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All jokes aside, yes I am a horse girl. I own a 3 yr old buckskin QH x Brumby called Banjo :)

Omg yes! I get this all the time! It's like they want me to say "Oh yeah it was this magic pill"....

Haha I still don't fully understand it but oh well. I won't be losing sleep over it!

Ohh I think I get it... Thanks guys :smile:

This was about 2 years ago....Shopping on Phi Phi Island, Thailand, with my mum and I got asked by the Thai shop assistant "You have baby? You have baby in there?" while rubbing her belly with her hand. Embarrassing. I took it in my stride and laughed it off as I know people from that culture don't understand the…

Oh and I've started and stopped a lot due to life getting in the way. I know it's a crap excuse! lol!

I've only lost 2 kgs (about 4 pounds) and I've been going for over a month. I have about 10kgs to lose (depending on how I feel when I lose the 10kgs as to wether I keep going with loss) but I'm not overly worried as I'm getting more toned, fitter, and feel firmer. The weight will eventually come off so don't panic.…

That is so awesome! I love having realisations like that! Yours has made my day :)

Thanks so much for your replies. I'll take a look at this book :)

Sorry. My bad. I get frustrated! Lol! Thanks for replying though. I will be having a pt session next week so hopefully he will get me on track. I'm not into reading books for fitness (well not yet anyway) as I find I learn better with one on one training and/or feedback from others. Thanks for everyone's advice :)

Hey I'm pear shaped when I put on weight. When I lose weight on my tummy, thighs and butt I even out to an hourglass.

Or you could just ignore me. That's cool too. :-/

Curves are most certainly not just fat! Curves are the ratio of hip, waist and shoulder! So all girls who say they have curves are fat? I know tonnes of healthy fit girls who still have curves.

Yes it is totally possible! When I put on weight I look pear shaped, when I lose I go hourglass. Mostly because I put most of my weight on in the lower half of my body but have always had a smallish waist.

Exactly!!

Start now don't delay! I was stuck in that same rut (minus the child) for months because it seemed like I had so much going on! It helps if you have a fitness partner even if its just to go walking together. My friends motivate me to get out and do stuff all the time. Start out by eating healthier. Don't feel like you have…

Is there a possibility you could find another trainer who is more willing to be flexible? There's a few out there that are willing to work ;)

Sockless doctors! Bahaha! I had a good old chuckle at this! :tongue:

I fell off the wagon when I started my new job. The job I had before was a lot more physical. Plus healthy eating and exercise on top of that... So I started a job in retail and don't move around as much as I used to and my diets gone crappy (it certainly doesn't help that the company I work for likes to buy us candy! I…

How's this: I've recently been called "pear shaped" I have NEVER been pear shaped in my entire life! I'm usually an hourglass but since losing a cup size it makes my hips look wider than my top half which isn't how I'm meant to be. Oh and the firmness? They got saggy to begin with but are now actually firming up. The…

Holy crap! You look amazing!!! So inspiring! I'm going to be competing in a mud run/obstacle course in August. It's done over 10kms but you don't have to run the whole thing ( I suppose if you really want to win you would run it) I can't wait! Whereabouts did you do yours?

By the way, the suit I'm wearing in the first pic is horrid! It makes my boobs look so gross! Lol!

Thanks :) I am 5'7

To be honest, I haven't done much more than cardio. I find that the more fat I'm burning off with cardio, the more toned I look anyway. Its easier to see the toned muscles once the layer of fat over the top is reduced. Having said that, it won't work the same for everyone, some people need to do more weight training to get…

Thanks :-) I havent really gained too much in muscle funny enough. I'm a cardio girl, I don't do a lot of weights really. Probably 80% of my exercise is cardio; walking, running, Zumba and the rest is resistance and strength, like sit ups, push ups, squats and also horse riding. I love hiking so I make a point of going…

I know, it's really weird that it's only 4kgs difference. I had to go back and re check my diary and yup, there it was, 78kgs... I'm taking it as a win anyhow! lol! Thanks for the encouragement too, I really needed the motivation today.

Thanks so much hun. I realised what my figure actually looked like after I lost weight. I've been told it's an hourglass shape? still working on it, got about 6kgs I want to lose but mainly want to tone up. :smile:

I had the same thing happen to me....by a cop.....he was drinking a coffee while driving very slowly past me and hanging his head out the window and grinning and kind of slowly nodding his head as if to say "niiice" lol! He didn't ask for my number though. But still made me feel good (even though I was kind of weirded out)…

You all look AMAZING!! As far as stretch marks go, have any of you tried Bio Oil? It really helped with mine, you can hardly see them now. I don't have any before pics but I can describe them as angry and reddish purple and very noticeable. This is a recent pic only taken a week ago and I tried to make it as clear as…

WOW! Well done! You are smokin!:smokin: