Posts by jennie186

inspiring pictures- you look beautiful and glowing with health!  You can see that you are sisters in the photos!

My cat lola goes nuts about emery boards! As soon as she sees one or hears me filing my nails she rushes up and tries to get it.  If she does she chews it really hard till its mangled up and useless!

My cat who died last year, wellington, used to sleep on my head in the night. And he was a big cat!

no you are not alone nutbox. Ive lost a stone now, and I am sure most of thats due to cutting back on drinking wine.  I eat really healthy and never eat meat or sweets/chocolate etc however, I do like to drink wine and used to finish off a bottle of wine most nights.  However, to lose weight you do have to limit this. Its not easy believe me, but Ive cut down to Friday and saturday nights only.  I do feel better in myself for cutting down - especially in the mornings.  I sometimes have a becks alcohol free lager in the week - they are only 50 cals - as I dont drink other fizzy drinks or juice.  My best advice is to limit yourself, try to alternate with soft drinks, and on clean days avoid situations where alcohol is present.  Hope this helps. 

Hi - I cooked this recipe which makes 4 meals at 360 cals each.

Roast 1 red onion chunked, 3 mixed peppers cut into chunks, 2 garlic clove, 8 cherry tomatoes in 1 T olive oil for 15-20 mins.  Sprinke with 1tsp ground cumin 5 mins before end.

Meanwhile, measure 1/2 pint dry quinoa and add 1 pint boiling water, simmer for 10 mins until water absorbed.

Fluff up quinoa with 1T olive oil, add roasted veg, 3 tbsp chopped parsley, 3 tbsp chopped mint leaves and juice of 1/2 lemon.

Hope this helps!

Ive lost 12lb since june and weight has all gone from my backside which is now almost totally flat!  Trousers are flapping at the back!  My stomach seems just as big and round as ever - hope it will even out soon!

Last weigh in for me. Thanks Joditiki for organising - Im not sure I would have stayed the distance without this thread! 

29/6/09   160lb

5/7/09     155lb

13/7/09    153.25lb

20/7/09   153lb

27/7/09  151lb

31/7/09   149lb

Overall weight loss 11lb.  Am very pleased with myself.  Have another 3lb to lose to get to target.  Am on holiday today so will have to try exercise self control! I will be back on the wagon next week, as having come this far may as well finish it off!!

Good luck to everyone for final weigh in!

Hi - cute baby picture!

First well done on losing over 3lb in your first week.  Dont be so hard on yourself - you have a new baby and thing can be difficult at that time - even getting dressed and out the house!

Like you, I eat a bit more at the weekends and know I will put a bit back on, but overall the trend is downwards and thats what will matter in the long run.  Dieting shouldnt make you feel miserable - it is just controling what you put in your mouth.  Its normal to be hungry sometimes so allow it to happen.

I think your target of Sept 2010 is too far away to mean much.  Break it down into smaller 'chunks' and aim for those. Say lose 10lb in 8 weeks.  Set a date - make a chart - hang it on the fridge - fill it in.   Dont buy junk food.  Eat lots of fruit/veg and eat healthy whole foods.  Be in control 80% of the time and you will do it.  Good luck.

29/6/09   160lb

5/7/09     155lb

13/7/09    153.25lb

Thanks for the advice amy.  I will up calories from tomorrow to 1500 with hour exercise.  

Hi. Firstly go to BMI Tool - which is on tools - and input your stats.  Your BMI comes out at 25, and ideally it should be 17.1 - 24.2, which is 115lb - 145lb.

To get into healthy range you need to lose 5lb which isnt much! Set your self a target, of say 10lb or a stone to start with.  Go on your account - account settings, and put in your start weight - 150lb and target weight of say 140lb, and other details such as how active you are, frame etc.  Then the computer will work out calories per day and target date.  You need to be on at least 1250 calories a day minimum.  You should aim to lose 1 or 2 lb a week. 

Then you enter your weight on your weight log, and start recording your food on the food log and activity on the activity log.  When you go to My Account you will see calories used so far and calories eaten.  At the end of each day you should aim to have a deficit of about 500 (ie you have worked off 500 more calories than you have eaten)

Theres lots of help on site as to what to eat, low fat etc. but hope this helps get you started.  Good Luck.  

Im doing a one hour step class tonight.  Feeling quite positive on day one!