Posts by kellysarah83

That's a great idea. I'm revising for my PhD viva, so don't have the time to try a new activity, but good luck!

I'm currently at 162 pounds, and going out to a chinese for lunch with work. Argh. I aim to not eat everything on my plate, and do a lot of walking around later on in the day.

I'd love to look great in my bikini this year, so this sounds great! I'm 5'8" and weight about 162 pounds. All the weight sits around my tummy and thighs area. I'd love to get down to 147 pounds by my holiday, but that's only a month and a half away, so I think getting there by September is a better goal for me.

Contact him :) If you don't, you'll always wonder what would have happened if you hadn't, and it could turn into something great- at the very least, more great sex!

Oh, and people with lots of friends on FB aren't  cooler than people with less friends!

Good luck. I have my fingers crossed!

Think of all the money you saved on chocolate as well :D

Congrats on your light bulb moment!

Hi everyone,

I guess I feel like a bit of an intruder, I'm only 5'8" which is not as tall as you guys, but I'd love to join this group as people are always saying to me: "you're not overweight, even if you're heavier than me because you're taller". I'm 163 pounds and want to get down to around 147-ish.

I really feel for you, I had mono a few years back and it really knocked me for six.

I would say, if you feel OK then maybe give your doctor a call and see what they say? Getting out into the fresh air might be a good thing. I didn't feel like doing anything except slobbing out in front of the TV and sleeping when I was ill, but that was me. I reckon your doctor has the best info.

I think this paragraph is key:

In the Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule put out by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), 12 vaccines are given to children before they reach the age of two. Providers inject them against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), pertussis (whooping cough), polio, pneumococcal infections, Hemophilus influenzae type b infections, measles, mumps, rubella (German measles), chickenpox, and influenza (the flu).

I'd put more faith in the recommendations from the CDC, than from one article by a doctor on a website. All of these diseases are serious.

Hmm, I don't. But the last few weddings I've been to, people have used native American verses, they can be really pretty. And my dad did a toast for his sister's birthday a few weeks ago with things that were invented or people that were born in the same year as her. That was quite funny.

Good luck!

It's really silly, all the biology degree courses at my uni needed chemistry to A-Level (the exams we do at 18) and no biology!

I would say that teaching yourself chemistry from a textbook would be really hard. Chemistry is all about the stuff you get to do in lab classes :) So I'm definitely agreeing with all the people who say that you should try and get yourself into a summer class.

Vaccinations don't work unless the vast majority of people are protected. It's called herd protection. It's controversial, but I think it should be made compulsory unless there's a valid reason not to have it (for example, my mum had epilespy when I was younger, so I had the single jabs, and now it's a pain in the ass as I don't know whether I've had the correct booster or not).

People have forgotten how damaging measles can be. The doctor who published the research has been completely discredited, and there is no link between autism and the MMR- I find it disgusting that the media haven't reported on the multitude of studies out there, published in peer-reviewed journals, that have shown this time and time again. It's difficult once there is a seed of doubt in the mind, but IMHO the benefits of having the MMR are huge.

This morning, on the BBC, they made a comment about how this whole thing was the fault of the media, and then four seconds later the presenter made some comment, I can't remember exactly what it was, that was along the exact same lines as the reporting that started this whole thing! It's shocking.

Anyway, just my opinion. :)

That's awful. :( You are obviously not fat, and I agree with others that it's probably your mum's insecurities showing themselves as nasty comments to you. When I was younger, mum used to comment on how bad my skin was (actually, she still does it now and I'm 25!); OK, I have never had perfect skin but I also never had anything as bad as acne, and telling me I had bad skin didn't help. I went down the wrong road and used to make nasty comments back- I'm just mentioning this because I think it's the wrong way to go. She'd get mad, then I'd get mad, and we lost many days of not speaking to each other because of it.

Try and be positive with her. When she puts you down, explain that you're in control of your body and you're doing things your way- she should be proud of you! Maybe she has some body issues of her own that she's taking out on you. With the ice cream thing, how about you say that she's welcome to buy it if she wants to eat it- you know that eating ice cream will intefere with your plans, and you're a strong enough person to resist it? Maybe point out some female athletes who, like yourself, have a more muscular physique? They look far, far better IMHO than skinny models.

Good luck, and try not to let her negativity get you off the right track.

I try and drink water when I'm getting hungry. Like, now for example! I had my lunch four hours ago, and work finishes in an hour and I don't have any food with me. So I keep drinking, and it helps keep the hunger away. :)