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The picture of me in my bathing suit in Thailand .... gross .. I was shocked ! then i put on 7lb over xmas ! I decided 2013 was going to be my year

I hate to say this ,,, but I think he is RIGHT !! that is exactly what I am doing ,, and I have lost 16 lb this year OR were you joking and I had a sense of humour failure ?

i speak fluent french ... i started to learn italian as I was working in Italy a lot and it is a beautiful fun language .. and now they have moved me to Germany so I am learning that . Fortunately I love languages .... I would really like to learn Welsh !! it is a wonderful language and so different form anything else . I…

I am on a 37% deficit ... burn 2000 eat 1250 ... i am getting a steady loss I intend to get to my goal quickly and then carry on exercising which I now enjoy very much and stop the 'sacrifices' . Thing is I am not sure what those sacrifices were ! I don't need any more food, I am not a big eater -- I don't like sweets and…

I am 52 .. this time I will keep it off

I agree with most of the above - eg the mattyexperiment etc and focusing on the calories in not out, and that the likes of MFP grossly exaggerate burn etc I have a fitbit , I m aware it includes my ' resting' calorie burn. I focus very much on calories in and i use the calories out to maintain a hefty 750 calorie a day…

I m 51 and have lost 18 stone -- 3 stones 6 times !! every 5 years :/ Ok I exaggerate a bit sometimes it was only 2 stones ... but that is my story , i was tiny in 2007 This time round i am throwing away my big clothes and it is staying off .. I mean it ! how do I know ? because this time I have built in exercise to my…

mind if i add you too ?

I am 53 and would like to tone and build muscle - what do you advise i do ?

My sister leant me some clothes once to go on holiday ... When she saw the photos of me wandering round a hilltop church in she told me i was wearing her pyjamas !

i dont hink chile con carne would be too bad .. with rice even .. as long as the prtions arent too huge I would avoid the wraps and especially the cheese sauces other wise anything heavily tomatoe would be good salads have to be a great option

I lost a kilo this week with fit bit I log food in MFP exercise in fitbit is done automatically - but i do overwrite for ski and cycling etc ... i leave it on though even when doing those ! i find it less generous with the burn than MFP I am finding that MFP is giving me many more calories than fitbit so i am using the…

That is no small NSV - that is massive ! well done :)

i cant make the sleep function work on my one - any tips ?

When you say it asks for the time .. does it ask how long ? or what time you did it so it knows which bit to overwrite ?

OMG - I have just bought a fitbit too (it should arrive tomorrow ) it sounds ever so complicated :/

what about fitbit ? i have just ordered one - is that more accurate ?

I love the outdoor and do a lot of outdoor activities , but I cannot run at all without something underneath me propelling my feet ! So for the (rare) days i cannot get outdoor I do enjoy my treadmill

Gosh even lower than MFP ? Maybe I should get a heart rate monitor then !

I usually go 50 mins - but most of the time I am not doing what many class as running - more walking very fast !

That is scandalous ! Thanks for sharing . All the more reason not to eat processed foods I guess

I will ychwanegu chi if you don't mind !

I am Welsh - and proud of it !!

I am 51and I only started exercising around June. We had a team competition in work to increase our exercise levels (mine form level zero) and I have been doing it ever since. I make sure I do something every day. Even if I don't have time or I don't feel like it i MAKE myself do 10 minutes, which usually turns into more I…

Raspberries, yoghurt and an oat bar ... and of course a coffee (or two) I really enjoyed it

It took me form June till October to lose 7 kilos in December I put 3 kilos on I have reset my loss to NIL and I will see how much I can lose in 2013 ... maybe it is a shame to lose the credit for the 4kg - but to be fair , i have lsot 18 stone before - the same 3 stone six times !!! anyone out there in similar situation…

If anyone wanted to add me I would be delighted - need some company on this road x

I am 5 ft 3 and 160 lbs and MFP put me at 1600 !! see i knew i was missing something can someone help me please ?

The reason I am oversight is because i used to drink alcohol and eat crisps - but i have stopped that According to MFP My BMR is 1600 but I think this is too high as if i were on the old Weightwatchers system I would only be allowed 17 point which is just about the minimum . I eat 1100 cals a day - i struggle to eat that…

I dont as I struggle to eat my calorie allowance anyway .. but I have to say after a week or so my loss slows down .. it discourages me .. I go off the diet , .. then I restart at a later date and start the process again from this and the above replies I would say that we should eat at least half of our excercise calories…