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Meeting former colleague
As it says, I met a former colleague today whom I hadn't seen for about 15 months - coincidentally the amount of time I've been losing weight for. First of all I got the "I hardly recognised you" bit, then the "How have you done it?" bit, but the bit I liked best was when she called me "thin thin". I'm not, but it felt so…
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The magic number
How can 1200 calories be the magic number to maintain life for a 5 foot 1 inch woman and a 6foot 1 inch man? If calorific intake is different because of height and sex, then this 1200 limit must be quite arbitrary especially the smaller we are. I am that 5 foot 1 inch woman. I may be wrong but th eway I see it, because of…
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The magic number
How can 1200 calories be the magic number to maintain life for a 5 foot 1 inch woman and a 6foot 1 inch man? If calorific intake is different because of height and sex, then this 1200 limit must be quite arbitrary especially the smaller we are. I am that 5 foot 1 inch woman. I may be wrong but th eway I see it, because of…
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One third gone
I want to lose 4 stones (56lbs) and I started in July. I set myself Christmas 2012 as a target and have promised myself a lovely dress and knee high boots for the season. Today after 4.5 months I have lost 19lbs in total - 11 since starting MFP. So with a third off and the probability that this will slow down at times, I…
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middle aged friends?
Hi, I'm 55 years old and trying to lose weight and it does get harder as we get older. So far I have lost 12lbs - since June, 4lbs since joining mfp. Two of my 4 daughters are doing this too with me so it is great to have their support. By the way, i live in the Shetland Islands to the north of Scotland so that might be of…
