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I went wheat free last year to kick start my diet and it worked great, dropped loads initially but after this last xmas I was only down to losing a few pounds a month. I have periods I go strict, no grains at all just fruit, veg lean white meat or fish sometimes quorn in place of meat or fish. I could stick to it when I…

I'm 5ft 3 and half I'd like to be 9st (126lbs) but I don't know if i will get there.. I've got down to 9st 4 but keep going up and down and mostly around130-132lbs. The frame measurements don't work for me I've got really thin wrists and always have had even at my heaviest (16st) but I think my body frame is medium as I've…

I was born with my thyroid not working (underdeveloped and never made its own T4) and have been on synthetic T4 since 23 months old. When I was young and active I had no problems with my weight and was in middle of healthy range throughout early adulthood. I gained weight when mine went wrong in my early thirties…

Sometimes my scale gives a different reading each time i get on and off and other days it gives me same number several times in a row, what I do is record the number that I get the most but also take note of the range. eg last week I was getting number between 9st 6 -9st 12 this week they are ranging from 8st 12 - 9st 6 so…

I went really low carb when I started as I was overweight and couldn't exercise much I dropped weight quick mostly water weight but I was just happy to see numbers go down. As I built up how long I can exercise to work calories off I started re-introducing more carbs back into my diet. I found wheat makes me store loads of…

Thats great thanks, I scanned it quickly, I'll read it through properly later. Interestingly, I know a man with Dystonia who had DBS this year and he was put weight on after the surgery, however the benefits far outweigh the disadvantage of weight gain for him as he has been able to return back to work and driving. I guess…

Damn! Thats interesting but I thought I was gonna end up a lean, mean fat burning machine an able to have loads of hot choc fudge cake and brandy and coke without piling the weight back on!! :drinker: :laugh: A friend of mine has a teenage daughter with athetoid cp - mild, but still she has been told she burns an extra…

What do you mean when you say it maybe overwhelmed? The Horizon program said increasing NEAT was good for our bodies and helped us burn more of the calories we eat so surely things like tremor or involuntary movement would be similar to NEAT and fidgeting as you aren' t entirely in control of it as you are when consciously…

I have similar issue I've been wheelchair user for 7 years. I'm not paralysed but have issues with motor co-ordination so can't keep my balance stood up, so consequently have to do everything from sitting. I heard there was a term known as 'Quad belly' where wheelchair users often get the 'beer belly' due to those muscles…

How does my body know I'm on my last 3lbs? for all it knows I could be aiming for 9st and have another 6lbs to go! It's just odd how all the same things were working and weight coming off steadily each month then as soon as I have only a few more pound to go nothing works anymore! I do tend to eat more those days will…

oh right., that kind of make sense cos your body heals and stuff while you're sleeping. I know at hospitals they sometimes keep people in a coma for that reason, so body will heal itself after major trauma (strokes, burns etc). So which number do I go by then? surely it should be RMR x activity level to get calories…

I checked the numbers again t make sure i didn't get them wrong way around and it definitely says 1306 for RMR and 1322 for BMR unless they have wrong heading on the wrong calculator and its the other way around! I do spike days so haven't been on 1200 for every day solid since last august. Usually I stay low mon, tues, go…

Thanks I'll check out the L-glutamine and PgX. I do like some dark chocolate but its hard to get around here from local shops. I used to love those Fry's chocolate cream bars with orange inside and Asda did a nice one at xmas with brandy in middle (not very slimming i know.. lol) but they are only dark chocolate I've ever…

I don't mind having chocolate in my diet, when I only had the periods once a month my diet was working great! I managed to eat healthy 3 weeks of the month and just treat myself that week when I had the cravings. I've gone onto gluten free too so buy gluten free brownies as my treat instead of regular ones as I find wheat…

I thought we were meant to weigh less first thing in morning? I haven't always been to the bathroom though other than wee, but even if I don't eat until after I have been and weigh again there's no difference?

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I had read that people with thyroid problems may also have difficulty processing wheat, nuts were also a food mentioned. As I also developed a severe nut allergy later in life when my thyroid went wrong (producing Reverse T3 in 2002) I decided to try it. I dropped 7lbs first week, 18lbs by end of the next month (6 week),…

If I eat 1,000 and burn 1,000 isn't that the same as not having eaten all day? (ie fasting) so my body still has to find the cals to work body as I've burned everything off as soon as I've eaten it (get on pedals straight after each meal to burn equivalent calories). Sometimes I'm even pedalling as I'm eating for snacks so…

I drink chocolate slim fast so can still stick to diet and satisfy my cravings. Sometimes I save my 3x 100 cal snacks and use some of those cals for an hot chocolate at bed time or take cals of dinner as I try and do 300-400 cal meals and slim fast says 600!!

I am 43 and my TOTM are playing up! last month.. 2 in one month.. this month the cravings and bloat but no actual period, have had months when they skipped completely. I suspect I'm starting the peri menopause. Would progesterone treatment work if its hormones? I thought it would be better for me if Estrogen levels were…

I keep hearing about needing to build muscle to burn more fat and eventually get triimmer. Everytime I exercise I gained more from water I think my muscles were storing, but tried going weeks with no exercise thinking loads of excess water would then drop off and I'd be lighter it hasn't made much difference. So trying to…

I love the Hairy Bikers! I watched this I love the lasagne recipe with leeks instead of pasta - useful for me as I gone gluten free, using Quorn mince instead of beef makes it even less calories.

Anyone know any brands that have an higher fit to waist so I can look for some on Ebay?

I'm housebound most of the time as town is so far and expensive to get to. Maybe twice a year I'll get chance for family member or friend to take me shopping for xmas or birthday and get to try something on, thats if I can find a changing room I can fit the chair in! I find it harder to dress in the chair too I dress…

How did you do on this? I heard it was good for targeting midsection.

Capsiplex worked for me last year to kick start my weight loss and give me energy for 2 hour workouts. I lost loads to start. I'm not sure if formula changed but suddenly one next bottle (about third) started give me severe burning in throat and stomach as soon as taken and made me feel very sick so had to stop then weight…

I'd like to lose another stone by xmas but having difficulty getting re-motivated as already been dieting a year and getting fed up (stuck in a plateau i think) What diet and exercises are you doing? I think I need to try something different but having hard time getting started!

I was 12st 7 last year and always had a young face. I'm down to 9st 7 and think I look older, my face is thinner the pigmentation on it seems darker and more obvious in fact I never noticed it there before I now have a noticeable stripe across forehead and patch on left temple. I have 'old lady skin' on inside of elbows…