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dont do diets..........do change for good. I should say change that you can live with. theres many things out there I cant live without, so I have had to adjust my life to suit me, I dont need to be super skinny, just healthy and happy and happiness for me is to be able to have a treat now and then and a drink with friends…

Awesome going. thats the one thing I love about my weightloss I get collar bones, I dont get them unless Im really really skinny which sucks cos I reckon if you can see a collar bone even if your are bigger you actually give off that your slimmer

My confession is I have only had two alcohol free days this xmas and Ive not logged once and barely thought about exercising..........!!

When I increased my calories and decreased my exercise!!

for someone with an under active thyroid your doing extremely well. I generally eat under my calories and exercise more consistently and higher intensity than you but I am bigger.............but I dont have any thyroid problems.............I say stop being so unhappy with what youve got cos well theres much much much worse…

I hate the word DIET also. its taken me a long time in my life to leave the diets behind and just find a happy medium of weight, exercise and lifestyle and like with anything there are going to be times when Im super good and times when Im not. but I get to enjoy living a bit of a life at the same time YOu need to ask…

I always thought starvation mode was a long term affect that screwed with metabolism over time.(which is why I thought I have issues cos of on and off eating probs when younger) I would be interested to read more about the lean gains theory. theres so many theories out there, kinda like the same as parenting theories, you…

I always thought starvation mode was a long term affect that screwed with metabolism over time. I would be interested to read more about the lean gains theory. theres so many theories out there, kinda like the same as parenting theories, you really just have to research and do what is right for you and what you want

thats cool I thought if it was in the suburbs I could grab as I am coming down a few times next week and am hanging for a gym session.

Where abouts is sportswide?

I would say go the HRM but mine is way low so Im not convinced on mine,..........lol

I love pics that paint a different picture than the mirror :) I like shocking people and saying Ive got a 16yr old, never get tired of that whole "you dont look old enough"

I have issues with my hips, I often havent been able to ride stationary bikes cos it hurts my hips. I would love to know how I could strengthen also to avoid possible hip replacement. I havent seen anyone about mine, but things like hip flexors and certain exercises i get pain in my hips so I just avoid them. but obviously…

oh and I cannot do the planking with weights and leg raise properly, I have to have the weights next to me and hands on floor, the pain was unbearable in my wrists when I tried doing it holding onto weights in plank position My 2yr old son thought it was a great idea to jump on my back when I was doing the walking push ups…

I just did level three today (granted it was after a 50min kickboxing dvd too) I actually started it and got distracted and then went back and did it again, so started over again. So did extra I struggle with so many planking things cos of my wrists, they dont handle the weight on them for long. But the real muscle pain…

I think if you deficit long enough, the muscle is the first to start depleating so you will definetly start losing weight on the scales. but if you only deficit on and off, on the off days the extra cals will be stored possibly causing a gain........this will be due to your metabolism slowing down in "starvation mode" I…

Yup I caught up with a friend tonigh, and hada few. I still scrapped in on cals. should save myself for sunday game...........gonna be hard to hold back over summer, thats when i gain cals, from drinking at bbqs all the time

That life doesnt seem to get any easier and just cos you leave highschool doesnt mean the BS stops

AWESOME STUFF!!! VERY WELL PUT............THIS IS A MUST FOR EVERYONE TO READ

I think the WII is a bit mean how it makes me feel seriously overweight with making your MII blob out and go "ba bum" and looking down in shock at yourself.........and tells me my Ideal BMI is actually a very unrealistic goal for me.......which is a weight that no matter what ive done takes severe dieting and insane…

Yip, I will definetly start doing more of that. Baby steps, I have started today have porridge for breakfast. Ive also bought some low fat muesli with seeds to have on days I dont feel like porridge. Finances are a bit tight here which also makes buying fresh healthy stuff difficult also (I hate that eating healthy is more…

Thanks, I honestly thought that you only need to have 1200 cals a day and your not required to eat your exercise cals.....i will aim to eat all my cals and most of my exercise cals

yea thats what I meant. not going over by too much......:)

Thanks everyone I have been sitting at 68kgs for 2 weeks now. Well I got to 68.2kgs and now Im 68.6kgs. Sounds very much like I need to rest and I think if i take a few days Im picking(and praying) I will see results and my body will have a chance to recover. This will mean I have to focus on my food intake to stay under…

Great idea, whats ground LSA and where do i get it and what benefits does it have?

I wanted to jump in and say that for us shorter people, I hate that we have to eat less than a taller person......its like we arent allowed to enjoy food as much as a taller person cos of our height........Like we are suppose to only eat half of a big mac combo or half a biscuit..........Feel very ripped off that a tall…

I was having the same prob but I did notice on the few days Ive managed not to eat all my calories earned from exercise ive had the biggest losses on those days and not on the ones that I eat all my Cals.......I am going to try leave at least 300 Cals from exercise to start with, cos where I might be able to fit in…

Thanks everyone.... Does anyone else do this as well as other exercises? I did Wii boxing this morning and shred tonight......

that makes more sense........so will stick to doing stage one for a bit longer.......so no rest days at all? and anyone know what exercise i can put it under and calories burned?

God I hate the Kickups the EA Active made me do tonight!! Its the fast ones........i even had to go outside in the cold i was getting so hot........but its good cos I can see the TV through the window so might be nice to do all my workouts outside...........and Im sooooo over the lunges with toe touch.....takes sooooooo…