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Thanks for your reply. When using the calorie calculator I selected ‘daily exercise’ which suggested my maintenance calories were ~1900. So 1400-1500 calories a day didn’t seem like too much of a deficit. My morning walk is a little under 2 hours. Work takes me 20 minutes each way but I also take a walk during my lunch…

Fellow stone maker here. I am also predisposed to them, and passed my first stone when I was 17 (when I was scanned, there were 9 stone across my kidneys!) I have been under the care of a urologist ever since – ten years this summer. My kidney stones are calcium oxalate stones, so my comments may be unhelpful if you suffer…

I’ve been weighing monthly to avoid getting hung up on the numbers. I’m within 5 pounds of my goal now though so will be weighing weekly.

Thank you! I’m only going to be maintaining this week and next while I’m on holiday :) After that I’ve got 5 final pounds to shift!

Is she on medication? I was on a VERY potent drug for six months and I lost a lot of hair. My type of hair loss was called Telogen Effluvium.

I went on a 3 day holiday with my children a couple of weeks ago, my partner was meant to come but we separated a few weeks before hand and so I went on my own with the kids. I ended up eating my feelings one night when they went to sleep - a whole (large) bag of Cadbury’s giant buttons. I felt semi-guilty at the time but…

Thank you so much for your comments everyone! So helpful. My mind is made up :)

Thank you for that! Really appreciate it :)

Interesting! How long did it take to go back to normal? Or is it a continuous cycle during the weight loss process?

Thanks for the responses! That’s reassuring, and interesting!

Start of challenge (taken from my last weigh-in day at the time) 63.8kg / 140.65lbs Week 1: 63.55kg / 140.1lbs Week 2: 63.15kg / 139.2lbs

I haven’t had time to read all the comments on here, just wondering if anyone can tell me why it’s so important not to drink diet soda? I always thought it was fine to drink? I have a Diet Coke maybe once or twice a week so if it’s something I need to stop I’d like to know :D

Thank you for your response!

I’m 5’4.5, I dropped 30lbs before (to 120lb) and only went down one UK dress size! I was probably only a few pounds away from dropping another size though.

I love chocolate too! It feels like a constant battle to be honest. At the moment I am allowing myself a small sweet snack of 100-130 calories so I can make sure it fits into my calorie goal. A small kitkat is 104 calories, for example. My problem is, I associate watching a good film or series with eating chocolate

Just weighed in for this week. 63.55kg / 140.1lbs Not sure how I haven’t lost more as I’ve been eating the right calories all week! Hoping for a better loss next week!

My goal is 1200 too, but on exercise days up to 1300/1400. What exercise are you doing? I do 35mins cardio 4x a week at the moment.

Challenge accepted! Current stats: Female, 25 5’4.5” 63.8kg / 140.65lbs My weigh-ins are Sunday’s so will check back tomorrow :) What is your calorie goal?

I don’t do any resistance training at all, which is probably why I didn’t like how I looked when I was slimmer... I was planning on incorporating resistance training once I trimmed down a bit. But should I be doing this already? I do cardio 4x a week. I tend to eat 1400 on cardio days and 1200 when I don’t exercise. Still…

Thanks ladies! Interesting to see how different we all are despite being similar stats. Even at 55kg, I didn’t look skinny! I was slim but had slight muffin tops and no definition. When I get nearer to my goal I’ll be looking at body recomp!

I control hunger by getting as much protein as I can, and for both lunch and dinner I have a decent portion of veggies to help keep me fuller for longer. Veggies help me a lot with this problem, since they are only a small amount of calories for a decent portion! I do cardio 4-5 days a week, and I find that on those days I…

Thanks for your reply! Yes I will be weighing them, are all grapes the same calories then no matter the brand?