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I'm from the UK where guns are a very rare sight and laws concerning all types of firearms are pretty strict. I can fire a gun (I spent time in the OTC and then as an Army Cadet instructor) so have fired assault rifles, .22, air rifles and pistols. Personally, growing up in a country where guns are not seen frequently,…

I live in a small town just south of Glasgow, Scotland. Most people moan about where I live and complain that it is a 'dump'. In some ways it is as most of the shops are shut down now and there isn't a cinema or anything like that. On the plus side, though, we are quite near the Clyde Valley. You can walk there, although…

I feel your pain. I've lost 19 lbs and then put about 5 pounds of that back on. I've managed to lose 2 of them again but have still got the other 3 to lose and I'm finding it difficult to keep motivated. The one thing I have in my favour is that I LOVE exercise and would choose to do it even if I wasn't trying to lose…

I agree with what people say about it being a holiday. The way I see it, when I go away on breaks and there's other people involved (I usually go away with my boyfriend or friends, here you are going away with your kids and spending time with your parents), it isn't just YOUR holiday and there are other people to consider.…

Well I live in Scotland so usually I have the opposite problem....snow, wind, rain and general coldness makes me reach for the stodge! But yeah, whenever I'm abroad in Europe and its warm I feel the same and hardly eat at all.

Amen sister! I'm only 5 foot and even at 1200 calories a day, the weight hardly comes off at all unless I work out for at least an hour every day and don't eat back all the exercise calories!

If it is any consolation, I lost 19 lbs......don't really see or feel much of a difference in myself. Other people have mentioned seeing a difference but I still have the huge belly that I started with. Then I lost a bit of motivation and put 7lbs back on! I'm now 2lbs into working that 7lbs back off again. It is…

You can get plastic ring-resizers that you can just clip on to rings to keep it in place but they are unsightly and not very comfy. How about getting your husband to tie some string or something round your wedding ring finger as a gesture of the ring before you take it off to go get it resized?

I don't have kids so my advice probably isn't that helpful. I think if I did have kids I'd like to be the kind of mum who ignored their crying if I knew they were fed, changed and happy and were only crying because of the 'where is mum' thing but I know deep down that I would probably crack. Also, I once read something in…

Kinda close....Scottish ;)

chris82....English? I'm the girl in my profile pic, btw, for anyone guessing me

I used to hate exercise. I hated it because I felt fat and that people were looking at me and also the feeling of physical exhaustion and being out of breath. When I first started out I remember my dad telling me my body would start to crave it after a while and I thought he was talking rubbish but he was so right! I love…

I'm afraid this challenge already started over 2 weeks ago so it wouldn't really be fair to the existing group members to add two new people to it now. Sorry guys.

I second the walking idea to get you started. Long walks burn mega amounts of calories and if you walk as fast as you can, you'll feel your cardio fitness improve. Also, get a good pair of trainers if you're going to start exercising. Perhaps even go to a specialist shop and ask for advice. They will cost a good bit but…

I know how it feels to be overloaded and feel that you can't give up things but as other people have said, maybe consider giving yourself more time and quit the PTA thing? Also, you're kids are beginning to get a little older.....how about asking them to take on some chores to lighten your load. The 8 year old, in…

I was actually thinking about this today. Soooo many times I've tried to lose weight and keep it off and soooo many times I've failed. I've been doing this now since about December last year and have been sticking at it. Sticking at it doesn't mean never making a mistake....sticking at it means cleaning yourself off and…

I'd say the big benefits for me are: -less stress put on the joints (I do a lot of high impact cardio and so like being able to give my joints a rest now and again by jumping in the pool). -better breathing As for things you need, a comfortable swimming costume and a good pair of goggles are all I use. Chlorine really…

This is truly scary. Sugar is something I have a HUGE problem with and have been trying to tackle for a while now without much success. :(

Right guys, I've created a group and have hopefully invited all of you. Please check to see if you've been invited and join up and if anyone hasn't been invited who thinks that they should have, then let me know and I'll add you.....hopefully I haven't misspelt any user names and you have all got an invite! I'll post more…

I've never been a drinker and most of my friends are totally fine with it and it is never an issue. I'm happy to sit in a pub while they get sloshed and I just stick to soft drinks. I do find it is a problem with other people, though. I've had strangers and acquaintances try to force me to drink, I've had them buy me a…

Right, I'm giving this a little bump. We're at 15 including myself and I'd be willing to go up as far as 25 if we had enough takers. So last chance for any one else that wants to join us. I'll probably call it quits about 10pm GMT tonight and set up the group with whoever has already put their names forward, so just…

You can still join, Nicola.

Just input your workouts as Circuits on here and see how many calories it burns and take it from there. You'll know if you're consuming too few calories if you are starving all the time. Just go for it and see how it goes.

Just hang on Lindseyjo....I'll get back to everyone on this thread once we have all the group members we need.

Awesome babylove...welcome to the team!

Great to see so many people keen to sign up for this :) Got 8 names so far (9 including myself), so we'll see if anyone else signs up over the course of tonight. :)

All you guys that have posted so far are in. Sandy, don't worry about when you post, as long as you post! I'm guessing we'll all be on different time zones, anyway, so posts will come flying in at all different times (I'm in the UK, for instance). Once I have round about 20, I'll create a Group and get the link to you all…

Woohoo to having my first sign up :) Welcome to the team!

Well I haven't been to military school but I was in the Officer Training Corps a few years back. That was a bit of an experience for me as I was pretty darn fat at the time! It was alright, apart from the PT! I found as long as you tried and they saw some improvement in your fitness, then they were decent to you. If you…

Good on you for starting out! A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step and you've made that first step! Feel free to add me and I'll try to support you as much as I can. :)