KateTii Member

I have a "hack" for when i'm after a Caesar but don't have the calories (I like a ton of sauce which doesn't work well for me) ... zero fat french dressing (I don't like the oil slick, but that is up to you!) ontop of lettuce, bacon etc. (I usually leave out the croutons) and then soft boil an egg - the yolk must be runny.…

That looks super yummy - if only spaghetti squash wasn't so hard to find where I live :(

I often end up listening to dubstep type music - all beat, no words. Enough for a pump but not enough I get distracted.

If one "bad" meal is going to give you the mental energy to have 20 "good" meals, it's a win/win situation, bonus points are awarded if you don't go over your intake.

I have a similar work schedule and all that I can recommend is:* Prepare meals in advance (freezer friendly meals recommended) that have calorie contents that fit into your daily goal. For you, it might be easier to work to a weekly allowance and name your categories time periods eg. 9am to 12am. * Eat when you are…

When i'm sick enough to need a day off work, that day is a free day. If I want icecream, custard and soup - that's what I have. For me, one day is not going to ruin my progress and i'm going to feel much better having what I want.

Grapes (at least what i've seen) vary wildly in size. I would go by weight, not number of grapes.

From what i've seen, the people who choose paleo/low carb/etc. usually fit into one or more of the following;* Saw it and trying it, usually has been into "fad" diets/quick before - may think it's the miracle secret to weightloss but don't know too much more * Have a medical reason to eliminate certain foods and these…

I have seen chips (both as in the hot and "cold/crisps" variety) made from things like sweet potatoes, zucchini, parsnip etc. Depending on what you mean by "healthy", they may do the trick, but I have found that the calorie content between them generally doesn't change much - apart from maybe the hot zucchini chips, but…

Between my multiple jobs and natural night owl tendencies, I can be up as early as 4am and go to bed as late as 2am (sometimes on the same night!) The only thing wrong about eating before bed is that it can make some people uncomfortably full/bloated and it's harder to sleep. I don't have that issue, so I eat when i'm…

Your biggest problem is still aiming at 1kg a week. With only 5-6kgs left, you really want to be aiming no more than 500g a week. It's slower, but easier to do, so you actually do it instead of procrastinating.

Can you open your diary? It can help us look further. Also:

It's because 1lb a week is still too much per week for your weight. The calorie limit is not allowed to go under 1200, as it's a safeguard against undereating. For you, at your weight, to lose 1lb a week, you would have to eat less than 1200, and as going under that number is not allowed in the program, it spits out the…

Don't give up. Okay, so while the pants were tight, they still went on. Losing a certain amount of weight won't guarantee a drop in dress size as you lose weight from all over your body, not just your butt/thighs/pants. I've lost around the same amount as you and it wasn't until the very, very end that I went down a size,…

It's just to be expected unfortunately. Your body keeps the water to help with muscle repair. The only way to avoid it would to be a) exercise so lightly it's not worth it or b) dehydrate yourself.

You won't be gaining muscle faster than fat, especially on 1200 calories. If you have drastically increased exercise, you are likely to be retaining extra water. Your period cycle can also throw off the scale. The important thing to recognize is the scale can only weigh... it includes your clothes, the food/water in your…

I'm willing to bet you're already eating more than 1200 calories, because 1200 calories is not a hard number to meet, unless you are recovering from anorexia/bulimia etc. It's the absolute minimum daily intake recommended for 99% of the population. How are you getting your calorie intake? Are you guesstimating or are you…

Reminds me of Linda Hazzard... The problem is with these quacks, is that they don't rely on making every patient a good "customer". They rely on the small percent of people who will get sucked into the blab, and by the time they have realized it's a scam, they have bought $$$$ worth of "magical products/herbs" Keep…

I personally like my multivitamin. It's one of those fizzing tablet types and taking it makes me drink a big glass of (tasty) water... water which I wasn't getting previously. Despite a balanced diet and knowing most of it will be peed out pretty quickly, I still like knowing that anything I might be a little low in will…

Nothing wrong with sweets/junk food/takeaway/alcohol etc. Some people can stay on track until they have a little of the above food/s, others need a little to be able to stay on track and not throw the whole lot in. I personally need a good mix between "healthy", filling foods and "unhealthy" but good tasting foods. I eat…

I like the fizzing tablet multivitamins. Drop one tablet into a glass of water and you have a semi-fizzy drink that usually tastes like oranges or other citrus fruits. I used to take the tablets but I kept forgetting and found it a hassle. Now I look forward to my calorie-free tasty orange drink each day. I also get an…

1. Not really - there may be some effect, but it should be so minimal it's not worth worrying about. The main effect of not much sleep/changing sleep patterns is that you have more hours in the day to be tempted by food and burn more calories being awake. 2. You could go to the gym, but I know when i'm sleep deprived,…

You're too young to be on here (assuming you don't mean college). Also 90 pounds, unless you are very short, is not a healthy weight. Unless you're very short, 120 pounds is a pretty happy weight. Edit: Also, it's not just "unhealthy", it's pretty much impossible.

Yep and it doesn't matter how you eat less than you burn (or burn more than you eat). You can do low fat, low carb, iifym, increased exercise etc. The only exception to the rule is lipsuction/loss of limbs.

The calorie information at fast food places is an estimate. All it takes is an extra squirt of oil, that little bit extra dressing, a bit more noodles than normal etc. Assuming you are logging correctly (food scale, accurate entries) it might be the takeaway food - if you're eating it a fair few times a week, the estimates…

DIY iced coffee maybe?There's heaps of recipes and it's pretty tasty as it's very different to hot coffee gone "cold".

They are equal in theory but in practice they are not equal because it's harder to increase exercise than it is to reduce calorie intake. People know how to increase their exercise. I don't think there are many people out there that don't agree that increasing exercise is a good thing. What people don't know/struggle with…

I definitely agree this place is focused on how to eat less. But one of it's major "attractions" is a calorie counter. It's naturally going to be a big draw here. You didn't say you could eat as much as you want, but you said they could keep their current eating habits, which for a lot of people here is already "as much as…

But you are not presenting a fair argument and people are getting defensive, rightly so. In your post you are presenting the two options as: 1) Just walk a little more and it will work wonders for weightloss! No changes to diet required! 2) Restrict to a ridiculous amount, punish yourself and don't eat anything yummy…

But this is not a realistic situation. This scenario assumes the person is only over their maintenance level by an amount that can be burnt off by a "long walk"(or whatever exercise) in a reasonable amount of time. If someone is eating more than they can burn off through exercise in a day, the only option left is to eat…