chazznittt Member

@ladyraiah so the lower the number the more you will lose?

Hey could you explain that to me please? What should the weekly net be to lose weight? Thanks

I'm going to just have a cheat meal in future. And I'm going to log it all. Erm about a month or so ago.

That's crazy, the amount of calories in chip shop chips! I get weighed on a Friday morning and then usually have my treats on that day! Well it will only be a cheat "meal" from now on haha Thank you!

Yeah once a week, not every single day and I don't have the fish and chips and Chinese together, it's either one or the other. And FYI I've already lost almost 4 stone, it just suddenly stopped one day and has never started again. No need to be rude.

Really? That kind of puts me off wanting them haha

Thank you, yeah it's starting to make sense now. I do and have been having a whole day of cheat food instead of just the one meal. Yeah I feel stupid now haha

I only have one cheat day a week. Yes it usually is more than just a meal. But I have been doing this since I started dieting and it wasn't having a bad effect until I stopped losing in January.

I've had cheat days every week since I started my diet back in Jan '15. But I suppose I do weight quite a bit less now and never really thought about burning less calories now I weigh less. I just expected it to keep going the rate It was. But I didn't expect it to just suddenly stop and not start again! Could you tell me…

I think I do need a mental break to be honest I've been stressing over this for months and it's driving me insane! I would understand if I was already thin and only had a couple of pounds to lose but I still have a way to go! I have friends doing slimming world who started dieting the same time as me and have lost loads…

Does that mean I should be going to the gym more? When I'm there I tend to not leave until I've burnt at least 500 calories. Do you think a diet break would be beneficial now?

Yes I am. I try to walk quite a bit. I do an hour Zumba class a week sometimes two. I go to the gym too, 1-3 times a week and spend roughly an hour to 90 mins in there.

Sorry I've only just seen this! Yes I have hypothyroidism, endometriosis and vitamin d deficiency. I did take a couple of diet breaks but they were early last year.

Sorry I don't want to sound stupid but how do I work out what my weekly/daily calorie deficit is? So that I can find out if that is the problem. Yes I changed it and it actually went up to what it is now. Over 1,500

I tried a few weeks without a cheat day and it still didn't make a difference though.

I actually did that every couple of months last year and it actually worked. But I've been so determined to start losing weight again I just thought if I keep going and going it will eventually start again but even after 6 months, nothing. It's so so disheartening, especially when I want it so much.

Not crazy, I don't drink alcohol and a cheat day is generally a day where I can have something I don't normally have, like fish and chips or a Chinese for tea.

I'm not gaining inches, just not losing them haha

Sorry, I mean like a cheat day.

I know but it's been since January. Surely that's not right. It's like no matter how many calories I eat I still don't lose.

Thanks so much! I have done my measurements and only lost an inch in months! You don't think there could be some sort of hormone imbalance or something do you? My doctor was saying its a plateau but surely it wouldn't last 6 months..

The days where I haven't logged are days where I've had a day off haha. I have done measurements but I have only lost 1 inch in months. I don't understand at all. I was only eating 1,200 calories and thought maybe I wasn't having enough so I upped it and it still not made a difference.

Total. I use MFP on my phone and it doesn't give me a NET. Should I be doing a net?

My weight is 16st bang on. I'm 5ft 6. I try to walk for an hour once or twice a week, I go to an hours Zumba class every week, I try to go to the gym 1-3 times a week and when I'm there I tend to spend an hour to an hour and a half there. I'm 25 and my diary is open for friends to see. I eat between 1,200 and 1,500…

Yes, I weigh everything, if I think something is not correct in the database I research on the Internet to find the right one or I'll input it myself from food labels.