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First of all, don’t worry too much about losing the weight. You want to look better. Weight is just a number. If you lost inches off your waist and fat and looked way better would you care how heavy you are? No you wouldn’t. If you are doing weights and hardly any cardio your weight isn’t going to go down a lot, but you…

The last bit is definitely the hardest. Your body is designed to hold onto weight, and it just fights back. You just have to be smart and adapt. Errors in counting don’t really matter so much when you are loosing weight at first as no one really cares as long as it’s going down, but once you get to the point you aren’t…

There are plenty things that are naturally sweet that you can substitute for things full of sugar. Try to go for healthy snack bars with chocolate chips or chocolate coated for example instead of full chocolate bars. Trying to totally remove all these things from your diet is so hard, so just try to eat less of them or…

The way to think about it is to try to make a lot of very small changes, and these then add up to a big change. Also its more manageable, and if you fail at one of them you don't give up on them all. Thats the way I looked at it. Its very easy at first to look at everything and try and half your calories, do tonnes of…

Unfortunately if you stick to the same cardio excercise, your body gets used to it so you get more efficient at it. I was at a plateau for around 6 weeks until I changed to a mix of different cardio and weights. Then it kick started again. Try the rowing machine, bike, walking as fast as you can, anything to get you with a…

You might be best starting with just setting your calories, then working out your protein (ie 1.5 to 2g per kilo body weight) and then doing what you want with fat and carbs. It doesn't really matter what you do with those as long as your calories and protein targets are met. Makes it much simpler to stick to. I find on…

Just think of it this way. If you spent all year being good and sticking on target, and had one day off, do you think it would make a massive difference in weight loss? Nope. What about all month, and then one day off? Again nope. What about all week and one day off? Nope. Just identify the times that you are at the…

Although its quite easy to go over on calories, you shouldn't cut them by so much so that they are too low. For example if your target is 1600 calories a day (to loose weight) and you have had 3000 calories for four days (ie 5600 over what you want to have) and your maintenance is 2400 (ie the amount you could have to stay…

You just need to adjust your plan to something you are happy with. A plan to lose weight will only work if you can stick to it. You know what works, but its not motivation, its the plan is probably 75-80% right for you and you just need to find 20%. Its normal to put on weight after losing so much, and if you look at most…

Try to hit or exceed your protein if you are gaining or losing weight, keep your sodium low, and sugar low. In that case above a protein shake would take care of that.

I thought about getting a fitbit, but though for that price might as well go all in and get an apple watch. I thought it would be a waste of money, but its only when you start to use it you realise how good it actually is. Wouldn't be without it now. If you have an iphone then its a no brainer. Its kept me motivated, its…

10lbs is a huge amount, and its fairly normal to feat deflated when that number doesnt go down. Here are some things to try before you give up. Change the exercise you are doing. If your body is used to it, its more efficient at doing it. Walking is fine, if you walk slowly try speeding up for one minute, then slow for the…

This is soooo common. First few weeks some nice losses, then it screeches to a halt and people give up. Ive had variations of seven pounds from day to day, but there is no way that was fat, and its fat you actually need to lose. Keep moving, keep going and you will see the changes. All thats happening is you are gaining…

I know its hard to take all this advice, but here are some things i've learnt (lost 54lbs in 8 months). I weighed myself every day for 6 of those months. It drove me crazy. It doesn't make it easier. When I look at the graph now, my motivation was in line with the graph. When you exercise and diet at the same time, you…

1200 WOW, thats low. no wonder you are hungry. If you are exercising regularly then I would say increase this and go for slower loss. I appreciate that you are adding what you are burning for exercise, but if you aren't getting your macros right your energy balance is going to be way off. What people forget is that you…

All been said before but don't underestimate how much energy you will need, and how much water you need. You can do 50 miles. I started doing 5 miles in July last year, and was doing 50 by October. I took my kids (10 and 8) who at the start could only do a mile or two, and by November one of them did 30 miles with me. Take…

My advice would be to go to crossfit session or HIIT class as a PAYG in another gym/box, as they scale everything and you can pick up the correct way to do things under proper instruction. Everything is in the 30-45 minute range, and you can always use what you learn in your gym after. If the classes where you are going…

Here are my tips. Basically get anything you want, but forgo the fries, and have a little less, and cut the fizzy drinks. I used to have four piece KFC with large coke, gravy and fries. Now I have two piece, still have the fries, but only have a few, and get water. McDonalds, used to have two burgers, large fries etc, now…

Your calorie intake is way too low. 1200 calories your body is simply hanging on and slowing your metabolism down. Either increase them and aim for a deficit of around 500 calories per day, or switch to eat normally with a slight deficit of 100 on one Day and 800 on alternate days, and it will kick start weight loss again.…