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Wow - that's great, thank you. It really helps to read you saying it's a process of trial and error - educated guess work. That explains why sometimes I feel I'm doing my utmost and the scales aren't shifting down, and sometimes I'm so hungry I go way over my allotted calories and still lose. I guess MFP doesn't really…

Thank you so very much - that is a very encouraging and wise answer. I very much appreciate it. I will carry on enjoying my tennis and this year take up lifting, continue at a slight deficit, and see where it takes me. And try to relax about the 116. It's lovely to get such expert help.

It's 10 lb, usually, for a jeans size!

But really honestly though, how many weeks have you been plateauing and can say hand on heart you were really eating at a deficit? Because reading the above it sounds like decided to give yourself a fair bit time off after your amazing loss last year, and I think that was a great idea! I did too. reading the above it…

I am now making the hits in the "Chase the Lob" drill in tennis! The coach throws a high ball over to the furthest corner of the court - you have to start out at the net. It's a long way to run during the flight of one ball. I never used to be able to ( and until last year I'd never even hit a ball of any kind or ever…

Wonderful thread - thank you. So much useful information. My question - if you've time - is it realistic to get back to the weight you were in your 20s? I'm 42 yrs old, 5ft 0 and now 133lb. I lost 43 lbs already, but I want to be 116lb. Everyone at my slimming group, and my family, is telling me I won't be able to do it,…

Oh, you can't give up wine, it's the only thing that's truly worth the calories! I sympathise though, I used to share one bottle of wine every day with my husband. 300 extra cals every evening and it certainly didn't make me reduce what I ate - the opposite, in fact. When I started this whole health thing my husband had…

Timely; I'm fighting misery over weight gain. Trying hard but not seeing much in the way of loss. Very useful - thanks.

The blackness of PCOS is similar to what I suffer with the endometriosis. There are days when it all seems utterly pointless no matter how much you've lost. But they pass. I am hoping for more emotional equilibrium after menopause.

Don't forget to measure every single bit of you - there might be a loss that the extra muscle is hiding. You have done fantastically, if you want to eat at maintenance for a few weeks that is allowed! It's hard to go on and on with this - just make sure the maintenance is counted and controlled. The 5 stone is going to…

Hi! I found it hard as I had a lot of habits to give up - wine every day, chocolate and cake every day, mountains of buttery carbs, a passion for dairy and fat-rich cooking.. I had to change all that to the standard diet stuff - lean meat, fruit, fish, veggie omelettes, soups, salads, smaller portions of carbs without fat,…

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I joined a slimming group. I really hadn't thought very hard about how I was eating such a huge amount of high calorie food. I'd typically have large ham and cheese croissants for breakfast - 2. A mid morning snack of a couple of biscuits, or a bar of chocolate. Then perhaps a quiche for lunch at around 600 cals, with a…

Hi! I'm five feet and half an inch. I've gone from 12 st 7 to 9 st 7 - a UK Size 18 to a UK Size 10. Age 41. Before Before Now Now Now My goal tummy - this pic was taken 11 years ago and is me at 8st 4 I wish you all the best with your journey! A few lb make a lot of difference!

M&S is your friend! Just tell yourself you can have the Count On Us range and the fruit, and the calorie counted bags of popcorn if you like those. The skinny chocolate muffin dessert is exceptionally good at around 150 cals. If you have an oven, the beef and gravy filled Yorkshire pud at around 200 cals is amazing and…

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So motivating looking through everyone's pics! Wow! Here's me - 5ft 1, 12 st 7 UK size 18 12 st 4 and today - 9st 7 UK size 10 I've got about a stone - 14 or 20 lb - to go.

Oh, dear, you don't sound very happy at all. Please consider re setting your goal to half a pound a week, that means by summer you really will be seeing a massive change in your overall body fat, and you'll be able to relax a little. Life is too short not to go to brunch openings, not to have a drink. For me, wanting this…

When does ultimately happen herrspoons? I've lost 42lb over 14 months with around 20 lb to go. I wouldn't have found that article very helpful if I'd read it on Day 1, and I don't find it very helpful now. Some people need kindness, encouragement, fun. I'm going to carry on as I have been, grumbling, complaining, bemoaning…

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Massive cultural chasm - his melodramatic hyperbole doesn't translate to the UK; a nation defined by our self-deprecation and gentle grumblings over cups of tea.

I think there's a success level you need to hit not to give up. I think that's where I went wrong before. I'd lose a bit, think "I'm still so fat and ugly, and I hate giving up all those lovely things - what's the point? I could be fat AND have a bottle of wine tonight" And I'd gain back to starting point. Then I joined a…

You are clearly very driven, and wanted your ab definition more than anything else. I think it's great to want to be the very best you can be. I'd like to have abs, and beautifully defined muscles everywhere - a dancer's body. But I'm not sure I want that more than my wine on a Saturday night, more than my indulgent…

What I've decided - and this has worked, is that if I'm facing a tough period, a period of masses of social plans that I want to enjoy, or ill-health, then I'm allowed to stall. I'm allowed to gain up to three pounds of the 42 I lost. I'm allowed to stall as long as I need to to recharge my batteries, but I have to keep on…

Isn't it a bit greedy to want more? You could always lose some of my pounds, as you're so good at it, and send some of your spare abs here to snowy England? Seriously though, I don't think you should lose another ounce. You look great, like a professional athlete. What a transformation! It's interesting to read your…

It was long ago, I was only around 102 pounds. No boobs at all. Better now. But no offers hahahahaaaa!!

For page 3 even.

I posed naked Page 3 of the Sun. And loved it!

Marry!