jbean1990 Member

Thanks for the great advice! I've kind of accepted that anything beteeen 11 stone 8 and 12 stone 6 is a good range. Would that sound right? How many calories should I be looking at to maintain? Bearing in mind I just don't like eating back exercise calories so I'll leave them as I have been doing! 1600 has been manageable…

Only thing I'll add - I have exercised quite heavily (running) Friday (1100kc/13km), Saturday (700kcal/6.9km) and Sunday (600kcal/7.6km). Would this effect it?

The idea of more calories is brilliant! But I get a bit OCD and because I've been cutting them for so long I can't help but worry!

Even eat them back if it's 1000 burnt off?!

Should I be eating exercise calories back? I use a garmin forerunner to track runs but don't eat any back at all, kind of ignore them and stick to the original calorie limit

Thanks, I was thinking it would be better to increase gradually. Now I'm really into running it's made a big difference, some eeeks even burning around 6000 just from exercise, plus regularly hitting 15-20k steps through work. This may sound daft, but what is a maintenance range?

I'm 6 foot 1, and 26 years old. I'd rather get to 12 and a half because it's ours me nicely in the middle of the healthy bracket for my age/height.

I literally track every single thing that I eat, to the gram. It's been about 4-5 weeks of up/down, but I feel more hungry than I ever have!

About 4-5 weeks of constant lose/put on 1/2 to 1/4

Thanks everyone. When I reach my target what would I need to eat to maintain? I run 5k 6 days a week averaging about 450kcal burned. I'm also a teacher and do a lot of sport/PE. Thanks

Shoukd I eat back exercise calories? Say I aim to eat 1660 p/d, but exercise 400 off, should I actually eat 2000? Or stick to 1600?

I'm up to 1300 today, is that more like it?

I didn't track that day, and really went all out and binged, which in retrospect proves what you are all saying! I averaged about 120 for breakfast, 100 for lunch and 500 for dinner. I'm up to 740 today with some low fat/sugar gingerbread cookies in the oven to boost me up and going to have more snacks tonight to hit 1200,…

About 5-7lbs p/w on average

How often do you have 'cheat' meals? On Friday I had the first unhealthy thing in a long time when I had s hot dog and fries to celebrate some work stuff, I imagine it ots rare it won't effect weight loss due to the total calories for the week and the deficit already created?

I'm 13 stone 4 or 5 ATM, but was 15 2 at my heaviest

So any tips for reducing waist line are appreciated too! :) thanks!

Ideally I'd like be under 13 stone, in the middle of the BMI scale which would be 12 stone 5lbs. Also 3 years ago I was a 34 waist, I went up to 38 and am now at 36, ideally I want to get back to 34 ready for the new school year in September when I buy work clothes. The rush is just how I am, I know it's not perfect but I…

You see this is the thing, I've not felt any different exercise wise. I'm a teacher on my feet all day and felt no ill effects so far, although from what you say I imagine it'll get harder? Would upping the calories mean I keep muscle mass? As I assume that is what's going Now from what you've said? Just another Q, sorry!…

I know long term it isn't possible, and it's easier to stick to if I boost it. Just worried I'll ruin what I've done so far, I'm joining a running club so will be exercising more too. I struggle to find snacks to eat, any recommendations? (I hate fruit and am a fussy eater!) Do you think of still lose weight on a 1500 diet…