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a lot of restaurants are getting pretty good at posting their nutritional information online so if you know where you are eating out, you could look online for the menu ahead of time.

MFP allocates me 2220 for 'maintaining' but I don't hit that most days. I'll break 2000 at most but the majority are around 1800-1900. I'm 20 weeks and have gained only about 1 kg but I was overweight pre-pregnancy. I'm still suffering with morning sickness and vomiting which doesn't help.

Hi! I'm 20 weeks and currently tracking because if anything, I'm worried I'm not eating enough! I've been on a calorie controlled diet for so long I don't seem to know what a 'normal' diet looks like anymore. I've only gained around 1kg so far but, being overweight to start with, my midwife didn't seem overly concerned.…

I have a glucose tolerance test booked in a month to test for it, purely based on a BMI over 30 (31!). If I am diagnosed with it, I honestly don't know what I can change in my diet. All my meals are homemade, I eat plenty of fruit and veg, and am pretty good at staying away from too many added sugars like those in cakes…

Love this idea. Yesterday I didn't eat: - Any chocolate/crisps from the vending machine I was going to visit after a work meeting - A four-finger kitkat while I waited for the OH to get home for dinner - 2,3,4....double chocolate digestive biscuits while watching TV in the evening

That sounds amazing. Although for me it would have to be Branston pickle.

My ex and I had completely incompatible eating habits when we lived together. I'm calorie counting, try to get my 5 a day, and enjoy trying new foods and recipes. He eats meat, potatoes (inc. chips, wedges, fries) and bread. I don't think I ever saw him cook a vegetable for himself. Our solution - I cooked for me, he…

The rice I buy actually details calories 'As bought' i.e. dry and 'As prepared' i.e. cooked. So I weigh mine before cooking and log the first number. My long grain rice reckons ~140 calories per 40g dry weight.

Personally I've never done dinner dates as a first date. I find them too intimidating and there's way too much pressure and things that can go wrong. I've always preferred just a coffee date to start. No worrying about ordering food, wine, and trying to maintain a conversation between plates being delivered, collected, and…

Cardio isn't a requirement to lose weight but it will improve fitness, and heart and lung health. I think the current recommendation is 30 minutes per day will show benefits. Cardio will aid weightless if you don't eat back all the calories you've burnt during your workout.

I have a 5 litre pot which is too big for single meals but is perfect for batch cooking and family meals. A 5 litre one will comfortably hold a whole chicken, 1.5kg joint of pork, whole leg of lamb etc.

"Muscle weighs more than fat for a given volume" 'Muscle is denser than fat" I know which I'll be using for brevity.

But if a person loses inches over their body, they have lost volume...

Have you agreed on what your definition of 'get abs' is? Everyone has abs, they are just normally covered in a layer of fat. As others have said, a six-pack requires a very low BF%. The infographics at the bottom of this webpage tells you exactly what you'll have to give up: precisionnutrition.com/cost-of-getting-lean

3.2 mph or 3.2 kph? Calories burnt will also depend on your mass. Have you tried logging the exercise through MFP? The app should take those things into account. A lot of treadmills let you input your age, height and weight to give a more accurate burn.

I'm sorry to be 'that' person, but having seen it several times on this thread: Muscle does NOT weigh more than fat. Muscle is denser than fat so for a given mass, say 1kg, the muscle occupies less space in your body. Which is how a person can lose inches and but not lose mass.

Currently I'm doing 2x strength + intervals, 2x running, and 1x cycling.

I've got both NROLFW and Strong and I think although Strong is the second book, it eases the reader more gently into the programme. NROLFW for example goes straight into barbell back squats and barbell deadlifts while Strong starts on goblet squats and bodyweight Romanian deadlifts. Both books are pretty brutal in the…

Can you compromise and get to the gym over lunch?

Oh and expect some saddle soreness your first few times out. Your body will get used to it eventually.

I've just taken up cycling again to complement my running too. I got a Pendleton Brooke hybrid bike which was under £200. I have tested it on both roads and light trails, up and down hills, and it managed it all fine. Longest ride so far was only 15 km so can't comment on how comfortable it'll be on long jaunts but it was…

I may not neccessarily have a cheat day but I definitely have a cheat meal once a week which is normally when I eat out with my OH. The rest of the day will be balanced and low calorie but during our one evening meal out a week I will have whatever I like. I don't make a pig of myself but if I'm going to be paying…

I used to suffer with knee pain a lot when running and found that adding in some exercises to strengthen my hips and core did wonders. Things like clamshells, hip dips, hip bridges, planks are all good. But as others have said, see a physio too.

Most weights tend to be before cooking like how a 'quarter-pounder' burger weighs a quarter pound before cooking but will shrink duing cooking. If the chicken is suitable for cooking from frozen, I would guess the serving size they've given is the raw, frozen weight. Since it'll lose a little weight through water loss…

I also have scales that measure percentage fat, water, muscle and bone as well as mass. I understand that the values it gives may not be 100% accurate but if I see the fat going down over time and the muscle percentage increasing, that is good enough for me.

Something one of my friends found out when doing off-road running is to work some core strength exercises into your routine: she turned her ankle on one run and ended up pulling muscles in her back!

This is how I think of it: When I setup my stats on MFP I asked for a calorie allowance that would give me a 1lb/week loss and for me that was 1550 calories per day. In the absence of any exercise, if I eat 1550 calories each day, I will lose (on average) 1 lb/week. If tonight I decide to do a few miles running on the…

Firstly, congratulations on your fantastic loss! Although not all restaurants have their nutritional information on their restaurant menu, a lot are starting to put them on their websites (I'm in UK). Some restaurants are also starting to cater for people who are looking for something lighter by offering sub-500 calorie…

I'd say attempt the run but don't be disheartened if it's not one of your best. I find that if I run when I've got a cold it actually helps to open my sinuses a little. Either that or I don't notice it so much because I'm concentrating on my breathing, posture, speed etc.

I eat 3 meals and 3 snacks (about 150 cals each) per day because I have found that if I get to the stage where I'm belly rumbling hungry, I start craving high calorie, high fat foods. By eating little and often, I don't get to that stage and can stay within my allowance better.