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All diets such as the Atkins are just ways of ensuring that someone is eating at a calorie deficit. The only thing that works is eating at a calorie deficit; if you find Atkins helps you achieve that or any other diet, then go for it. But at the end of the day, none of them have a 'magic formula' (like they would have you…

Agreed. I tried this. Led to an eating disorder and an ex who didn't care that I had lost weight, still didn't make him treat me any better or want me anymore. But if you are doing this for YOU on the other hand, then good luck! You can do it.

One of my colleagues has had this done, and she has lost quite a bit of weight, but she can only eat very little, and I mean VERY LITTLE. I would hate to have that sort of restriction, and she has found that she can't eat a lot of the foods she used to love because it is just too much for her. She also can't really hold…

I completely agree with this. I spent the first half of this year complaining and feeling really down about how fat I was, how I needed to lose the weight, how I have lost several stone before so this would be totally doable....yet I couldn't make it stick. Would do well for a couple of days, then suddenly lose control,…

This. Make sure you are weighing all your food with a food scale so you are sure you are not accidentally overeating!

If you have no motivation, I'm afraid you're doomed to fail. Nothing anyone can say or do will make you change your habits but you. But yes, baby steps-you have built these bad habits up over a long period of time most likely, so it won't be easy to break them.

Wow. Guess you have no idea who you're talking to in these forums eh? I think you have seriously misjudged the intellectual capabilities (and qualifications) of some of us here. Now please, DO explain; it is extremely bad practice to be 'offering' advice or making these sorts of statements without offering anything…

Snap, in all areas! Whilst it is nice that some of my dresses feel looser in that area, my thighs, arms and stomach are my problem areas and i always lose super slowly from those areas.

There will always be those days where you can't be bothered to exercise, or you just want to munch doughnuts and crisps. You can either give in, or grit your teeth and just get through it. I have found that once you do get into it, however, even on those days where your motivation does wane, it is easier to just say no. I…

Are you weighing your food with a food scale? Or are you relying on packet servings, spoons and cups? Unless you are weighing your food with a food scale, there is a very good chance you are actually eating more than 1000 calories.

The best advice i can give is to enter your stats into MFP and eat the number of calories it gives you a day, and invest in a food scale and make sure you weigh and log all your food-food scale is important, as packets and spoons and cups can be ridiculously off, meaning you will end up eating more than you think and…

I've lost a stone and am almost comfortably a size down, but i reckon it will be at least another few pounds yet before i can comfortably say I'm a size smaller.

This sounds like a medical condition, and you are probably better off getting a diagnosis from a doctor rather than strangers off the internet. Good luck, i hope you get it sorted!

How is calories in versus calories out not always reliable? IT'S SCIENCE. Yes, macro's and nutrition are important, for but for weight loss it IS calories in versus calories out, simple. *Edited to say i understand that is your experience, and you are sharing it with the OP as an example, but statements such as 'calories…

Don't panic! It can feel disheartening when you have circumstances that may seem like obstacles, but it is still totally doable. Weight loss in simply eat less calories than you burn-you don't need to exercise to lose weight. Firstly, (and this is a biggie, it is amazing how much of a difference it can make if you aren't…

I pre-plan my meals for the day, weigh everything, work out the calories by either looking at the packet and doing the math or by finding something via google that would be very close, and just keep a 'log' in the calculator on my phone, so if i do fancy anything else it is easy to just add it on as i always have my phone…

Please, tell me how one of the more experienced and knowledgeable people who constantly gives sound, helpful advice around these forums is wrong in your sound, science-based opinion? Apparently quite a few of us are curious. Because surely a 'runner' is 'anyone who practices running regularly' regardless of whether they…

My boyfriend is supportive of me wanting to lose weight-he is constantly telling me he doesn't think i need to, but he also understands that I am the one who needs to be happy about my weight, not him, (which is amazing). He is on the whole quite a healthy eater, but there will be those times when we have a not-so-healthy…

You don't need diets such as ww, Atkins, etc; the only way to lose weight is too eat less than you burn. Most 'diets' are just expensive ways of ensuring someone is eating less than they burn. If you didn't lose weight with any of them, then quite simply, you ate eating more than you burn. Pills are all just a scam in my…

Just because you have a piece of paper saying you are qualified to do something doesn't mean you are any good at it. I know many, many people who have Bachelors in different areas, who are very much out-smarted by people who have no qualification in said area. Plus, Bachelor's don't have a time limit on them-you could get…

I've gone for the weight i used to be when i was at my most confident about my body-would love to fit back into my old clothes!

Yes, try to not eat for a week or two....let's see what happens. OP, don't do that. Suggesting someone starve themselves to lose weight is just plain stupid.

You will just have to get used to the fluctuations; so many things can affect our weight or the amount of water we retain (or don't); too much salt, too much sodium, dehydration, new exercise schedule, TOM....So yes, afraid you are just going to have to learnt o relax and deal with it. To put things in perspective also,…

Some of us enjoy debating, stretching our minds, seeking others opinions, opening ourselves to points of views we wouldn't have considered before. It is how a lot of us learn. I think it's sad that anyone WOULDN'T want to do this. As other posters have pointed out, judging people on their appearance is natural; it's a…

Yeah....i bet whatever question you pose, his advice would be to try this 'miracle weight loss cure' he has just discovered for only £250,0000000!!!

This is the THIRD TIME TODAY you have posted these pictures; both times, you didn't get people telling you how skinny they think you are and so have posted this again. It doesn't matter how many times you re-post, people are not going to tell you something different or that they don't think is true. I'm being blunt here.…

If we're talking general staff, then nope. Don't care at all.

If you have the time to make them, my current favourite are egg muffins; essentially quick-and-easy omelettes. You can just have plain egg, but I usually add chorizo or sausage to mine. If you're having a 'filling' then put these at the bottom of the muffin tin 'cups'. Then, whisk up a couple of eggs and pour it over the…

LA Fitness is EXACTLY the chain of gyms that I had my one, and only PT instructor from. And I wouldn't rate it either.

When I wasn't caring about my weight, I used to eat mostly carbs, yummy, yummy carbs! Now I'm losing, I have found that I have definitely developed a taste for protein, as it seems to keep me fuller for longer. Otherwise, I just eat whatever I want and make sure I fit it into my calorie goal. I had the urge to just binge…