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Hi. I took a little look at your diary. You do a lot of exercise some days, and have some big calorie deficits. Since you are near your goal weight your are perhaps being too impatient, your body is demanding more calories to meet demand. If your diary is up to date and accurate then maybe you need to go for a more modest…

yes x3 Lunchtime walk (this time without the extra running to get back in time for a meeting) Yoga and because it was a gorgeous day and I felt in the mood for it I went for an evening bike ride up the Cinder track, 9 miles in 55 minutes (160m/500ft of climbing). Calories were thus well under.

@pears734 Fantastic Hiking, I’m a little bit jealous. I love hiking now but I still remember being dragged over a high moor on a hot day with insufficient drink as a school child. I know that my kids will moan and sometimes need to be pushed a little to get past some hard effort but it's easy to confuse pushing a kid for…

@jwat90 8 Months since you posted, how is it going? This might help: https://www.muscleforlife.com/not-losing-weight/ My advice is:* Get tighter on logging and counting calories and double check that you are missing nothing, that weights and values you are using are as accurate as you can make them. (accept that 100%…

Yes x3. Back at work and back into my routine. Walked down to the sea with the family since they were not on a day out, and then ran the last 10 mins back to the house (yes ran) when I realised I'd forgotten about a meeting. I made the meeting with no time to spare trying not to sound out of breath as we started... I don't…

Yes x3 A sunny if breezy day and it was back to the beach with friends. Plannng and tracking food was tricky because we ate out randomly and then homemade pizza and salad for dinner. I was roughly on target calorie wise but not enough protein and too many carbs. I would feel uncomfortable repeating today too often but back…

Yes x3 I took the kids swimming only to find that the pool has changed their timetable and it was adults only lane swim... Grrr, two disappointed kids and one disappointed dad. Too much on today to go back later. 3 Hours of house work, I'm definitely counting it as it really got my heart rate up. Afternoon on the beach…

Yes x3. 30 Min walk at lunchtime, and another at dusk because I'd eaten more than planned and needed some extra burnt to keep on track.

Yes x3 28min walk and 15min Yoga (It was a struggle to get going on the Yoga but it got done). Ate more today, mix of food in the fridge that I had specifically requested and needed using up and just generally feeling hungry. Still 1854/2293 net -439 which is ok, but I'm trying to average -500 Cal per day and I'm a little…

Yes x3 Dry day today so two walks for a total of 1hr 45 mins, and 20 mins strength training. (should have done some Yoga though... feel bad as it was lack of motivation and I have no excuse. must do some today.) Tracking well under, dropped some planned food at the end of the day. @Sandera2 Well done, Aug 9 is a big win…

@cc3833 +1 for scale. I think it makes me more mindful, and it's easy to make mistakes on calorie dense foods. You obviously can do this, but I understand that sometimes it's much harder than at other times. If you find the secret of why this is then please let me know. I've found that routine, tracking and planning help…

Scrapped in 3x yes by the finest margins. Solid rain from 6am to 10pm and a busy day at work meant I only did 15 mins Yoga and I abandoned a walk after 5 minutes as my shorts were soaked, very disappointing. Calories were fine though I did struggle a little with hunger today, possibly because eating is so much more…

yes x 3. A much more active day, returned from our camping trip (so a good couple of hours packing, unpacking and shifting gear into the loft - biggest downside of camping but good for the activity levels). A walk down to the beach in the evening because we missed the sea, also found some nice pieces of Jet on the beach.…

Yes x3. Less active today, sitting round camp fire failing to whittle, reading and cooking ( food prep/tidy takes much more time whilst camping). Managed 30 mins of walking and over 6k step which is about my minimum activity level. Also ate more food than previous days so calorie deficit was less than I'd like but still…

3x yes. Great day. Camping in the woods so lots of lugging gear, den building with kids, moving wood and stone for fire pit. Walk to Pizza express (healthy superfood salad for me). Over 16k steps in total. Even skipped lunch because we were busy, my only worry is 2nd day well under calorie target..... i've had issues with…

Yes x3, I almost skipped the lunchtime walk as I was busy but I didn't want a 2nd pass day! + 15 mins Yoga. For some reason I was well under calories eating, may be extra hungry on Sat.

Aug 3rd Exercise: Yes, 1.5 hours cycle to Whitby and back along Cinder Track (approx 15 miles), very windy and hard work. It's been a while since I last rode my bike and I feel the effort. Also 15 mins yoga. Calories: Yes, 2000 consumed vs 2800 used. Tracked: yes Calorie targets are easier to hit with lots of exercise, but…

August 2 Exercise: I found limited time for exercise today but found 30 mins for a brisk walk down to the sea, tide was in so I admired the view for a few seconds and then back to work. Calories: Yes, by a good margin. tracked: yes

Hello all. My 1st day is also a pass day. An excellent weekend at Atlas Festival https://www.facebook.com/events/703141053172113/ and then today I met up with my sister in Whitby for drinks and a long overdue catch-up. My discipline is terrible if I drink, and since this is not my usual behaviour I let myself off somewhat.…

Hi, I'm Martin and live on the coast in North Yorkshire (UK) with my wife and two kids. I've yo yo dieted for as long as I can remember but this time I intend to be consistent, so I'm into the daily accountability of this group. I'm currently about 81Kg (178lbs) and think I need too loose 7-9Kg plus focus on putting on…

Just what I'm looking for.... I'll join and post on the introduce yourself thread.

Look at the Goals Menu. MFP will ask you some questions and set it up for you. However MFP defaults to a pretty standard balanced diet which may not be what you want. Cutting Calories will lead to loosing weight but a lot of people choose specific types of diets such as low fat, or low Carb. If you do want to track Macro's…

Hi, I use Garmin Connect as well as MPF and I struggle with the linked accounts and active calories values. In My experience Calorie counts from devices (even heart rate based ones) are never accurate. I usually mentally deduct at least 10% down, and sometimes disregard the Calorie adjustment element totally. The Garmin…

I pick upbeat music that I like, Can be pretty much any genre and I have a playlist on my phone or use soundcloud. I have listened to motivational youtube video's but I prefer to do this when I am out of the habit and need to remind myself what my priorities are and that the changes I make to get fit are hard and do…

My initial thought was 1200 for a Man is not sustainable but If he is happy eating 1200 a day then his main risk is muscle loss due to Catabolism. I try and do some resistance training as this has been shown to be effective at preventing this. Since I try and eat low carb I sometimes find I can eat less without an issue,…