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by that logic I am also an old man :D

Congratulations on your success! Overeating can be really challenging to overcome so awesome work :) You are not garbage though, and I hope you can see that someday soon.

I have a couple of go-tos because I just cannot get up early enough in the morning to make breakfast these days. Bircher muesli: Combine 30g rolled oats, 1/2 grated apple, 40ml apple juice, 80g flavoured yoghurt and leave in fridge overnight and top with strawberries/berries. About 280 calories. Chocolate protein oats:…

Holy *kitten* *kitten* you are buff :|

I have a double barreled first name but no middle name. That's weird.

I use this guide that has lots of nutrition info on different cuts and just log whatever entry on mfp is closest to that: https://beeflambnz.com/your-levies-at-work/nutrition-guide

Mmm yes! I have a mint cacao tea that is sooo good. I add a tiny splash of milk to mine though cause I like the richness :D

i like pinterest for ideas as well but i dunno... i like seeing and following peoples successes. it brings a bit of positivity to my day :)

i like to compartmentalize my interests hence the different accounts :D

I love salads, especially in summer time. I also love all types of salad dressings. I know some people are like "don't use that it has so much hidden sugar or fat" but I honestly don't care. As long as I portion it out correctly and keep it within my calorie limit there's no issues. Some of my favourites are: Newman's Own…

The worst part about it is that it really got my hopes up for when I entered an office job. Sadly my office is not as dysfunctional/fun as The Office :( I guess I needa start encasing peoples staplers in jell-o

Thanks so much for your reply! No need to be sorry that it's long, it's super informative! Good to know about the jump in scale when heading into maintenance. I'm a while off that yet but I like to be prepared and to know what to expect. When you say a healthy rate of weight loss is 1%, is that over a period of a week?…

I use a lot more fresh vegetables as opposed to frozen mixed veges which my parents used to bung in every meal. I also have a bit more variety/use "fancier" ingredients which is understandable considering my parents were cooking for kids who tend not to have a very sophisticated palate.

Thanks for this! I've been wondering about refeeds and what they are, that was going to be my follow up question lol. I shall have a look into this :)

I've never had a drink in my life so that's not cause of my weight :D

Yeah that's kind of why I'm asking. I like my calorie goal at the moment. It's comfortable and I don't feel like I'm starving or missing out on anything. I'm currently eating 1600-1700 net, and I feel like eating less will make me want to binge eat. There will definitely be room for me to add some more activity so that…

I can't really speak for maintaining because I have to get down to my goal weight first to be able to maintain... But my strategy for when I get there (and someone please let me know if this a bad strategy and suggest a better one because I plan not ever gaining the weight back) will be to continue logging at maintenance…

So this just popped up for me today... I hate when you tell someone you're trying to lose weight and they immediately jump on you with their "advice" on what you're doing right and what you're doing wrong and why you should be doing this or that. I get that they're trying to be helpful I guess? But I wish more people would…

You can add me if you like but I generally curb my cravings by satisfying them and making it fit into my calorie goal, so not sure how helpful that is lol

I also think it reeeeealllyy depends on how much weight you have to lose.

I've lost about 40lbs/19kg and I still can't really see a difference when I look in the mirror. People at work have noticed and commented, and I've taken progress photos and I can see that comparatively my stomach is smaller etc but day-to-day I think I look the same. I'm hoping I'll be able to see a difference when I'm…

I believe they may be referring to the margin of error allowed by the FDA on nutrition labels, rather than serving sizes and product weight. For instance a company could label 1 serving size is 100 calories, when in reality it may contain 120 calories, so you may end up consuming more than you think. I'm not sure what the…

working in an office where we have shared morning teas and pizza and sweets all. the. freaking. time. I've been pretty good at not indulging but I did have a mini raspberry white choc muffin today and it was delicious ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I find judgement from other people when I say "no thank you" to whatever they're offering pretty…

2 scrambled eggs with literally nothing else? I'm curious as to why you want to eat so little for breakfast? I get we all have different preferences, but is there a particular reason? My breakfasts are like 300-400 calories :D

this post is kind of relatable, but also kind of frustrating at the same time. Like, I get where you're coming from with your struggles, in terms of never seeming to be able to get your weight below a certain number. And the room mate thing is hard. I've never seen more success in my weight loss journey then when I was…

Yeah I work in a call centre and sit on my *kitten* pretty much all day so I did the calculation based on a sedentary lifestyle. I do about 5000-6000 steps per day, and about 10,000 on days where I get home early enough to go for a walk, but I add exercise calories on those days.

checking a tdee calculator 2500 cals would be about maintenance for a sedentary person with your height and weight. If you're more active then you've probably set it correctly. Also I'd just like to add that you shouldn't be afraid of calories or food. That kind of mindset could manifest into a disorder later on down the…

Awesome thank you all so much for the advice! This is super helpful. :)

So is the plan to do one day on then one day off? It's not very specific on the app. Just that I have 3 days to do this week.

I dunno if it's exactly healthy but it keeps me satiated until lunch time - bircher muesli/overnight oats. Just need to mix 1/2 cup oats, 1 small grated apple (or half a large one), 1/4 cup yoghurt and 1/4 cup of apple juice and leave in the fridge overnight. I usually top it with some extra yoghurt, berries, and some…