I'm not exactly dieting but watching my calorie intake, I don't like this "you can't eat this & that" philosophy. I'm more of an eat what you want but make sure you burn it off, kinda girl. There's a wonderful free calorie counter app on iPhone, called "my fitness pal" you can even scan barcodes with it and it'll find your food and instantly have the calorie amount for you

Oh, and exercise, for anyone who wants to shift a few without feeling starved, you need to do something, even a half hour walk

Oow thanx for that sweet i will look it up!

Same for me...   I put my jeans on last week and was shocked that I could hardly breathe in them...   they were so comfy before xmas.

 

So... its just an effort to eat healthily... cut out the crap...   kinda thing

I WANT A KEBABBBBB

I have ordered chocolate from MrJen on his way home!! Great start eh?

Lollll.... Ive lost about 4lbs so far this new year... But takeaway flyers through the door threaten my will power... Such as the need for a kebab tomorrow for breakfasts.... Luckily I'm not a massive chocolate fan

even more lucky that kebab shops don't open til late afternoon 

Meeeeee! I'm back on the salads and whatnot Put on 1kg (2lbs) over xmas, could be worse I suppose considering how much I ate Off to the gym after work too

Thats nothing Sazbomb, you must have been very restrained over Christmas! I put on 8lbs over the holidays 

I'm back on Atkins, and back on the exercise bike  Hoping to lose 1lb a week 

I tried Atkins but I found I couldn't keep it up long term, as it was too restrictive... But then I am a carb monster...

If you lost 4lbs so far this year, you don't need Atkins IckleDitty. Well done! 

I'm not even gonna attempt it, I lurve carbs!

 

Rosie, I've been 'cutting down'  (I don't really want to say 'on a diet' ) for a while, and was only about 1kg away from the target I set myself before xmas, so I'm a bit annoyed but I'm back on the good stuff and exercise now I'm trying not to restrict myself too much, eat good things, but if I really want some chocolate or a bit of cake then not to beat myself up about it... I find that if I don't allow myself stuff then I'm setting myself up for failure as I'll eventually cave in and eat a whole stack of profiteroles in one go

I am but mines a bit reversed..I always lose weight over xmas cos I don't get time to eat with all the running around so come January thats when I get to stuff my face....

I'm eating out for lunch and tea today, oooops! I will pick something light for tea though

Thank you for this sweet! I got it today and i love it!

Oh brilliant it's a very good app, I hope it works well for you. It's taught me a lot about portion sizes!

I love it, coffee! each cup i have is 58 cals I was drinking about 8 cups a day! Thats like an extra meal lol It's very good thank you.

I'm using that myfitnesspal too......it's very good.

Well last Thursday i bought some new digital scales and weighed myself....... weighed myself this afternoon and i've lost 6pounds in one week

well done jenstar!!!! Are you feeling good?!

That's great, well done!

Thanx guys. I am feeling good Sweet, plus I'm picking up my new cross trainer at 4pm which was my fav piece of equipment at the gym so hopefully it will continue

I have been cutting down and being good for about 12 days, and I have lost sod-all.  #disappointed  

I was reading on the Boots website Sparkles that a big factor is water as if you are slightly dehydrated your body doesn't burn calories as quickly, are you drinking enough?

Hi Jenstar.

 

I do drink a lot of water but I think because I am getting so little exercise, and it's cold and it's winter and all, the weight isn't piling on but it isn't shifting either.  I think I need to step up the exercise to speed up my metabolism.  Doesn't help that I am mid 40s either.    The weight is falling off my two teen lasses and my hubby.  But I am static.  I am just so fecked off!  

Gotta go now.  School/college run  Take care all.

I have never been on a diet I put weight on when I have to go on steroids for a long time,and find it very hard  and takes such a long time to lose that extra weight,I cut out chocolate etc eat the same meals more or less only smaller portions,  the only excercise I can physically do is swimming.. which I love.. and it does work for me..

I'm not on a diet as such but I am trying to lose weight.  I am adopting the mantra - Lose Weight Move More   my problem is actually the moving more because I'm not keen on exercise and lead a rather sedatiary life and then blame it on my arthritis

 

however, I have tried walking much more and have lost 3lb this week 

exactly the same problem I have Marg, I take prednisolone quite regularly for my asthma and I always put weight on with it 

Same her Pengy .. they are wonderful medication when we need them ..but..oh how I hate those side affects..piling on the weight 

  it's like taking one step forward losing a stone then taking two back by piling on 

Swimming is good for both asthma and weight loss, you girls have the right idea Better to have your medications than suffer I say

Sparkles, don't beat yourself up, sometimes that happens and then all of a sudden you'll lose some! Weight can fluctuate throughout the day too so perhaps give it a week before you hit the scales again and you may see a change

I've just done a ten minute brisk walk/slow jog on the treadmill - we bought it downstairs on Jan 2nd and i've been promising myself I'd get started! Well I did tonight ....................three tracks of a CD - it's a start!

Awww, thank you sweet.  Oddly, I weighed myself this morn (hadnt' since Tuesday) and I was 3 pounds lighter than tuesday... so I guess weight does fluctuate.  Hopefully I will be another 3 pounds lighter by next Friday!  Marguerita and Pengy  I am sorry for your struggeles too, but yes your medication is important. 

^ that's it, don't let the number on the scales dent your motivation, if your clothes start feeling looser, then you're doing something right

Sparkles, I usually weigh myself on a Sunday morning - weight fluctuates throughout the day and you're always heavier at night (obviously ) and I heard somewhere to only weigh yourself once a week

 

Anyway, I'm going out for dinner tonight, so decided to weigh myself this morning instead of tomorrow and have lost 500g (half a pound) since last week Have almost lost all of the xmas weight now, 400g still to go (I put on about 1.5 kg - 2.5lbs ) and my original target weight is back in sight