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Why not try a set diet plan for a week. I've been seriously off track for the last few weeks/months and saw a week of dinners as a Buzzfeed article - since the menu didn't include any foods I dislike and was reasonably low cal I'm giving it a go (5 dinners means 5 lunches of leftovers). I've pre planned and logged my…

Have you moved the scale or changed the batteries (need to change)? Your scale may be faulty - I get very strange weights when the battery is going flat and when it's moved it needs to recalibrate by standing on it a few times

Try a different type of biscuit. We had this discussion in the office just yesterday - we can easily eat most of a packet of chocolate biscuits (tim tams etc) in one go but will be just as satisfied at just 1 or 2 of a lower calorie gingernut

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I was buying oil in the supermarket and found they had canola oil for about $1 more than the salad/cooking oil. Checked the ingredients - both were 100% canola oil

I did the C25K last year then re-did from week 5 and progressed to the 10k trainer this year. I'm running my first official 10km next weekend and am seriously considering the Melbourne 1/2 marathon in October. I'm still classed as obese with another 7kilos to lose before I can say I'm just overweight

Given you history try seeing a dietician for guidance and make sure you tell them you've had issues in the past

I tried an armband but found it rubbed and eventually found leggings with pockets which work perfectly

Creamer isn't a thing here so I don't know what it's actually like but have you tried vanilla flavoured coffee (moccona etc) with just milk?

I don't drink water with meals at all - I feel slightly ill if I do. Instead I drink in between meals

I find I sometimes just want flavour instead of the water I'm drinking at work so maybe try sugar free mints or gum

I have a very dodgy ankle after repeated sprains followed by a break and I completed C25K last October and then moved on to the 10k trainer which I should complete tomorrow. My advice is to take it slow (I'm actually only doing 8km in the last week of the 10k trainer) and don't be afraid of rest days

I'm on 100mcg of levothyroxine - I take it first thing in the morning with a big glass of water then go out for whatever exercise I have planned for the day, either cycling or walking/running, then come home and eat breakfast and take my contraceptive pill (which is also not supposed to be taken at the same time as thyroid…

I check mine periodically against another app and yesterday manually took my pulse but can only check resting - it seems to be all good within a few beats.

That's just reminded me of the most delicious mixed drink - chocolate milk with a shot or 2 of peppermint schnapps called most appropriately an Easter egg.

Challenges work best if you're all in the same timezone

It sounds wrong but after plateauing for the last few months I had a week of what felt like binging every day the week before last and not only stayed the same but since going back to tracking and reduced sizes I have finally lost that next kilo over the last week

American style peanut butter - can't stand the addition of the sugar

Personally I think taxing sugary drinks is simplifying the problem - after all not every one got fat drinking them, and not everyone who stays slim abstained. It's the cost of healthy food alternatives which can be a major problem. Takeaways and processed food can be a lot cheaper than fresh food that also needs…

If I really feel the need to bake the guys at work benefit from the results - that way I can still lick the bowl and have a piece of cake but not binge. I you can't send to work are there families or old people near by who could benefit?

I'm slowly working up to running a 10k so no expert but after a broken ankle and having to work with a physio we discovered a propensity for over-pronation ((made worse by the break) and shin splints. The physio got me running on the front of my foot so my heel never hits the ground which has completely stopped the shin…

I don't know if you have them where you are but maybe vouchers for food delivery services - fresh fruit boxes etc

I have bowls with glass pebbles to signify the total to lose - half dark blue and half light. When I lose half a kg (about a pound) I move a pebble from the to lose bowl to the LOST bowl dark blue first - the dark blue are almost all moved

I'm the type of person that takes a while to get moving in the morning which means early starts - I get up around 5am and drink a large glass of water with medication I have to take on an empty stomach. That normally takes 30-60minutes of sitting quietly and waking up properly. I've just finished redoing the C25k and…

And a few more: Bowden D, F. L. (2010). Do Wellness Programs Really Work? Benefits & Compensation Digest, 20-25. Choi B, C. J. (2007). Daily step goal of 10,000 steps: A literature review. Clinical and Investigative Medicine, E146-151. Russell, N. (2009). Workplace wellness A literature review for NZWell@Work. Retrieved…

Peer Reviewed article - "Impact of a 12-week, pharmacist-directed walking program in an established employee preventive care clinic" by Fanous, Kier, Rush and Terrell, Copyright © 2014, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc. All rights reserved. 1079-2082/14/0702-1219$06.00. DOI 10.2146/ajhp130484 Just one…

I'm listed as sedentary (desk job) and use a fitbit. The steps don't start giving me additional calories until I've done at least 2000 and on the rare lazy day I don't make that. Try it for a few days and see at what level you actually start earning extra - your activity level should mean you need to walk further before…

Challenges work best if you're in the same time zone

Really? The last time I watched any long distance running (it was a while ago and either Commonwealth or Olympic Games coverage) all of the marathon runners were looking slim and toned with incredible abs

I completed it last year (in the middle of winter!) although it took me closer to 40 mins to run a full 5k - then I went on holiday and lost the habit. Just started again last week but started at week 5 so I can build up to the 10k trainer at week 9