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I just bought myself a crock pot!!!
Hi I have heard a lot of you talking about your crock pots and how usful they are....... so today i went out and bought one!! and a rice cooker!! So i would appreciate it if any of you have any yummy recipes, especially for Italian flavour or curries!! I have never used one before so it will be a bit of an adventure!!…
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Valentines Day Weight Challenge!!! 1st - 8th Jan
Hi I know there is a valentines day fitness challenge but i though i would start a weight challenge, like the christmas one we had. You all post a goal weight that you would like to be on valentines day and we check in when you weigh. I personally weigh myself on a Friday but we can start a new post with the weekly dates…
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Did anyone miss me??
Hi Everyone! I'm not sure many of you will know/remember me but i was an avid member from october 07 to may 08 and lost over 70lbs ALL THANKS TO THIS SITE!!! i went to italy on holiday in May and just never got back into it. I had 11lbs left to go but was sooooooo happy with my new body and really enjoying the break from…
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My Story!
I have always been on the 'big' side, bigger than my naturally stick thin sister anyway, so always felt big. :wink: About 5 years ago I weighed 203lbs and lost 60lbs in about a year. I cut calories and exercised but I didn't change my mindset, my lifestyle. I thought once i got to my goal weight I could go back to my old…
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I AM HEALTHY!!!! WOO-HOO!!!
Well, I FINALLY lost another pound this morning bringing me to 159lbs....... AND........... A HEALTHY BMI :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: I am so happy, when I started mfp my bmi was 36!! Not just obese, very obese! Now it is 24.9! Just in time for my holiday to Italy on Sunday!! Yippeeeeeeeee!! Amanda…
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UPDATE: on the lump in my breast
Well I went for my Ultrasound today at the hospital and am pleased to report that the consultant said the lump is just glandular and has probably been there forever but i have just noticed it because of the weight i have lost, so all the fatty tissue isn't getting in the way anymore! :happy: :happy: :happy: Am VERY…
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What a complete c0w!!!!!
Well, i am basically just venting about what just happened to me at the doctors!!! I went for my weight check up with the nurse and blood pressure check etc. It was a nurse i hadn't seen before and when she weighed mde she asked how much i used to weigh.( I was 160lbs today and i started at 232lbs) I told her and she was…
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Lump in Breast
This is a bit off topic, but I know you guys are helpful and all have a lot of different life experiences so thought you may be able to help. 2 weeks ago i found a lump in my right breast. I left it a bit as i thought i was just being paranoid, but my hubby kept nagging me to go to the doctors. I went today and she…
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New photos
Well i have lost 71lbs so far and some of you have been asking for new photos :tongue: So.... i have 3 new photos on my profile of me posing last night at my sisters party!! :laugh: Hope you like them :wink: Amanda :flowerforyou:
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WHOOOOOPPPSSSSS!!!!!
Hi Just needed to tell you all i have had a totally BAD day and i now feel horribly sick!! :sick: I have not been able to get on here for just over a week which was torture AND during that week i had a VERY stressful week at court (long story-but it wasn't me on trial!!) so i didn't exercise, didn't eat too badly but…
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60lbs GONE FOREVER!!!!
Hi Everyone!! Just tooting my own horn!! :blushing: As of today I have lost 60lbs with MFP!! :happy: i Joined on Oct 27th and the time has flown by thanks to you guys and your support!! :heart: I still have 24lbs to go but i feel soooo much better! Just letting all you newbies know it CAN be done and the time goes really…
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Do you believe the 'it must be muscle weght'?
I am so totally in a really bad mood!!!!! :devil: I have put a bloody pound on!!!!!!!!!! gggggggrrrrrrrrrr whats worse is that i have logged all week and been TOTALLY honest, 2 days i did go over my calories but still under maintenance so can't see how the hell i have put on!!!! its not the time of the month or anything so…
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Honeymoon
A young couple on their wedding night were in their honeymoon suite. As they were undressing for bed, the husband, a big burly man, tossed his trousers to his new bride and said: "Here, put these on." She put them on and the waist was twice the size of her body. "I can't wear your trousers," she said. "That's right,'' said…
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Complacency???
So........ I have been on this website since October 27th and lost 2-3 lbs a week consistently.....even over the Christmas holidays!! :noway: Slowly, i have introduced little 'treats' here and there and realising i still lose at the end of the week. Then i didn't do AS much exercise and realised i still lost at the end of…
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Best present ever!!
Hi guys Its 1am here and my hubby and I just exchange valentines gifts as i have to get up early for work in the morning! I just had to share it with you guys! My wonderful hubby got me singstar legends for the playstation, with the mics and everything!! I have just spent an hour playing on it and it is fantastic!! MUCH…
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My Virtual Model!!
Hi everyone I found this website a while back and have just gone to look at it again and though i would share it!! It is a weight loss site calle prevention and you can use their weight loss simulator by my virtual model! You go through the questions and try to get something that looks like you, then put you start weight…
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Not feeling too great! :-(
Hi everyone. I am feeling really rough at the moment. :frown: :frown: I have been having a bit of trouble going to the toilet for about a week and now its come to the point where i am doubled up in pain yesterday and today and can't even think about exercise!! :mad: I feel like i was just beginning to get toned and now i…
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VALENTINE WEIGHT CHALLENGE-CHECK IN-15th Jan - 21st Jan
Hi Everyone!! Welcome to the second week of the valentine weight challenge!! I'm glad to see you all doing well and trying hard!! Only just over 4 weeks to go now until the big day, so we should all be a third of the way there!! :wink: Good luck this week! :flowerforyou: Amanda
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VALENTINES DAY WEIGHT CHALLENGE-CHECK IN-8th Jan-14th Jan
Hi Everyone!!!!! Glad to see some of you posting your results and well done on the first weeks losses!! :drinker: Welcome to the second weeks thread!! Please fell free to come on here if you want support off others in the challenge etc, and of course post your losses as and when you weigh!! Amanda
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BMI :-)
Hi Just had to let you all know that as of this morning my BMI has gone into the 'overweight' category from the 'obese' category!!!!!!! :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: :happy: I have been waiting for this day since i started this website and I check the BMI calculator every time i enter a new…
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Thankyou!!
I just felt like posting a good old thankyou to you all!! :flowerforyou: I feel really good tonight, the best i've felt in AGES! And it is due to my healthy diet and exercise and the help of you guys! :happy: I know there is a lot of posts floating around about undereating etc and it takes me back to a few years ago when i…
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Stretchmarks!!! :-(
Hi I was wondering if anyone knows any natural way to 'fade' stretchmarks? I haven't had children, but i presume they are there from gaining weight! :sad: I have them on my arms, thighs, stomach and breasts, a lot of them are the white ones and not too noticeable but i do have a few red/purple ones! I was happy today about…
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Calcium
I just watched one of these diet programs and they mentioned calcium and osteoporosis. I knew you had to have calcium so as to avoid getting this disease but i never really knew how much and they mentioned a lot of foods that i don't eat! It made me check the nutrition progress in the reports for all the time i have been…
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The 'fat' gene-thoughts
Hi I just wondered what everybodies thoughts were on the 'fat' gene? I got this articale from The Times Online. A gene that contributes to obesity has been identified for the first time, promising to explain why some people easily put on weight while others with similar lifestyles stay slim. People who inherit one version…
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bbbluuuurrrrrrgggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Everyone! I feel totally and utterly SICK!!! :sick: I have totally overdone it!! I have been on this website for about 9 weeks now and not once gone over more than a couple of hundred calories and even then i exercised them away the next day! Yesterday i went over by 1,200 and in my family we have a big meal on boxing…
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Water Weight?
Hi I have been reading some posts lately and a lot mention 'water weight'. I am a bit confused as to what exactly this is/means.:frown: And does it matter if it is water weight? or does this mean you easily put those pounds back on when more water is added to your body, thats why weight fluctuates from day to day? Also how…
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I feel crappy!
Hi everyone Just need a bit of a whinge! I have been on here since last saturda and done really well! But "aunt flo" came to visit yesterday (i saw this expresion on another post and liked it!) and i just feel awful today!! To top it off I am about to go out for dinner with my friend, and its friday night, i feel like i…
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Too many carbs!!!
:sad: Hi everyone, i joined this sat on Saturday and so far done really well with both the food and exercise. I have a problem today though, i have gone over my carbs by 9g!! Everything else is under. How much do you think this matters? I know i am a carb monster and thats my biggest problem so am going to have to be more…
