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I can't speak from experience but my complete layperson, un-expert, armchair advice would be to just do whatever you are capable of doing without discomfort and you find enjoyable. You're already swimming which would have been my go-to suggestion but cycling would also be quite low impact and just plain walking is great.

That's the eating protocol advocated by the "Eat-Stop-Eat" approach which is slightly different than 5:2 where the 2 days aren't complete fast days but rather drastically reduced calorie days where calories are consumed at any time during the day. In the end theirs nothing magic or inherently better about one approach over…

That sounds awful. Are you sure low carb is a suitable approach for you to create a calorie deficit? If you don't feel better in a day or two it might be time to look for a new tactic.

That really depends. There are 3500 calories in a pound of fat therefore 400 calories is (about) 2.2oz of fat. (I think my maths right). whether eating those 400 calories will make you gain 2.2oz of weight depends on how many other caloies you've eaten. If you've maintained a 1lb per week calorie deficit of 500cals per day…

Just so you know completing your diary for the day serves no purpose other than to give you that message. The other thing to know that message is so wildly inaccurate that it's practically meaningless. I stopped 'completing' about 2 weeks into using the app one and a half years ago.

This is what I'd expect would happen. New Doctor: You're both overweight. This is something you'll need to fix You: Absolutely. Already on it. I've lost 50lb and my husband has lost 65lb and our weight management is well under control and moving in the right direction. New Doctor: Great! Consultation continues....

Don't go 'off plan'. That's not to say you can't eat other foods or be flexible but it all needs to be part of the plan. There's nothing anywhere that says that the treats and foods you want to eat can't be a part of your plan. Think of it in terms of budgeting money. If you were going to go on a bit of a shopping spree on…

Welcome back. What did you learn from your previous attempts? What are you going to do different this time?

It's only a set back if it wasn't worth it otherwise it's just a part of living your life. You can't (or at least I think you shouldn't) put the rest of your life on hold to manage your weight. It might have to focus on and take priority most of the time in order to make progress but you still have to enjoy your time on…

I'd do whatever I felt like doing at the time. If I felt like riding, I'd grab my bike and go for a ride. If I felt like running I'd strap on my shoes and do that. For me doing something is WAY more important than doing a particular thing, so I do whatever is going to make me happiest and be the most fun.

The effort it takes to start logging is a little bit front loaded. As in at first it's a little bit time consuming but after a short while it's super quick. Yes there are millions of entries in the database and yes many of them are terrible and yes finding the right entry is a pain. The first time you put together a meal…

You're body doesn't have a watch or a clock. It doesn't care when you eat your calories and doesn't know which arbitrary category you've decided to put that food into in your diary. When you log it, which category you log it into and even which day you log it to doesn't really matter as long as you're logging accurately.…

The first thing that jumped out to me is I see loads of quick adds. There's no way of telling if that 400 quick add was actually 400 or in fact 450, or 500 or 800.

In my 30's I weighed 130kg (285lb) and managed to drop my weight down to 105kg (231lb). Over the course of a decade and a half I put on a load more weight and in Jan 2018 at age 44 I tipped the scales at around 160kg (352lb). So just like you I was faced with the prospect of having to not only lose weight but to lose…

When you eat is largely irrelevant to weight loss beyond finding an eating pattern that most suits you and makes it as easy as possible to stick to your calorie goal. Some eat 3 regular meals some 5 or 6 smaller ones, some like a big breakfast then graze all day, some have one big meal at night. I personally tend to have a…

Supplements, as mentioned above are most useful to 'plug the gaps' in nutrition rather than as a primary tool and can in some circumstances be a complete waste of money. For example, if you're lacking in some vitamins and minerals due to your food choices than a vitamin supplement like a multi can be useful in addressing…

LOL! Looks like my Woo Stalker has stepped out of the shadows. Cute! Look OP, you'll get a lot of great, useful and sage advice on this forum from people who are very experienced in successfully managing their weight. You'll also find a lot of information based on conjecture, anecdotal fallacies and misinformation so…

I don't think I've looked at the 'Home' tab for longer than a few seconds in the app, well, ever really. I only use the app to enter food (I do this thing on a PC) so as soon as the app launches I immediately click on the 'Diary' tab and get to logging.

When I started I was all gung-ho about documenting my progress. So I went and bought a tripod to hold my phone to take pictures and videos. I even bought small whiteboard and coloured markers to design signs to hold up in each update with dates, weights, thoughts, etc on it. I'd take photos, a short video of a 360 spin and…

How much your food weighs doesn't translate to how much it will effect your body weight. We're talking about an energy exchange here not a mass exchange. All that weighing tells you exactly nothing useful. Well, perhaps how much waste is currently in your digestive system but I don't think that's really useful information.…

"Skins" under your workout clothes. Doesn't need to be the crazy expensive compression wear, doesn't have to be flattering, doesn't need to be fancy. Just something that you can wear under your clothes to prevent skin-to-skin contact in problem areas where rubbing and chaffing occurs.

When you say "I can be good for 3 to 4 days but then totally blow all my good efforts for another 3 to 4 days" do you mean you deny your sweet tooth cravings but after 3 or 4 days of depriving yourself your resolve runs out and you lose control? I only ask because that exactly what I've done in the past. I felt I needed to…

Of course. Billions of people across the planet maintain a calorie balance without counting calories. Billions are also able to regulate their calorie in take up and down to keep within a normal healthy range intuitively. Can *I* maintain a calorie deficit (or balance) without logging? Nope, not right now at least.

I'm sure your hearts in the right place but there's nothing wrong with skipping meals..

There's no magic bullet and no miracle one-size-fits-all, cookie-cutter solution. There really is no "The Plan". Weight loss comes down to one thing and one thing only. Eating fewer calories than you use. That's it. High carb, low carb, high fat, low fat, vegan, Mediterranean, Keto, Atkins or the millions of other methods…

I absolutely experience what you're describing. So at times (like right now) I back off on the fitness progress by reducing the amount I'm 'working out' in order to make it easier to maintain my weight management goals in the kitchen. I tend to constantly adjust my level of exercise to suit my current situation. If I find…

Best way is to experiment and find what works for you. MFP is designed for you to "eat back" exercise calories but everyone is different and the numbers MFP gives you across the board are general in nature. In order to hone in on what's right for you takes a bit of trial and error and quite a bit of patience. You've got a…

Then can I suggest doing away with the time crunch of "X weight by Y date" and just concentrate on losing weight in a healthy and sustainable way that enables you to continue to enjoy your life. Weight loss can be difficult enough as it is without the added the added pressure of an arbitrary ticking clock, so give yourself…

Firstly, my comments weren't specifically directed at you or the way you're doing things. Just speaking to the general idea of being able to out exercise the extra calories that would constitute a diet which had caused weight gain. Secondly, I am ABSOLUTELY green with envy. That vista is simply stunning and while cycling…

Oh and in addition, burning 100,000cal per year is equivalent of approx 2000cals per week which is easily achievable. In order to exercise your way out of a 500cal/d surplus and achieve a 1lb per week loss would require burning 364,000 calories per year. 3.5x the activity you're currently undertaking. #perspective