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Let me be honest and tell you a bit about myself, I started my journey in November 2012.... I was fat - 321lb at the beginning of this journey I was lazy - sat at the laptop all day and worked sitting down all evening I was depressed - I hated what I saw in the mirror I spouted the exact same lines as you've just typed,…

No because I'm not on a diet - I am eating healthier and being more active, so there is no such thing as cheating.... This is not an exam, who and what exactly is there to cheat....!?! Stop seeing this as a diet and start seeing results xXx

Great NSV - I'm in a similar situation right now, luckily I can get away with it for a little while longer (until I get paid) because I have a boy-leg style swim suit, therefore there is little risk of exposure in the panties region for me..... But thank you for posting this, it did make me chuckle and now I'm about to go…

I suffer with incredible discomfort for the first 2 days and I'm so tired and drained throughout, so I usually stick to walking, or if I can muster up the energy I use the seated machines (I feel too yucky to do the cross trainer).... I definitely don't avaid exercise because that makes me feel even more rubbish and I just…

Congratulations on doing a 7 minute workout - you're already 7 minutes ahead of where you were on Sunday.... Don't stress out about it, do 7 minutes today and then 8 minutes then next day, build your workout up over time. Be kind to yourself, you didn't gain weight over night, it took time, so give yourself time to lose…

Diets don't work.... Make permanent changes and create a lifestyle, this will never fail xXx

Some people who have lost weight will regain their weight - not because it is scientifically impossible to keep off, but because they slip back into their old habits, you know - the ones that made them gain the weight in the first place..... This is a lifestyle change, not a diet.... Hence the reason I don't believe in…

1) Weigh myself on the morning of departure and take a note of it 2) Forget counting calories & logging food 3) Eat crap 4) Swim 5) Drink alcohol 6) Have at least one bag of fish and chips 7) Have ice cream walking along the beach 8) Walk loads 9) Create memories that last longer than the extra lb's I might gain during my…

Calories can't tell the time.... If you like it, you can eat it, so long as you stay within your calories most of the time (we all have lives and staying within your calories isn't always possible). There is no such thing as good and bad food, only good and bad maths, if you eat 1000 calories a day but only burn 800…

I started this journey in November 2012 I am 5ft 7inches and 40 years of age.... Start Weight: 145.6kg - 22st 13lb - 321lb Current Weight: 78.5kg - 12st 5.1lb - 173.1lb Goal Weight: 69.4kg - 10st 13lb - 153lb

Hi, I've eaten a banana and an Actimel (bio yogurt drink with sugar but 0% fat) every morning since November 2012, when I started this journey..... I haven't done too badly because of it in my opinion. As people have said, if you consume 2500 calories but only burn 2000 you are going (over time) gain weight - lets face it,…

Hi, In my opinion slimming clubs are out there to make money, you lose 1 or 2lb a week and have to pay £5 for the privilege.... Save your money and log your food and exercise on here, ask questions, chat and generally join in the MFP community, it's free and you don't have to go anywhere at a particular time, on a…

Hi, I've just been reading through this thread & it's great to see the determination you guys all have.... If I may be so bold as to offer some advice - I started out (November 2012) with an intended goal of losing 168lb, I didn't set an over all time limit, I simply decided to celebrate mini goals; my mini goals were 7lb…

When I'm doing my upper body or lower body routine I am counting my reps in my head & listening to my music. When I'm doing my Power Plates routine my brain is usually so busy checking my posture that I don't actually think of anything other than soft knees, soft elbows, head up, abs in and so on. When I'm swimming I'm…

I don't think I had an emotional reason, I was simply greedy and lazy - combine the two and that is a recipe for morbid obesity.... My emotional reason for deciding to do something about it was, I was pee'd off with being the fattest person I know..... xXx

As-salamu alaykum, Fantastic post..... I believe Ramadan starts on the 27th of June here in the UK - I work for Muslims and it is a very interesting time, although I'm not Muslim, but I do have a great interest in world religions and faiths, I love learning from the lads at work. So I'd just like to say Ramadan Mubarak to…

1) To lose weight you must eat three square meals a day - I'm screwed then, my plates are round. 2) Eating after 8pm will cause you to gain weight (I try not to because I have a hiatus hernia and can't lie down for hours after eating and that is the ONLY reason I try to avoid eating late). 3) You MUST eat breakfast - you…

I'm not taking a test and I don't believe in diets, so no I don't believe in cheat days, I simply eat what I want and log everything, I do try to restrict the amount of food I eat after 8pm, but in my job that isn't always easy.... Some days my diary is shockingly *kitten*, but usually within my calories and other days…

Well done, you look good.... keep up the good work, you're over half way and going strong.... be very proud xXx

I have PCOS but I'm not diabetic, and I have lost 67.5kg - 148.8lb in 19 months.... I can't comment on the diabetes side of this, but I can assure you I don't follow any particular plan, I eat what I want to eat, but in moderation.... I am something of an exercise junkie these days though and that probably helps. I don't…

Jen I have loved reading your posts and reading your comments on my rambles.... You look amazing and I REALLY must get myself an ice cream maker one day soon.... xXx

You look absolutely fantastic and you have done incredibly well.... Here's to the remaining 11lb xXx

It is a diet created by a company out to make money.... Keep your cash in your pocket and learn to make wise food choices, that is the only successful and sustainable way to lose weight and keep it off.... Diets don't work.... healthy eating and exercise does xXx

Techincally speaking no one can skip breakfast.... the first thing you eat (each day) breaks the fast - ergo you've had breakfast lol xXx

I saw that news story in the Metro yesterday, oh boy did I laugh.... Maybe he was homesick lol xXx

Hi, I have 161 tracks in my Gym playlist, my iPod is full of a wide variety of different artists and genres, it's impossible for me to sit here and list them all.... But it ranges from Cliff Richard - Wired For Sound to Eminem Ft. Rihanna - Monster, The Wurzles - Blackbird to Pro Green Ft Sierra Kusterbeck - Avalon. I love…

Mine is the cross trainer, I really love it, put my headphones on and just get into a rhythm, I'm bopping to my music and no one knows, because I look like I'm exercising..... I also love the Power Plate (vibrating things you do repetitive exercises and stretches on) because I get a really good workout in a short space of…

Hi I have just been diagnosed as lactose and soya intolerant, so my diet is going through some major adjustments at the moment (I love dairy produce, always have and always will) and unfortunately these adjustments are creating some father fragrant side effects..... Cue the embarrassing exercise moment.... I was on the…

Bump Just bumping you up the line, to get you past all the spam that has taken over this forum xXx

If I over eat one day I drink a plenty of water the next day, whilst eating with my normal calorie allowance - I exercise every day anyway, so I may (depending on what I ate too much of) increase my exercise a little as well. Other than that, nothing, calories in verses calories out is not an exact science..... this has…