hoodlisa1979 Member

I plateaued for 5 weeks, added in extra 400 calories for 2 weeks and saw no gain & obvs no losses, back down to 1200 calories and slowly coming off again, I would wait at least a month

I'm on 1200 calories a day, I'm on week 12, if you're noticing a ketone smell then I would honestly recommend a visit to the docs, stress hormones stink proper b.o smell, you don't say about your weight, height, activity lvl etc but I'd say that when I've been through a traumatic event my body reacts and I stink, its never…

I'm on 1200 calories a day, i picked sedentary as I'm lazy, I don't eat back exercise calories as they are way overestimated but if I'm hungry I would take 100 from them, my weight loss is steady at 1-2 pounds a week although I'm on week 3 of a standstill, exercise wise I do 5k a day walking, resistance bands & 30 mins…

I'm not a fan of meal replacement shakes as others have said they tend not to be great all round and usually lack the satiety, lots of good pointers that folk have posted however occasionally I do grab a shake called Bol I think its cocoa and peanut butter and I must admit it fills me and tides me over till my next meal…

There's always a food group that's being demonised somewhere so a diet can be peddled and profit can be made, I completely ignore dietary advice which rules out a certain food group, my hub is 54 hes extremely fit but has never set foot in a gym, he is very strong as well, when watching him work its obvious he's stronger…

I couldnt see any improvement until around the 18lb mark, it was only at that point that there was any difference in the tape measure as well, visceral fat which wraps itself around your organs and causes issues is often the first fat to go, don't get disheartened any loss is good loss even if you can't see it going, I…

If you like to graze throughout the day just change up your meal plan, say you have 1500 calories a day you could try 300 breakfast 300 lunch 500 dinner, that leaves 4- 100 calorie snacks and although 100 calories doesn't seem much it actually gets you quite a bit with the healthy options, there's some good charts on…

Try some hydrocortisone cream, you can buy it otc at most pharmacies, bio oil is reputedly good for stretch marks, your doctor may be able to prescribe you an antihistamine that will help you to sleep and break the itch/scratch cycle, I read the comment re liver issues and itching and although yes thats a thing its usually…

Like yourself I lost a decent amount to start with then plateaued for a couple of weeks, I'm on day 82 now of 1200 calories a day, I've lost 11.1kg in that time however I haven't lost anything or gained for 3 weeks, I'm not concerned about that because I know the weight will come off, just got to plod on with it, my advise…

The longest I've gone without food is 4 days, I wasn't sick i just didn't want to eat and when I thought about eating I felt sick, other than an empty gnaw I didn't notice any other issues, I think ill always really struggle with being able to work out if I'm hungry or if its something else, I have to skip breakfast or my…

I've been fatigued for a good while, I've ignored it but then I got other symptoms so I specifically asked the docs to check my vitamin d levels amongst other things,turns out its very low and I now how to take high doses for 8 weeks, at no point did I think to myself you know what I'll get the beauty therapist to hook me…

I've found as long as I hit 1000 it deems it acceptable

Fellow wine lover here, my suggestion is don't drink it, I was having 110+ units a week and come 6pm my wine was open, it was my way to unwind but drinking heavily caused me to have high blood pressure, now I just have some at the weekend, I factor it in my calories and I'm 20lb down now and on week 10, yes I do miss it…

Usually about 2.5lb for me, it goes back to normal about 3 days in

Not sure it won't post a screenshot? Any ideas anyone?

Current levels

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/high-cholesterol/how-to-lower-your-cholesterol/

Just dropping in to update, I did have the repeat tests done at the 8 week mark but it takes forever to get results back, my cholesterol has gone up to 7.4, my HDL has reduced slightly and my LDL has also slightly reduced, I was gutted to say the least, despite following the NHS guides re foods to increase HDL it hasn't…

Hi, fellow High BP here, 4 weeks isn't long enough to see a real drop, 4 days of the bp meds deffo isn't, look to 8 weeks for lifestyle changes and the medication to see a reduction, I was like you, no way am I taking them long term, I was prescribed them at the mid pandemic era and it was a low dose, when docs did a…

Its not offended, you are telling someone its ok to drop more calories without even a response on how she knows what calorie intake, although I highly doubt dropping 51 is green, don't try to spin it on me being offended, you are the risk here, thats where eating disorders begin, that random bloke of the Internet thats…

And you Tom have made me realise why I don't want to be on here, thank you, although I will use this app and I will update those that commented on my cholesterol goals, how do u know she is? Look at what you're saying, you don't know if hormonal or thyroid issues are causing a slow but yeah she has fat so she can run a…

Aye I'm the same, it all sags but waist size remains stubborn, I've lost it off my bum, legs and arms 🙄 midriff remains static, although I did measure and actually put a whole 5 inch on my waist when I ate pasta, I've avoided it since, it will come off eventually just annoying

You have done amazingly well to lose 51lb I'm doing the same 1200 and I'm the same age so I'm taking this as inspiration, if you don't weigh food I deffo recommend it as I thought I could eye it and was massively overestimating, I wouldn't recommend dropping anymore calories as 1200 is low enough (personal experience of…

I'm also on a 1200 calorie a day as I wish to lose 2lb a week, I was very inactive like yourself but now do 100 mins of walking a day & some resistance band training to keep some upper body strength, I'm on week 5 and yes sometimes I get hungry especially of an evening but I stave it off with a handful of nuts (I save some…

Its got to come from you, no one here can give you the motivation if you don't have it no matter how many you find in a similar situation, I'm sure they can certainly empathise but that won't help you shift the weight, I don't say that to be mean because I've been in your shoes, this time something has clicked in me, I'm…

I realise now you posted a picture 🤣🤣 still i see the same rubbish all the time

The irony that above your post is an advert for something that looks like brown sugar and 1tsp a day will help you lose 12lb a week is not lost on me, the fact MFP allow adverts like that 🤷‍♀️

Your comment really resonated with me, apologies to the OP I haven't had any experience with appetite suppressants but you are right, it is just food, I had to give up all dairy around 7 months ago and wanted to cry everytime I looked at cheese as it was my go too, as time goes on you find that actually you can manage just…

Many thanks for all your insights everyone, I very much appreciate the help, @annpt77 I've had my resistance bands out for 15 mins after reading your advice, I was suprised at how out of breath it made me as the smart weighted hula hoop I'm using for an hour a time doesn't, I can even sing whilst using that, again much…

Many thanks, very well done on the weight loss, I think I'm thinking about it too much and will just have to focus on health first and hopefully the weight will start to come down and ill become fitter just carrying on doing what I'm doing