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For me bulking out my meals with raw salads helped, as it kept me fuller for longer. I still ate butter, oil, cheese, meat etc, but with the salads it really helped me to control myself. I think you should monitor your intake 'as is' for a few weeks, understand your current eating pattern, and then try to make adjustments…

A natural laxative the night before helps my husband.

Wildflower trail in Buckinghamshire, UK. It's at the end of a gorgeous 15 mile walk.

I struggled too, and I have come to the decision that I'll have to keep monitoring/counting for the rest of my days.

I power-walk a mile in 10-15 minutes depending on elevation. If you're struggling why not try really fast paced walks and then build from there?

How much weight have you lost? You need to adjust your profile regularly to ensure you have the right BMR/TDEE

Do you run a lot? If so replace with something more low impact and they should slim down.

If it's waitrose/M&S - Some people brush the top with milk or egg or add cheese. Some also add more mash. Sometimes these ready meals will be used in cafes and restaurants and adjusted. Calorie count only applies to the product as is.

14 pounds. It all comes off afterwards.

MFP helped me diet wise. I follow a rainbow plan so ensure I eat fruit and veg from all the different colours - it seemed to target my lower belly. Exercise wise: hulahooping and walking long distances

How attached are you to this job? Can you find another one that gives you more time?

I'm a volume eater too. I need to eat until I get that uncomfortably full sensation otherwise I don't feel full. A huge rainbow salad full of spinach, fresh veg, and maybe a bit of cheese/chicken/nuts and good fats usually forms the base for most of my meals.

It's doable just set up your profile to the maximum weight loss.

Stock cube in hot water A lick of salt (seriously, a few crystals & it takes the craving away).

Walking my 10k steps in one go or two halves everyday helped me. It helped tone my upper arms and thighs/bum too. And improved my posture. Running or biking isn't for everyone

10k steps for me is approx 4.8 miles. 5k steps is approx 2.4 miles. So 2k steps would be around 1 mile. I'm 5 7 Anyway steps are moot. Get a Fitbit and monitor your pace. An intense mile is a better workout than a slow, ambling 5-7k step walk.

Depends on the fruit and veg I guess. Bananas and mangoes are really calorific and can sabotague your diet if not properly accounted for, same with sweet potatoes, beans, and root veg. You need to count everything - initial weight loss is always a bit higher (and forgiving) when you're already overweight. But as you…

It really depends on your day to day activity. I usually walk the equiv of 5-7 miles a day (10-12k steps) without any effort (commuter, despite having a desk job I have a lot of meetings and climb stairs, I take a walk at lunch etc etc). If I didn't eat back some of those calories I'd be dead. :) If you're only walking…

Depends how often you crave it. If you're the type who can stop after a cookie, then have the ones you love. I've banned nothing - if I want an oreo or ice cream I'll have it, but I have self-control.

You need to focus on a gallbladder friendly diet not a PCOD diet while you're sick. That means go carb (in particular vegetable carb) heavy. Eat lots of vegetables. Some lean protein. Stay away from fats. When your gallbladder issue is fixed go fat/protein heavy but doing it now will make u feel a whole lot worse.

I don't. I walk 5-10miles a day (in one go, Nordic style). I also do boxing and pilates. I find it more motivating than lifting weights at a gym.

You'll end up saggy with loose skin if you lose weight that fast. It needs to be relatively slow and must include weightbearing exercise otherwise you'll just end up looking worse (lots of loose excess skin is a far worse look than firmly overweight).

For me a 2-10 pound daily fluctuation is normal (depends on food/salt intake etc). I got rejected for IVF yesterday because for some reason my weight ballooned to 84kg (puts my BMI into 30.6). This morning I weighed 81kg. Keep it up for another few weeks and you'll see that you'll drop it eventually.

I usually eat a little something (30g dry muesli or a shot of actimel) before I leave for work and then take a couple of boiled eggs with me to finish my breakfast off. If you're short of time there's nothing wrong with getting prebought lunches and dinners - I have lost weight on Tesco £3 meal deals twice a day!

Swimming, stationary bike, walking, rope climbing with a full harness, yoga, gentle piyo, rowing are all fairly non-load bearing activities and easy on your joints.

When I worked in retail (a bank) I was on my feet all day and would regularly clock in 20k steps which meant I was v active. You should get a pedometer and check your steps

I drink parsley or raspberry tea during my period. The taste is horrible but manages the bloat.

I'm 5 7 and for me 74kg looks perfect as I have a lot of muscle. Really depends on your physique.

Try the maintenance level -100cals for your weight then adjust a bigger deficit if needed. Breastfeeding can burn a lot of calories - many people can lose even when eating fairly unhealthily.

I don't think so. I use a great trainer and he said if I'm exercising it with it on, it will strengthen it. I've seen the results - where there was once a layer of fat you can now see abs. I feel stronger too.