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Most weeks I have an uncounted main meal, either take away or in a restaurant. It really doesn't matter if overall you are in deficit for the week, and it's nice to look forward to.

Strangely, chocolate, which I could eat in industrial quantities but don't crave now that I need to use my calorie allowance wisely.

I had a look round the gym today as I was on the treadmill and there were skinny folk, oldsters, youngsters, one person being assessed who must have been 18 stone, and plenty of us overweight and middle aged. Apart from me being nosey, no one was paying any attention to anyone else, certainly not judging. I do know exactly…

Me too. I have put on about that amount and need to get back on track!

200grams Skyr yoghurt, a small banana and a teaspoon of honey plus another piece of fruit if I'm still hungry. That sets me up nicely.

I have the same issue in the Summer. It is counter intuitive in one way, as the better weather makes lighter food a good option, but I am really a creature of habit and once my routine is broken, even by nice things like holidays, I find it very difficult to be disciplined. Rather than getting too depressed about it, I am…

If you can form a bad habit, you can form a good habit. Like the OP, I don't love the gym, but it does me good and I just treat it as a necessary part of my weekly routine. Same with eating within my calorie goal as often as I can.

The advice of Manderson27. Also, it really does help to get some exercise, whatever is possible for you. It's perfectly possible to be disciplined in not eating back all the calories earned (because it is difficult to be accurate about them, so be cautious), and at the same time have a few more calories for whatever you…

I didn't know what I weighed till the Dr asked me to step on the scales, in front of a visiting trainee as well! It wasn't a nice moment, but you can take it two ways. Be horrified and just turn your back on it, or decide that that's enough and things are going to change. Once you have decided that, you won't look back,…

The only advantage to weighing yourself in stones is that lovely feeling when you get into the next stone bracket. From 11 stone 1 lbs to 10 stone 13 lbs is a great feeling, or it will be when I stop yo-yo-ing around the threshold.

I lost 50 lbs with WW, with the 'pro points' system which did not allow as many 'free' foods as the new programme. I couldn't get on with the new system so swapped to calorie counting instead. Either approach probably works, though with WW now there is the greater difficulty that you simply can't eat all the foods on the…

You really need to give yourself a bit more time, frustrating though it is. Also, it is best to weigh yourself in the same situation each time, that is, if you weigh yourself before eating and drinking once, weigh yourself that way again. Our weight goes up and down during the day and you want a consistent point of…

I have chocolate or chocolate biscuits most nights, and a glass of wine when I have the calories left. No it doesn't stop me wanting all sorts of things I can't really fit into my daily allowance, but it does stop the feeling of deprivation which would certainly derail me otherwise. I think you just need to experiment with…

I have reached an aged when people think I am a suitably safe person to talk to at bus stops. Depressing really. Still, at least at the gym you can say, excuse me I must get through my routine as I only have x time. I'm trapped at the bus stop till the bus comes.

It would be much better to discuss this with your parents. If you do need to lose weight won't they want to help you? You sound very young, and it is not a good idea to be secretive about your eating, which anyway would surely cause you stress. Try sharing your worries with them if possible. If not, maybe speak to a…

Nope. I go regularly, but I will never love it, it's just a means to an end. How much is too much depends I suppose on the effect on your health and your other commitments.

It's just a blip. Pick yourself up and carry on. I do have cheat days when I deliberately eat something I wouldn't normally eat, but on the whole I find it is better to incorporate the things you like into your daily 'calorie budget', especially if you have exercise calories to spend.

Exercise definitely helps me to maintain a calorie deficit while having something to eat which I would otherwise struggle to fit into my calorie allowance. At the beginning of weight loss I didn't formally exercise at all, but have gradually increased it, and although I find it fairly routine, I would certainly recommend…

Being able to run up escalators to get that train!

I'm 59, and have lost 53 lbs. Slowly, but surely. You are young and your age cannot be a factor. Nor is it possible surely to gain 10 lbs from one meal! If you are eating the right number of calories for your height and weighing food properly, you should lose weight. As you are only aiming for 7 lbs, I imagine you are…

Yes you are meant to use them, but you might want to experiment a bit. I only use 50% because I have heard that the MFP estimates are too high. I haven't tried eating all of them.

I think it can be the down side of forming better habits, but it is definitely not a good thing to let it get out of control. Try thinking of the calories you have each day, including any gained through exercise, as a daily budget that ideally should not be exceeded, but also shouldn't be hoarded.it can be spent on what…

My scales just show my weight. Every now and again, when I get to a weight loss milestone, I use the more sophisticated machine at the gym to see % body fat etc. I don't find I need that information on a daily basis.

I've lost 50lbs and 50-60% of my intake is carbs.

There isn't an app that can calculate the old system (at least not to my knowledge). What you can do is change your status to maintenance in your settings and that allows you to adjust your daily points back to what they were before the new system. However, when you log foods you have to remember that newly free foods…

When I couldn't avoid having my photo taken on holiday and didn't recognise the person I had physically become.

Telling someone the details of your diet sound a bit attention seeking to me, almost as if she were trying to provoke a reaction. You've told her what you think. If she approaches you again to discuss it it would be in order I think to express your opinion again, but you don't bear responsibility for her actions.

I lost 50 lbs with WW but left when they changed to flex ( might be what is called freestyle in the US). Like other posters, I found the messages it was sending out were too mixed and confusing. I find MFP easier and less restrictive because it doesn't privilege any particular food group, or demonise anything, but of…

I'm 60 in a few weeks. I've lost 50 lbs+ in the last two years and looking to lose another 20 or so. My advice is to break down your ultimate goal into small, attainable chunks and be pleased with yourself when you achieve them. Exercise helps and a little of what you fancy in terms of snacks, built into your programme,…

If you didn't do that from time to time, you wouldn't be human. Weight gain often takes place over a long period of time, weight loss isn't sabotaged by one day.