ljw556 Member

WHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAT? Worrrrrying!!!!!!

Awesome!!!!!!! I've bought it too! I'm going to start soon...

how do you create a signature for yourself?

My personal trainer recommended that I don't go to the gym every day - a break gives your body a chance to repair itself after working out :) so just enjoy your time and don't worry!

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! I did not know that. I thought it was like knuckles LOL!

30 Day Shred!!

I think that sometimes it can be unhelpful to weigh yourself too often. There are other ways of measuring success. In the past, I have found it most effective to weigh myself once per month. I think it's also good practice to keep a little book in which you can write all the improvements that you see in your life. For…

It's hard to say. I had the implant inserted in my arm about 2 years ago. Since then I have gained 79lb. I think it had a lot to do with emotional eating and reduction in exercise, but I'm not sure that the implant was completely innocent. I do not believe that it hinders weight loss though as I have lost 22lb - roughly…

Hey I'm Lou - I live in Brum but I'm originally from Essex. I've been on here for a few months now. It's awesome. Very glad you've signed up for a personal trainer, they are the way forward. Mine has REALLY helped me. Feel free to add me as a friend if you like :-) I'd love to share the journey with you :)

Don't worry, I gained 79lb since I left uni two years ago - at least you've realised quickly. I never thought I wouldn't be able to find work, but here I am two years later working in the shop I worked in while I was a student. Still, it pays the bills and is quite pleasant. I've been really struggling with money for the…

Thanks guys!! :)

I lost some weight on it but put it back on again... it felt a bit weird cutting out carbs or protein depending on which day I was having, it didn't feel like a normal diet to me so it wasn't easy to maintain. I think it's good to read up on the things that make a healthy diet and just go with that. 5 portions of fruit and…

I put on at least 4lb everytime. So I've stopped weighing myself as I get too downhearted even though I know the reason. I eat olives when I want salt. At least they contain some minerals etc.

You should definitely eat the full calorie quota you are given. This is the amout of calories that your body needs to function if you are laying down all day. If you eat fewer calories than this, your body will go into starvation mode and will store everything you eat so that you can survive - this will make you either…

I noticed it in my arms and chest first - my boobs are really shrinking fast ( :-( ), then my face and tummy.... my legs are starting to change shape but I think that's from all the squats and lunges.

I don't ban anything - I've tried that before and it doesn't work! As long as you work it off it doesn't matter. (i've still been losing 4lb a week regularly)

Thanks!

The Biggest Loser DVD is good - it's only 6 quid in tescos at the moment and it's completely changed the shape of my legs!

Good idea - the wholemeal varieties contain far more minerals and vitamins and they are higher quality carbs. They do not give you a sugar rush like simple carbs :-)

HELL NO! It was a freaking miracle that I told my personal trainer. I actually didn't tell him, I wrote it down on his form hahahaha! What a crazyhead!

Zumba is epic! I LOVE it!!! It's SO much fun! When I come out of my class, I'm always in such a great mood. The key is to do everything to your level - so if you can't do everything as fast for instance, just do it at your pace. That way you'll enjoy it! :-)

Yea, I always gain weight too - just before my period. So I've stopped weighing myself that week because last time I did that, I ruined the following week by thinking... what's the point? I worked so hard and put on 4lb... so why bother?? but now I know the reason and have decided to stay oblivious! But also... if you've…

Thanks everyone!! Great advice. I'll try and find a saddle that's kind to my bum hehehe :)

If you have your period it is probably that - I read a message board where dozens of women said they gain 4-10lb everytime they have their period and then it goes again. I've stopped weighing myself that week because the weight gain puts me off! :)

My rewards so far have been: new gym gear, a few new tops, some super expensive face wash, a new exercise dvd, some really nice moisturiser which is supposed to help stop you from getting stretch marks and some new tracks for my mp3 to play at the gym!

To be honest, I'm eating a greater volume of food now than I was before I started eating more healthily and I'm losing weight and I'm never hungry. I'm also finding that the further along I get, the smaller my appetite is becoming. I think it shrinks naturally, I wouldn't worry too much about volume! I think it's good to…

My favourites are: Zumba, Boxercise, Swimming and my gym workout.

I am supposed to eat 2100 calories per day. I exercise roughly 1000 calories most days and eat back nearly all my calories every time along with the extra carbs, protein and fat and still lose 4lb every week unless I do something crazy. The extra calories have to come from carbs, protein and fat because there is nothing…

There is nothing wrong with egg yolk - eggs are about 70 calories each, so that means the three egg added up to 210 calories and the oil was 60 calories. If you would like to cut the calories, try poaching the eggs until the yolks are hard - I think they taste even better and you will save 60 calories and lots of fat :)

I think when it says that you have burnt an extra 500 calories it means 500 and not 400, because your body used the 500 to move you and the other normal 100 for breathing etc. Eating back my exercise calories really seems to work for me - I seem to be regularly losing 4lb per week. I'm supposed to eat 2100 calories per day…