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I got one for christmas and it makes playing tennis very difficult. When you take it off everything feels much easier. Whether the benefit is physiological or psychological I don't know.

Cheers all. Probably just went a bit heavy by the sounds of it, it was my first time doing a bicep curl (it is the left elbow/lower bicep hurting) although I have been doing weights on and off for a couple of months. I have a PT and also an experienced gym going friend who both try and show me correct techniques. My form…

Yeah depression, binge eating, stress, all causing each other vicious cycle. I have been there will no doubt be there again.

The trainer didn't believe it but was desperate for any way to restrict her intake I assume.

Yeah I divide any number I see on a cardio machine by two and divide MFP estimates by two and for tennis divide them by 3 (because I know they are miles off). This is a rough attempt to counter what you describe and just general overestimaty nature of exercise burn. I might take your hourly estimates as better guides.

I dont ever use volume measurements always mass. It sounds like water weight. Might start measuring myself for size. Im 26 years old 6 foot 3 And just under 20 stone

Yeah I eat my exercise calories as best I can although as I say I have no idea how many calories I burn playing tennis or swimming for example. I don't have one of those fancy watches, the ones that go in the pool seem very expensive. I think my point is that I really don't estimate the calories very much at all. I use the…

I think you were looking for micro miscalculations in specific meals or logs which almost certainly exist but were not ever going to add up to explain the error. My misunderstanding was clearly on a grander scale ie accounting for thousands of calories (although clearly according to the other posts it wasn't). Minor…

@cmriverside 1 satay chicken is a carefully weighed and calculated recipe, extremely accurate actually as nearly all my meals have been. Both the banana and breakfast were unweighable however the 1500 taken from a menu, so as accurate as you are going to be in the circumstances. I understand this isn't how you do it but I…

The 'one serving' or 'one waffle' is always directly off the packet which is good enough for me, in that I think it will average out over time not that I think it is perfect every time. If I stop losing I guess I will have to change that (but even then I will probably just eat less rather than weigh every waffle).…

Fair enough yes I wasn't sure about how long the water weight bubble would last. For it still to be here now surprises me, but fair enough. It is not like I suddenly dropped a huge amount of weight it has been fairly steady except the first couple of days.

I have used quick add three or four times ever and they are for miscellaneous takeaways after drinking normally. Even adding all the quick adds together they don't scratch the surface of the vast (apparent) overestimate of calorie count.

Pro: enviromental benefits of not buying into the meat industry (deforestation etc) Con: just look at the list of foods you won't be able to enjoy, ever.

This, I got the alcohol pretty accurately throughout (as best as you can in these circumstances). This game wouldn't be at all fun (read: pointless guesswork) if I knew what was in the takeaway boxes my friend.

Eleven pints and 4 double g+ts (which believe it or not were logged accurately) followed by a takeaway of which the contents my memory has only partial memory of: - Definitely a 12" pizza as there was a pizza box - Two takeaway cartons one probably onion rings the other something else from the pizza place

I have genuinely no idea on the value of a calorie in terms of effort exerted. I have no idea how to begin accounting for calories out but really wouldn't enjoy eating nothing extra ever. I just to my best to underestimate, probably still don't.

The two things I drink loads of with far less guilt now I am calorie counting compared to how 'diets' treat them.

My cheat meals are normally of the liquid variety and once I wake up I really want to get back on track. Until the next cheat day...

I was looking at gousto recently. Very tempted but didn't go for it in the end. Quite expensive when you are just single. Following this discussion though.

Of course I have just been bulking for the last 20 years, just nobody told me I had to lift weights ;) On a serious note I can't wait until I get to 'bulk up' I am never going to be a body builder but once I am down to a sensible weight might be nice to see if I can put on a bit of muscle. Years away at the moment.

I always lose a load when I start a diet (done a stone in 2 weeks just now). Most of it is water some of it fat.

I can eat well over 1900 calories in a sitting if it is the wrong type of food.

I'm Hensingham *kitten* end enough?

I'm morbidly obese according to the BMI thingy. I lift weights, play tennis and squash. All alledgedly things I should avoid for my joints but doesn't seem to do me any harm. Of course I would be a lot better at all these things if I was a bit lighter. My advice (but what do I know) would be to do whatever excercise you…

Chicken Breast Salmon Spinach Tomato Potato Bacon Asparagus Mushroom

Low fat minced beef.

I'm in the UK and trying to lose weight. Not especially successful so far however.

Just that it is a familiar story. No stress.

I am water weight bloke. 9 lbs in week 1. One bingy Saturday and only just got it back by the end of my second week :)

In fairness to slimming world the programme is essentially designed to more or less force people to restrict their calories. I suspect it is that motivation thing rather than the diet she follows the problem there.