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Welcome Kat! Solid goals you go !

Nice! Tons of respect I don't think I could ever do it!

Many of us have been there and done it so you can do it too. My mum used the money saved aproach. each time she wanted to smoke one she marked it. Once she had a pack together she would take the money for the pack and put it into a piggy bank. After 4 months she took the family out to a nice dinner. She had saved that much.

Sounds like you got the plan all laid out. Thats the way to go.

We all started with Baby steps!

You have come to the right place to get motivation and tips then. Welcome to the board!

I srsly hope it was just the weather. Which sometimes gives me knee pain and has been changing daily here. But will keep my eyes on it and if it does not change then I will see a professional. Thanks Stonefist for the excercise advice.

Hey guys, I am doing the beginners body weight training with the following excerices: 20 squats 10 girly push ups 10 walking lunges each side 15 crunches 10 dumbbell rows (5 KG) each side 15 seconds plank 10 arm curls each side (5 KG dumbbells) 30 jumping jacks I don't get even remotely better at the push ups and the jumping jacks cause pain in the sides of the knees. I train 4 reps with 60 second breaks each second day. Any one have an idea what is causing the knee pain? I didn't even break a real sweat this time and I fear the pain makes me not move right.

Congrats!!

The body weight squats are nice to harden thighs and I feel without weights is enough if you do not want to srsly bulk your thighs.

Stopped more than a year ago and know how hard these first days are. I had a list on a door where I marked each day prison style. When I felt the urge I went and counted reminding myself that if I smoke then these days would be lost. I used to smoke sitting at my window, reading on the tablet so each time in the coming weeks that I felt I should sit there I grabbed a water or coffee instead. Because many smokers are habit smokers this helped immensely. I fed the habit but with something else. You can do it and after a few weeks its really rather just easy.

Well done. With weights or without?

Thanks so much guys.

about a year ago a friend send me a shirt as a gift and qhen I unfolded it I was between laughging and crying. He's my male best friend and he just did not understand that I would not fit that size shirt. That was close after I started loosing weight with control by a doctor. Today I was cleaning my closet and found that shirt again. Which I couldn't even get over my shoulders properly. Now it fits and I havent been so ridic proud in such a long time.

Welcome to a fellow European.

Hey Tolsimir, thanks for the reply. Yea I have read up on fats vs muscles and realize muscles weigh more than fat. In the past week alone I see strong changes in me now that I have brought weights training into the routine. Maybe its just the high from my exercise but it looks as if my belly has gotten flatter. My real problem zone will be my rear and thighs me thinks. I stopped worrying about the scale and concentrate on training and feeling good.

Hey ghost! Sounds like you have awesome goals to reach. I am sure that here you will find many ppl to push you along.

Hey Zeroh! Welcome to NF. I started with calorie tracking too. I bet you can get back to that beginner body weight training.

I touch my ears all the time. Drives my family nuts. I do this without thinking,. Before it was my face but I get make up on all the time now so that stops me.

Make healthy spaghettie from the zucchini's. You can eat them to all tomato sauces.

Hey Kimon! I feel for you. I can barely contain myself when greek food is involved.

Hey JPrev, I am trying to add meat daily and in the evenings I usually have two eggs, some meats (cold cuts, chicken). Now with caring for my sick grandparents after work, time is a bit tight and I prepare my food for the next day, do my sport and then its almost time to prepare for bed. I guess a shake would be convenient but not better than actually getting a real dinner. First it would be nice to know how much I have to eat tho. Do I stay at 1200 or is that to low for me.

Hey thanks Elean, Well none of my clothes fit anlyonger. So thats kinda hard to tell by. I am not just slow loosing weight I haven't been for weeks. I think I am on 145 lbs for 5 weeks approx now. I know training means gained muscle which are heavier and thus I might gain again. I am just worrying that I am actually not eating enough. The thing is that food and me where never in a healthy relationship. As a kid I was in therapy for not wanting to eat and then I ate unhealthy. So I am really ot sure about anything food wise. With my stomach decease I am bound to veggies and fruit and have to be careful with carbs. Darn I am probably over thinking it all.

I was about to suggest sprite zero or coke zero as fizzy drinks as it has only 2 kcal per 500 ml but realized if you are from the US it is banned I believe.

Hey guys, I was told in my welcome post that I might not be eating enough. So I have checked out BMR and TDEE pages. My fitnesspal suggest for me (pre workout couchpotato) 1200 kcal daily to lose weight. But for weeks now I have not been losing weight. I know not to go lower. Though with eating mostly veggies (stomach decease) its kinda hard reaching higher kcal intakes. Anyways the BMR and TDEE scales: which is best to use? BMR says (now with training 3 days cardio on xtrainer 45 mins, 3 days muscle aka the beginners body weight, one day rest a week) I need 1432 kcal base just at rest so Tdee with being a moderate moving person (I said 3-5 times training weekly as I am only doing the body weight beginner 3 times a week), is between 2038 and 2218. Does this mean I need to eat around 1400 to 1500 kcal per day? Can that be possible? Do I need to change my diet? Sorry for the rant. I am a bit confused by it all.