Nicola

I did it a few years ago to lose Christmas weight. Although I lost the weight, I started eating healthy after the two week period and still put some weight back on. It was really disheartening. Personally I would try a healthier diet first to see how you go. It's usually just a few small changes that make all the difference

Don't forget that you could be converting fat into muscle too. Muscle is heavier than fat but takes up less space so it might be an idea to also measure yourself. My friend works out every day and is tiny.....easily a UK size 8 but according to the weightwatchers diet she needs to lose a stone. She's really toned so it's just the muscle she's been building.

Welcome to the forum Vicky

Good question! I'm really not sure. I think at first it would just serve as a place for me to hide until the portal forgot all about me not returning. It would have to contain a bed, fresh clothes, a shower, a bookcase full of my favourite books, food, writing materials and a tv with all my favourite movies on DVD. I'm thinking cosy

Are the books any good Stephanie? I've been contemplating buying them for a while now Team Eric! Whooooooooo! (Sorry couldn't help myself!! )

I'd love to spend the day at Hogwarts I'd hide in the room of requirement and never leave! I'd also like to visit Neil Gaiman's Under London in Neverwhere as it sounds so vibrant and full of colourful characters. I was toying with the idea of Bon Temp in Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse Series but there always seems to be trouble lurking around the corner Maybe not!

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Narcissistic

The Unknown Soldier by Neil Hanson

I know.....who would think Monday would be the best day of the week? Me too......I can't believe how big the stadium is!

I love how he plays around with the structure of his novels. It's one of the reasons I love Haunted so much A mixture of poetry, short stories and a novel in one book. Genius!

I'm trying to be good but it's taking every ounce of willpower to not venture into the fridge for a snack. I'm not even hungry!

Welcome to the BCF Pickle!

Glee repeats.........yup I'm Nicola and I'm a Glee-aholic!

Best of Top Gear

Me too! He'd be fascinating.

We moved into a new flat a year ago and the water here is disgusting. It tastes really metalic and sometimes perfumed Yack!

My BF is watching it but I have no idea how American Football works so I dare say I'll just get a bit of reading done while it's on in the background. Apparently it's quite a thing to see with lots of entertainment going on throughout the game?

Welcome to the Forum Runner!

I usually drink it with a dash of Robinson's sugar-free juice, however we got a Brita filter jug for Christmas and you can definitely taste the difference

This is pretty much what I'm doing. I went to Weightwatchers last year and they promote a healthier lifestyle rather than simply a diet. I'm not sure if everyone knows about the points system they use? I'm allowed 18 points a day.....a slice of bread is about 2 points, banana 1.5 points, salad and most vegetables are free, fish is really low too. Alternatively, 1 scoop of chips from the fish & chip shop is about 10 points......some chocolate bars are 14 points! Obviously one scoop of chips or a chocolate bar wouldn't sustain you for long so the diet gets you to think about what your eating and making sensible choices. If you really felt like having chocolate, you could do but you'd need to eat mainly free foods for the rest of the day and it's just not worth it really. I lost 15lbs and managed to keep it off (even though I stopped going to weightwatchers) until Christmas when I put on 7lb thanks to parties and chocolates and all the other evils that are attached to the festive season. Now I'm eating a healthy diet again and going to the gym 4 times a week. My goal is 10 stone (140lbs) as that's my comfortable weight (I'm about a size 12......sometimes a 10 UK size). 7lb to lose and counting! I'm exactly the same and also had to drink 2 pints of water an hour before an examination. I managed to last (thank god!) even though they forgot about me for 45 minutes!! I was ready to burst. I've started to drink more water recently and have noticed, like Noll says, I'm retaining it more. So, my advice would be to train yourself to drink more. It's a pain at first and I do find myself looking for the nearest loo whenever I'm out and about but it's getting better

Me too! I'm watching Phoenix Nights "There is a horse in my caberet suite!"

God bless Casino Royale I've eventually seen the last few episodes of The Tudors Season 3. Can't wait for season 4 and my favourite Queen, Katherine Howard, to unleash herself upon us.

Jacket potato, hummous and salad. Since discovering the way to bake the potatoes in the oven, I've got jacket potato crazy!

I have jacket potatoes in the oven which should be finished in about 15 mins. I'm having them with hummous and salad