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From fat2fit radio website based on the info on your original post you should be eating more along these lines:- Activity Level Daily Calories Sedentary (little or no exercise, desk job) 1765 Lightly Active (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk) 2023 Moderately Active (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk) 2280 Very Active…

Had a really quick look through your diary. m no expert, just making suggestions based on y own experience before people start with all the slating! Have you tried reducing sugar or carb intake? All the best =)

Hey so now i am netting 1710 cal at activity level Sedentary as i have a pretty accurate 'Fitbit Ultra' which automatically syncs any of my exercise cals to MFP. I was on 1360 with MFP originally :D

Ok so i used http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bmr/ and followed their recommended daily intake. they advise you eat like you would at your goal weight so i entered in an interim goal weight of 150lbs as my current and goal weight so that it calculated as if i was maintaining at that level and guess what, it was 350cal…

I am 5ft6 and i currently weigh 158lbs and am a size 12/14 bottom but a size 10 on top. :)

^^This Plus Fat2Fit Radio website and Podcasts are amazing if you want more info - http://www.fat2fitradio.com/2013/02/fat-2-fit-episode-143-metabolic-adaptation/

You have done an absolutely amazing job!

This was lovely and written so well. Good for you!

[/quote] Yes try this! I hit a 2month plateau and upped my cals by 300 a day which seemed really odd and it is working slowly but surely. For the first couple of weeks i gained weight which you have to be prepared for and then it just started dropping off. Give it a go.

So i upped my cals to 1630 per day and the scales are finally budging. It is only a tiny loss but it is moving in the right direction! I am also taking weekly photos and measurements of myself so I can celebrate NSV too. :)

bump for later :)

I'm in ( one day late)!

I also feel your pain. I gain a whopping 5-7lbs EVERY TOTM and do look noticeably bigger and it usually goes the following week- due to water retention. You are doing amazing as you have managed a loss so well done!!

Thanks :)

My calorie goal is 1300. I am eating most of my exercise calories back but not all of them as they sometimes seem a little high on here compared to other calculations.

How is the sodium intake going? I'm keeping an eye on mine but it always seems to be way under. I am also drinking at least 2ltr of mineral water a day.

Thank you :)

Thanks guys!! Every single one of you has motivated me. I think I will fake patience and hide those damn scales. Do any of you take regular photos so you can see your progress? Thanks you :)

By peoples replies it is obvious that body shape seems to prevail (yes i know i am stating the obvious it's just confirmation of that). I am a pear shape and i lose from my stomach and chest 1st and thighs and bottom last which is unfortunate for me as i have african heritage all over my butt!

I recently bought a Human Kinetics book by Irene l=Lewis-McCormick, it is brilliant for beginners and teacher you so much more than others plus it tells you the way to do Strength Training at home with free weights. :)

I want to be fit! I am currently not losing pounds just getting fitter and gaining strength. I do not want to be a 'Fat Thin' person (yes they do exist).

You look amazing! Well done to you.

All i can say is WOWWWW!!

Woah your results are inspirational. It makes me realise I really CAN do it!!

Had Mirena installed 14/5/12, the installation was agony and so was the 1st week as i ended up hospitalised due to it getting infected within the 1st two days! My stomach has always been flat and my eating is better than ever and have always bee able to lose weight no problem- however i have gain 14lbs and 10 inches all…

I do agree with others that you cannot spot reduce HOWEVER, i suffer with a lot of bloating and stomach fat and I have tried Dukan diet and after 3 days on the no carb high protein i felt amazing and my stomach was flat. I now only do the no carb and high protein 1 day/2 days a week and the rest of the week I follow a…

^^I totally agree!

Your body overall calories/weight loss works more weekly-monthly rather than hour by hour. So the answer is it wont matter at all, as long as your not skipping meals. I do it all the time :)

I have found myself in situations with certain people who are supposed to care about you saying things that i have found discouraging and offensive like your situation i was unsure if i was being to sensitive or not. As I myself would not say that to someone. As someone else pointed out though, she probably was just…

Woah you look completely different! Very inspirational. =)