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Thanks, I may well take a look!

That's GREAT news! I love a happy ending! Make sure you post the wedding pics on here :wink: As for me, things are looking up! I've started chatting to some guys on this dating site and a few of them look promising, no dates yet but it's only been a couple of weeks, so hopefully soon! Grumpymoo, I know what you mean about…

This is the BEST advice. I recently broke up with my boyfriend of 2 years because things weren't right, and deep down I'd always known that, I just didn't want to admit it. We didn't communicate and things were never great in the bedroom, and I tried everything, I bought books on sex and relationships, tried to convince…

That's another thing we're missing, we don't have all the fat free sugar free puddings you guys get, in all those exciting flavours :cry: Maybe I should get someone to go shopping for me! :laugh:

Thanks! I'm sure we have something like that here, I will take a look!

I keep seeing this come up in recipes but I'm in the UK and don't know what it is! I'm guessing it's some kind of low fat synthetic whipped cream, am I correct?

Well good luck, you can do it!! :bigsmile:

Great to see so many people on here! I've had a good week, I lost half a pound so now only have 6 pounds to go :bigsmile: I am a bit worried about this weekend as I'm going to see my friend for her birthday. She's having a barbecue so there will be plenty of healthy food there, but also unhealthy food and alcohol, which…

Hi, thanks for the post! I use flaxseed to make pancakes and they're lovely, I've put the recipe on the Recipe forum. I didn't know ground flax had to be stored in the fridge so I'm off to put it in there now!

I had the same problem when I started, my calorie allowance is 1200 and I was also hungry for the first week, until I got used to spending my calories wisely. I do still need to exercise every day, but I also found the following helped: I cut right down on using fat in cooking - even though I love olive oil (and it's good…

Thanks, that's really helpful, I shall be doing some of those today! :happy:

Wow, you can really see the difference! Your face is a completely different shape! Well done :happy:

This post is good timing! I've been taking pics of myself with my camera phone since last October, when I was 13 pounds heavier. I took some more today and looked at them side by side and I can't believe the difference! Honestly, I look terrible in the older ones. And it's not as if 13 pounds is even that much! I'd be…

Welcome! You're in the right place, I only have 7 pounds to lose now and I'm sure I can do it with the help of MFP!

Well no, I don't want to get TOO carried away! :laugh: Although I have been drinking less since I split up with my ex and I definitely feel better for it. I used to drink every weekend but it's become a much more occasional thing, and I don't really want to drink, because I know I will feel awful the next day (and not…

I think the name might be a British thing, anyway, I went tonight and I LOVED it! I think the closest thing to it is circuit training, we did a few different aerobic exercises, then did quite a lot of toning, focusing (unsurprisingly!) on legs (thighs), bums and tums (i.e. stomach). I'm now completely worn out but feel…

You know those people who actually enjoy working out? Well I used to think they were a bit strange... but I seem to be turning into one of them! I joined my local gym about 2 weeks ago and have just done a workout - and honestly, I feel amazing! I've spent the last couple of days moping about over my ex (who wasn't right…

Sorry, I've just seen this! You're right, this thread isn't the place, I will delete my last post and keep my mouth shut.

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I'd love to try this! Do you have a recipe or a link please?

I was also going to ask you, but I was going to do it politely. There's no rush, and I would appreciate the recipe when you have time to post it. :smile:

I'm doing one of these tomorrow, does anyone know how many calories I will burn in 1 hour? I weigh 118 pounds.

Thank you Banks, I really appreciate you doing all this research for our benefit, and I'm sure most of the other members of this site feel the same :happy:

Problematic in what sense? Like not getting enough calories annd going into starvation mode? It's difficult to estimate accurately, as some days I move around and some (like today) I just sit at my desk. The site gave nurses as an example of someone who's lightly active, and I'm sure I don't move around as much, being a…

Thanks for the comments :happy: I will see how things go, I set my activity level as sedentary but I do move around a bit at work as I'm a teacher. But then I add in any other exercise I do, like the 30 minute walk to and from work each day, and usually eat these calories. I'd rather underestimate than overestimate, for…

Well whatever works for you! And well done :flowerforyou: Judith Beck says a similar thing in the Beck Diet Solution (which is great, although I've let it slip a bit, need to read it again and keep practising), she teaches us not to be afraid of hunger, which was an issue for me. Now I don't mind being hungry, though I…

Something old - I've gone back to eating my carbs (rice and pasta) and am enjoying them. Something new - exercise! Since I realised I could eat more if I exercised, I joined a gym and am amazed to find I love doing all the different classes!

According to MFP I will lose an average of 1/2 pound a week if I stick to my calorie limit. But interestingly I lost 2 pounds this week! Admittedly, I put on 1 pound the week before which I think was water weight, so that accounts for some of the loss. But I still lost twice as much as expected! Has this ever happened to…

It's interesting you see a hungry tummy as a good thing, I hate being hungry! If I go to bed on an empty stomach I end up eating in the middle of the night :grumble:

I'm now on my last 7 pounds, lost 2 pounds this week, hooray! I'm determined to have a really good week this week, I want to lose a pound so will be exercising lots and staying within my calories.