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  • I know a girl who lost 2 stone (nearly 40lbs) on Weight Watchers and she doesn't do a shred of exercise...but because of this in order to maintain her weight she has to literally watch every morsel that she eats, she won't touch alcohol, she literally can't enjoy food. I know which I would prefer...
  • Wow, that's amazing! How have you been able to lose all that weight so fast? Keep up the good work!
  • Me too, my little girl is 14 months old and I'm not ready to start trying for #2 until mid next year, but I know that I don't want to have another baby before I lose weight! I worry that if I don't get rid of the weight now, it's just never going to go and I'm going to keep getting bigger year after year!
  • Just to echo what others have said, it sounds a bit to me like your body has said enough already - I think you're at a very good weight and it's going to be near-on impossible to lose much more, and certainly to keep it off. As I'm sure you know, the slimmer you are, the more difficult it is to lose weight and I think your…
  • I think you have the right attitude, although as someone else said, as long as you're aiming towards a healthy weight. I think sometimes people who love you don't always see that you need to change. I also think sometimes people are afraid of change, even to the extent where you doing this and making such a difference to…
  • Amazing. Do you have any before pics? I need some motivation!!
  • Could you use frozen veg? It's usually frozen fresh so not much nutrients is lost...
  • I'm stuck between chicken korma or cheesecake...the really yummy kind, like Waitrose New York style cheesecake which is absolutely incredible.
  • Same for me. Culturally, food for us is a reward, every holiday/celebration is absolutely about food. Aside from that though, I just love to cook, I love to eat, alot of my socialising is around food (brunches, lunches, dinners out) and when I started living with my husband I just dished up the same sized portions for us…
  • I bought this a couple of weeks ago but haven't used it yet...when I went to set it up the other day I realised our Wii controllers didn't have any batteries in them!! Glad you like it, though - I can't wait to get started with it!
  • I have nothing scientific to add, but I don't think anyone on this site got fat from eating too many eggs...
  • Here's the thing with carbs - if you consume carbs and exercise, the carbs will convert to energy and not to sugar (simplistically speaking, obviously it's more complicated than this). It's the reason they tell marathon runners to fuel up on pasta the day before the marathon, for example. There are also distinct…
  • Wicked! This made me laugh so much I had to read it out to my husband!!
  • Can anyone tell me what the UK equivalent of a graham cracker is? Digestive biscuits or something?
  • Lol. I like Jillian...she's clearly a sadistic lunatic, but I must admit I like her. I'm reading her book and I think she has the right idea.
  • I hear your oy vei! Find myself with the same issue...I weighed myself yesterday and then again today and there's like 6oz difference. Just round it down!
  • Added you as a friend so easier to let you know what it's like!
  • Essex/East London border here :)
  • Ha ha ha, I did exactly the same and it also arrived this morning, hence the question! Lol! It was so cheap I thought it was worth a go. I nearly bought it when it was £70 last Christmas, so glad I didn't!!
  • It's free on Slimming World too, always has been.
  • It's all printed in the menu in the restaurant too! It's quite amazing how many calories are in some of their dishes!!
  • I have a lovely lamb recipe: http://www.foodforfriendsyeah.co.uk/2009/10/01/moroccan-lamb-tagine/ It's absolutely delicious - I serve with cous cous but you could just have it on it's own or with rice or whatever you wanted. I only use apricots and not raisins and about an hour before I take it out of the oven I remove the…
  • I look around at people all the time and I admire other girls with good figures (not ultra skinny ones, to be fair) and think I want to look like them...for no reason other than they look good and I too want to look better. I don't think this makes me not feminist; I don't think there is anything anti-feminist about…
  • I have this problem. When my husband and I first got together 9 years ago, I was about 4 stone (nearly 60lbs) lighter than I am now!! I am in charge of all the shopping and the cooking in our house, so I have just been making healthy dinners and NOT buying any of the crap I used to buy - no ice cream, chocolate, nothing.…
  • Stir fry - I know it's healthy but to me it's total comfort food!! If I'm being lazy or I don't have much time then I use a packet sauce and pre-prepared veg but it's all healthy!
  • You look sensational! Amazing achievement, well done you! xx
  • How many cals a day are you on?
  • Actually, you have raised an interesting point and I was thinking about this. Some people on this site have lost lots of weight and I've had a peek at their food diaries, and I too have noticed there's a trend among some of skipping meals, or eating lots of processed food. I think people are responsible for their own…
  • Proper fitness gear is essential - here in the UK the supermarkets sell their own branded stuff so I'm sure in the US they do as well...have a look online, or even go onto eBay or Amazon to have a look!
  • Stir fry is always one of my favourites - go to the supermarket (I like Sainsbury's personally) and get a box of their pre-prepared stir fry vegetables, a stir fry sauce, some rice noodles and chicken breasts. Takes 10 minutes to cook and really filling and low cal. If you wanted to drop the calories further, skip the…
    in Recipes Comment by EdensMummy July 2011
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