ReformedFatty2015

Plenty for me to think about there and yes, I too advocate trial and error to see what works best for me. Thanks you again :)

Woops, meant *if I PUT on weight* :)

I've managed to nearly double my calorie intake for today compared to yesterday. Only thing I changed was = eat more at each of my three meals, switched to whole milk for teas, ate some nuts as a snack. This brought me to 1400-odd calories, plus I've still got a tea or piece of fruit to add later. So simple, thanks for all…

Yep, using a food scale (new purchase) and no underlying psychological issues with food at all. I love the stuff! Just neglected researching or bothering about the nutritional value of what I eat all my life - hence became overweight. This year I'm gonna change all that (got a toddler to ensure I'm still about to look…

Thanks so much for the advice. I will up my portion size of the meat, fish and eggs. I do have meat for lunch too and will increase portion size there too. Clearly, I was getting paranoid of not having too large a portion size as I used to over eat in the past but clearly that was too large portions of the wrong foods.…

Really interesting thread. Thanks for the info. I'm trying to up my protein intake to reach my target. Thanks.

Thanks for the info. What would be the best balance/combination across Protein/Carb/Fat for those of us looking to lose weight? I've read and been told advice about lowering carb intake and upping protein. I think I read that you should aim for 2g of Protein for every pound of your over all body weight. Sadly, I'm not very…

Everything you say makes sense. I was worried about potential loss of lean body mass and frequency of putting weight back on. I'll try and find healthy ways to increase calorific value of my three meals a day. I'll also research potentially healthy snacks which could boost my calorie intake to over 1,000. Thanks.

Thanks for the response and advice. I think I'm just unsure of whether I have actually got all the needed nutrition for the day. That is the key part I want to get right : Is it the calorie intake that is most important or the percentage/grams of Carbs/Protein/Fat that I need to worry about? My goal is to lose weight and I…

Thanks again for the advice fella. I had (perhaps wrongly) thought jogging would be a simple, cheap way to start exercising but will have to take it very slow if it is high impact on lower back?! Perhaps I've been too hasty with ruling out cycling, just very, very mindful of any sustained pressure on my saddle area -…

Thanks for the welcome StainlessNeil and Div9diva44 :)

Re: Kevvboy Thanks for the advice. I'll certainly invest in a food scale as another of my downfalls is too large portion size. I'm still scanning in food using MyFitnessPal but will log food regularly once this is done. I've not started a formal exercise regime yet. Only two weeks into my 'new' healthy lifestyle, ha! ha!…

I'm trying to do that using the App on my iPhone. I've installed the App on my iPad, I'll see it works on that. Thanks.

Nope, not managed to see how to add people. Could you kind folk send me an invite or friend request. I'd assumed I could click on your username and it would take me to your profile or give me the option to 'add' as a friend but doesn't seem to work like that?! Thanks.

Thank you for the responses and warm welcome. I'll try and see if I can work out how to 'add' people on here :) I'm certainly trying to adopt the approach of not following a prescribed diet as such in favour of improving my eating habits through learning about nutritional and research based info regarding food. I've only…