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This for me too. My mum is my number one restaurant buddy so she's seen me noting down what I eat to check it later, and not telling the boyfriend would be silly as he's the one who gets to hear my not-so-ladylike remarks when I can't figure out what listing to use for that thing we just ate, or when the only listing for a…

Lots of things... - "I'm having a hard time, so I deserve this cake." - "I have enough to worry about as it is without stressing over diet/health as well." - "I'm not really THAT overweight, so I should stop dieting and learn to accept my body." - "I'll have to live off of turkey and kale and give up sugar and that would…

To lose at least a stone by the end of November and then take a maintenance break over Christmas. 4lbs gone, 10 to go :)

I've recently discovered a 'knock-off', low-calorie dessert that works out to around 120 cals for a good-sized portion and is easy and quick to prepare. Crushed meringue (I buy the pre-made nests) mixed in a bowl with some plain Greek yoghurt and whatever berries I happen to have - blueberries and raspberries work well. If…

Apart from a splash of milk in my tea, I don't drink calories. I quite like fruit juice, hot chocolate, chai lattes and cocktails but found them all very, very easy to give up. I might have between 2 and 5 drinks in that category in a given month, depending on what I do socially. Just drinking water and tea leaves me lots…

I hardly ever eat back my exercise calories - but that's mostly because I don't exercise very much at all (i.e. no more than 2 15-minute walks most days, and some days not even that), and because my deficit is very small (around 250 calories). On the very rare occasions when I'll do something like a short jog or a longer…

I enjoy cooking in the evening and my partner is a late-night snacker, which means I also often end up also being a late-night snacker ;) With a daily goal under 1500 calories, I try to ensure I don't eat more than 700 calories for breakfast and lunch combined, as that leaves up to 800 spare which is good wiggle room for a…

I have never, ever forgotten to eat a meal. The closest I've come is not being in a position to eat it, but being busy with something so I don't really think about wanting to eat or being hungry. And I did skip meals a lot in my early twenties, when I was deliberately trying to lose weight (and frankly, felt a bit smug…

I too am a serial snacker and it's really hard to control when I get bored (which is often at work, sad to say!). I've started having a super-late breakfast about 1-2 hours after I arrive at work (so usually between 10 and 11) which helps me with morning snack cravings - but I appreciate this only works because I'm often…

Ice cream is one of those things I won't miss at all if it's not in the house... but if it is it won't last long!

'Healthy' snacks I like: apples, a small amount of popcorn or crisps, a square or two of dark chocolate, a Nature Valley protein peanut bar (or half of one as a whole one is around 150 cals). I've also started eating Belvita breakfast biscuits instead of porridge for breakfast on work days as it's easier to eat in the…

I used to make dressings with vinegar and oil for salads but I've got used to just using a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar. Has a sweet taste and I find it's enough for 2 portions of salad without adding too many calories.

Lovely post, really like your writing style. Good luck!

Me - but only because I use the website, not the app ;) The only things I calculate myself are home-cooked meals as I find using MFP to work out how many calories are in something complicated I made myself to be too cumbersome. But I still use the database to work out calories/100g for every ingredient (unless it's on the…

I'm still pretty new to this, but I had my first 'cheat day' at the weekend (went camping and had no practical way to measure what I ate or count calories). I didn't go crazy, but I didn't even try to log calories so have no idea if I ate over my deficit or not. What I've found, though, is that for a couple of days after…

5'3" and around 28-30lbs to lose here. I don't work out - I walk around 30-45 minutes a day as part of my commute and don't log the calories (I also try and jog twice a week for 20 mins each time, and I do log those, but I don't enjoy it at all). Just eating 1200-1500 calories a day and planning to lose from that - any…

We have a 'treat shelf' in our office where people deposit home-baked goodies or treats they bought on their trips, so nobody actually gets directly offered things. It's a nice system because you know the stuff is there and you can have some if you want, but it does help to alleviate temptation as you have to physically…

5'3", 30 years old and currently 150 pounds or so. My current goal is to lose 2 stone (28 pounds) and see how I feel. At the moment I think 120 would be a good place to be :)