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Actually I just checked and gram for gram it has less! I was wrong. Although 12g makes 2 tablespoons full and 12g of real PB is about 2/3 teaspoon. PB2 is not bad though, I use it in smoothies and protein bars but it is ridiculously expensive here. And I still prefer the taste and texture of proper PB. Plus I usually have…

Add a ton of friends, have a nosey at their diaries, write down the stuff you like and make your own plan.

Firstly, yep PB2 is alright, if you want a ton of PB and no calories, go for it. You can get it for about £7 a jar in the UK. However, it has hardly any protein in it, and I would rather eat proper stuff I buy proper PB (no added anything) in kilo tubs. I bought Meridian smooth from Auravita who I would recommend (£5.22)…

Agree with above. Also, not sustainable! Eat food!

I am 5ft 3 but not at a healthy weight. I eat about 1650 plus 80-100% of my exercise calories (my main exercise is weight training) and I lose fairly consistantly. 1650 is my BMR

At least a thousand of them. I live between Birmingham and Northampton (not literally on the M6, just half my time in both places) But I am from Barnsley (the South Yorkshire one)

This is the first time I have made a real effort to lose weight. I am about 4 months in to the serious effort (really good with my diet most of the time, understanding BMRs, TDEEs, lifting weights etc) A couple of weeks ago I got really worried because the gym was boring me. And because of that I let it slip last week, ate…

I use the leg press machine for the similar sort of action, but 93kg/205lbs

I am currently completely happy with how my boobs are dealing with the weight loss! I have gone from a 40G to a 36G and they feel firmer, but they are just a little lower than I would have liked! Fingers crossed they dont change too much more!

Hell no, I am 31, never married, no kids. I don't want kids. I have an awesome boyfriend and some day I think we will get married but thats it. Most of my friends are either divorced (or never married) with older kids, or my age with no kids and no intention to have them. We all have spare cash and freedom! Winning!

I am about 199lbs, and I burn about 350-500 in 60-80 minutes doing 5x5s and 5x10s of heavy weights. As with all exercises, it is relative to your size and weight

MFP is a good guide but I wouldnt trust it in the long term as it makes a lot of assumptions. I would work out your own TDEE and BMR using one (or several and working out the average) of the calculators available online. The best ones will take into account your lean body mass and measurements to be as accurate as…

I plan most of my weekdays since I know what I am having for lunch and snacks as I can only eat what I take with me. And I usually make one thing that I have for dinner 3-4 nights so I can add that in. It helps me plan snacking and if I go really over I know I have to go to the gym whether I want to or not.

Shakes for breakfast are good. Slimfast shakes, not so much. I make my own and have that for breakfast most days. I can't usually stomach food until about 9am but if I don't have something before that I will snack all morning.

Have a spoonfull of peanut butter 2-3 times a day, and try drinking calories if you aren't hungry. Full fat soft drinks, milky coffees, milk shakes, protein shakes and hot chocolates all help! Oh and eat a handful of nuts with your apple in the morning. Swap the Ryvita for bread, throw nuts and seeds onto most things, or…

I am 5ft 4, started at 253 and currently at 199. I will consider myself done when I hit 160. My profile pic is about a month ago and there are pics on my profile from 253 and about 220

Breakfast is usually a whey smoothie with almond milk, oats, banana & other fruit if I have it. Plus PB (or almond or cashew) on a toasted low calorie bread product of some sort Lunch at work is almost always a salad, homemade with 100-150g lean meat and 30g feta & dressing Dinner in the week is usually either a stir fry…

I think generally, eat more, drink more and cut out salty foods. I am 5ft 4 & about 200lbs so not too far off you. I aim for 1650 calories a day PLUS all my exercise calories, I do heavy weight lifting 2-3 times a week and I am steadily losing about 1lb a week, sometimes more sometimes less. You should at least be dropping…

I wear a HRM now, not that I do much cardio anymore, but when I do, I find that some machines are way over estimating, and some are underestimating. But never by 50%, more like 10-20%. I'd suggest a HRM. My Polar FT4 works with the machines at my gym but they are Precor.

I used to. And it took 4 years of having a well paid job to pay them off. Now I have a credit card which I only use to buy petrol and food and I pay it off in full every month. I only use it because I get cashback. If I want to buy something big and expensive, I buy it with my debit card. If I don't have the funds, I don't…

Nothing wrong with a lot of curry, as long as its made healthy and not filled with ghee! Mine are about 200 cals 20g protein for a smallish serving. Would be higher profile but the bf complains if I eat all the meat.

When you are trying to hold a size 20 jeans to your size 16 frame with a belt that is also too ridiculously long! Generally if I think my clothes feel really loose, I try the next size down and it usually fits, or I buy it because its about to fit

Yesterday I bought Enough green salad, tomatoes, radish, cucumber & cooked chicken breast & feta to make 4 x 800g, 400cal/40g protein salads for lunches at work Enough stir fry greens, brocolli onions, mushrooms, chillies etc to use with the frozen chicken breast I am currently defrosting for this weeks dinners. 400 cal,…

MFP has sugar set low. Unless you are diabetic of have another medical reason to cut out sugar, then it doesn't matter that you are going over daily. You can even manually adjust it so the goal is higher. Just try and stick to natural and unrefined sugars from fruit etc rather than cake etc.

You seem to be mixing up your BMR and your TDEE. Your BMR is what your body needs to function. Unless you are massively overweight, you should avoid eating under this. I currently eat AT my BMR plus ALL exercise calories (I check them with a heart rate monitor - MFP's estimates are way off) and I am consistantly losing.

Moral support, general chit chat, comparing diaries and exercises. Being social generally.

Im 53lbs down and no one noticed until 40+lbs. Including me!

Time to try a new protein shake! The unflavoured ones (hemp and pea etc) aren't great for mixing with water, they taste like paste, but mixed with blended spinach/brocolli and egg whites and made into pancakes! Awesome!

I think that naturally, women have stronger legs and weaker arms and men are opposite. Not sure if thats real life actual proof or anything, but until I am told otherwise, I will carry on believing that. I am fairly new to lifting and I can do 250lbs on the leg press, because thats how fat I was and thats what I used to…

I am lactose intolerant and have general dairy issues, but I can drink whey protein without a problem. Whey has very little lactose content so it might be worth giving it a go. I have tried pulsin pea and pulsin hemp and I have found they are both vile unless they are mixed into savoury food. Do a search for flavoured…