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QVC has a TSV of Zumba DVDs and the toning stick things today - just thought I'd post that for anyone considering buying them. 30 days money back guarantee, even if you've opened them and used them!

QVC has a TSV of Zumba DVDs and the toning stick things today - just thought I'd post that for anyone considering buying them. 30 days money back guarantee, even if you've opened them and used them!

Slinking back in, I've not been here since October! I've been really busy with lots of stuff, and have frustratingly STS since I last posted here. Until today, when I lost 2lb ... finally! That was a long plateau, have no idea what caused it, but I seem to be moving in the right direction now...

:8855:I did have some other symptoms as well - a really sore throat (and somehow eating made it feel better :o)

I've been AWOL recently - life's been really busy, but I am 10 st 3 lb today (While I was absent I think I put on a pound, STS and then took the 1lb off again!). I've had some horrible virus thing which made me want to eat everything in sight, so I am happy with that! Well done everyone else.

A 1lb gain for me :-( I did have some salty food yesterday, so I am hoping it's just fluid ....

Thanks Sue, it's taken a while, but I'm getting there!

3 lbs off this week. Yay! That's half a stone gone :-)

STS this week.

1 lb off this week, and I'm really noticing a difference in how my clothes fit.

It's definitely fluid from TOTM (grrrr, sometime it sucks being a woman) - it'll be gone next week, I'm sure. Sorry you feel bad.

You looks like you're healing beautifully - never underestimate the swelling - it can take a fair old while for that to go.

STS this week. Half an inch off each thigh, though.

Maybe :D I just don't have much time at the moment to sort it out - but I will hop over to MFP and register in a minute, and then hopefully will manage to put all my meals and stuff in it when I have the odd five minutes!

I've been using Food Focus with no problems, have got all my favourite foods and meals on there now, so it's easy to track calories every day. I completely logged out and had to clear my internet cache (because of a problem with the Tesco website, which still isn't sorted). I just went to log...

I'm using Food Focus, so I will need to work out how I can do that.

Yes, you're right, it would just be over and done with so much quicker if I lost it at a rate of 2lb a week. Have temporarily stopped Zumba as it was aggravating my hip, but have found some other stuff I can do, so am plodding along with that. Thanks Emmeline.

So far I have lost the grand total of 4 lbs. I have lost inches, so that's great ... but :sigh: Just a whinge-y thread, really :wave_cry: I have a 500 calorie a day deficit, I am weighing everything, but still it's coming off so slowly. Just one week where I lost 2 lb would be great. I'm also...

Hi all - I lost 1 lb this week (this must be the slowest weight loss ever - don't know what I'm doing wrong) - and half an inch off my hips (very pleased about that).

Completely agree with Gina - lift weights (or do bodyweight resistance) to lose weight - and you need to keep challenging yourself, as it becomes easy, put the weights up.

I agree (not that I have huge experience - only started this just over 3 weeks ago!). I have been measuring as well as weighing and when I've STS or only lost a small amount, I've lost inches. Well done on your loss!

It's been horrible here - thankfully London had a better night last night. Hoping everyone stays safe.

Well done Blissam, that's brilliant!

Well done, you're doing well!

You look fabulous - well done!

I think the thing with arms, like tummies, is that (a) some people do hold weight there, and it goes from there last *sigh* and (b) all the exercises with tins of beans/bottles of water/weights won't help get rid of the squidge on top of the muscle (like doing lots of sit ups won't give you a...

Well done!

I'm quite interested in this, too.

I'm slightly of the opinion that exercise is exercise, makes no difference if you're a man or a woman! So the 30 day shred - I can see no reason why a man shouldn't do that *shrugs* Just because they all feature women doing the exercise doesn't mean that it's only for women. If you are starting...

I hope the surgeon listens to you, and can help, honey.

Yeah, you have to like cauliflower for it to work lol.

(hugs) I'm sorry you're so ill - I hope the meds kick in soon and you start to feel better. And yay for giving up smoking - you will feel a zillion times better when you've done it, and you'll be richer too (so when you reach goal you'll have more money to buy new clothes!). I gave up nearly 24...

That's brilliant - well done.

I can remember reading somewhere that you can mash up cauliflower and use it where you would have rice/pasta. Maybe someone else here can tell you more about that. I've never tried it. With meals where I serve something with rice, I have less rice, and add some veg, like broccoli or something...

I meant to say (didn't mean to sound negative in my post) - no, you aren't doing too much - and if other people are saying you are, it's probably because you are making them look lazy!!

1lb off this morning, and 2 inches off (half from my waist, half from one of my thighs, so they are both the same, and an inch from under my boobs, but not my actual boobs - bit of a result :D). Not earth-shattering in the weight loss, but the inch loss is great. Well done to everyone else!

Just to speak up for the Zumba DVDs - for those of us who can't get to classes, they are good. I love mine (I got the set with the toning sticks from QVC)!

I like Walkers Baked crisps (98 cals), Tesco Value Rich Tea biscuits (35 calories) and Mini Milk ice lollies (about 30 cals, I think).

The only thing I would say is that if you are doing weights on consecutive days, make sure you don't exercise the same body part - muscles grow/repair during rest, not when you are working them. So if you do upper body weights on a Monday, do lower body on Tuesday and so on. And at any sign of...

You poor thing - there are lots of horrible viruses going round at the moment. Don't worry about your weight - you need to get well. Try and rest (hug)

Like Squeezy, I'd have loads of cats if I could (and my DH would let me ;)). The one I have is a rescue cat from Cat's Protection, and he's gorgeous. Even though he is mostly black, with bits of white, moulting like mad, and I have a cream sofa (with fetching black cat fur embellishment :D).

See, I love that seeded and granary bread (bread with bits in, my boys call it :D) but it is pretty calorific. I'm new to CC, and seem to be really, really hungry, despite eating all my calories :sigh:. In some weird way I wondered if I had lower calorie bread, I could eat more protein to fill...

Yes, that's true. Maybe I'll stick with it.

I have - I got mine from QVC so I could send them back if I didn't like it. But I love it! I got the set with the sticks - to be honest, I don't really rate the sticks (but they make a noise when you use them, so not completely useless!) but I love the DVDs. Not sure if that's been helpful, or...

Which bread are you all eating? At the moment I am eating Tesco medium slice wholemeal, as that's what the rest of the family eat. But it's 80-odd calories a slice - should I get a 'lighter' kind of bread? I'm not planning to eat more of it, just that if I have a sandwich at lunchtime, quite a...

I know, you're both right. Trying to keep positive (I've had three WIs in my entire dieting career, and I have gained and STS for two of them! But you're both right, the inches are coming off).

Except me :cry:

STS. Grrrrr, bloomin' TOTM ... On the other hand, have lost another inch!

That sounds nasty, Tina - maybe it was really low blood sugar? I always feel absolutely dire if I miss a meal - I go from really hungry to sick, sweaty and shaking (how attractive) in about 15 minutes. Even my DH knows now that when I say I'm hungry I have to find proper food (not chocolate or...

Before I started CC, when I knew that I had put on weight, I was hopping on and off the scales like a mad woman. In the last couple of weeks, I've managed to just do it once a week - Saturday morning, first thing, before breakfast. I also measure myself then (so far I have lost inches as well as...

Hello emmie - that 6 stone loss is impressive :)

Or a massive Darth Vader mask :D

Well done for losing 2lb!

I've only just found this thread - yay! After managing to put on half a pound on my very first Saturday weigh in (and feeling very fed up about it, despite inch loss) I weighed in on Saturday, and have lost 2 and a quarter pounds :D and another half inch off waist, hips and thighs.

I agree about the echinacea - you aren't supposed to take it continuously, but two weeks taking it, then two weeks off. I also think Sambucol is very good - I have taken it when I've had the first sign of a sniffle (I have done teacher training, plus helped in a Sunday school and I have my own...

I think it's such early days after your surgery - too early to see what the final result will be. Try and see the surgeon when you go to have the dressings removed, to put your mind at rest. I'm also aware that after my surgery (which was a completely different area!) I had to stop myself...

Honey, you look amazing, I am so happy for you! Never underestimate the swelling - partly it's due to the GA, also. I have had some plastic surgery and it really took a while for the swelling to completely go. I have a forum friend who's had a facelift and her bruises and scars are great three...

I've lost a rack of baby back ribs (I have absolutely no idea what they are!). But ...... an elephant's penis weighs 60 pounds. Blimey. Just ... blimey.

These are my general rules for life :D (and I'm an oldie who's been married for nearly 24 years !).

Oh, it's such a pain, I sympathise. I hope you are back exercising tomorrow.

Well done!

:D well done - and you'll definitely get your BMI down in that time!

Well, it was WI this morning and ........ I lost 2 and a quarter pounds! And another half inch off my waist, hips and thighs :D Feeling a bit more positive now! I've been using my Zumba DVDs, I wonder if that has helped?

That doesn't sound nice (hug) I have a friend who can only eat cooked fruit, not raw, because of similar symptoms. I can't eat Chinese food without getting all the symptoms you describe. Fortunately I hate Chinese food (but have a Chinese relative, so a lot of celebratory meals are Chinese - I...

I've just discovered that a friend of mine, who is the same height as me, weighs less than me, but is two dress sizes bigger. It's not an exact science, is it?!

Well done on your losses :D That's fantastic.

I agree with gina b - definitely measure yourself. I put on half a pound in my first week (calorie counting) but I lost inches from my waist!

Well done :D

Ooh, tell Sara to 'break a leg' - have a lovely time at the play and :eating: steak and chips - yummy!

:D Was it your left arm (if you are right handed)? Cos I would think that would be quite normal - you would automatically favour your dominant arm for general day-to-day carrying things etc, and your other arm would be weaker. Or you'll just look like a lop-sided Popeye...

Yes I did - I've not done that workout yet - might give it a go tomorrow.

I don't think it matters too much - whenever you can fit it in! Having said that, I really like exercising first thing in the morning, as it sets me up for the day!

I've just received the Zumba DVDs I ordered, and I highly recommend them! I've done the 20 minute basic workout, and it's really good fun.

Thank you - I am sure my body is just being slow, just need to wait - unfortunately I have no patience!

I am using Food Focus (was already registered with them) which does the tracking/working out how many calories. I also used the sticky thread here to work it out -both Food Focus and me working it out came out the same :D

1400 a day.

I only have one set of scales - but I can weigh myself in town on Monday (I think Boots have scales). I worked out my BMR online, and then took off 500 calories so I had a deficit. It's not TOTM as I am mid-cycle (sorry, TMI) and no junk food or anything this week. My body's in shock, that's...

Yeah, I suppose I am pleased at the inch loss (but it seems really weird, to put on weight - even half a pound - and to have a pretty big inch loss :sigh:) - but still .... Due to injury, I'm not able to work out really intensively at the moment (which is why I put the weight on in the first...

Ok, never dieted in my life before, but have religiously weighed all my food, tracked my calories and not eaten absolutely all my exercise calories (but I have eaten some of them). WI this morning - and I've put on half a pound :cry::confused: On the plus side, my waist seems to be an inch and...

I'm having salad and chicken tonight.

Thanks - I'll look in Tesco (or Lidl, if I am passing)!

Which one do you have - I looked on Amazon and got all confused :o it doesn't take much to confuse me!

I keep seeing them mentioned on here, and I am wondering if it would be worth getting one, and if so, where from? Do they tell you how many calories you have burned when exercising? I'd rather not spend loads of money - but are the cheaper ones any good? I am using Food Focus, and I think that...

I agree completely with caroline g - keep going!

Oh Legomum, I am so angry on your behalf that they want to take his tooth out, when all he needs is a filling! In my area, our local Carers organisation are running training courses for medical professionals in dealing with people with disabilities - very badly needed if you ask me (I have a...

I think first of all it might be a good idea to change the way you are thinking about it - instead of 'I don't have time', maybe it's a matter of 'I am not prioritising exercise at the moment' - I know it sounds a bit naff, but really we all have the same amount of hours in the day, and there...

I am exactly the same - and my other danger point is when on my laptop (like now :o) - I find myself wanting to eat, even though I'm not hungry. I've started to cut down on how much time I spend faffing about on the internet, and get on and actually do stuff. If I can get engrossed in...

It is - I think I'm very densely built :sigh: I'm 5 ft 3 and half inches tall, and weigh 10 st 10lb, I wear a size 12. I am busty though, and like Morrigan, I always have been, so sometimes I need a 14 on top.

Your story is amazing - I hope everything goes (has gone?) really well. Re: the scarring, I'm a newbie so I can't post links but there is some silicone based stuff that plastic surgeons recommend which is very good for scarring, plus you have youth on your side, so I am sure your scars will...

Hello (I'm new, too) and good luck!

Thank you everyone! And good luck to you too, Wheelndeal77. I have really had to force myself not to get on the scales - this morning I really, really, really wanted to, but I managed to distract myself! I will be really upset if I have lost nothing on Saturday .... I felt really hungry last...

I was hopping on the scales every morning - which was an eye-opening - I can vary several pounds either way from day to day. I'm trying to break the habit ...

Beverley - has his GP checked that there is no other reason for him losing weight - like coeliac disease, for example? If he has a clean bill of health, I think you might just have to cook (for him) in a lot of oil! Health food shops also sell protein bars which are pretty calorific (they are...

I remember Isla St Clair! And I think Angela Rippon had an LP out too. I didn't need to Google LP :sigh:

Dragging this back up to say that I am a big fan of The Firm dvds - and the 500 calorie workout is one of the best. I used to be a member of a gym, but I only like classes, and they kept fiddling with the timetable, so I couldn't get to the classes I liked :0( So I left the gym (saving myself...

I think if you listen to your body, you'll know if you're doing too much - like Shazzabir I can tell because I feel tired and have less strength/stamina. I also mix things up a bit more now and do different types of exercise (after sustaining a running injury - I no longer run) so that I am not...

I've just joined the forum, and have just started cc as, due to injury, I haven't been as active as normal and have put on weight. I chose to cc as I couldn't cope with being told that certain things were forbidden - a life without chocolate is a very poor sort of life to me :) I put on this...

That's such a good reason for losing those 15lb - well done, you! I'm too old for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Register, but apparently I can register with the NHS one - I am going to look into that. I don't care about injections, needles etc, and have a high pain threshold, but currently I am...

My start date was 9 July - I was very active, lots of exercise, and I injured my hip badly about 18 months ago (running injury). I've stopped running, and had to stop quite a lot of the exercise, but was still eating like I was exercising! I've never dieted in my life, but decided that I needed...

I'm calorie counting.

What a great post, thank you - it's what made me join MiniMins!

New here this lunchtime. I've had a quick look around and everyone seems really helpful!