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Your photos are fabulous - it's always great to see the sea B) Paula in Oxford (UK)
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Hey, Happy February everyone! It's been great following your adventures over the last month and BIG thanks for all your inspiration. I'm starting a new month a few kilos down which is a fab feeling - here's hoping it continues ... There's a sudden hint of spring in the air here too, my daily walks take me out past budding…
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My goodness, you’re an inspiring lot! I’ve had a hectic January at work so far and had no idea how much there was to catch up on … Machka - your cycle rides inspired me to dust my bike off and your running is incredible, go you Chantal - welcome to the party and how fab is your 2022 To Do list, I hope it’s going well…
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Here's to 2022 and congratulations to us all, we made it through 2021! I'm resolved to do three small things every day that the 'ideal person' in my head would do ... and who is that 'ideal person'? The one that I thought I'd become every single New Year when I made all those failed resolutions :D There's no need to be…
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Thanks for posting @texcollins - I'm in a similar boat! MFP also gave me the 1200 per day range option on the basis of a 1lb per week loss and it's all been MUCH slower than anticipated but I'm here for @88olds points, the scale is (slowly) going downwards and I've been making much better food choices to accommodate the…
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Petty works! Down 18 lbs now after 3 months and THRILLED to be on my last 10 lbs ... pinned THAT photo to my fridge and it's helping ;)
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Thank you! Just saw this but I don't have any invitation to a group - do I need to look for this in a particular area of MFP?
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Ha, fun thread and beautifully honest! Mine? My neighbour saw a photo of me and suggested it must have been taken a very very long time ago as I looked quite slender. The horror, it was from 2017. After a few years of endless (minor but chronic) leg injuries that stopped me exercising (and frankly a great love of cakes,…
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HI, sounds great - I'm in!
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Totally sympathise, am there all too often Tashlovesfood! Thanks for posting, I've loved reading the tips on here ... what seems to work for me to get back on track is eating a non-sweet breakfast (e.g. porridge with nuts & salt) and a huge lunch (stuffed with salad or veg) ... calories stay low overall that way and being…
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I'm in! Hit my goal then let it all s-l-i-d-e, you know how it goes ... so logging and slogging back down again and could do with pals to get back on track :)
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The trick is to plod on, even when the scale stays stuck ... it happens in the end! I yo-yo round a similar weight zone and totally lost it recently but getting back on MFP and logging, not just food but nutrition and movement, really helps me ... sometimes it's not just what's on the scale but noticing how much better I…
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Yay Piqueaboo! Reading this for inspiration and great to hear the tips here helped :)
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Hi Karen, have similar issues to you and can't say I've a magic wand, but just noticed that having a HUGE lunch (mainly stuffed with salad or veg + protein/ carbs) like fish or egg salad & brown bread, or curry & rice calms my 'pigging into snacks' habit over the day a lot, and because I feel full, draws on a lot less…
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Hello - I'm doing OK on the exercise but terribly on the sugar snacks and sweet treat cravings, a bit of stress and I'm face down in chocolate ... came back to MFP recently after a busy life phase and was w-a-y too embarrassed to log my recent biscuit attacks. Just blanks! Some active accountability about logging would be…
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another Brit!
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well can't tell my results as I went travelling for a few months shortly after buying some and didn't take it with me .. but my friend who's an orthopaedic surgeon recommended it (with chondroitin) and I'll definitely give it a long-term trial .. I've had 4 knee ops for torn cartilage and my osteopath also suggested omega…
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Hiya Feel free to add me too! MFP really helped me lose a lot of extra weight to improve my dodgy knees last year, mainly thanks to the supportive folks on here. I've just got a new job in Oxford after travelling for a while, and all of a sudden am finding the lbs going straight back on - with looking for a new place to…
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This is a great thread - just what I needed right now, today! Thanks for starting / and to everyone for sharing folks. I KNOW all these ideas, and I don't try ANY of them when temptation strikes so am saving this for later, regular use to remind myself of all the choices. Yesterday was a catastrophic stress-binge day ...…
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think they are probably all personal to the loser! mine is "my knees don't get days off" which means that losing weight helps them to function better, a LOT better - willpower is still hard (and in very short supply right now too!) but just knowing that being lighter makes a BIG difference and I have proved it keeps me at…
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mine's really friendly not packed, no queuing for anything but folks are quite focused on doing what they want to do and getting away but still have time for a smile ... I find it a great way to fit in a workout and then meet up with friends later, that way I've missed a good few hours of mindless drinks and snacks and…
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I find body brushing upwards every day before showering really helps how my skin looks (and improved the look of lumpy upper arms / thighs), followed by exfoliating mitts with my shower gel to really work those areas too. I then always moisturise but also think that my current figure / skin looks better with a slight tan -…
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hang in there! I have been 'stuck' for months and losing (if at all) really, really slowly, but although the scales fluctuate up / down about 2/3lbs for me that's OK, it's the kind of monitoring I will be doing when I hit goal weight and although my weight appears pretty static, actually I am not - check out other factors…
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depends on your build. seriously. am aiming for 11 stone 7lbs (about 161lbs) .. had a flatmate years ago of the same height weighing 9 stone who complimented me on my 'slim' (then 11 stone) figure! not every body is the same and maintaining 11 stone for me = eating every other day which = poor health so there's no way I'd…
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had a LOT of (dental-related) antibiotics a couple of years ago and found the opposite effect (!) but did notice that my digestion was shot after all of that which might have subconsciously put me off eating a bit ... I tried out the probiotic yoghurts to good effect but now use probiotics in tablet form as they are a lot…
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yes. of course. it's good for morale and even scientifically proven ;) http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/08/twinkie.diet.professor/index.html technically it's simply restricting the amount of fuel (calories) that will successfully do the losing business but obviously looking really good long-term might require a bit…
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well done for coming back to it - that's a great first step! and you're in the great position that you know that physically your body can do this, it's done so before ... I like outdoor stuff and my personal trick is to compare weight loss with climbing a mountain as when you get to the goal, the summit, you're only…
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another vote for Shock Absorber - great brand and does what it says on the tin! Freya also make good sports bras which have more of an (ahem) Fifties 'point and separate' look rather than the (excuse the description) Shock Absorber 'loaf' effect but both work really well on runs and give total support
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some good posts here and do some searches too on previous discussions on this in the forums, I did one earlier this week on this same topic and picked up some sound advice .. the point that really resonated for me was obvious but I had never thought about it before which was to pause a moment to work out WHY I was eating,…
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the body doesn't have a stopwatch that it checks at the end of every day .. averaging your MFP goal calories over a full week is pretty sensible as is upping the exercise too if you're eating a lot of rich foods .. provided you still come out at the end of the week on track overall then bouncing around in terms of daily…
