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39. Try a new veggie today. Learn how to prepare it and enjoy! How was it? Hmmm, will see what weird and wonderful veggies they have at the local shop and update tomorrow!

38. Have you ever binged? If so, what is your binge food? Nope. Thankfully I've never had the inclination.

36. Write your current weight. Have you lost anything in the past week? If not, what are your plans for this week? 148lbs. My weight's been up and down all week! Plans are to keep up what I've been doing, I'm enjoying myself and I know I'll see results eventually. 37. Have you ever purged? If so, how did you feel…

35. Have you ever fasted? What was the reason for it? Yes. My first fast was when I was about 14 and was a sponsored 24-hour fast for charity. I have also fasted in support of Muslim friends during Ramadan but have never made it past the first week! I'm currently doing 5:2 which advocates fasting for 24 hours twice a week.…

34. Do you take your meals from home to work? If so, what do you usually prepare? Yes. Breakfast is fresh fruit and plain yoghurt, lunch is either a salad or a cup-a-soup (if I'm being really lazy or it's the end of the month and I have no money!)

33. Are you on a diet or are you making this a lifestyle? Trying to make it a lifestyle - I'm not cutting out 'bad' foods, I'm just being more mindful about what I eat. To be honest, it's less about the diet and more about the exercise - making sure I exercise at least 5 times a week, and making sure that it's a proper…

147

32. Try a new fruit today. Learn how to cut/eat it and enjoy! How was it? Hmmm, not a big fruit eater but OK, I'll give it a go. Not sure what to try though as I've already eaten a lot of the more 'exotic' fruits. Just found an interesting list for anyone else on Day 32:…

31. What are your favorite workout clothes you own? LOL, "favourite" workout clothes. I have one old faded t-shirt, one pair of lycra calf-length leggings which are full of holes along the inner seams, and one pair of trainers with the soles falling off. Oh, and one exercise bra with a broken clasp. I'll treat myself to…

148 :grumble:

148 *sigh*

30. Are you a vegan or a vegetarian? No, never have been. I occasionally flirt with the idea of becoming vegetarian but I love steak (fillet, medium rare so it's all pink and bloody) and bacon sandwiches and my mum's roasts too much :)

148 again this week (sorry, late again)

29. Write your current weight. Have you lost anything in the past week? If not, what are your plans for this week? 148 still, but I haven't been following my diet plan so I'm not too unhappy. Stepping it up this week with my exercise - will be doing 3-4 days a week of 30DS and continuing with my C25k as I have my first…

148

28. What is your favorite type of snack? Ooooooh so many things, I LOVE snacking! Smoky bacon crisps or twiglets with cubes of strong cheddar cheese, or tortilla chips with spinach artichoke dip, or baked camembert with warm bread. I'm even partial to the occasional pepperami. Basically anything that's savoury, tasty and…

27. Does your family support you in your weight loss? Kind of. My parents know and I'm always having discussions with my mum about food - she's on a healthy eating and weight loss mission as well, but she doesn't work and loves cooking so she happily spends hours researching, shopping for and preparing fabulous meals. I…

26. Do your friends know about you wanting to lose weight? Do they support you? A couple of friends know and are supportive - they're already fit and slim so we don't swap weight loss woes but they do really encourage me, and one of them has even signed up to do a 5k run with me next month. Apart from them, my parents and…

148

25. Today you will try a new smoothie. Find a new healthy recipe online and mix & match fruits and veggies and enjoy! But it must be totally new and adventurous! Ooooh, I like this one. I don't drink smoothies so anything will be totally new and adventurous :)

148 this week. Need to step it up again if I'm going to hit my target. Good luck everyone, have a great week :)

24. Have you ever had an eating disorder? No but on two occasions I had a total loss of appetite and hardly ate a thing for at least 6 months each time - once when I was 17 and had a serious body image problem, and once when I was 23 and my relationship was breaking down. Now when I'm depressed I stuff my face... kinda…

23. How much water do you usually drink in a day? Depends if I remember to pack my water bottle so that I can drink while I'm driving around or walking round the shops etc. If so then easily 8 glasses (2 litres), but if not then probably 4-5 glasses.

149

22. Write your current weight. Have you lost anything in the past week? If not, what are your plans for this week? 149lbs. Another 2 lbs and finally broke that 150 mark, woohoo!

I'm still here too! Have been in and out of MFP for the last couple of weeks as currently have v limited access to internet but always check in with the group when I can. I also find the fitness challenges a bit of a struggle - good to see I'm not the only one!

Weighing in this week - 149

21. Do you focus more on getting lean and mean or tiny and fragile? Neither really. I'll never be tiny and fragile, I'm just not built that way. But I don't want to be lean and mean either - that makes me think of Madonna, all sinewy and ultra defined which I don't particularly like. I'm aiming for slim with definition but…

20. Who is your biggest weight loss inspiration and why? My brother because he just got on and did it - no procrastination with menu planning and exercise charts and shopping lists and weigh-ins, no excuses to start "tomorrow" or "next week". He didn't sign up to MFP or use any other weight loss tool - he simply decided it…