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Edampu, you are absolutely right! I have never felt so comfortable with not counting everything I'm eating (not bashing calorie counting here). I had to quit because it was getting really stressful and I can be a bit obsessive, like literally taking a tiny bit of courgette back etc. I totally get what you say about ticking…

Lol yes i felt exactly that, first day i overdid it because i was thinking "no waaaay is that enough food" but i ended up so stuffed i felt disgusting. So am toning stuff down and trying to pace my eating properly so i don't suddenly get hit by a groaning belly. I think it resets your satiety signal, thats what its done…

You are giving me ideas.....

I'm so sorry to hear that charlene, must have been very distressing for you. Go easy on yourself, sorry did you end up with disordered eating because of the fasting or when you went back to more regular eating? Theres a really good book called "beyond chocolate", the sequel after that I found to be really helpful in terms…

ahhhh makes sense! i've been thinking I need to push my protein into the 60g range. i think I'll leave myself be for a while and then try to sneak some more protein in later once I start exercising. But i think perhaps 50g is reasonable for a woman.

Lasagne... Nom nom! Yeah I've been hitting about 50-60g. I don't want to do protein shakes as i literally can't eat straight after having one and am too full and I'm in the middle east at the mo and protein shakes are EXPENSIVE here. Will see if there are any changes in my appetite in the next few weeks. TBH i havent been…

Sorry made a mistake! I came down about 2lbs in the week before starting my diary! I wish it had been 5lbs!

Thanks for the encouragement guys! Really appreciate it, I've been scouring peoples advice and arguablysamsons posts (shout out to you my friend for putting this forum together and making so much info available). So as per advice I have got my husband to put my scales somewhere I can't reach them and feel pretty relaxed…

Thats great! Weightloss always grinds to a halt the week of my period and ovulation. Something to look out for!

I've basically just started too, first week has been moving my window around and narrowing it to get into the swing of it. I needed to push my window back slowly so I had been trying to do that a week before I started my diary on here (during which I think i lost about 5lbs). I found starting my window a bit later helped…

I eat after 6pm, usually around 7pm. It's been a bit of trial and error for me this week as I've just started, just figuring out how I want to eat and getting a handle on pushing back the hours. I eat late because I tend to snack in the evening so it's better for me to be nice and full to prevent me from rumagging through…

Thanks so much for this really honest thread. I just wanted to say it's really motivating in that you haven't jacked it in when there have been bumps and that's a testament to character. I'm also really impressed with your fitness gains! My resolve has just been strengthened, so thank you! Congratulations on your daughters…

I think it's always worth a go, good for you for giving it a try!

Thanks for the input guys. So yesterday I made spaghetti bolognese with loads of parmesan and ragu which came up to about 850 cals and then ate a scoop of ice cream and some fruit to bring it up to about 1200 calories. On reflection I think the best thing to do is just focus on getting the protein in as you guys say and…

I'm like you on the weight distribution thing, my arms and bum/thighs is where I seem to carry loads of the extra, makes clothes shopping interesting. Well done on the loss!! I posted a moan thread and reading this has helped me feel a bit more positive, thank you!!

Also should mention that through the day I drink tea with unsweetened almond milk, i think over the day its about 29 calories so not overly worried about it. Will try to switch out a few cups with herbal tea going forward.

Thanks vrojapu, are you omad as well? I'm still working on getting my window down. Yesterday it ended up being dinner and then a snack, i think that was in a three hour window. Today have managed my one hour window. Only problem I'm having is how full I'm getting, So far cals have been between 850-1300 over the last few…