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Opened the snack cupboard because I was feeling a bit bored and still had some calories to spare. Looked inside, then closed it again because I realised I wasn't actually hungry and eating chocolate or sweets would just bring me further from my goal.

I've torn open a sugar packet before, thrown the full part into the bin and the torn-off corner into my coffee. I also had a terrible habit as a teenager that if my parents were out for the day, they'd leave a chicken or a roast in the oven and ring home at a certain time to ask me to turn it on. We'd chat for a minute or…

5'6" SW: 159ish CW: 149ish GW: Under 140. I don't have a number goal in mind beyond getting below 140 and seeing how I feel then. I want to start weight training at that point. I'm currently focused on getting back into running regularly.

Just adjusted mine. 30 calories less a day after about a 5lb loss. Least fun reward for losing weight ever :p

Ran 5 miles today - my longest run since starting C25k in January :)

Well done. I can definitely see a big change!

There were free doughnuts at work on Friday and I looked at them and genuinely decided I didn't want one. Even a month ago, I may have chosen not to have one and then sat either feeling virtuous or like I was missing out. This time, there was no emotion attached beyond 'nah, not today'. Huge step for me.

I usually have to sync my Garmin Connect app with my watch before MFP takes in the step count.

I'm 5'6 and am down about 8 or 9lb since the start of the year on 1600 calories a day. Currently 148 ish.

I love Pringles, but weighed out about 17g earlier for 86 calories and it was only about 8 or 9 Pringles altogether. I could easily eat most of a tube in a day.

I'm an apple too, and don't carry extra weight well. Even at my lowest weight (about 128) I still had a noticeable belly.

I count it as in I log it, and take the lower number as my 'new' weight. But I also acknowledge to myself that it's a one-off 'big' loss because it's water weight and I don't expect a repeat the next week.

Goal is between 128 - 132. Currently just over 150.

I've joined Slimming World in the past and had some success when following the plan - twice I lost about a stone on it. But... the system could be hard to work with. Like, there were days I wanted an extra slice of bread but had used up my 'Healthy Extras' for that day. Had I just been calorie counting, I could have had…

That is unbelievable. Congratulations and well done. You should be so proud of yourself.

28 days of logging for me today. It's starting to feel quite natural to do now. :) I had a celebration last weekend and logging - but allowing myself to eat what I wanted - was an eye-opener. I went about 500 calories over maintenance, but knowing it was only 500 means I don't have that feeling of doom, that sense of…

Got upset earlier over family issues. Normally this would cause a binge but not today. I refuse to self-sabotage because someone else is trying to make me feel small.

You have an advantage now over the last few times. You know the pattern. Continue logging and eating as you have been - if you really have been logging correctly then the weight will come off. You might be due a woosh in the next few days - and when that happens, you'll be so glad you didn't quit.

Am on 1600 a day and don't eat back exercise calories. This has been agreed with my dietician. Exercise at the moment for me doesn't burn much more than 100-150 calories. If I up exercise to the point where I'm burning consistently more, I'll start eating some back.

It's fine to weigh yourself every day once you're aware that weight can fluctuate. My weight loss pattern is a sudden drop of a lb or two, then the next day I'll go to somewhere between the two weights and it will take two or three days to get back to the previous 'low'. I'll either continue to lose or maintain for another…

I weigh every day. It desensitises me to the scale - if I'm only weighing once a week, I worry too much beforehand about what the number is going to be. I log my weight every day into an app, but only update here once a week.

Getting married April 2020 and have about 30lb to lose in total. Plan is slow but steady fat loss and plenty of muscle building along the way. Definitely not just about the wedding for me. If someone had a magic wand and told me I could be slim just for the day, but would go back to where I am after, I wouldn't do it. The…

Height: 5'6" Ultimate GW: 128lb SW: 159lb 10 January: 154.8 17 January: 24 January: 31 January January GW: 152lb The holiday weight dropped away quite quickly, so the rest of the month should be a more true reflection of how things are going. Overall though, am happy to state that I'm staying within my calorie target and…

I've missed a couple of days reporting but it's yes to all questions for each day. Still just one pass day so far in January.

Exercise: Yes, 30 minutes of yoga Calories: Under Tracked: Yes, even when MFP started acting up. Resisted the urge to say that the calories didn't count if I couldn't log them ;) Pass days so far: 1 We have a birthday meal out near the end of January for my partner's mother so I am planning a pass day for that, plus one…

Exercise: 30 minutes of yoga. It's not the biggest calorie burning exercise but it's good for my mental health. Calories: Yep, stayed under. We took a trip to Ikea today and I was frantically searching the database while in the queue for food. A shrimp sandwich turned out to be about half the amount of calories as a…

@peachpastries I get immense cravings for sugary food and chocolate for the couple of days before my period is due every month. Don't beat yourself up over this - draw a line under it and keep moving on. <3

Exercise: Yes. 30 minutes on the stationary bike and some chasing my daughter around in a soft play centre. Calories: Yes. Tracked: Every bite. Pass days so far: 1

I love how much bigger people's eyes look in the after photos.

I'm just across the water in Ireland, and promise not to mention Brexit to any UKers who add me. ;)