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It sounds as if you might be looking for a big change in your diet - nothing wrong with that. Indian foods can be very fatty and have a lot of refined carbohydrate. But vegetable or chicken curries served with brown rice (25g dry weight per portion) are a good bet. Chapattis made from wholemeal flour would be good, as long…

Most people eat three meals a day and a couple of snacks mid morning and mid afternoon. A big breakfast means you can go longer without food. A small meal won't fill you up for so long. But we are all different. I'd advise to find a routine that works for you, if you don't like to snack make sure you are eating plenty of…

I'm sorry to break it to you but 1230 calories, especially if you are also adding back exercise calories, isn't that low for someone of 5'2".

I'd advise reducing your calorie consumption and the exercise. You'll never keep it up! Certainly don't eat back the exercise calories - they are over estimates. Concentrate on eating a balanced diet! Good luck.

If you have back pain that's lasted for longer than a week you need to go to the doctor. If it's causing you real pain go sooner. But expect a telling off! 10g carbs is in my view very inadvisable. Ketosis is something that happens to people below 19BMI who are starving. It's not a way to lose weight. Any weight loss…

Give us more to go on. Your height, start weight, target? How long have you stalled for? What's your calorie allowance and how healthily do you eat. Have there been any incidents in your life that might be a cause (holidays, illness, stress,) Have you checked the battery on the scales?

You absolutely don't have to give up any food. In fact thinking that something is off limits is a sure fire way to a craving. Follow the sage advice of everyone above and just eat a smaller portion! I eat a square or two of chocolate almost every day - but I religiously count the calories.

Impossible. Why damage yourself?

I'd say MFP wildly over estimates. When you go on a calorie controlled diet your metabolism goes right down in order that your body can function on a low calorie input. The exercise you do is the way you lose weight. My guess is that the maths on exercise calories was not checked on slimmers but those who aren't on a diet…

A day when you eat a FEW MORE calories isn't a cheat day. It's just normal life. Don't deny yourself any foodstuffs while your on a diet. If you fancy ice cream just ensure that the portion you take is within your calorie limit. It's all about portion control. If you want to eat more calories you should, in my view,…

Menopause is much over hyped! It's just a phase of life. It can be a bit depressing (as any sign of growing older can be). But the good news is that it won't effect your ability to lose weight. If you've lost your impetus I'd suggest starting again with a new spirit. I'd say eat a healthy balanced low calorie diet, get…

I have had the same diagnosis and so I did a little research. My mistake was to think that because my blood sugar levels were high I needed to cut out sugar and high glycemic foods. But that's not why the pancreas and liver stop working properly. They stop working because they get clogged up with fat. So any excess food…

Don't despair - you haven't done anything wrong. In relation to the comment above, I would say that you have not been losing weight too rapidly. I personally think it's good to start on a lower calorie diet and then increase up to your maintenance level as you go along. Far less demoralising than reducing calories as you…

MFP take note please. I think the consensus above is that the advice is poor. We should expect blogs republished on this website to be better scrutinised.

Buy scales that you can calibrate. Then you can move them around and you won't get a confusingly different reading. Having said that I find most of the digital scales you buy are unreliable and can not be calibrated.

Loads of wise words above. I agree, the only way to lose weight is to reduce calories. The only way to remain healthy while doing so is to eat as wide a variety of foods as possible.

Carbohydrates are an essential nutrient! Even sugars like sucrose, fructose and lactose have their place in a diet. You can't metabolise protein without the energy that comes from carbohydrate. Carbohydrate also plays a really important part in digestion. It's the carbohydrate rich cellulose in plant based foods that…

This is a dieting myth. The 'fuel' will come from fat stores, not muscle. The reason why dieting websites worry about calories is because anorexics try to eat as few calories as possible. They don't have fat stores and it eventually kills them, depleting brain, organs, muscle and bones. The normally fat can eat below their…

I'm so sorry that financial issues are effecting your health decisions. Surgery is available on the NHS here in Britain and becoming routine and popular. But I'm pleased to hear that you have the help of a dietician. You are young and you have your whole life ahead of you. Fix your thoughts on a successful diet and the…

Don't sit! Get off your butt and go down to your local thrift store and get a recipe book. Then go to your local farmers market and buy some herbs in pots and spices that you like. I agree that plain food is best, but dull food does not a diet make. Herbs and spices have pretty well zero calories and provide loads of…

You are doing too much. What about a social life? 10,000 steps a day is plenty. Perhaps a longer walk on a Saturday or a Sunday, especially if you walk and talk with a friend. If you enjoy the gym, by all means go. But consider sports, dancing, yoga instead. I am truly worried about your social life! Also what about…

I log all my weights every day into MFP. I've noticed it only publishes them when I've actually logged a loss. If my weight is stable, or goes up it doesn't publish it. But it's jolly useful to have all those data points so you can see trends. Here is a screenshot from a few weeks ago. (I thought newbies might like to see…

Gosh I didn't know that. Thanks! I have found some discrepancies in the verified quantities. I just assumed that they were checked by dopy staff! Need to double check!

By the way avoiding wholemeal and wholegrain carbs is a sure way to get constipation. Perhaps that is your problem? (Sorry to lower the tone)

You haven't lost weight for two weeks? Perhaps it's the time of the month? I wouldn't recommend Slimfast. It's a very expensive way to buy powdered milk. (Ok they add a few colourings and sugar and some vitamins too!) Why not make your own nutritious breakfast smoothie? 100ml full milk 1/2 ripe banana (for the potassium)…

You need to learn to prioritise. What's important money, health, education, friends, sleep? If you think you are doing too much just lose the activities that don't matter so much to you. I'd advise health, sleep and education are essentials. Fitting in work should come next. We all need money to live. Friends can be found…

Don't waste your money on putting anything in your mouth but food! (And water) It's all advertising and it's a multi-billion pound industry, based on the fact that there's one born every minute!

Try the figures that MFP gives you for a week. If you go too low you might find yourself weakening. But at that weight you can get medical assistance. You absolutely don't have to do this on your own. I would have thought you'd be a candidate for bariatric surgery. Go to see your local clinic or GP. And by the way, the…

I go for every day. A lot can go wrong in a week. I checked with my constantly slim friends. They ALL said they weighted themselves every day, so I assume that's one of the reasons I put weight back on last time - the scales broke and I didn't bother to replace them!

I think weigh yourself every day is probably the best tip for maintenance. Then get to know what a 100cal portion of your favourite high fat foods looks like (and weighs). I also weigh 5g butter every so often to make sure that isn't creeping up. I've put my husband onto portion counting (he'd never do calories) and he's…