MaggiePuccini Member

Well I'm five foot one and I think that 100lbs is a ridiculously low weight for somebody of my height!! In fact I think that'd be a bmi of 19 or so, so it'd be officially underweight. I was 124lbs when I started my health kick at the beginning of the year. I wanted to lose a few pounds. I had a thirty inch waist. Well, it…

Somebody put "i'm not accepting any more friends" on their profile?!?!!? oh wow. How gloriously pompous. You don't want to be friends with them!!! It reminds me of a girl at my school who used to draw up a timetable of who got to sit next to her. I was slotted in (just) for RE. (one class a week).

I sent you a friend request, you moany ol' martyr! (i mean that affectionately). I haven't noticed if anybody has rejected my advances yet. Perhaps they have. Maybe you'll be the first to reject me. ;-p

ps, it's also shocking to think of primary school children (elementary) having access to chips in a canteen every day. Obviously they're going to choose chips and pizza if their mums aren't around to police their choices. I know my kids would eat those things if there was a canteen at their school.

I love Jamie Oliver, reeeeeespek to him for his efforts, even though they fell on deaf ears in some quarters. It's sad to think of those dumb mothers pushing doughnuts through the fence for their children. My children are at school in Ireland and they're only allowed brown bread. Chocolate spread is only allowed on…

had these for the first time yesterday and they were lovely. why do you have to add salt though? they're nice enough without salt. kind of like a cross between a peanut and a pea.

you mean that tiny triangle right at the top!? or do you mean if you stand with your legs together there's a space above the knees. I think i have two tiny thigh spaces then........ but what the f*&^? This thigh gap thing seems to be an American focus. I've never heard it mentioned before coming on MFP.

RE i'm alan partridge. I sometimes get flashes of steve coogan in his underpants on a table in a nightclub. pants and a machine knitted jumper, brogues and socks..... I love american tv as well though. bREAking bad (omg, excellent stuff) House, mad men, Dexter............ There just isn't enough time to watch all the tv…

I second The Peep Show. It was on on Friday night and sometimes on Wednesday i'd remember something in the show that i identified with and laugh. I think it's very UNamerican though, it's all about the banal and the mundane and feeling a bit crushed under the weight of all of it. HILARIOUS HILARIOUS stuff though. It's NOT…

I wonder if she's a billionaire because everybody buys one by mistake! haven't heard of the other one you mention, i'll google her. .

I'm going to Aberdeen. It's supposed to be lovely. My friend lives there and has a really outdoorsy kind of life. Always mountain climbing, running and posting pictures on fb making me feel like a bit of a couch potato in comparison. I lived in surrey for 15 years and wouldn't have left it except I got divorced. All very…

Have heard of it. it's the new WW apparently! it's the one where skimmed milk is 'free' and all veg is free, and you earn 'yum yums'. yum yums include wine and tiny microscopic pieces of chocolate. My friend did it and it is a very healthy way of eating but I don't like the psychology of rewarding yourself with junkfood.…

I allow myself pasta every 3rd day or so because I love it. I would count out the pieces though, either 15 or 20, depending on how well I felt I had been doing earlier that day. to be honest all though counting out 15 pieces of penne seems really bleak to begin with, afterwards, it has filled me...

Just had a look at your profile and I see you are in the Orkney Islands! wow, hardcore! well, those low temperatures will help you burn a few extra calories. I'm going to scotland in july and I'm worried it'll be freezing then! :-)

I'm not in my twenties (and I presume that was the end of your sentence). I used to live in the UK for years though. I was in the south of england. Where abouts are you?

Great post! And on a purely personal level, I never get headaches when I exercise regularly and I never get period pain either.

Yeah, go by the measuring tape from now on. I'm heavier after 6 weeks of doing jillian michaels every night but I knew I looked better. stomach less blobby and my shape looked a lot more streamlined in clothes. it's only in the last 2 weeks that i've been dieting as well though, i actually wanted to see what difference…

I am a B cup and I like taht. I'd hate to have bigger boobs to be honest. I'd feel a bit matronly. Just me, but certainly wouldn't buy them!! argh!

I have a small sitting room and i can do it. I do have to make sure that every thing's pushed back a bit, but it's fine. The skaters in level two are a little inhibited perhaps, but it's all do-able.

SO agree with this.

count me in. five foot one and every GRAM shows when you're small

I want to make this, it sounds brilliant. What is xantham gum though? is that gelatine? and vanilla whey? that looks like a body building product.... i'd have to go to a body building shop to get that I think!

What is protein fluff? never heard of it??? I clicked on the link! oh it looks nice. But I don't think I can libby's pumpkin in a can here in Ireland. never seen it. ALthough some of the department stores have an american section so I must have a look next time i'm in dublin.

Ps @siannah, are lady grey and earl grey different? I never knew that. I am not crazy about the floral bouquet of Earl Grey. Is Lady Grey a bit floral as well? It sounds posh though! I'd love to walk into a cafe and say "a cup of Lady Grey please"

And I can tolerate the occassional peppermint tea as well. I'll have to buy some later.

Hi Siannah! i think I could get used to coffee without milk but NOT tea. Also, tea without milk really stains the cup so I don't want my teeth to end up that colour. I have to just sit out that feeling. Count cups of tea like I'd count anything else. It is bizarre how hard it is. I quite like ginger tea but lately I can't…

even those ten minute blasts would be great because i think it puts you in the right frame for the rest of the day. you finish your sandwich and feel a bit peckish and if you've done ten minutes of abs that morning, you're not going to want to ruin it with a bag of walkers... It's tough when you're working because you are…

I'm trying to ignore the voice in my head right now, it is telling me to go and turn on the kettle and make more tea. Because it's been about an hour since I last had a cup. My body is confused. My head is confused. I wonder if i poured some boiling water in to a mug and just sipped at it, would it help??? i think i'm…

I'd be happy with that! Attractive is everything for me, nice voice, demeanor, mannerisms,,,,, Attractive is more hollistic than just 'pretty'. But perhaps that's just my own interpretation.

ha ha. That's a great excuse. I just oredered davina body buff and it came this morning. I cant wait to try it. I'm going to do one level of jillian and then follow it with a rotation of davinas' workouts. ON davina's dvd you can skip through and select a particular part, eg, abs, bum, cardio.... and the music sounds…