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Filtering through the bickering (chill guys, it's almost Friday), the OP seems to have a pretty good attitude when it comes to "finishing off" calories. Yip, eat up to your allowance, especially cos it's at the lower end and kudos for going with something nutritious such as apple and peanut butter. I had 200 left tonight…

Leanin15 by the body coach. Has some great exercises in it too. Very easy recipes and Joe is easy on the eye...

Oh. I also started weighing food and was amazed at how much I was "under-logging" before. Also, so sorry for your loss, I truly hope you are starting to see light at the end of the tunnel x

A wee bit shorter than me, 2", and I've finally settled on 1590 calories plus eating back 50% of cardio exercise calories burned. It's been a nightmare trying to figure out the numbers but this calculator worked http://scoobysworkshop.com/calorie-calculator/ And I went from eating all exercise calories to only 50% and it…

You sound a similar build and weight to me. What is your height?

BTW - Pukka do really really tasty teas in different flavours. I don't pay much attention to what they are meant to do, they are just yummy and different to the "normal" teas you get. http://www.pukkaherbs.com/pukka-products/

Unfortunately you can probably find a website article which backs any theory you want.

UPDATE! I have re-assessed my daily calorie allowance and am now eating 1590 calories per day net instead of 1500. This gives me enough of a deficit to lose 1lb per week. Instead of eating back all my exercise calories, I have now only been eating back 50% and not logging / eating back any strength training calories. I…

Own body weight exercises are cheap and easy and will help tone your arm muscles - tricep dips using a chair or coffee table, push-ups (starting on your knees cos they're tough!), hold a plank for 20 seconds, three times in a row. You can't choose where to lose weight from but by toning up your arms you should be able to…

Did you expect a bunch of high -5's? It was a vaguely inflammatory post which put down a large percentage of readers main method of achieving their health goal and keeping control of their weight loss. It's like when my training buddy told me she lost 2 inches from her hips with just training and no change to her diet.…

I was put on thyroxine a year or so ago and now have normal levels. I was pretty excited as I thought it was why I struggle to lose weight and expected the weight to drop off, but it didn't. Reading up, it's a bit more complex than I thought. These articles explain the issue really well.…

Right or wrong, I've decided to not log them. I think you could get a bunch of arguments for either option though. I'm not losing weight (or rather, I'm not dropping dress sizes) by logging them so I'll stop and see what happens. I think a pp said they log 100cal for an hour lifting but I reckon everyone does it…

10 calorie jelly pots! They are sweet enough to take the edge off :#

Well. Making dinner and I weighed the coconut oil instead of measuring half a tbsp. Logging it under its brand and it made a 50 calorie difference! Weighing grapes for tomorrow's snack has reduced the amount a wee bit. So looks like weighing everything is the way forward!

I wish it was. :'(

OK. Final decision. 1850 calories per day. No change to exercise and strength training, just not logging the calories. And completely brutal with weighing food! I'm even going to start weighing coconut oil instead of using a spoon. And my bunch of grapes. (can I take them off the stalks for weighing? :p)

My current weight is 171lb, target weight is 156lb, height is 5' 8" (173cm). I don't really know where that puts me in the grand scheme of things. Water - probably not enough!!! A few cups of mint tea during the day and maybe a litre of water. Increase my calories - really? sounds awesome!

I'm a pretty greedy person with no food "off" switch so really don't trust my hunger - still learning to separate neck down and neck up hunger!!! I've looked at a few TDEE calculations and they vary from 1750 to 2000 calories per day, so will go with 1850, stop logging the exercise calories and see what happens over the…

Ok - good tips for weighing everything! Even veggies :(

Well, it's easy when its branded stuff as you can double check against the label to make sure it's right, so I'm fairly certain the food logging isn't too far off. I'm taking waist, thigh and hip measurements and there has been NO CHANGE so so so annoying. I have toned up, definitely. But none of the chunk has gone. With…

Ah quick replies! Thanks guys! 1. My BMR is calculated with having a sedentary job. I'm not following the TDEE method as my exercise can fluctuate week to week. Or I'm just controlling and want to be able to log each session separately!!! 2. I never knew that about heart rate monitors - perhaps I should stop logging my…