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You'll be able to shift that no problem! Good luck!

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I can't believe that there's some who claims to love cheese more than me haha! Every singe food/meal is better when there is cheese involved! CHEESE!!!

First of all, congratulations! Very inspirational story and well done on wanting to get on top of your health. MFP is great for tracking progress and keeping you motivated. Wishing you the best of luck on your journey!!

Good post Springfield. I agree 100%. Good luck!

Well done! Keep it up!

It's always the first couple of weeks that are hard because everything seems like a massive effort. Eventually you'll get into a healthier routine and it becomes a lot easier. You'll also start seeing results which in turn motivate you to carry on. Well done on taking the first step!

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This is a really re-assuring, helpful post. Well done! I agree 100% too, whatever you do gain on holiday will soon come back off so don't worry about it. Enjoy the holiday!

Ah ok I'm with you. In which case I'd suggest working out your BMR and start with that. Then anything you burn from working out is extra calories

Fair enough. That makes a little more sense to me now then haha. I think it all depends on what sort of calorie expenditure has taken place throughout the day. If 600 calories gets burned from training then eating anything up to say 1800 is probably going to be ok for that day. As long as it is the right foods of course

Haha agreed! Eat the whole Thing

Great idea, well done and good luck!

I feel your pain mate! I'm just about seeing my top two now and it's hard work. I would say, unfortunately, it's 80-90% diet 10-20% exercise. Make sure your diet is squeaky clean, your cardio is up and you're creating a good deficit. Try some HIIT training alongside your diet, I find that helps me.

I disagree with the above post. It is ok to eat back some/all the calories you burn off if your goal is as low as 1200. It's just about eating them back in the right way. If you create a deficit at the end of the week then you will still lose weight. A 500 calorie deficit per day will mean a 3500 calorie deficit at the end…

Hi. It depends on what sort of fats you're eating. Unsaturated fats (nuts, seeds, oily fish, eggs) are healthy to include in the diet but keep an eye on your saturated fats and try to cut trans fats out altogether. It might help if you change your MFP fat goals manually. Depends what you're goals are currently.

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Oh yeah got to love a bit of Metallica! The SOAD show should be awesome too, hope you enjoy it!

I haven't read every comment but people seem to be missing MACHINE HEAD!!!!

Freak on a leash is awesome! I saw Korn and Slipknot on the prepare for hell tour earlier in the year. Amazing show! Love Slipknot!

I agree. Whilst diet and exercise can help the drink problem may have caused other underlying health issues not to mention the issues that caused the drinking in the first place. I recommend speaking to a trained professional to get their recommendations. This has to be the first step.

Great post, spot on! If you are struggling to hit your daily calories try increasing your unsaturated fat intake as fats contain 9 calories per gram whereas protein and carbs contain 4 calories per gram. Unsaturated fats are the good fats that you hear people talking about and you can find them in foods such as nuts and…

If you like eating chips you could try making your own with some low calorie frying spray and season them with black pepper. Try making them out of sweet potato and other root vegetables too.

Haha I second that! Can't beat lovely, sunny Birmingham!

My pleasure.

Yeah well you can get protein from a variety of sources but I would say meat/fish/eggs are the best sources. I currently work in an office and I prepare a chicken/tuna salad some days which is pretty easy. You can buy chicken and tuna fairly cheaply from a supermarket. You could also use these as fillings in a sandwich or…

I agree with this post. Avoiding carbs altogether is not only near impossible but it's unrealistic and unhealthy. The key for you is to keep blood sugar levels stable by choosing the right carbs and by balancing your meals by increasing your protein and unsaturated fat content. Check out the GI diet by Rick Gallop as that…

Thank you!!

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Spot on saying eat more protein as increasing protein intake helps stabilise blood sugar levels. Your line about carbs only applies to simple/high GI carbs though. If complex/low GI carbs are consumed your digestive system has to break them down into their simple form before they can be used by your body. Therefore complex…