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I just brought a fitbit flex 2 with Christmas money It's waterproof and I swim a lot as well as other exercise so that's a big bonus. I struggled with it at first but now I use it to be more accurate with exercise calories as I think I was putting too much for exercise. You can add friends on there too and compete which is…

I used to be whilst I was loosing weight and even after I still was though so many people told me to go by my clothes and how I looked and felt . Eventually it clicked and I keep an eye on my weight once a week on the scales at the gym and that's it

When you are ready you will be able to do it you need to want to do it enough though. I'm in maintenance and have put on a bit recently but I'm OK with it because I know why. I also know that if I want to really lose it again then I know what to do and honestly I don't want to go back to how strict I was. Who knows in the…

My nan died suddenly in February,I still carried on exercising because it helped me.i don't go out drinking or release stress and upset any other way. The day of her funeral I went swimming and to the gym before hand due to it being on in the afternoon. Everyone deals with grief differently

I have never weighed my portions.i scan the bar code on the packets but not weighing and it never hindered my weight loss. I've lost over 16 stone .you have to find what works for you

I barely drink alcohol these days .but I notice that when I do my body is ok with vodka and diet coke and it doesn't make a change in the scales more so than a wine spritzer with diet lemonade.

Shropshire here

I'm the same as you with cravings though not whilst I was loosing weight. Luckily my cravings are quite healthy most of the time and fit into my daily calories.

It took me a while to realise that I have been maintaining for months as I'm sticking to the weight range I want which is half a stone.to not go under 8 stone or over 8 and a half stone. I go between 8 stone 4 and 8 stone 5 at the moment .

Hiya I was 24 stone and 10 lbs when I first started my weight loss journey and am now 8 stone and 5 lbs though it's up and down a few lbs each week at the moment as am in maintenance. I had tried going to the gym before years ago but the food part was an issue still so gave it up but end of January last year something just…

I'm from the uk.not far from Birmingham. Where abouts are you ?

I was bigger than you when I started my weight loss journey. I was 24 stone and 10 lbs and I am now 8 stone 5 lbs . If I can do it then you can :)

Yeah if I go to the harvester for continental breakfast it fills me up till dinner in the evening so won't have lunch .the same with pizza hut buffet if I have it at lunch I am full the rest of the day

I used to be a big alcohol drinker ,in and out of the house anything and everything. I gave it completely up whilst loosing weight and didn't touch it for a year and even now I get rarely have it and don't miss it

I know exactly how you feel, whilst I was loosing weight I was so strict and honestly didn't miss the old me or the old stuff I ate and drank . Then when I was trying to maintain my mindset changed and I was like well I still do lots of exercise that I love and i have worked so hard to lose the weight plus I know how to…

Maintaining is so much harder than loosing the weight. I've always said this and now I know it to be true as I'm trying to maintain

Have a treat as in something you like maybe a new top or a book or dvd or something instead of a cheat day whilst loosing weight .that's what I did.i have treat days now I'm trying to maintain

Whilst losing weight I never had treat or cheat days as I was very strict and honestly didn't miss it . Now I'm trying to maintain I do have treats when I want them and never overindulge so they always fit into my calories . I've worked so hard to lose the weight that I know what to do now and I am good at self control so…

Only you can find the motivation and willpower to continue with your journey. It happens to all of us I think sometimes . You will get it back though ,just try and remember why you started in the first place :)

Try blueberries and peppers too and carrots as they are sweet

I have loose skin and have lost a lot of weight .it's not as bad as I thought it would be considering how much I've lost and I've had 2 kids . I can tone it up if I choose to so that's my next challenge :)

Yeah when I've ate at Pizza hut and Chinese before I've not ate anything after for the rest of the day as it's filled me up apart from a little snack before bed if feeling a bit peckish . I seem to get on better with Chinese than pizza hut for some reason but I love the salad and pasta at Pizza hut buffet. I did try an all…

The first time I went to pizza hut buffet after not going for over a year I did overindulge so when I went again I knew where I went wrong and listened to my body that time. I went to an all you can eat Chinese a bit ago for first time in over a year and I went at lunch so less choice and again I listened to my body, I…

Thanks

Thanks Tavistock toad ,I don't want to be restricted to a treat at the weekend long term if that makes sense . If I want a treat in the week like pizza hut buffet or similar i want to do it

I don't starve myself but thanks for pre judging .and pigging out is when you binge which I don't do .it was just a question really about having a treat day like so many others do .

Il go and look to see if I can change it thanks

I've been upping my calories a lot and it's not over exercising as I have seen people do a lot more . To maintain if says 2160 I think and then on top you are meant to eat back some of your exercise calories aren't you? I was only asking if it was a good idea like when people have treat days :)

I'm trying to maintain ,how can I look at the weekly goal instead of the daily one ? I've cut exercise out and introduced rest days but I enjoy the exercise I do

Been trying to do that for a while and some days I get quite close to maintenance and others not . I've always said losing weight was the easy part and maintaining it is the hard part