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What kind of exercise are you doing?

The studies I've seen indicated that the women who did interval training (hiit) gained more muscle than women who did steady state for the same length of time. Not everyone wants to spend hours exercising. So minute for minute hiit gives you a better result for the effort. Also compare the legs of a sprinter to a marathon…

Any other work you can do on your aerobic fitness may also help. I was able to do a half hour run after doing interval training on my bike, plus a lot of walking

Did my first half hour run/ jog, 4.5 km

Day went ok, logged almost everything, couldn't weigh so had to guesstimate, but I think I'm not exceeding maintenance, so good enough

Psyllium husk is excellent as long as you keep up with your water

Yes, this is what I've been telling myself for the last few weeks when the scale was not reflecting my calorie deficit, sooner or later my results will show, just trust in the process and keep going

The one you use is best, I chose a bicycle because of space issues, but I would recommend hiring first and if you're still using it regularly after six weeks then think about hiring, also it won't make much difference if you don't keep your eating at a suitable intake for your needs, see calculator of tdee to work that out

Rough estimate is 1600 per day, to lose at one pouund per week but if you want to check google for a tdee calculator, that's total daily expended energy

I've given up snacking entirely, it's easier for me to abstain than moderate, so now it's three meals a day only. I also listen to a hypno meditation audio daily to help reinforce this behavior.

Depends on the individual, if you're not noticing any effect like light headedness, or drop in energy or focus then it's fine for you

Learn your techniques as per oldhobo, then learn how to read a recipe, as long as your meal contains, vegetables, protein and carbs in appropriate proportions and the portion size is suitable for you it's going to be healthy enough.

Depends on the individual I love my Garmin hr, but I like numbers, enjoy keeping track of my energy expenditure and tend to be of the "if it' s not tracked I haven't done it"mindset

Depends on whether you do better by abstaining or moderating. Once you figure that out you can choose your best course of action. If you do better by abstaining, then stick to your eating plan, if you're better at moderating then experiment with adding different foods that fit your calories

With that small amount to lose, there's a thread title "relatively light people trying to get leaner." Do a search and read it, it has lots of information pertinent to your goals

Go for calorie dense high nutrient foods while you're struggling, someone came up with a list if you check, this forum for a thread title "a list of calorie dense foods""

Bio oil may help with the stretch marks, some people swear by it, but they will fade anyway

I've lost enough that it's definitely visible. I'm not the only one working on my weight so I haven't noticed any food pushing. I generally tell people I have sugar issues, which I do, as a reason to refuse if I need to. For some reason no one seems to do the pushing on protein/savoury or veggies

Opposite is either muscular or big boned depending:)

If you cook the meat and veggies separately you cook ectra vegetables for yourself plus sweetcorn and beans for the kids and the variation happens when you dish it up, not while cooking

If you're down below size 20 time to start checking out the thrift stores, you have much less weight loss needed to lose a size,

There are ways to control your calories without logging,, the stoplight system is one IF is another, the smaller plates, 1/4 protein 1/4 carbs and the rest veggies is another. But if you want to eat whatever you like whenever you want you need to weigh to control portion size and log to make sure you don't go over…

Read the most helpful posts at the top of this forum and the ones for general diet and weight loss forum

Or if you're really stuck, add a teaspoon of psyllium husks to something you already eat. Don't increase it by more than a teaspoon a week and increase your water by an eight ounce glass per teaspoon unless your over 8glasses already. It works best with stuff like stew or oats that are meant to have a thickened liquid

If your long term goal is stressing you out re frame it to losing five pounds then repeat times ten. And I agree with the above posts. Don't worry if you don't lose every week cause water and tom will mask some of your results, don't worry if it takes a while, losing slower is good

Keep your logging as accurate as possible, after a month or two you can check your calorie level, against your results and have a good idea of what your tdee is

20 pounds is not a large amount, if you're in the overweight bmi read the thread "relatively light people trying to get leaner", this could be your issue rather than your age

Start by reading the stickies at the top of the forums, then if you haven't already enter your stats and follow the recommended calorie allowance. Your deficit is built in so don't go much below your allowance. Give it a month then reasses if your loss is not in line with the predictions

Sugar is in so many foods that cutting it out is not feasible without a very restrictive diet, keeping it low on the other hand means I have a lot more energy, and can get a lot more done, plus my appetite is reduced and I get less skin infections. You may not have troubles with sugar but remember too many of us do

Depends on the result you're after. If you're going to puree your soup it won't matter. If you want the effect of flakes, go for crushed. If you don't care go for the cheapest