I'm useless with the snacks - I just forget to have them. I get busy at work or at home, or I put them in my bag and *still* forget them, etc.
I often only end up having 1000 calories or whatever, and yeah I'm hungry, but not problematically so.
I was in the first couple of weeks, but I got used to it fast.
Exercise has been a much MUCH bigger problem - I just haven't been getting to the gym. I've been working long hours, and then it's too late for the gym and too dark for it outside, and the kids are too asleep for me to be doing it inside!
That being said, I've had a loss every week.
Last edited by peanutter; March 22nd, 2013 at 09:34 PM.
BellyBelly Life Member - Love all your MCN friends
Jun 2004
The Festival State
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i am curious about the 12WKMB thing, considering doing it, but am curious, i see snippets of the tv show (the biggest loser) which i'm assuming is tied to the 12WKMB, as Michelle Bridges does both - and i'm wondering, some of the humiliating comments/mentality i see on the Biggest Loser, is that also in the 12wkMB program too?
i realise everyone doing the program is very pro-this program, i'm not having a go, just honestly curious. Already feeling very low and deflated about my weight, hoping the 12wk program is positive, not negative (like the tv show seems to be, to the point where i TRY to watch it, and get so upset by what i see, i have to turn it off).
Question for those who did the last 12WBT, someone said somewhere previously, that since last round, you would be able to change some of the meals to another on the site, and it would also change your shopping lists, etc. is this true? is it easy to do? does it save your preferences when you log out?
I've done 12WBT but i kinda stopped halfway through because i HATED spending like an hour chopping and changing the shopping lists and finding another meal i liked (which wasn't all that often, maybe 1-2 times per week, sometimes less). I'd like to do it again, but don't want to if the menus cant be changed.
N2L I don't stick to the 1200 calories, I am still breastfeeding so add on an extra 300 or so. Plus I want this to be a lifestyle change and so it needs to be sustainable for me. I figure as long as I move everyday and make more concious decisions about what I am eating, I'm on the right track. I usually have the breakfasts and dinners while organising my own lunch.
I'm a massive emotional eater and am getting better in that regard while learning heaps about why I eat. That's probably the biggest thing I will be taking from the program
BellyBelly Life Member - Love all your MCN friends
Jun 2004
The Festival State
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thanks for all the replies - you have put my mind at ease!
i'm on my own personal countdown to doing the 12wk program. I have made a list of all the things i think i will need to do it, and am gradually marking all those things off. (so far, i have bought a kitchen digital scale to weigh the portions on, a set of scales to weigh me on, next thing is a pair of sneakers to workout in as i don't have any supportive, filled in shoes to wear at all).
i do find all your posts about this program, very inspiring, esp the bits you struggle with, cos that's real life, and you all give each other heaps of great things to try (to get past, whatever is the struggle).
Eeekkkk I signed up this morning and absolutely wetting myself over it. I'm an emotional eater and pretty lazy with my food choices unfortunately. I'm going to focus on the food side and try and manage exercise where I can. Will I really need kitchen scales? I never thought of that before.
I didn't do a mini milestone but measurements are down and my fitness test has improved alot. I am still about 1 min slower in the time run than when I finished the last MB12WBT but I figure I'll get close to there by the end of the 12 weeks. I stopped exercising completely when I fell pg & I was pretty fit (pt twice a week as well as other exercise) prior.
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