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10lbs gone, the journey has begun! (pics)
So, I've been trying to lose weight for years. At my heaviest I was nearly 190 pounds, and for a 5 foot 2 female of 23, that's not good. I began Slimming World in February, and it's been a bit of a scenic route but I've finally lost my first 10lbs and am on my way to my goal weight of 110 pounds. I thought I'd share some…
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NSV - the jeans are getting smaller! :)
So, on Saturday I was out shopping and used a service that was being offered to find the right pair of jeans for me. After trying on lots of different styles, I discovered, for the first time ever, that skinny and straight cut jeans actually suit me better than the bootcut ones I lived in before. I was pointed in the…
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Ugh, get me to the gym!
Wow, never thought I'd hear myself say THAT! I last went on Monday. I like to go 4 x a week, so planned to go on Tuesday. I wasn't able to due to working on a voluntary project til quite late. OK, I'd go today, no big deal. Same thing happened. This project has been putting me under a lot of stress and the past 2 days I've…
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Cutting out the fizzy stuff
Well, 5 days ago, with some persuasion from my mum, who is worried what my fizzy drink consumption is doing to my teeth, I decided that was it. No more fizzy drinks, except for carbonated flavoured waters. I'm still going strong, I am aiming to get rid of the fizzy water when my current supply is gone (at the rate I'm…
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So, there's a local running track in my town
And I'm giving serious consideration to heading down there soon - just want to lose a little bit more weight first, I'm 181 now, would like to be about 175 ish before I go, just for confidence. I'm 5 foot 2 so I look very, erm, rotund :wink: I can't run outside because where I live there are a lot of roads I'd have to…
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GAH! Re-rack your weights, it's not hard!!!
Sorry, a rant, not aimed at those here. In the gym today, the free weight room is a mess, plates EVERYWHERE. Plates I'm unfortunately not strong enought to lift. The gym manager, a lovely lady, came in and started tidying up, so I offered her a hand. She politely declined my offer and said, "It comes to something when the…
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Awww man, this shop is soooo bad for me!
OK, people in the UK may be familiar with Mr Simms' Olde Sweet Shoppes. Basically, sweet shops that weigh things out in jars etc. Well, they have a US Imports section and oh my, if I go in, it's a "Kiss the Calorie Goal Goodbye" day! Pretzel M&Ms, Reese's, Hershey bars, there are so many things in that section that I love!…
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Love it when the numbers go up!
Added 20lbs to my squat today - so 65lb in total now, for around 6 reps before my form went downhill. Finally got the courage to ask one of the guys in the gym about benching, as I'm not 100% sure about form. He suggested starting with dumbbell bench, and showed me that - although I had to go get smaller dumbbells (12lbers…
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NSV - Finally seeing a change!
So, my weight has been up and down, and I recently went to my heaviest ever - boo! :grumble: So, I got back into my eating and workout routines, and although the scale hasn't moved much, I've FINALLY noticed a change in my body. I have bicep muscles. Teeny, tiny, little bicep muscles that I can see flexing when I bend my…
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This better be worth it!
So, went to the gym yesterday and used a couple of new machines - the ab crunch and I think either the reverse crunch or back extension or something. Neither felt like it was doing much whilst I was working out - but today, oh wow! My mid-section hurts like I don't know what! So glad I've decided to do alternate days at…
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Things in your gym that you LOVE!
We've had threads about things that annoy us in the gym, so I'm asking: What things in your gym do you love? For me, it's the fact a nice gentleman helped me un-rack one of the squat racks today. I'm 5'2 and the bar was way up, so I was struggling. 45lb plates are hard to remove when they're close to your head height above…
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70lbs+ to lose? Join me on the journey!
Pretty much what the title says. I need to lose circa 70lbs to get down to goal weight. I thought we could hang here, chat and motivate each other. I'll start. I've had a pretty good day food-wise, I am going to the gym tomorrow but I've not been in about 3 weeks so it's going to be tough. But I graduate in just over a…
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OK, I'm SURE I'm smaller
I've actually bounced up to close to my original weight :( But I'm SURE there's some difference in these two pictures. Either that or I'm wearing clothes that suite me better. I have been lifting heavier weights since I took the first photo, just for info. Old me New me So, is it just the clothes, or has something…
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Can I realistically do this?
OK, I graduate from University on 13th July. I have an amazing dress that I bought today. It already makes me look and feel great, but I'd REALLY like to lose say, 14lbs by the time I graduate. It would mean losing 3.5lbs a week, which might be a bit much, so maybe 10lbs is a bit more realistic. Could I lose the 14 though,…
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Not having a good weekend
So, my boyfriend is in hospital, I've got a deadline at university on Tuesday which is stressing me out, and I've completely fallen off the healthy eating wagon again. My thinking is, it can only get better, I'm off shopping with my best friend on Monday, so that will cheer me up.
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NSV - I'm getting STRONGER! :)
I hit the gym today, and, inspired by the thread on the difference lifting heavy can make, I set about getting back into it. I used to regularly do a set of exercises using a 20lb barbell, which may seem small, but that's my heaviest to date. Anyway, last week I tried to do my old routine, and couldn't lift the bar, for…
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Booked a session with a Personal Trainer
It's tomorrow at 11am (GMT), and I'm now quite nervous! Basically, I get bored very easily doing cardio, and did a body pump class a couple of years back that introduced me to basic lifting. I loooove lifting weights, and want to do more of that, less of the treadmill nonsense, but I don't know what I'm doing. It doesn't…
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Ladies - crossing the line into the free weights room
OK, I've been doing a lot of stuff with dumbbells recently, and enjoying it. But I got my best results and most enjoyment when using a 10kg barbell. In my old gym, not a problem, we had an integrated weights area and it was always quiet. My new gym, I have a problem. It's a totally separate free weights area - full of men…
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Slow Progress, but I think it's Progress!
So, I've been battling with my weight for years. I've been on my latest attempt for about 2 months now, and due to various ups and downs have only lost 6lbs. However, people keep saying I look a lot thinner generally, only, I can't see it :( So I'm posting some before and after shots, and you guys can tell me if I'm…
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So, I graduate in July...
And I'd LOVE to walk across the stage in a dress. I'm a UK size 16 and at 5ft 2, and 177lbs (down from 183, so it's going, slowly), something HAS to change, and it's already started. I find logging everything tricky, which I know I shouldn't, I have the app on my phone, so it should be easy, right? Anyway, that's part one…
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NSV - Resisting Temptation
Well, I may not have lost a lot of weight (yet!) but I had a big NSV last night, well, maybe 2. I attend ice hockey games with 2 of my friends, and after the game last night we went out for a meal with 2 other friends. Now, anyone who's ever set foot in a TGI Friday's knows there's some seriously tempting foods there. I…
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2 NSV's!
So, I've had a couple of NSV's recently. My first is a general one. When I'm out and about, 9 times out of 10 I'm able to resist the junk food and sweets. I had a huge victory yesterday in my local Tesco supermarket. I was in there browsing for some things, and they have a Krispy Kreme Kabinet in this particular store. I…
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Two of my closest friends got ENGAGED tonight!!!!
They've been absolutely fab friends to me and another friend, over the last year and I could not be happier for them! This friend and I have decided we're going to treat them to a lovely meal out somewhere to celebrate, because they've done similar for us on special occasions. They're also the first friends I've had who…
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Holiday Body - can anyone help?
So, I am officially going away with a friend in October. I'm a UK 16 to 18 mow, and 182lbs. What, realistically could I get down to before I go away? Also, I'll be doing 1 and a half days working in a charity shop, working the till, cleaning, stocking and other things like that. In a day that goes from 9am to 530pm, how…
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I could use some motivation, or a slap, right now....
So tomorrow is the first time I'm leaving the house since starting MFP on Wednesday night. All in all, I'm comfortable with eating out (I've got stuff to do and will need to grab lunch in town), I know places where I can get healthy choices etc. But, as though the advertising people knew my plan and were taunting me,…
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My first NSV!!
Woohoo! OK, it's not as great as some, but I've finally got some things in life figured out! I was recently posting that I had to give up my swimming as I'd got to do a lot of university work and was tied to the house and the computer. I've managed to arrange to go back to University in January to finish, so I can swim…
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New Here! :)
Hi Everyone, Today is my first full day using MFP. I'm using it, alongside the good old "eat less, move more" plan, to lose around 50lbs, to start with. That'd put me in my ideal weight range according to BMI. I'm 21, and a shocking 176lbs at the moment, so things need to change. Oh, and I'm 5ft 2, so it shows. I've got a…
