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I have been doing the 16:8 approach for a month and it has been great. I've set two 'alerts' on my jawbone for 1pm and 9 pm and the rest of the day I can forget about food. It is really liberating. I am tracking my calories and because I am having two reasonable size meals a day I am finding compliance much easier. In…

Sara, I think you are brilliant and I love your honesty. I lost about the same about 10 years ago and had the same problem with loss of identity. I didn't fix it then so I am losing the same weight again! I think you are absolutely right to recognise the we focus too much on the food and exercise fix, and not enough time…

Try the Whole30. It is lower carb and focuses on eating the right amount of fat. It will also get rid of the sugar bunnies. The meal template really works.

Unless someone it saying you have to be a specific weight at a specific time, (flying weight, joining the services) you would be better to listen to your body and aim for consistency and compliance. Dropping 500 calories in your food and doing 500 calories of exercise a day would be a better route. (10,000 steps for…

If you have been skiing for 3 months, could it be muscle? The places you say have grown are all major muscle group areas.

Its a brilliant template for eating.* Don't fear the fat on the plate, and make sure that half your plate is vegetables and fruit. * Drink lots of water, and don't forget to put salt on your food. Lower carb and higher fat stops insulin demanding your kidneys hang onto water in your body. Be prepared for a lot of peeing…

In order - Water, Sleep, Fruit and Veg, Multi-vitamin insurance.

I’m almost at a mid-sized microwave! Aiming for a new born giraffe.

Just my own experience, but I find that balancing the carbs during the day is working well for me. My body is happy to lose weight when I focus my carbs on breakfast and lunch, and have a more protein focused dinner. I sleep better and am genuinely hungry at breakfast time. This stops me skipping breakfast and then being…

Withing Scale, digital food scale, FitBit, MFP, MapMyWalk, and my phone. All talking to each other, and giving me the info I need to keep me honest and on track.

My experience of losing weight previously is the it seems like the first place you put weight on is the last place that it goes. This can be frustrating on the downward journey, but I would encourage you to keep at it. You are now in the phase where the weight loss will start having a big effect on your shape. 10lbs weight…

I have a slightly different approach. When I feel that the comfort binge is inevitable then I have a big spoonful of peanut butter (nothing else). It makes your mouth feel satisfied. It is just sweet enough and it is such a dominant flavor / smell that it overtakes any other craving. It kinda stops me in my tracks without…

Try HASFit - look on google, and use the 30 days beginners programme... range for 10-30 mins but you definitely feel it. Also, the simplest approach is just commit to being on your feet more. I have a desk job and long working hours. So I try to walking 5-10 minute more every hour (getting a drink from the furthest water…

Marks and Spencer Lochmuir Salmon and New Potatoe Salad - 286 cals and very filling

I would be a little careful of just accepting the scaled up estimate of calories from MFP. I was 355lbs and MFP estimated that on 2240 cals I would lose 2 pounds a week. However, my beloved bought me a Fitbit for Christmas, and my actual calorie burn varies between 2400 -2700 - Much lower! On work days (office job) I was…

I think everyone feels this in some way " the universe is unfair". I have a diabetic mother-in-law who shouldn't eat sugar, but convinces herself she knows better than her doctor, and will get away with it. Alcoholics convince themselves they can have a 'safe' drink and smokers are convinced that it is everyone else who…

It might not be 'real' hunger, it might be the telly. It is amazing how many adverts are for food, and just like Pavlov's dog, when we see food we want to eat. It is human instinct.

I loved my Up especially the app with its daily motivation messages. However I broke two in 6 months which was a very expense habit to have ( in both cases the switch went, then I stopped being able to charge them). After a bit of research, I moved to a Fitbit One (it is not wrist-worn) and it is great. It can be linked…

I like my Fitbit One... its really small and discreet (tucks into a belt or bra) which stops all the questions which I got before I broke my Up wrist band. It is also appears to be more accurate than a wrist worn monitor

//www.fitbit.com/user/2VJ5G9 I have a lot to lose (150lbs) and am slowly building up my steps (only 3500/day this week, and adding 500 per week). I would like to do some of the Fitbit challenges but need some friends to join them, so anyone at a similar level would be great to include. Are you up for it?

4.6 lbs this week.Total updated to 644.6