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Absolutely. Unless you're really tiny, 1200 calories will be under your TDEE and probably your BMR too. You're body is starving and so is your brain. When your body doesn't have enough energy to burn it feels tired, and when your brain doesn't have enough you feel cranky and depressed. Perhaps try telling us your current…

Get on a treadmill with your pedometer on. Walk a specific distance then divide it by the number of steps you've recorded. You can do the same by running and calculating how your stride length changes between walking and running. The longer you walk/run, the more accurate your average :)

How tall are you? Do you know what your basal metabolic rate is? With this information we can give you some more advice but undoubtedly, you aren't eating enough. Ideally you want to lose fat, not muscle but on a deficit diet you will lose both. And being on an extreme deficit, you make the situation even worse. Weight…

Regarding your hips, understand that with pregnancy, the bones of your pelvis will have "opened up" in preparation for a natural delivery (whether you had one or not). Your pelvis stays a different shape indefinitely so even if you were the same prepregnancy weight you might still find your hips a little bigger than before.

From a calorie requirement perspective in pregnancy, for your first trimester you should eat maintainence, then you need an extra 200-300cal per day in your second trimester and then another 200-300cal per day in your final trimester. I think MFP can still be a very useful tool but only you can be the judge of that.…

Thanks all :) I was having a really low day yesterday due to a illness in the family and in turn I was feeling quite down on myself. This morning I realised I'd hit the 10kg milestone a few days ago and I decided to try on a few dresses from the back of the wardrobe. I never expected everything to fit, and in fact, fit…

I totally understand seeing how far you have to go rather than how far you've come. Take some pictures and compare to pictures from before. It's important to acknowledge all the hard work you've done so you're motivated to continue the journey!

I just posted my story on this board if you want to look :) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/536322-10kg-lost-in-100-days

You're my ideal pregnancy patient! Healthy before, during and I'm sure, after! You're making great choices and I think you'll be a great mum! All the best.

Congratulations on wanting to have a healthy pregnancy! If you haven't already, I'd go and discuss your plans with your doctor/OBGYN as diet and exercise choices shouldn't be made lightly when pregnant. I don't know what your starting weight is or what your previous exercise levels were but third trimester is not the time…

I grab 100g of frozen raspberries! Throw them in a bowl and curl up on the sofa. 54 calories and it satisfies my "hand-food-mouth" craving that comes around at about 8pm... Previously I'd have down the same with chips. Much healthier alternative!

I love Mizuno runners for my high arches.

Apologies that should have been 400mg three times a day. :)

I love slicing up veges and baking them without oil to make "crisps"... Carrot, parsnip, sweet potato (yams). Also I love grilling capsicum, tomatoes. Throw some mixed herbs over the top and its yummy!

Yum this sounds great!

So far mine have stayed the same in most bras, if anything they've gone from an Australian 14C (36C) to a 12C (34C). I've only lost 9.5kg but feel like mine have actually got perkier with the weight loss :)

Mmm not so sure about the wrist vs size thing. My finger and thumb overlap but I have big hands, long fingers and big feet (Size 10-11 US). I'd have said I was a medium to large frame. As for the rest: Height: 5'9" (175cm) Weight: SW 182lB (82.6kg) CW 161lB (73.2kg) GW 154 pounds (70kg) Pant Size - AUS 12 (US/Canada 8)…

I'd see a physiotherapist to have a discussion about your pain because they can offer the best advise about exercise/stretches etc. On another topic, can I clarify you're only taken 800mg ibuprofen once a day? Just beware the max daily dose is 400mg and I wouldn't usually prescribe 800mg as a single dose as it can be quite…

What you're describing may be "delerium" which is acute and fluctuating confusion commonly seen in the elderly due to infections, deranged electrolytes, illness etc. I'd take him in to your local doctor for a urine test (asymptomatic urinary tract infections are the most common cause), some baseline bloods (FBC, U&E, Ca,…

Are you sure you aren't pregnant? I'd check that first. You'd be amazed at the number of women who I see in the Emergency Dept who tell me they couldn't possibly be pregnant who are... Immaculate conception!

That's a really difficult question and I don't think you'll get a straightforward answer. I like this website http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/body.htm because it gives you a "healthy range" to aim for. I'd suggest aiming for the top of the range (by my calculations ~150-160 pounds) then see how you feel/look.

There isn't a setting for pregnancy as far as I'm aware. I started my journey in December with ~28 pounds to lose and with the long term goal of being in the best shape I could be BEFORE getting pregnant. It's not always possible, time isn't always on your side to lose the weight first, then get pregnant but if you have…

I have a Fitbit and LOVE it. It motivates me to be more active both in number of steps and number of stairs. The website is great too because it syncs with MFP and allows me to know how many extra cals I should be eating on days that I'm more or less active than average.

As far as I can tell, you aren't eating enough if you aren't eating back your exercise calories. According to this calculator, your basal metabolic rate (BMR) - the number of calories you burn if in a coma are 1889. (I assumed when you wrote 68 you meant 68inchs not 6 foot 8 inches). Depending on your activity level, at…

I'm 25 and started here in early December with the goal to lose 28 pounds. So far I've lost 19.5 pounds! Happy to support and be supported!

I'm 25 years old, a doctor and I know that it takes a normal couple actively trying to get pregnant (not on contraception, having intercourse regularly around ovulation and being physically and mentally healthy) up to 12 months to fall pregnant. DESPITE this, I'm in the same boat as all of you, worried that something will…

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Hi cdl. I'm in that boat too. I've lost 17-18 pounds but have 10 to go. I'm looking good already and am not sure if I need to lose the other 10 pounds to be "finished" but it's my original goal weight so I want to see. My weight loss has stalled for the past 2 weeks. No gains but no real loss either. I've started eating…

The most important question is are you ovulating. Your period is just one part of the process but the important part (if you want to have children) is to know if you are ovulating. Tracking your temperature, using ovulation testers are all ways you can look into your cycles without your GP. Normal healthy couples can take…

I agree with rd14980. If you have +100 pounds to lose, you want to do it in a healthy, sustainable way. You want your loss to be slow but consistent. All those meal replacements don't teach you how to be healthy. Also if you lose weight too fast, you aren't giving your body, in particular, your skin time to keep up. Use…