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You're doing really well, keep it up! I'm not competitive in that respect, I just want to improve myself rather than use other people's goals (I'm disabled, 400 steps is a good day for me!). Withings is great for me, I've got a Pulse (but I'm currently using the new Go, mainly because it never needs charging and…

Hehe I'm always first on my leaderboard for the same reason, but I like it that way ;-)

I use scales not just because I don't want to eat over my calorie allowance, but also because I don't want to eat too much under it. I'm not good at guessing amounts, and see no reason to try if I don't have to (and as long as I have scales, I don't have to).

I'd recommend asking to see a dietician who can give you tailored advice, but in general it's to do with the glycemic load of your meals (the combinations change the rate, not just the components) and the rate of glucose release. I went from pre-diabetic to normal ranges by doing this.

When I was a child/teenager every home we went to had a pan full of dripping on the stove top. It would be used and re-used all week, and washed on Sunday after a traditional bread & dripping supper. So yes, it will be fine.

Hehe I use fahrenheit for heat but centigrade for cold. Lying on a beach in 90 degrees F sounds so much nicer than 32 degrees C. Conversely, if it's 0 degrees C outside in winter I'm not going out, but 32 degrees F doesn't sound as cold as it is!

I didn't place this on myself, but I don't eat carbs without eating protein as advised by my dietician.

<3 Hope this vent has helped you and that you feel better soon.

Just tidying up the quotes :-)

Welcome to 2016 Gordon, we've been expecting you ;-) I don't do exercise, but for weight loss the important thing is the calorie deficit. Read the stickies at the top of the boards for great advice, including how to weigh and log your food accurately.

Bora Da! I hope you don't have to wait too long to see someone, just remember it's the squeaky wheel that gets the oil and keep on at them. Are there any community groups that could help in the meantime, either online or in the 3D world? Best of luck to you.

Awww I was really hoping this thread would be about FatFighters on Little Britain! Dust! https://youtu.be/Nv7qh_XL_yM

I was diagnosed with prediabetes last year, and after seeing the nurse and the dietician I was advised to go on a low GL diet. I'd already lost quite a bit of weight by then, enough that my results should have been better, but after 6 months or so of low GL my results were lowered out of the prediabetic range.

You have a legal right to be seen (and start treatment) within 18 weeks of them receiving the referral. You also have the Right To Choose, and can choose a gastroenterologist at a hospital with a shorter waiting time. I'm not sure why you've been told that you can't be referred to a dietician, as it's standard practice…

Hah that makes more sense to me, thanks! I weigh every day, so I'm kinda immune to the jumps down (or up!) now. Maybe weigh more often and log it on a trending site such as trendweight.com or the Happy Scale app (iOS) or Libra (Android)? However, that doesn't address your immediate concern about the weights you saw on one…

I've never had that issue, because I step on, step off, and then...go about my day. Why did you weigh yourself more than once?

Do you mean maintenance as defined by calculators that are generally set up for the majority, or maintenance as defined by your body? I'd put weight on if I used the general calculators due to my medical conditions, but by definition I'd lose weight if I eat below my body's maintenance levels. Edited because of…

You don't need to go to the gym or exercise to lose weight. 2lb in 3 weeks is excellent, well done!

Mrs Beeton's Book Of Household Management (published in 1861) lists ingredients like that too, only in Imperial measurements. It's a lovely read, and a real insight into the way things used to be done. I had a copy for years, but only a reprint unfortunately!

My tip for myself was to not make unnecessary rules, because the part of my brain that still thinks I'm 13 will rebel against them. ETA: I still make some unnecessary rules, like the one about not making unnecessary rules...

Nod/smile/move on.

Her goal without exercise is 1450. Sometimes she's over (because she's eating her exercise calories) and sometimes she's under (because she's not logging everything).

I'm not seeing cause for suspicion of over restriction? OP hasn't said she's losing too much too fast, in fact she said her weight isn't going down much. OP logging accurately will give you more data, but if you're losing weight at the rate you set up on MFP, you're doing it right.

If you're reaching your target loss, and your target loss is appropriate, you're eating the right amount of calories. I'd average it over 6 weeks or so, to account for fluctuations.

Are you losing weight at the planned rate?

Heh this is unchartered waters for me, but thanks!

Unless your diet is deficient and you don't want real food to replenish vitamins, or you have a medical condition and those things are prescribed, you don't need any of them.

I'm on 600mg Lyrica per day, and I'm managing to lose weight fine on it. I didn't put the weight on because of the Lyrica, I put the weight on because I didn't lower my calorie intake when my mobility lessened.

"Eat less, exercise more" wouldn't work for me. I don't exercise much at all (maybe 15 minutes per month) and I'm eating more (in terms of quantity) food now than when I put weight on. "Your body is counting it, even if you aren't" works better for me.

I'd second the advice given by @rainbowbow. When I started, I logged everything I was eating normally. Seeing the statistics gave me the impetus to make changes and helped me find out where those changes needed to happen. Try not to think of foods as good or bad; for weight loss the only important thing is the amount of…