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"Beast mode" 😍💪🏻 I like the rug idea, yes it's our main living space so needs to be put away. Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

Haha - this is what I'm afraid of! Thank you for the ideas. They're not really heavy (yet!), I'm quite new to resistance training and although he used to train at the gym, he's new to kettlebells. Just bought a 16kg for him but I'm on 10 and 12kg. I think I'll go belt and braces and look into mats but also face the couch…

I've just discovered this lady on youtube: https://youtu.be/48AOk1KPExQ Her enthusiasm reminds me of my old zumba instructor! 💃💃💃

Good luck! I'm in the process of transitioning to maintenance. I'm still trying to get the balance but am determined to succeed! Well done on coming this far.

Wow! Some great ideas, thanks everyone. I've dug out my old fitbit so hopefully that'll motivate me. I tried the laundry idea, when hanging everything outside to dry earlier I took one item at a time. Who cares what the neighbours think?! 😂

Struggling but determined to get my mindset back. I'm on day 1 too. Good luck! You did it before and you can do it again. ❤

Thank you for the advice and the pep talk! Another day over maintenance today. I just need to get my head back in the game.

I totally know where you're coming from. I'm also struggling to get back on track. I thought I'd just be able to click back into place but keep going over maintenance by about 200 calories each day. I hit maintenance just before Christmas so was still new to it and I think my body just loved the extra treats. I'm back at…

I think I've gone over maintenance by about 7000 cals altogether in the last week, so should be about 2lbs? It's hard to tell until I settle back into normal eating (that's the challenge!) Hopefully it won't take too long.

The thing is, I'm worried that being tired will effect my NEAT. I was ticking along nicely until I added in strength training. I'm not even doing that much so maybe it's something else. I could easily undo my work by being less active for the rest of the day.

Thank you for the encouragement! I'm not very sore, just no energy in the afternoons this week. I love getting the workout done first thing so want to stick to this way if I can. The support has given me a boost, thank you! My plan is to focus mon upper, tues lower, weds abs, thurs upper, fri lower. I figured if I made it…

Sounds doable! I'll give it a try, thank you.

Thanks for your replies. I forgot to ask about frequency. Would twice a week be enough? I've tried to tell myself every other day before but that doesn't seem to happen. Home workouts seem the most appealing, I'll look into body weight exercises, thanks for that suggestion. You're right about building the habit, I think I…

No, most of the food is only prepared the day before or at the time. I do a weekly shop so I know what needs eating up in the house! It's worked so far this week, I've swapped a few things around so it's not set in stone. It's interesting to see how others do it. But it's true what some have said, everyone's different and…

Thank you for your replies. Sounds like I'm on the right track then, I was worried about over thinking it all. I suppose it does help save time later and yes that's a good point about macros, thanks. :)

That's great progress, well done! I'm a vegetarian and tried being vegan last year. I found the weight dropping off easily, probably due to less choice of junk food. I also stopped binge eating. I didn't stick to it though, I missed milk chocolate and cheese too much. I think anyone who has the discipline to be vegan is…

Thank you for your reply. It's really interesting looking back over the data, once I get my head round the calculations! I'll keep going for another month and see how it goes.

Ok I'm really confused now. Over the last 31 days I've logged 65,753 calories on mfp (average 2121 per day). Fitbit says I've burned 64,937 calories over the last 31 days (average 2094 per day). That means I should be gaining? But I've lost, so fitbit is underestimating calories burned right?

Thank you for your support. I'm going to eat at maintenance for the weekend and drink lots of water.

I lost a couple more then had a holiday and didn't track while away. Then for the week I was back I continued in holiday mode and kept overeating slightly. I'm back to tracking this week and am still at the same weight I was 2 months ago so haven't made any progress. Still got 5 to go. Oh well... just got to keep at it!

Thank you for all your replies. It's a new day today, I just need to make sure I don't repeat what I did yesterday! I'm going to take a big bottle of water and keep filling it up.

Thank you to everyone that took time to answer, there's some great advice. My weigh day is Saturday and as of today I've got 5lbs to go! I've come to terms with it's going to be slow going. I've increased my kettlebell workouts and made sure I get plenty of protein. Feeling positive as I am so close to my goal!

I know exactly what you mean. I've been going up and down the last 10lbs for the last 2 years. I got to my goal weight then started eating more and not logging and the weight has crept back on again. I struggle to stick to anything more than a couple of weeks at the moment. Patience is needed as it's going to be slow going…

That's great. I think I've always eaten a bit more at the weekend because that's when I might go out for food or have a more indulgent sweet treat. I'm trying to come up with a sustainable life plan! I've been down and up before, always the last 10lbs. The spreadsheet is a good idea. It'll help see the trend. Thank you for…

Very helpful replies, thank you! You're right to point out that maintenance is forever. I need to think long term. I have struggled to find some strength training that I can stick to. I know there's so many benefits but usually end up doing cardio instead. I have a couple of kettlebells, just need to get on with it!