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I did feel silly when I once took a belly dancing class and the instructor produced those scarves with bells on (that JoRocka called airport specials) and made everyone wear them. I really enjoyed the class and didn't care about not getting all the moves right etc, since it was fun and a good workout. I just didn't enjoy…

Love your reply and agree with joleenee too. I'm 5'10 and don't really have a concrete goal weight because for years I never weighed myself (not through denial in the start, but it was in the end as although I could still get into all my clothes, there was a good chunk of my wardrobe that I had stopped wearing because I…

I'll add you, you're from my neck of the woods :) ETA any other UK people feel free to add me

:) Often known in the UK as "budgie smuggling"... (we'd normally use that phrase about tight Speedos but it can apply in the gym as well). I'm not offended, but sometimes it can make me a bit uncomfortable and not know where to look, depending on how obvious things are: There's one guy at my gym who I call Superman because…

I don't often look at people's diaries and comment on threads like this, but one thing that struck me is your snacking to be honest hun. We could get into a big debate about accurate scales vs cups are, and how many processed foods there are at breakfast, but IMO if you could get a grip on the type and amount of snacks it…

Me too (I am old too ;) ) - better dig out the shiny leotard and tights!

Really? Your body will make up the fluid levels on its own in a few hours so what's the point of recording it?

Manchester/Cheshire area, feel free to add :)

I sometimes sneak in and use the studio in one of the branches of the gym I belong to when there is no class on, no problem. Sometimes I'll be even be sharing it with another person, which I don't mind even though I have a big personal space "bubble"! I don't go in if one of the trainers is using it for a PT session as…

I would never buy anything even one size smaller, mainly because I have a slightly odd body type (broad shoulders, big ribs and muscular thighs) so I couldn't guarantee that said item would fit in the smaller size even after losing the scale weight, if that makes sense. (and as one of the posters above said about her…

Quote from a personal trainer friend of mine: "you can't outrun your mouth". When I was exercising a lot more than I do now, I was fit but I should have been slimmer and looked a lot better given the amount of exercise I was doing. However, I was always a "little picker" (rather than a binge eater) and liked big portions…

Well done, you've done great! I'm not an ice cream fan but I have a small amount of chocolate every day and agree with you 100% :)

Another vote for the M&S high impact bras in the UK, I much prefer them to Shock Absorbers. And if you're not fussy about the colour, you can often pick up the less popular colours in the sale for about £9 to £12.

One that hasn't been mentioned yet (maybe it only bugs me) is the stereotypes of fitness on TV/advertising, ie everyone who exercises is either: a) a smug mung bean munching bore, or b) kitted out in loud colours with sweatbands circa 1986 like Mr Motivator, prancing around like an idiot. Gym memberships are always…

Manchester area here, been on here since March, got 10lbs to a stone to go and taking it slowly. Anyone feel free to add me :)

Tea! And vintage. In :) (From Manchester)

Pure Gym, Stockport and Manchester - £18.99 a month for both (if they open a new branch there's usually an offer price of £9.99 or £10.99 a month for the first year). No frills chain, open 24 hours, most classes are free. My local leisure centre in Stockport has swim only, gym only or classes only membership for about £17…

Anecdotally this happens a lot doesn't it? How many times have you heard people complain when they have been "good" all week or month and haven't lost weight or only lost a negliable amount, and then they'll say they were scared to weigh in one week because they had a blowout for some reason but then they lose more than…

I'm near Manchester and currently on a 71-day streak, snap! Been on here most days since March. Feel free to add

Re the part I've bolded - I find this works quite well well for me. I find it's easier to stop at one wrapped biscuit like a Kitkat etc than to stop at one biscuit from an open packet, something about the physical act of unwrapping it must be a psychological brake. Or, if you like to bake, why not use the recipe builder to…

£18.99 a month for Pure Gym (in fact £17.99 a month for membership of my home gym plus an extra £1 a month to be able to go to a secondary branch - works well for me as I currently live between mine and my fiance's place and there are Pure Gyms close by both our houses). UK budget chain with mostly free classes and open 24…

I'm a bit of a weirdo in that I feel I need a small amount of this stuff around the house so that I know it's there if I want it, but most of the time I can ignore it or work a small amount into my day. If the treat tin is empty I find myself thinking more about it and am more likely to pop out to the shops to buy…

UK: Dairy Milk, Cadbury's Roses, Twix, Kitkats etc = normal everyday chocolate that is considered cheap and definitely not posh high end chocolate. US: the same brands of UK chocolate are considered gourmet high end chocolate with prices to match. At least it was in a shop I once visited in Carmel, where a box of Roses was…

I was going to say exactly the same thing yesterday when I first looked at this thread, but was too scared!

It's not pure fat, it has protein as well, it's not lard! More fat than protein of course, but it still has protein and tastes good :) I'll happily eat nut butters from the jar for a snack but I must admit that I eat much less since starting MFP and realising how many calories there are in a tablespoon compared to a…

Maybe if you're building a sauna?

I'm currently 182 (13 stone), started at 196. Maintenance for me I think is around 2200. Was given 1790 cals to lose 0.5-1lb a week at the beginning and once I'd lost 10lbs it went down to 1720. I tend to take a weekly average rather than stick to the daily target religiously to give me a little more leeway to relax at…

Avocado for me too, always thought it was bitter and slimy and tasted like earwax. Then I tried a perfectly ripe one just dressed with balsamic vinegar and I was converted. I now also love them in a salad with bacon, spinach tomatoes and olives, in smoothies and as a side dish with poached eggs.

I mostly wear short sleeved wicking t-shirts in black. I am clearly a ninja and a bloke.

Pure Gym, UK Likes: cheap (£17.99 a month) can go to a secondary gym branch for an extra £1 a month, which is ideal for me as I currently I live between two locations and there are Pure Gym branches a 10 minute walk away from both free classes 24 hours lots of equipment down to earth atmosphere no separate "ladies" weights…