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When this happens try to chalk the day up to one day on maintenance. After all a day of maintaining is still a day of not gaining. Back to the deficit the next day. Otherwise you may find yourself getting anxious, and as you have said, frustrated about days when you really can't avoid extra food, such as surprises like…

Have you looked at the chart that DB posted a few posts up? It gives a fuller definition, so for example it has bloated as being so stuffed you're uncomfortable - I suppose like when you realise you are already full and no longer wanting to eat, but you continue anyway. Be happy that you've never eaten so much that you've…

That's good to hear, scarlett_k! DB - nice! I like it ^^

I hear what you're both saying and I think it's very true that we are all different and so experience hunger and satiety in different ways. I know that I can easily carry on eating past 'full' to 'stuffed', or can consider a second helping even if I'm 'full' - so I also have to rely on calorie counting and just plain…

These are just the sort of pics I needed to see - thank you for sharing them. I look at my body and just can't visualise it ever changing so when I see your transformation, it's inspiring and gives me hope.

First - congratulations on losing 27 pounds. That's a real achievement! Regarding the mental side of losing weight, I have the same issue. All I can suggest is continuing with the pep talks and every now and then really give yourself a big pat on the back for what you have lost already - take photos of your slimmer body,…

I'd like to reiterate the advice on bulking a meal out with vegetables. When I first tried to do this, it didn't work for me but then I literally doubled the portion size of vegetables and now it does. I pile my plate with brocoli, carrots, peas, spinach and runner beans and am no longer physically hungry while eating in a…

Yes. If I do go over the suggested calories for the day I'll do extra cardio to make the deficit or eat lighter on another day. You can eat anything and lose weight if you make the calorie deficit.

People will be able to help more if you give a bit more info such as your activity level, your height, your current weight and how much you are hoping to lose each week.

Your dietician is probably the best person to ask for examples of what to eat.

how active are you when you are not at the gym - what sort of work do you do?

Do you have a friend you could work out with?

The general recommendation is to weigh your food rather than use cups. A food scale can be cheaply bought and will make calculating your calories a lot easier.

Hi, just joined! Thanks for starting this group. SW 203 GW 140

People who aren't familiar with what a healthy weight is can react strangely when you tell them your goal. What might work better is, when asked by family and friends what you are aiming for, to give a clothes size instead. For example 'I'd like to fit into a size 8'. I think that's something more people can relate to.

It may just be the case that IF is not for you. Listen to your body. Having a breakfast of around 200 cals would likely still allow sufficient calories to have a big family meal, even though you have broken the fast with a breakfast.

If to gain .5 pound the goal is 1400 cals - then to maintain is 250 cals less than that. However that does take you just below the recommendation of 1200 cals so ... eek.

I think I'm going to try that salt idea !

Have you changed your exercise routine now you have the fitbit? If not, and it's simply that you are now aware of the number of calories burned, then by eating back the calories burned you will be slightly slowing down the rate at which you are losing. Just be aware of that.

Right here with you on this one ... Try this. Give yourself permission to have the chocolate, but in half an hour. Sounds dumb but say it out loud 'okay I'm having the chocolate but in half an hour'. Then go do something else. Perhaps come here and check out the success story forum for inspiration. Or go do some activity…

What does a typical day of meals look like for you?

This has just become my go-to thread for when I need inspiration. Thank you to all who have been brave and kind enough to share their pictures of before and after.

I think it takes time to find what works for you, so experimenting with different approaches is a good idea. For myself, I've realised that I need to try different things because I get bored with the monotony of the same approach after a few months. For a while I was doing the 5:2 diet which was great but after a while I…

okay, this one wins for craziness. Wow. How do you cope with your mum?

Inspiring story - over a hundred pounds lost! Thank you for sharing :)

Is this coworker's opinion important to you? If not, just ignore, refocus and move on. If your coworker's opinion is important to you, tell them that you found it really discouraging to hear such negativity. Some people don't realise how much of an *kitten* they are being until it's put directly to them.

Yup, that's what I call a transformation. Very inspiring and thank you for sharing!

I'll be putting this particular challenge on the back burner for a few days, but will get to it soon. Basically I'll be swapping my summer wardrobe in my closet for my autumn/winter wardrobe this weekend - which involves a lot of standing up and walking around :p I tried raising my lap top up usning boxes but it felt…

Stood and wandered about while on a 25 min phone call this lunchtime ^^ I try to avoid tv progs that have adverts (thank goodness for the BBC), but I'll try to follow the spirit of the challenge by standing up during crédits ^^

I'm trying to have a cut off point in the evening but rather than a fixed time it is a simple 'no more food once I've washed the dishes and shut the kitchen' rule. This is simply to stop me snacking. I find one snack leads to another. I have poor control over snacking moderately, but I'm kinda good with being super strict…