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I thought Mirena wasn’t eostrogen based and therefore shouldn’t have an adverse (or beneficial) effect on weight gain. But I guess there’s always the possibility of an outlier effect.

It’s fine - I often do three sessions on a Tuesday and Thursday. 20 mins of watt bike, 40 mins of strength and then 30-60min run. As long as you are feeding the exercise and not losing form it’s fine. Knock it off or reduce if/once your form starts to go or you have a bone-deep weariness that no amount of sleep counteracts.

Well MFP knows your weight and height so could be more accurate as it takes that into effect BUT MFP massively over estimated burns and doesn’t take account of any incline you had set up on the treadmill. The treadmill knows exactly how far you walked and at what incline and at what speed so should be accurate for that.…

I scare myself most holidays when I forget to pack my kitchen scales. Guesstimating portion sizes and nutritional values for 14 days last November caused me to gain 10lbs. I really am terrible at eyeballing my food. And I lose 112lbs with pure CICO.

I’d add that it needs to be someone who you can be totally honest with about pretty much most body issues. Ask yourself if you could ask your PT if your bum could be perter? Or are your pecs looking saggy?

Aimed for 120-125. Got to 125 and though “yeah I really don’t want to be skinnier than this”. Maintain between 125-129

5’4.5” and maintaining at between 125-129 Still trying to work out my maintenance calories!

I have the opposite problem - I struggle to maintain my body temperature which means that even though it was 26C today I was wearing a long sleeved shirt, brushed cotton hoodie and puffa coat. And sleep under a 25 tog down duvet even on the height of summer. Losing weight has just made it worse

Yeah, nowhere near enough information to be able to advise. Height, weight, goal, period of time in maintenance, daily calorie target, eating plan (ie keto, CICO alone, 16:8 etc)? I’m guessing you’ve already read the recommended stickie posts about why weight loss isn’t linear? Lots of good points that also applies to…

If you are eating a certain number of calories and not losing weight and this has continued over a number of weeks and months, then that sounds like maintenance. However only you know how accurate your CICO calculation is. Do you weigh all solids and measure all liquids you consume? Do you check the entries you use from…

It’s worth bearing in mind that it’s never gonna taste like your fancy, full fat pint. If you are looking to compare to B&J then you’re always gonna be disappointed. “Comparison is the thief of joy” and all that. But if you think of it as a sweet to eat whilst juggled on the sofa and watching Netflix then I like it!

I’m gonna ask what’s probably an obvious question but just in case - you have been to see a doctor about your sweating? It’s probably nothing but could be symptomatic of an underlying issue.

Unfortunately what you’ve asked for is a service that professionals (nutritionists, consultant dietians etc.) usually charge for. You might hit it lucky and find someone out there who is willing to do the work for free but it’s unlikely. Is there some reason you can’t/won’t do the planning yourself? Seems like you know…

If you are looking for external motivation to stick to your diet then you are likely going to fail. Motivation has to be driven by you and you alone. You have to give yourself the reason to keep going. You are the one constant in your life; rely on yourself. Regarding water, it’s a habit like anything else. Get into the…

There’s also usually a bit of testing for replication of result in there but I guess we people of MFP are kinda the guinea pigs for that - squeak! Triple trolling...

Yes. And no. Lots of people take a week view of calories - ie make sure that their calories balance out over the whole week. Some people take a longer view, balancing over two weeks or even longer. Some people like to just go day by day. Try different techniques and see what works for you. But give each technique a chance…

Sweating is your body’s response to an increase in body temperature not exertion. You can sweat whilst burning 0 calories. You can sweat whilst consuming 1000s of calories. Sweating has nothing to do with burning calories.

I think there’s a line between wanting to keep an eye on CICO (so weighing and tracking food and body weight) and being obsessive about it. I’m certainly not clever enough to know where that line is but a warning sign for me would be someone who can’t have an occasional treat. Or who can’t ever countenance eating something…

It happens. There are ways that you can learn from it though so that it doesn’t feel like you’ve failed (which you haven’t): 1. Think about why it happened in the first place. You mentioned TOM but that doesn’t naturally require you to eat more. It was a conscious (ok, semi-conscious) choice so maybe you can put coping…

Sorry, can you explain a bit more about what you mean? What sort of things are you thinking of which would change metabolic rate but not be tied to changes in body mass or body composition?

I did strength training the whole way through my 112lb loss. Started when I was clinically obese, still at it now. For most people the whole “ooo muscle weighs more than fat, you’ll put on weight” argument is rubbish. It’s really difficult for a person (particularly a woman) to put on muscle whilst dieting. Concentrate…

If put under significant stress (ie a steep deficit of calories) for a significant time period and in the absence of any other source of calories (like body fat) the system will start burning other, more vital sources of energy like organs. But it doesn’t like doing that as it conflicts with other sub-systems put in place…

I don’t have rest days but I definitely eat less on days where I do lower levels of exercise. Saying that, your body doesn’t really work accurately enough to know whether it’s 12 midnight or 2am. It’s more of a “big overall picture” machine. So if you go over your calories a bit on a rest day and under another day, it…

Doable but ask yourself if putting that additional stress on yourself, both physically and mentally, is worth it. If you’re happy to put in the hard work - go for it! But don’t beat yourself up if you don’t get all the way to 10lbs. Celebrate your success (whatever it may be) and enjoy your holiday. A lb or two here or…

Out of interest, what are your macros like when eating under your target? If you are significantly under on things like protein and fat that might help guide you in what to eat to use up your calories

Mine are sort of springy so that, when I was heavier, I stretched the arms apart. When I lost the weight I don’t stretch them at all. Some people do find that their prescription changes due to loss of fat in the eye affecting the lens. I was hopeful but mine didn’t change

Sally’s Baking Addiction has some amazing recipes for high fibre and low fat fruit muffins with apples and blackberries in. Arguably you could swap out the fruit for something else if you prefer https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2013/10/14/sky-high-blackberry-apple-muffins/

My personal favourites as to why BMI doesn’t apply are:- I have “big” bones (those of a T Rex?); and I have high muscle mass (you’re not The Rock, calm down)

Absolutely it’s no doubt semantics and a technicality. But an important one. Its terrifying that the myth about “kick starting” weight loss by consuming more calories perpetuates despite all evidence to the contrary. It’s like “whack a mole”...

But do you think that’s what OP meant? Or what the average person in the street understands by starvation mode? I think it more likely that people believe the myth that consuming more calories will “kick start” their weight loss. OP even used words to that effect. By all means let’s be clear about the issues of diet…