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Is this the number of exercise calories that it gives you in MFP when it syncs with your Garmin? This can be because you weren't quite as active as your activity setting had you. I sometimes find that I can do the same number of steps over a day but if one set of steps were due to day to day activity versus steps because I…

I saw this today and had many questions about the overall health of the subjects. Also the cohort numbers were very small to draw such broad conclusions. I don't think I'll be putting down the coke zero anytime soon. I think like anything moderation is the key

I went over by nearly 1000cals yesterday and as I'm looking only 0.5lb a week I cannot do things like that and expect to loose. But the way I'm looking at it is that I put this weight on over 3 years so I can take 3 years to get it off. One week here or there eating at maintenance isn't going to hurt me. I log,…

When I was pregnant with my two boys I was advised to eat an additional 300-500 cals a day. That if you are a healthy weight before hand you want to gain about 24lbs with most of the weight being in the third trimester. My advice would be to eat at maintenance plus the additional calories. Don't limit your food choices but…

Me I'm 5'8" I've already lost 19b and I want to loose another 25lb. (20kg in total)

For starters take a deep breathe. You are only a week in and unfortunately us ladies can hide weight loss due to our monthly cycles. Sure I can put on 4in in a day because of fluid retention. Secondly you don't need to cut out everything sugar related out of your diet - fruit may help with your sweet tooth while giving you…

If you are going to the toilet loads you may want to look at training your bladder. When you feel the urge to pee you wait 10 minutes and if you still need to go you head off to the toilet otherwise you wait again until you feel the urge. It can help to retrain your pee signals. This helped me after I had my two kids and…

I live on frozen veg and enjoy at least one frozen meal a week. There are great steam fresh rice, vegies, pasta around at the moment. I then add a piece of frozen fish. Really filling and around 500 cals or less. Just keep an eye on the sodium levels in some of them.

I know that mentality - I shouldn't be sitting here doing nothing I must be doing something. Mine is tied into anxiety and can be hard to overcome. I echo what the others have said about using mindfulness but what helps me the most is adult colouring books. They keep the hands and the mind busy and when you are finished…

Cilantro/coriander - it's the devil's herb. Has ruined so many dishes on me eating out when the chef throws a handful on.

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I'm in Ireland so have similar regulations to the UK and you can get vit d at 1000iu strength otc. I know that I've had docs who prescribe me things that are available otc and it's only when you chat to the chemist they mention that it's actually cheaper otc than getting the item on prescription. Personally I'd have a chat…

I could have written this post, I've lost 18lb so far but then unfortunately got the flu and pneumonia and have really struggled with getting back into eating at a deficit. What i have done is honestly log what I'm eating, reduced my deficit from 1lb to 0.5lb a week and I've also looked at my motivation for eating…

You can trust the MFP adjustment you just have to be careful with the number of calories that MFP give you for exercise. For some activities the exercise calories are overestimated, this is why you are recommended to eat 50-75% of your exercise calories back instead of 100%. However I find that the FitBit adjustment from…

Your MFP number is a static number which indicates how many calories you can eat over the day, you then add in your exercise calories to give you your net calories for the day. Your fitbit is actively tracking your movement and calorie burn throughout the day so it keeps on counting even while you sleep. You don't have…

My 6 week goal is to get back on track with my logging. I got the flu and pneumonia in October and got out of the logging habit. I've maintained over the past few months but have another 15 pounds I want to loose.

I've similar stats to you I'm 5'8" and I did weigh 85kilos (down to 75 at the moment) and to loose a kilo a week mfp had me at 1400 a day. A typical day for me is - porridge with s/line milk and dried fruit - green leafy salad with a protein (fish, chicken, eggs) and I'd add in olives and stuffed peppers and maybe some…

Thank you thank you thank you. I haven't read anything that funny in a long time.

OP I'm wondering if your TDEE is accurate? If I pop 162lb, 5'3" and a 25 year old sedentary female into one of the online calculators I get a TDEE of 1739. If you are eating 1400/1500 calories a day you have a much smaller deficit then if you think your TDEE is 2030. This could mean any weight loss is actually being masked…

I'm 5'8 and currently weigh 168. I've lost 20lb in 4 months and eat between 1400 and 1500 calories a day. I really would struggle to eat much lower than this as I find that I just get lethargic and angry - much better to have a slower loss and be happy. I know we all want to see the weight drop as quickly as possible but…

I found the same thing I would just scoff down chocolate when I was in the office cause I was bored. I find that I need about 5 different strategies to stop eating the chocolate - walk to the bathroom, drink a glass of water, eat some fruit or carrots, get a cup of herbal tea, change the task I'm doing. Doing some or all…

You had a bad day, it happens to all of us and will probably happen again. But as I say to my friend yes you fell off the wagon but there is no need to smash the wagon into tiny pieces and use it for fire wood. Acknowledge what happened, climb back on that wagon and see how much you have already accomplished. You can do it.

Hi, I'm also a mum of 2 and looking to loose 20Kg - about 3 months ago I realized that I didn't fit into any of my clothes anymore even my yoga pants and needed to make a change. Personally trying to lose 20kg in 3 months is too quick a weight loss - I've lost 6.8kg since July and am using the slow but steady approach. It…

I burst a pair of shorts when bending down to pick up something off the ground. At that point I realised I had enough.

The one at your doctors office is probably more accurate as it may need to be calibrated on a semi-regular basis. However it really doesn't matter as long as you use the same scale consistently. That way any differences between the scales won't be seen in your weight.

I'm a 5'8" female and am looking to loose 45lbs. I'm set to loose 1lb a week and my calories are set at 1420. I'm comfortable eating at that level but would struggle to eat any less then that. I've been loosing weight at that level - 15lb to date over the past 9 weeks. I have had weeks with increased weight but I just keep…

Being able to wear anything in my wardrobe without worrying about my wobbly bits. Setting a good example to my boys about healthy eating

I know how you feel about being depressed with your weight, I was in the same place 8 weeks ago. The only jeans that I fit into ripped, I bent down to pick up something off the ground and burst my shorts, I looked & felt like crap. So I decided to eat right but not deny myself anything. Eating only one thing is not good…

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Hi I'm from Dublin if that's any help.