say the 'output' is different :embarassed: after taking a few of the tablets. I still count the full whack in…

Good Luck - I was off them last year 7 months with Champix. Fell off the wagon for 3 months. Off them now since January again on Champix but much more positive now. My other half smokes like a trouper and I'm back to my pre-smoker days of finding the smell of cigarettes rotten! Everyone is different, there is no magic…

The medication they give is just a hormone (same idea as HRT treatment) It replaces the hormones your thyroid isn't making/not making enough of. Very common for women, pill is very safe, its just iodine basically as far as I know. It doesn't do anything else, it just acts the same as the stuff your body should be making

Thanks for that - I use a mobile app but still sleepy in the mornings. I'll try a bedtime varient and see if that helps Nothing like a good nights sleep to change a whole day!

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I'm in Dublin if you want to add me?

10lbs and people who I haven't seen in a while have commented. I think it is because my face does look slimmer people notice. People in work haven't said anything

can you include me please?

Nandos Appitisers! I went there for the first time yesterday and I planned ahead and checked out their menu on line To give credit - at least they had their nutritional info online so I knew what I was getting into. All of the starters - all of them - were more than I would normally allow for a main course meal No starter…

Compete! :smile: If its an activity, I want to be the best If its the gym, I want to burn more calories. If my other half isn't with me, I'll check out what the person next to be is running at (speed + incline) and go one better. Sad perhaps, but that is what floats my boat

Better than a gain right? Stick with it. My pattern recently has been week 1 : (weight) Week 2 : (weight + half a pound) Week 3 : 2-3lbs off. And then it happens again. We are all different, its very early days and if you stick with the logging + exercise you will get results

I quite last year (7mths) fell off the wagon, now stopped again for last 9 months. Both times I had craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy dreams, vivid dreams. I put it down to the nicotine withdraw. It eased off around week 3 and I'm totally fine now

Can you not just buy 2 if you are that into your soda?

Something else that you can do is plan ahead and log your food in advance at a time that suits. That can help you stick to your goals, particularly if you don't want to have to log in *again* just to add in those couple of unplanned biscuits you had :laugh:

Tell me about it - I'd been happilly squeezing myself into size 14s until the time came to buy new trousers. Then there was the dawning that the only reason my current pants were even closing ( with a very tight waistband) was as they were old and stretched. Still, now the penny has dropped best of luck with your…

I love my takeaway too but I find the freezer kind much lower (and you can cut it and only cook half) Jars of Chinese style sauce last forever, so do frozen oven chips and rice. If you have your takeaway favourites it is worthwhile having a think about freezer friendy substitutes. You can still order takeout, but if you…

My home - Settings - Update diet/fitness profile = where to enter your goals Homepage - check in - to update your current weight