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Is there something I should cut out my diet??
Hi as you can see I've lost 33lb since i've been here, big deal for me!! Gone from 16st 1lb to 13st 10 currently, but you can't see the change?? I've gone down ONE dress size, which obviously i'm happy with me can't help thinking I want more! I wanna see results. Now maybe a little TMI - my periods really messed up since I…
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My sister bought me FUDGE!
My sisters just come back from devon after a weekend with her better half and brought me back 2 sticks of rock and a box of fudge..Ok so I thanked her and ate some peices..ok 6 peices!! And had no idea till I looked on here that they were SO high in cals. Well ok I kinda had some idea considering it's pretty much butter…
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Uhh...Moldy Bread?!
OK. So I had a google and theres mixed reveiws on it. Something about mold is penicillin aswell. (can't spell it?!) I decided to have a bacon sandwich for breakfast, I was gunna REALLY enjoy it and have white bread but stuck to my hovis nimble (47cal) to keep my day on track a little. Had 3 Rashers of bacon and 3 slices of…
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In the house exercises please??
So, I'm crap with exercise but I keep seeing comments like food will only get you so far ect ect.. and it's bugging me!! I KNOW I need to exercise so may aswell get on with it. I've got myself a mini goal in mind I want to try be 12 and a half stone by christmas day. Which is just a little over 2lb a week to get on with.…
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Loose clothes, finally!!
2 stone down! 16 stone 1lb to 14stone, and I'm just starting to see results now! Well, I have my favourite comfy pair of jeans which just ain't wearable now. I've seen them getting looser for a while now but they're just starting to look ridiculous on me now with the pulling up every 5minutes and the thigh part just sags…
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Weight change on different scales
So wednesday is my weigh in day! And last week (well sunday) I moved back to my home town after a messed up relationship, well anyway my eatings been of track crazily I had a chinese the day before I moved and roughly 1500 calories a day since last friday, so 5 days later I thought i'd best get myself kicked into things…
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Explain to me sodium in your own words??
Hi, I want people to explain/tell me what sodium is/does, I got the rough idea it keeps water inside your body (i think?!) but then why does drinking more water get rid of it? I think sodium may be to blame for a recent raise in weigh! I was under my cals every day as I mostly am but had high sodium 2000-3000 each time and…
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Kids and dogs, your opinions please??
Hi! I've a son whos turning 1 in 2 weeks (OMG!!) and have been offered a puppy which would be ready to bring home in late december, by then I assume my son will be walking more as he's finding his feet at the moment. I'd love to take it as it would get me and Jamie out house more for walks because we live in a flat and so…
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Food scales and raw meat?
Got my first ever food scales today, woohoo! Just weighed some cheese for lunch and I'm chuffed to know that I've been eating way less for the calories I was putting in! But cheese is a rare treat anyway. But raw meat, how do you handle it?? Do you have clingfilm or tin foil or something over the scales or do you use a…
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Need tips to motivate myself.
Losing weight without excersing is making me even more lazy than before, I started off excersing eating well and losing weight.. but slowly the exercise stopped happening daily, weekly... and now I'm still losing 2lb a week without doing nothing but calorie reducing. But I know if I don't get my *kitten* working the loose…
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Turkey???
Got some turkey steaks shopping the other day. They need to be eaten but what to do with them? Grill them and put them in a stir fry or with pasta, or just eat whole by themselves with some garlic and onion rings and veg?! Any ideas?!
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Calories in Mini Meatballs???
I went shopping ealier and (went hungy - BIG mistake) well I picked up 7 mini kofta (i think?) meatballs from the freshly cooked ready to eat indian & chicken section and some giant onion bhajis (YUM!). Well I got them home and decided I'd wait to see how my day goes before I eat them but theres no calories on the packet…
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Use by dates for bananas?!
Hi! Brought some bananas last saturday for my little one. He loves them - As far as I remeber, I don't! But I wanna try one now so he still has 2 in cuboard but I'm not sure if nearly a week is enough for them to go bad? They are usually eaten with 3 days or so. I hate how they don't put eat by/use by dates on bags of…
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Working for charity??
Well, since starting my weight loss journey I've discovered so much about myself more than just weight - but what I was trying to hide beneath all that food, eating to hide my past. And now the time has come to start forgiving myself for all thats happened that wasn't my fault, and to start turning my old wrongs into…
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Good food weighing scales??
I wanna buy some. I'm sick of eating chicken or frozen veg and just guessing/hoping for the best. I'm losing weight very steady and apart from the first few weeks I lose spot on 2lb a week. I'm more than happy with that but obviously if I'm overestimating my food (which I belive I might be sometimes!) I might get a little…
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Blah! It's one of THOSE days!!
Food, eating, hungry, bored, tummy, belly, food, bored, food, food! All I wanna do is eat. I'm holding back so far (unlike my snackfest yesturday!! Was only 200cals above though - been worse!) It seems like no matter what, or how much of what I'm eating I ain't full and I want more. I'm bored out my mind - the days going…
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kids and nappys!?!
hi!! yes this is totally of topic for a diet site, but i know theres alot of mummys on here! has your child ever gone through a stage of taking off his nappy and trousers/pants without being able to control there bladder?! nearly every morning my son has wiggled out of his pants and undone his nappy, usually just on one,…
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Question for those not bothered about TMI! (totm)
Basically I'll try keep it short and sweet! Can losing weight affect you're periods, I know when your underweight they can stop, but, well I've been pretty regular with TOTM since I had my son (they settled down around 4 months) he's coming up 11months now but I finished mine about a week ago, 2 days later I came back on,…
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Could you of done it alone??
I see so many wonderful success stories on here and theres people who thought it was impossible, people who went from sitting watching tv 24/7 to being the fittest people at the gym, and jogging/running ect. Could you of done it with out the calorie counting or counting alone? Without the support of others on the site? I…
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Is weight loss more obvious on big or small people??
I ask because I've lost 1 stone (as of this morning) in the last 3-4 weeks and I've got more energy ect, but me and my partner was having a conversation about me really wanting a burger last night and we somehow got onto the subject of me still looking excatly the same?? Up till now I have actually just been happy seeing…
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Think I'm gunna have a bad day!
Went to bed last night feeling great, my 30day shred DVD come, couldn't wait to get started! Woke up at 5 with my son and saw the partner of to work, my son was still tired so no idea why he woke up but I was dressed and didn't see the point in going back to bed. IT'S SUNDAY! Why didn't I realise that? Nothing on TV!…
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Anyone know a good recipe for Sausage Casserole?
The partner loves sausages and so I thought I could do something like that tonight with extra veg for me! Or can point me in a direction of a good one? Thanks!
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I'm not sure on how many calories are in rolls!
Went shopping yesturday and really fancied a crusty roll! So I brought myself 2 pkts of 4 and a salad pot for my lunch today. Thought 8 should easily last me a whole week! But, I get them home and I usually buy warburtons brand but I decided to go for wholemeal fresh bakery ones instead. Went to have an egg roll for…
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I took water for granted so bad!!
I just can't believe the impact drinking water has had on me! I've lost 5 pounds in the last week and I know it's because I've finally started drinking water! Can't wait to see results when I start adding in excercise soon! I've gone from drinking pop as my only drink to 3L (12glasses) of water a day. And I'm gunna…
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Loose skin - quite embarassed..
Ok so having put on loads of weight when i was 15 and rolling up and down untill gave birth when i was 19 I've ruined my body alot. I have a terrible pouch of loose skin and whilst it may not be as bad as some peoples I know it's still quite bad. I am willing to post a picture if anyone wants to see the damage to advise me…
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Any good exercise DVD's please??
I'm 16 stone and a smoker (one thing at a time!) and can't get to a gym (not that i'd have the guts to anyway) but I'm looking into some exercise dvds that i can do? I really dont have that much huff and puff in me so one that works hard but not so fast ill die within 5 minutes! So if you can name some good ones and maybe…
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Can you eat leek raw?
Title says it all! Thanks!
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Any help on what I can make with...
Ok so my shopping came today, thank god because I've been eating alot of crap but not too bad for the past few days. Anyway I had to shop on a budget this week so couldn't order too much does anyone have any good recipies or ideas I can make with any of these things? I'll name a few obviously won't give you my whole…
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Ah confused by the scales, a little help please? :)
Hiya. Sorry if this is an idiot question but I'm lost! ..Stupidly im a daily weigher.. and for the past 9 days (since i started) i've been 16 stone (starting weight) every day when I wake up, throughout the day it'll flunctuate 2-3lb each way. But for the first time this morning when I went on scales it was 15st 12lb. So…
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Bit of help please??..Fed up already!!
ugh..it's been around a week, eating better and less i'm used to having a take away maybe 3-4 times a week? (bad i know) and atleast 4 cans of diet coke a day. i always felt rubbish so i decided to loose some weight and change my eating habbits.. i'm a little over a week into it and i feel even worse than then. for the…
