Thanks all for advice re. MFP. I bloody love that site! I know I'm recording the right portion sizes with regards to home cooked food because I usually cook something we can all eat for 2 days- So, for example, today we'll have chilli with baked potatoes, tomorrow chilli with rice. So I input the exact recipe into MFP, say it's 8 portions (though, tbh, DH gets a bigger portion than me or the DC.)
Paxton I know what you mean about biffing properly when you do it. :o I seem unable to have a slight biff. However, I've been reading about spike days, where you have one day a week of high cals, which apparently helps to kickstart your metabolism if your loss has slowed down. I am well aware that this sounds like utter and complete shite, and is an excuse for having chocolate and chips on a Saturday... But hey, in the interest of dietary experimentation... :o
Well done with the Slimming World weight loss LadyBuzz- Sounds great, and I'm well impressed that you can even think of it with you being so busy! SW has worked very well for a lot of my friends. I'm thinking of trying Zumba on the wii too now that I'm waaaay better than Michael Jackson
Sorry about your knee dinky- Hope you don't feel too down about it. I think with exercise that it helps your mental health as well as physical, so when you have to stop for whatever reason, it's very easy to turn to the chocolate. I felt crap when I had to give up swimming because it made my Meniere's disease flare up.
By the way, LadyBuzz, you don't need to have had a C-section to have that overhang. :( I have an apron, and I'm happy with every other bit of my body except my stomach. I have been reliably informed that exercise may help, but the only cure is surgery! Sod that. I also have massive long stretch marks over my stomach that will never ever go away, but I have grown to think of my manky gut as a tattoo to remind me of when my wonderful bod grew two children!