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I’d see your doctor. If you injured your knee (you might not have even been aware at the time) you could be compensating for the discomfort by stepping strangely which causes the foot pain (or vice versa - injured foot = sore knee from compensating). Get to the bottom of what is injured and how, and you’ll be able to get…

Happens frequently to me too. I just leave it alone, no unpairing or fiddling of any kind, and it suddenly kicks back in at some point in the day.

You have to go and try things on. Take a range of sizes in something you like into the fitting rooms and go for it. Go smallest size and work upwards until you hit jackpot. And remember, there is zero standardisation in sizing across shops (or even within one shop) so same applies for everything you pick up (though once…

I weigh daily but look at my weekly average weight for progress purposes. Day by day your weight can fluctuate wildly, and if you only measure once a week you risk catching yourself on a high day which can make it seem like you’re not making progress. It’s entirely up to you how often you weigh, but make sure you’re…

I have some on my stomach and inner thighs and guess what!? I love it!! No-one can see it when I’m clothed, and it’s my little reminder of just how much I’ve accomplished! (Maybe love is too strong a word, but I certainly have zero negative feelings towards it in any case!)

Finding I’d finally dipped into “healthy” BMI for the first time in my adult life yesterday. 24.9! Whoop!

I do it all the time. As you say, movement is movement and any movement is good!

Does it not!? I’ll have to have a look next time I charge. The base burn, I assumed, was automatically calculated within the Fitbit app itself and communicated to the Fitbit at the next sync.

Angelsja, Fitbit estimates your base calorie burn at rest. Mine says I burn 16 calories every 15 minutes when I’m completely stationary (dead to the world at night). Even if I didn’t wear the Fitbit, I’d still see that calorie burn regardless.

A typical day: I have two slices of toast with cheese spread in the morning, with one or two cups of coffee, (around 300 calories), for lunch I eat half a cucumber, tomatoes, bell peppers, a bit of ham etc, and more tea/coffee, (around 200 calories), for dinner I have lean mince beef bolognese (100g or so), a whole…

I don’t trust mine because I get a vastly bigger burn just for stepping on the spot in my kitchen, than I do when I’m out running!

Well done!!! I got mine down to 25.4 so a tiny push further (a handful of lbs) will see me in the healthy BMI bracket for the first time in my adult life! It’s exciting stuff! Good job!

I had no idea what body fat percentage to aim for, but the default on my Fitbit is 25%. Go for that, and reduce further (or not!) depending on how you feel/look when you get there!

Take it easy and give your body the best chance to recover. I’d eat at maintenance for a bit until you’re feeling better. You’ll be burning calories fighting the fever at the mo. Get well soon!

Take your measurements! I didn’t bother at the start so regrettably don’t have my starting measurements, but it’s really good to see your progress in a none-scale way too. This week I’ve actually gained 0.8lb but lost 2cm on my waist and 3cm on my hips. There really doesn’t seem to be any rhyme nor reason to what comes off…

I had something similar recently. I go running with a friend (we’re doing couch to 5k), but on this occasion she couldn’t make it so I went alone. It’s a run, walk, run method, so I was walking past shops when I became aware of someone shouting at me. There was a break in my music and I heard the man shout, “you should be…

Still a work in progress. 16st 4 to 12st 4.

Absolutely! Although, as you get on with your journey, you’ll probably find that sometimes you’re just after more “bulk” than your preferred meal will allow, so you’ll naturally gravitate to less calorie dense foods in order to satisfy your hunger. I still eat everything I ate before I started losing weight, but my veg to…

Don’t stress!! You’ll be over calories for the weekend but you won’t have done much damage, especially if you are consistently back within your calorie limit now. You ENJOYED it, which is the main thing. We’ve all got to treat ourselves on occasion, just don’t let it be a frequent thing if you’re committed to losing…

Yes!! It’s been gorgeous! Much more comfortable, I agree. I’d have been a clammy, red mess in the past but this time I wore a light cardigan and felt great! (Looking forward to the thunderstorms today!).

My goal weight falls in the middle region of Healthy BMI. 11 stone (154lb) is my preliminary goal, 10 stone (140) is my ultimate goal, but I’m aiming to settle somewhere between them, wherever I feel comfortable (I think around 10.5 stone is dead centre for bmi for me). I don’t just have a weight goal though. I’m aiming to…

Thank you! I started off with 1440 cals for a 2lb a week loss. As the weight came off I reset mfp to get a new calorie goal. When that dipped to the minimum 1200, I reduced my rate to 1lb a week which gave me 1460cals. I started running 3x a week (couch to 5km) and I typically eat between 1300-1500 a day. I started in…

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Why isn’t the photo posting!?

As an adult, your stomach pretty much stays the same size no matter what (unless you have surgery). It’s your appetite that changes. Smaller appetite = feel full quicker.

I count water only when I’m medicating. I count the glass I swallow the tablets with. Helps me keep track of whether I’ve remembered to take the correct number in a day :smiley: . Otherwise, not at all. I drink so much coffee, tea, diet soda, and multiple glasses of plain water every day, I’d never remember to log it all…

It depends entirely on how much breast tissue you have and how much of it is fat. The higher proportion of fat in them, the more likely they’ll shrink as you lose. Nothing you can do about breast tissue though, I’m afraid, unless you get it surgically removed.

Your deficit is already built in to your calorie goal. If you exercise, those additional calories are extra calories for you to eat. Not eating them increases your deficit. Say your daily deficit is 500 calories (1lb a week loss). If you burn 300 calories with exercise and don’t eat them, you make your deficit larger (500…

You look amazing! You can’t see what everyone else can yet. You need to give yourself time for your mental representation of yourself to catch up with the physical. I have the same thing. I’ve lost 50lb, but because I “live” in my body, and I see it every single day, all those little changes that are continously happening…