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I weigh the complete dish and then put that in as serving sizes. The stew I made last night weighed 2540g so I put 2540 into the number of servings in the recipe builder and then I weighed my individual portion and logged that I had 350 servings. I do this with all family meals. (Edited for spelling).

Fitbit can get a bit overexcited with their estimate particularly when it's a new device so it can take some trial and error to figure out how accurate the estimate is for you. A lot of people eat half their exercise calories to start with and tweak the amount from there depending on their rate of loss. Personally I set my…

Use measuring spoons to accurately measure and log all of the oil you put in the pan. Unless you are draining off excess oil somehow it's all going into the meal and you are consuming it. The recipe builder can take awhile but it really is your best friend. A helpful hint I picked up is to weigh the cooked meal and input…

I have a huge sweet tooth and eat a lot of sweets. Most days I plan out my meals at the start of the day using my base calories and then use at least some of my exercise calories for extras like an ice cream, a slice of cake or a few biscuits. I don't eat the extras until I have 'earned' them and try to eat lower carb…

I workout at home. I'm a stay at home mum so if I was limited to gym workouts I could only go after my husband gets home at 6pm (dinner time) 3 times a week or on the weekends. I've got an exercise bike and a yoga glo membership so it's pretty easy for me to workout at home in the way that I like to workout but if I…

I lost 48lbs in 8 months just eating whatever I wanted within my calorie goal (set for 1lb a week) without really exercising and never counting it if I did (I think this is what OP was meaning) but I started losing steam as I got closer to my original goal. I love food and steadily decreasing calorie goal was no longer…

I had a misscarriage when I was 20. It happened before I knew I was pregnant (it was unplanned). I was thoroughly checked out at a free clinic afterwards and deemed healthy. I don't speak of it because of the shame I carry about it. Fast forward 4 years, I was married and pregnant with a very much wanted child. I lied all…

When we have barbeques I always offer to take a salad or two. One's just a garden salad spinach, tomato, capsicum, cucumber, oranges or strawberries etc with no dressing. The other is coleslaw made with half fat free half regular dressing. I tend to stick to meat, salads (that are mostly veg not pasta or rice salads), corn…

I don't drink non diet cordial at all and will drink diet fizzy cordial (soda) very rarely. It's just not worth it to me. I drink the occasional glass of juice or milo but generally I find drinks other than water, tea and coffee a waste of calories and purposefully avoid them.

I'm a stay at home mum to an almost 3 year old. I start my day (6 days a week) with 15 to 20km (9-12 miles) on the exercise bike in my lounge room. I do have to stop and start a little bit to help my kid go to the toilet, get her a drink, turn on the tv etc but she understands that I need to exercise and it's just part of…

A lactation consultant would be the best person to ask. A child health nurse/pediatrician would be good aswell. My gp is wonderful for most things but has no clue when it comes to breastfeeding. As a general rule if you don't know why/how it is harmful or for how long it affects your milk it's a good idea to stop using it…

High fibre white bread Veg (carrots, tomatoes, spinach, red capsicum, mushrooms and cucumber). Apples Frozen berries Cheese Chicken breast Tea/coffee

That's a good idea, thank you. I'm a little low on the protein side of things most days so a protein shake would be a win win really.

I understand completely. My beloved husband likes to eat like he did when he was an underweight teenager but he is no longer underweight nor a teenager. I decided a year ago to change my lifestyle to decrease my risk of preventable diseases like type 2 diabetes etc and to be a healthy role model for my toddler. He has been…

I eat between 1/2 and 3/4 of my Fitbit adjusted calories and with tight, consistent food logging am losing at or under my estimated weight loss of 1lb a week. I'd start eating back a percentage and see what the scale says.

I generally have 3-4 serves of veggies every night for dinner either as a large salad with protein or a smaller salad as a side to a main like enchiladas or pasta (which have veg in them too). I have 2-4 serves of fruit for snacks. Usually I'll have another 1-2 serves of veggies for breakfast and/or lunch between mushrooms…

I had gestational diabetes which is a pretty good indication that I will develop type 2 diabetes in the future. I'm.dedicated to changing my lifestyle so that I can avoid diabetes as long as possible. Being a positive role model for my little girl as she grows up will be an added bonus.

I had a neighbour state 'so you had the baby then' :/ I've only lived here a year and I've gone from obese to teetering on healthy weight in 9 months. I suppose I can see where she was coming from because it did look like I lost it pretty quickly when I stopped wearing my too big clothes but it was still a bit awkward.

2 days of not being able to keep down fluids is pretty serious. If you can get someone to get you some rehydration tablets/icy poles (popsicles?) and take them really slowly it'd help. If you can't keep even small amounts of that down you probably need to call a doctor.

I'm 6ft and 190lb. I'm 50lbs down so far so my weight loss is obviously a bit different but I didn't really notice the first 40lbs really because it came off my arms, upper body, face, calves etc first rather than the places I really looked. The last 10lbs has been bum and thighs which is definitely more noticeable but I…

Pork. Sticky BBQ spare ribs, pulled pork, ham, bacon and pork crackle (it has to be fresh and hot) are my weaknesses.

I give myself 20% leeway each day so I can be up to 360 calories over or under. It evens out over the week and as long as I'm within 450 calories (one day's deficit) of my overall week's calories I'm happy.

I use the recipe builder too but use the cooked weight as the amount of servings so 1g is 1 serve. Then i can log exactly how many grams i have. I find it more accurate. Include the broth in the cooked weight and don't worry about small discrepancies in ingredients between servings they occur in everything and generally…

My 2 yo daughter was 'at risk of becoming overweight'. I was mortified. I realized that at 30 kilos overweight and living a quite sedentary life that I wasn't being the role model that I should be for my daughter.

My husband keeps his chocolates and lollies in a drawer in his desk rather than in the pantry. I know they are there but I don't eat them or even want them because I don't see them and don't associate them as fair game. I find that logging every bite I have while preparing foods stops me from tasting food whilst…

I'm a sahm and the only unhealthy snack food in my house is my husband's which I won't touch because I know it is his and because it is generally frozen in individual serves or kept out of my line of site. As a sahm I'm in charge of grocery shopping and meal prep so I'm in a great position to control what food is in my…

Unfortunately it's his body, his choice. You can't push another person to change their lifestyle if they don't want to. The change has to come from him. You can encourage him by keeping the things he needs to succeed within reach. If he likes the treadmill, find somewhere for it even if it goes in your bedroom or living…

I have an app. If I click on the ellipsis in the bottom right hand corner of the screen I can 'choose date' which will let me select any diary entry I want. There must be a way to do this in other versions of the app and web version.