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  • Small update, I added the supermarket to the brand and it allowed an edit. But now, I cannot find it in the database. It's per square rather than 100g. Any tips, rather than creating a new food? I'm beginning to see why the database is cluttered with multiple entries of the same thing, editing is a real pita!
  • Ah, she does use a Fitbit, that might explain it then :)
  • Obviously! But half mine is significantly more than hers in calories while equal in time. As ohmscheeks worked out, a rate of 2.4x higher calories for me. Makes me cautious of using calories from exercise if it can be that way off. She is older than me, is that more or fewer calories?
  • Consistently inaccurate is one thing, but seemingly just making it up as it goes along...?
  • Thanks for the app tips and experiences :)
  • To get ideas of how to reduce my sugar intake, as per my original post. Apparently there was a programme about sugar last night, I'll get it on catch up. The medical opinion expressed on there was that sugar in whole fruit/veg is outweighed by the other health benefits, so I think I won't worry too much about it. I'm going…
  • yep, hitting my fibre goal most days. Peanut butter though, 60cals for a measley 10g?! I do occasionally, but that's 3 crackers! lol
  • Do you use this app? It gives you goals of what % of your calories should come from the three macro nutrients and tells you what % you're actually eating. So it should be 30%, but I'm eating 19%. Also over on the protein, 27% to recommended 20%.
  • Because my hunger is all imaginary, not triggered by genuine digestive system messages. I've had weight loss hypnotherapy which worked like a dream till a really traumatic event, then I gradually went back to how I was before. So I know it's not real hunger, but it feels the same and is as hard, if not harder, to ignore.…
  • Should be 30%, currently averaging 19%. After the BBC panorama programme at the beginning of this year, I identified myself as a 'constant craver'. I can eat 2 crackers or a full Christmas dinner, an hour or two later, I'm hungry again! So I've adopted a little and often approach which has been helping to stave off the…
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