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2 I think, though if someone were to tell me they remember me eating more I wouldn't be too surprised, I'm here for a reason... My favourite flavour was Choco Mallow back in the day, can't get them anymore, I heard a rumour that they burned someone so they withdrew the flavour, sad times! I'm also in the UK, so flavours…

The same thing happens to me, always has and I recently had a blood sugar test come back fine, as DamieBird says it usually happens as my regular lunch time is approaching. There are a couple of things that I've found help me cope, eat something light to see me through for an hour or so, or get up and make a cup of coffee,…

As others have said if you're under eating and then over compensating later then eating closer to your goal will help. If you're like me and you just have a tendency to stray at the weekend then the best way I have found is to keep busy, earn extra calories through activity while keeping yourself from boredom eating. It…

I agree, I think they massively underestimate my ability to put foods away, would never work for me!

All of this!

Hi all, I'm Louise, also from Leeds, I've lost 2 and a half stone, have at least another 2 to go, maybe 3, I'll see how I feel when I get there! I've been at this for 9 months, the last 4 not really making much progress, but I've finally started exercising and hoping that will get me back on track! This week I did my first…

My guess would be water retention from the new exercise routine, it can take a few weeks to settle down and will mask any weight loss. Assuming you are tracking your calories accurately then you probably just need to be patient, and in the mean time get out the measuring tape, if you're seeing changes in your body but not…

I can handle the daily fluctuations, I understand what causes them so I don't worry about them. What I do struggle with though is when nothing happens seemingly for weeks at a time, each morning I stand on the scale and the number is the same as before, I know I've been below target, why won't the damn thing move? This…

I failed miserably at this challenge, lol, I had the best of intentions! Have a great Easter everyone!

Be patient, when starting new exercise your body will retain water to aid muscle repair, this can take a few weeks to clear. You should be due a whoosh of water weight loss soon.

Just checking in, I got a little off track last weekend but pleased to report I managed to stay strong this weekend logged everything and feeling good going into this week!

Lose what you can ahead of the holiday, you might not make it to goal, but you should feel proud of every lb you lose. You're already over half way to your goal, anything between now and then will only bring you that much closer. And as others have said, you don't know these people and you won't see them again, go on that…

The doctor sounds like a tool, but you are right a pregnancy while obese does come with greater risks so for that reason I think your plan to wait a year before trying again is a good one. Focus on building healthy habits that will see you reduce your weight, but also that you can carry through your future pregnancy. When…

I second the Shock Absorber suggestion, if you have a bravissimo where you are you can get them there. Debenhams are also good for larger busts, though I've never bought a sports bra there so don't know what they're like.

Doing okay, had a bit of a sanity break over the weekend but back at it this week and finally added exercise to my routine after putting it off for ages! I've been getting up earlier and doing half an hour before work, refusing to give myself the option of staying in bed!

Me too, finally broke the cycle of losing and gaining! I'm hoping a positive attitude is enough to keep me consistent this weekend, now that I've seen what a difference it can make!

This has been me today, I've been unusually hungry. Definitely makes it tougher to stay strong!

I have had this for the last week, I got some helpful advice from another thread. Turn off your Bluetooth, disconnect the two apps from each other and then turn Bluetooth back on, reconnect and then give it some time. If that doesn't work there have been a few similar threads throughout the boards recently see what other…

Can't believe this didn't occur to me, it did the trick perfectly, thanks for the help.

I've had this problem for a week now and whenever I try these steps MFP won't allow me to disconnect from fitbit, I've tried it through the app and on the site, no joy either way, anyone have any ideas? Thanks

Hi, to add someone you click on their username which will open a separate box, click on their name again and it opens a separate page where you have the option to send a friend request.

After losing the same 3lbs over and over for weeks due to weekends of excess I am proud to say that I made it through the weekend 0.8lbs lighter than I was Friday morning and 0.2lbs lighter than my previous lowest weight. Particularly proud as I had a family party on Saturday and still managed to keep to target. Feels good…

I have been logging each day for a few months now but lately I'm struggling to keep to my limit and occasionally don't log all meals, so along the same lines my commitment throughout Lent is to log all food that passes my lips and keep to my calorie allowance.

It sounds like your target might be too severe, my advice would be to draw a line under the last few weeks and start again, aiming for a smaller loss and allowing yourself more calories.

Even 1290 might be too low, how much weight are you trying to lose? When you set up your goals you tell MFP your activity level along with other personal details and then it will figure out how many calories you need to eat to meet your goal if this was all the activity you were to do each day. Purposeful exercise means…

Picking up and getting on with it basically comes down to making a decision, you can keep messing up, or dwell on a slip and let it get you down or you can get up in the morning and say today will be different, it just has to be a choice you make. As for how to keep yourself from falling, I'll let you know when I figure it…

I completely sympathise, you have worked hard toward a goal only to find it can never become a reality. That's terrible news and definitely deserves a wallow, but please stay strong and don't give up on your journey to better health. What you need now is a new journey, you've lost 130lbs, spend some time thinking about…

I cannot understand why someone would rather follow a restrictive diet over eating any of the foods they like within a limit. That's not meant to be a criticism, I know plenty of people who do it, I just honestly don't understand why. The only explanation I can come up with is that they don't want to have to think about…

Hi, I can appreciate your frustration, if he downloaded the app and then deleted it shortly after I wonder if he went a little high with his target, putting him off even trying? When he lost the weight previously was he too restrictive? If he has memories of weight loss being a hard slog maybe the thought of doing it again…

Another vote for leading by example, I've been at this now for 6 months and my husband has finally got on board, he's not calorie counting, but he's making better decisions and starting to get in more exercise. It's tough when your starting, you want support but your SO isn't on the same page, you just have to keep going,…