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Im 5ft 9" and 125lbs seems very very thin to me. Im currently 168lbs and whilst I would love to be in the 150s or even 140s I've come to accept that now Im 45 it just aint gonna happen unless I completely overhaul my diet . Exercise regime is fab and if I could just control what goes in my mouth I would be perfect,

I train first thing in the morning (5.15am!) and invariably miss one or two days when my period first starts as I have to get up several times in the night and I'm just so-o-o-o exhausted. Plus its so heavy that I dont want to risk flooding at the gym. Would be happy to do normal routines by day 3 though. (Found it much…

I was in the same boat but had been going to the gym for 3 months without seeing any results. Then I realised that I had been snacking way more 'because I burnt it off in the gym'. When I analysed what I actually burnt in the gym, it was much less than the additional calories Id consumed by snacking ! Are you being totally…

I get up at 5am and am at the gym for 5.20am - only take in water before and during a pretty intense workout but do eat within half an hour of getting home. I have always performed better on an empty stomach. However I do run faster and stronger around 4pm - mid way between lunch and evening meal than I do first thing!…

I take daily iron as it saves me from becoming anaemic every few months (doctors suggestion!) . I take zinc (immune system and nails) and just started with magnesium for PMT cravings. I also take a Womens multivitamin. . OK, so I could/should spend more time thinking about eating more balanced and vitamin enriched meals…

I'm the other way around - no significant movement on the scales but definitely one size, sometimes 2 sizes smaller over the past 18 months! x

Im 45 and have been longing to be around 147lbs for years (currently 165lbs). Finally accepted its not going to happen unless I really restrict my food intake and I work really hard and probably make myself miserable. Instead I have just focussed on fitness, strength and body shape instead. My weight hasnt changed in 18…

OMG having read this thread I am SO lucky with my gym. OK I go there at 5.30am but the other mad people who are up at that time are great! Men and women are chatty and friendly but not overly so and we all get stuck in with our workouts. Women in the weights section don't get ogled or stared at, no one gets stared at on…

Although I aim for 1500, usually end up between there and 1800!! Depends on what level my comfort or boredom eating is at!! x

Im 5ft 9" current weight 165lbs - would LOVE to get into the 150s but I'm focusing more on body shape now as its less demoralising! I go to the gym weekday mornings - always start with 20 min cardio and finish with 10 min cardio then weights. HIIT circuits on Weds. Average about 90 minutes per session. Saturday I run…

If you BMI is only 20, your 'sticking out tummy' could be something as simple as bad posture! Make sure you pull yourself upright from your pelvis, not just stick your shoulders back and chest out and see if this improves your shape.

Mums can be so cruel - last week, my mum told my husband that I needed some help because "there's obviously something wrong if shes going to the gym at 5am every day and doing all this fitness stuff". never mind that Ive been doing it for 2 years now and finally feeling happy with my body! I even loved a photograph of me…

I've never smoked but would imagine that, even though both are really hard, dieting is harder simply because you HAVE to eat to live!

I've been doing this diet in principle anyway for 3 weeks and have finally seen 4lbs come off! After losing inches and toning up its great to see the scales finally moving (i'm not 'overweight so much as heavier than I would like!) . I eat normally on Monday, final food at around 7pm then Tuesday, start with a protein…

Touch rugby? I play that every week and we have loads of players who dont play full contact any more due to injury. Same camaraderie, less physcial damage!! x

Another supporter of the Mooncup (probably called the Diva cup in USA!) - since I started using mine, my periods have got more regular and much easier to cope with. yes there is an 'ick' factor but I find leakage way less of a problem than with tampons. Plus you can wear the mooncup if you think you are going to start -…

I had a similar weekend - but mine was alcohol. Got persuaded to go to a friends house for cocktails. Never again. On the plus side, I was so ill Im hoping most of the calories wont have been absorbed! Plus I felt so rotten yesterday I hardly ate anything! x

I sweat like a woman really shouldn't!! In fact, this morning I had the mickey taken out of me in the weights area by one of the blokes "have they moved the showers today?"!! Bless him! My T shirt was sodden from 20 mins on the arc trainer and 45 in the weights area - I am usually dripping by the time I start my cool down.…

Don't know if its just me but I find there is a 'lag' of about 2 weeks for me between a week when I am certain I've lost/gained and it registering on the scales!

My mother in law used to work as a cutter in a clothes factory. She told me years ago that, as they were all paid for the number of pieces they cut, if they were coming to the end of the roll of fabric they would cut closer and closer to the pattern just to get as much out of the roll as possible as it took such a long…

How long do you perform each exercise for? And how much rest inbetween exercises and also sets? Looks a good, varied routine to me! x

I can't decide whether Im very lucky that I have obviously never been miserable enough to stop eating, or to be frustrated that the countless times I have been stressed, very unhappy, or just miserable I only want to stuff my face!! :-)

Its just another way of eating. For 5 days out of 7 you follow a 'normal' diet but for the remaining 2 days you restrict your intake to 500 cals. That includes tea, coffee, soft drinks - the lot! Its supposed to decrease your overall calorie intake over a week as, unless you really pig out on the other 5 days, you are…

Its my second 500 cal day today - stupidly I planned it for a day Im off work and at home. However the house is spotless, I've been staving off hunger with coffee and tea all day (plus 2 bananas!) and have now reached my 500cal maximum. Usually I play touch rugby on a Thursday evening so not in the house but am injured so…

Same here! Yesterday was my first 500cal day and I admit to being very hungry around lunchtime and snuck an extra cup of coffee in but once my normal 'pig out' time (when I get in from work) had passed and I got back in from my evening (around 9pm) I was fine. I did struggle a little at the gym this morning though and…

Thanks guys :-) Glad to hear it's good protein.

My tip is stop drinking wine and instead drink gin and slimline tonic! Or Vodka, lime and soda :-) Lower calories anyway and although I get pretty merry still, my mind is clear and hangovers way less even non-existent most times!. But I also drink loads of water before during and after my night out!

I only miss a training session if flow is very heavy and Ive been up and down all night because of it! I do perform less well just before and for the first couple of days though.

I have had the same issue for a year - and have come to the conclusion that the alcohol and more 'relaxed' approach to eating at the weekend is far outweighing the good I'm doing on the other 5 days. Despite the fact that at weekends Im constantly on the move and rarely sit down (sit down all week in my job). Try tracking…

A fascinating question which has brought up a huge range of answers so here's another one! I don't like food. I do not enjoy eating and this is the root of all my problems and why I have always carried an extra 21lbs or so. If I don't have the food near me, I don't eat. For example, I have just come back from a working…