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I shall limit the soda to maybe one a day or one every couple days. I've neglected just water which I was downing by the gallon so maybe go back into that/tea/coffee

I've gone to the doctor recently (2 days ago) and got a full blood works done. Other than vitamin D everything else seems 'OK' but will check more

I have been too scared to eat at full maintenance in terms of using the exercise calories but I tend to still eat around 2000 cals a day at least so not really under to be honest anymore

Thanks for the detailed post, fantastic to see you are so confident/happy I imagine in the way your are maintaining. How often do you weigh yourself? Also daft question, how did you determine your TDEE?

Think your tip is key for me, because I currently am not able to recognise real hunger I either save all my calories till the end of the day to allow myself to binge and/or lock myself away from the kitchen which is stupid as I can't keep running away forever

I know yet I am too scared to go up to the actual weight I really should be in fear of getting huge again (lack of self control hence the crazy exercise I did which I now think has burned me out)

Thanks all. I've noticed I feel a bit better during a walk but horrible at the start and not enough energy to even jog I feel. I will try to take a couple days off and see how that goes but because I haven't had a day off really (i.e. a day where I sit at home with my feet up all day watching TV) I will find it very very…

I think reducing exercise for us is kind of key, as it becomes a cycle and something needs to give. We want to go into normal moderation meals/stop being constantly hungry but then (at least for me) when I do I feel like I would need to have 'earnt' it so I exercise in the morning and make sure I have enough in the bank…

I've taken off the negative adjustment. Ironically I am trying to tone down my activity (30k steps a day was too little for me, waking up at 3 each morning and essentially exercise took over my life for the worse recently despite reaching my goal weight). Because of that, I realised that even waking up 30 mins later I was…

Thank you all, I did a lot of walking instead today/walked the routes I would have jogged and am glad to hear so many people are taking rest days and it's not something I should be afraid of

No, maintain. I know technically I should be at a higher weight but I fear that will be a slippery slope for me to going back up to a large weight. I've got into a habit of: Crazy amounts of exercise in the morning (poor jogging) AND day (hours of walking during the day) Eating a ton at night so I'm fueled for the morning…

Thanks for the responses. I am just worried that I'm not pushing through like j used to/making up excuses to do less and that will become the norm - of course will try to make it not be the case. Another question, how do your appetite's fare on days off? Hungrier/same/less hungry? That's myvother concern that I won't be…

QNT protein bars for me. 178 calories, 25g protein and nice and chewy

May be worth switching off, especially if I am trying to change my mindset. Just feels like there is a point to it but I'm not sure what

Maybe but there must be a reason to have it, I am just struggling to now think of it so feel I am missing something

I'm fairly similar but I make sure my 'binge' essentially becomes IF if that makes sense. I will save all my calories till the evening, log everything before hand and then feast. It will include a big meal, yogurts, chocolate and protein bars.

I drink it daily, several cans but here's an interesting article that just came out from BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34924036

Contact your doctor but from personal experience, yes. I had a fatty liver naturally from my weight + family history but now that I've shed a fair bit its pretty fine. No concerns for the doctors in that its looking good but I always need to be mindful. I did not cut anything out, just kept under a defecit while losing and…

Merry Christmas for tomorrow! His long does it take you to do the walk?

Thanks all for the concern, I do understand it is distorted thinking/behaviour hence why I am practically forcing myself to do nothing tomorrow but enjoy a lie in and spend time with the family eating and laughing. There will be moments of guilt but I think I need to push through.....or if I do exercise it will be a crawl…

I think I NEED a rest but the guilt is making me feel bad cos I'm not used to it. Body is in constant pain and I have got into a bad habit of doing crazy amount of exercise then binge eating at night as I save my calories till then. To the point I can have 3 mega meals, fit them with ease in my goal and still maintain, if…

How do you know it's DOMS or actual muscle pain? I had to stop my run this morning because I was literally about to cry due to the pain so walked the last part which was still painful both physically and mentally. I haven't actually had any sort of rest day from exercise, whether that be cycling, walking a lot, jogging or…

So dafee to just safer to eat back around half which I guess is fair. Which is what I always did but that cos I liked seeing a defecit, now that I'm trying to do less exercise it means less food than hoped - no more daily chocolate pouches! As for those who enter different ages/heights into FitBit, how do you know they're…

I lost over 35kg since March. My goal now is just to maintain the weight, no real fitness goals. In terms of physique, just a slim face and body but I know when I wake up each morning I look like I've added a whole load of weight so get paranoid and think I need to exercise like crazy again

I am eating a lot more now, before I refused to go 1500 but now I am easily hitting over 2k and even throwing in finishing share size bags if sweets, although need to stop that soon. I am frustrated though, too much confusion about what I should or should not trust

Thanks, but my walk was what, 3MPH or so? That number now feels low but safe than sorry. So should I not set it to exercise mode and just 'go' even if I do a run etc.?

Trying to maintain unsuccessfully. As I want to now do it mostly through diet like a 'normal' person, not go crazy with exercise. I know that sounds weird but I am not training for anything, nor do I want to, I just want to stay at a weight

For me that's satisfying. Having that fear of logging something like a whole pizza or something pretty big but realising you still have plenty of room for something else big and nasty...... especially if you get the 'low cal' pizza options

I do this, initially it was just to lose weight but now technically I should be at maintenance. I have decided, I want to eat chocolate etc. again so I make sure I have more than enough cals to eat whatever the hell I like at night

To a degree, I am starting to come to the way of thinking that not all calories are the same, particularly when it comes to maintaining/body shape. Now hear me out, yes stay under deficit and it's all good which is what I care about BUT I have noticed that my face/stomach can get puffy depending on what I eat while other…