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(1) Offering me a biscuit which I said no thanks to "go on, one won't hurt you!" (2) telling me to stop losing weight because I am getting too thin - when I am still overweight with a stone more to lose. They don't mean any harm but my health is important to me and I don't need or want a biscuit, it will not be only one,…

Isn't it a little surly that you have to rain on my parade? I have worked hard - first of all counting calories and eating bread, now the same and given up bread. I feel healthier and happier, less bloated and I have gone from feeling stuck to losing weight again. But rather than be happy that I am using the calorie…

I run three times a week, most people are ok with that - I enjoy running, it has improved my fitness and confidence. Every so often, someone will say "you don't want to run, its bad for your knees" or "the man who invented jogging died young of a heart attack". Most of these people are well meaning but they have their own…

I was calorie deficient and eating bread and now I am also calorie deficient and don't eat bread. I exercised before and never ate calories burned back, same now, still don't eat them back. I weighed and tracked everything before and I weigh and track everything now. The difference, the only difference is that I am not…

I lost 2 lbs again this week and now weigh 10 stone 12 lbs, so being calorie deficient and not eating bread is working still. I now eat fruit, nuts, seeds, salad and vegetables instead of chocolate, crisps, bread, cakes and pastry. My choice how I use my calories but I feel healthier and full

Thank you all for an interesting discussion. You are quite right that cutting out bread made a calorie deficit possible. However, before, when I ate bread, I chose to eat it and that meant my allocation of calories was not of healthy and filling foods. We are all different however, and maybe I might try bread again but…

For me it is a psychological reason. If I eat a little bread, it will have real butter on it (I am currently trying to reduce my cholesterol)! Also, my issue is that eating a little of something isn't possible for me - bread, crisps, cake, cookies, peanuts, chocolate - are all foods where a little doesn't happen! My health…

I had one for my birthday in October and set myself a daily target of 10,000 steps which I have kept. It has been a fun way to get motivated towards being active, an extra incentive. I run, walk, do step aerobics etc which all count. For cycling, it is not so good because it tallies up steps

I use digital scales and weigh all my food. I am very active, run three times a week and walk - never eat my exercise calories back and I lost weight consistently for some time. However, I got to a place where I was stuck and not losing. Although we all know that being calorie deficient results in weight loss, I still…

Track absolutely everything and weigh all you eat and if you are then calorie deficient, you will lose weight. However, after I lost some weight, I was totally stuck. I have now given up bread, it was making me feel bloated and I have replaced the calories I was eating in buttered toast with fruit or vegetables. I feel…

I agree that being calorie deficient will lose weight but so many times, just that, has worked to a point, then I am stuck. I have had to give up junk because I eat compulsively, a little chocolate, one packet of crisps and I lose control. While tracking all calories, I have now given up bread and I eat more of what is…

I used to drink it every day but gave it up. Withdrawals were horrible, I really wanted one. I sometimes have an occasional Diet Coke but I can feel it getting a grip on me again. I think avoiding junk drinks is better, try switching to something less harmful, maybe a sugar free squash, chilled in the fridge

I find doing stretch n flex leg exercises on running rest days prevented a lot of problems, my knees felt so much more flexible too

I hated the armbands I tried, had to do them tight and then it felt horrible and sweaty. Discovered a running belt, phone and keys slip in there and I don't even notice it, wear that every time I go out now

Shin pain is a serious issue. The only thing that helped me was t asking a week off. Then I only ran in soft ground. It is an injury caused by impact, you should listen to your body and rest. How long do you run, could you be running too fast?

I have not lost even a pound since I started running! However, heart and lung fitness is great, muscle tone much improved too and mental health, confidence and mood great. Still need to be in calorie deficit in order to lose and that is the hard part,mi deserve bacon and egg after running all that distance LOL

Stitch can be caused because you are dehydrated, so try drinking more maybe. The treadmill is the ground moving beneath you but outside, you have to move yourself so it is likely to burn more calories and work your body harder. I found the treadmill so boring that I went outside. There are some good programmes out there…

Sounds like a lot already. Running is high intensity but I recommend introducing it slowly. There are some great programmes out there such as Couch to 5k, it's not easy going from non running to running!

Maybe try training yourself to eat less meat, to eat leaner meat. I have a cooked breakfast - 1 slice bacon, egg, tinned tomatoes, mushrooms and two slices of bread. Log the calories and I get the flavour of bacon without needing to have multiple slices. Cooked breakfast is definitely worth it to me and it is a post run…

There is the issue of the brain, I spent a long time training it to use food to celebrate and also when I feel down,miso it will take time to teach it that there are new ways of doing it. I still feel as if I could have a feeding frenzy on chocolate any time but I am counting calories which sets my limit. No know if I eat…

I have given up on crisps, chocolate bars, diet drinks, cakes and found after a couple of weeks don't crave them at all. I took up running using the Couch to 5k programme and find after running, I feel I have done something positive, I feel fitter, healthier and more confident - no chocolate bar really does much to raise…

Great minds think alike, I gave up bread and so my usual supper of buttered toast is out. Don't really fancy some of the things suggested on the Internet - smokey bacon and brussel sprouts and as I don't eat cheese or yoghutprt, I will just be going hungry tonight! No pain, no gain LOL

This is a very interesting question! I have been to,d that as long as I am calorie deficient, I will lose weight and that works for me as I have lost 28 lbs! However, after that initial loss, I have been stuck at the same weight even though predictions are that I should be losing. I tried giving up bread altogether to see…

I feel it is having either vegetables or salad with my main meal. I feel completely full and do not need or want anything all evening

I agree that sticking at 5k is a great idea. I graduated 13 weeks ago and have run three times every week and increased from 3 X 30 minutes to 3 X 5k. Really helped me to recover from the programme and build strength and confidence too. As I felt stronger, just added .5 km, then ran a 6km. Have been increasing my run times…

I graduated from C25K 6 weeks ago, went onto a 10k programme but my legs did not agree it was a good idea, might try again in January. Went back to 3 X 30 minute runs and now doing 3 X 5K, not fast (between 34 and 38 minutes) but satisfied with that and legs are happy

Thank you everyone, I am sure none of us would want to discourage others or call names, we are all on a healthy journey together. I will look at the thread again and see if I can see a post from the moderators explaining the closure, of course I understand name calling is not allowed

Thanks everyone for being so supportive, I have contacted MFP so they can discuss it with me. I have dealt with the Facebook page issue already but appreciate your kind words of encouragement. Perhaps if a thread is closed it would be helpful if I could understand the reason for its closure but not sure how to know so I…

The thread was closed, how could I add to the discussion. I don't know how to communicate with moderators on the Forum but find it strange that this is a subject that is out of bounds. We can talk about putting on weight, staying the same but do not mention safe weight losses in case we offend others, I am concerned about…

I do not have cheat days at all and consistently lose - 15 lbs so far at about 1 lb a week. I don't need to cheat as I have a filling and tasty diet every day. If I had a day where chocolate, crisps, fizzy drinks and takeaways were ok, I would fail for the whole week. I want to be healthy, y put rubbish into my body, I…