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My primary motivator is that I'm getting married in the summer and I am bigger than I'm comfortable with. My clothes were also getting tighter and I had been slowly gaining for a year or so.

I'm not really a gym person but go running quite a lot. I got a HRM for christmas and it has really helped tracking actual calories and I've found my current weight loss regime is a lot more successful than previous ones.

I will repeate what others have said, 'Of course you can'. It may be less than you may be used to but I do find it's pretty filling either way. I had pasta for the first time last night since I started watching the calories and I was worried it would be pittance but it was actually plenty (75g dry - like 3laine75).

I'm on 1400+, I eat back 50-75% of my exercise calories. On week 5 and have lost 3 kg (about 6.5lbs). I started out on 1200 on week 1 then upped it to 1300 on week 2 then upped again to 1400 on week 3. I've only lost the 3kg in the last 2-3 weeks. I'm 28 and 5'9 with a desk job.

In relation to the sweets and treats for your husband and kids here's how me and my fiancee make it work. He likes his sweets, in fact there is a draw in the fridge full of chocolate bars. He has will power and can only eat 1 and leave the others. This is will power I do not have and we both know it. So the only chocolates…

I decided to keep it to myself - didn't even tell my fiancee in the first week. Main reason for not telling people was the fact I tend to get the "but you're fine - you don't need to lose weight". And then they try to convince me to eat more. I get where they are coming from - I have a history of eating disorders and…

Home made Almond Granola bars. I make them myself but have had to space out making them to once a month. If they are in the fridge I just want to eat all of them! Only 128kcal a bar but one is not enough, nor are two or three or ... well you get the idea.

It certainly does work! I used to hate running, despised having to do it in school and the idea of it repelled me for years after. Then I started C25K. Now I have to actively stop myself from running every day and limit myself to 5 days a week. My over all mood improved, I had way more energy and I feel it has really…

I've been at 1400 the last two weeks and plan to keep at it for the foreseeable future. Feel free to add me as a friend.

They make a great soup too. I add some carrots and leeks and throw in a little chili a some garlic. They are also amazing dry roasted and there is this recipe, which is one of my favs! http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Sweet-Potatoes-With-Pecans-And-Goat-Cheese-519687

Everyone is different and for some people perhaps they do need to get a little bit 'obsessed' just to get started. I do need to be a bit obsessed in order to be motivated - I know I feel better when I run in the morning and I'm a bit slimmer but I find it very hard unless I'm all in. The idea is that after a few months the…

First thing in the morning - get out of bed and go for a run.

Thank you for the response - lower intensity does seem the way to go.

Sounds like my kinda group of folks. Love sci-fi and fantasy books ... and books in general, TV shows, movies and comics. Marrying a full on gamer - part of the spec when buying a house was making sure there would be space for a gaming room. I'm in to MMOs (though I had to take a break to focus on my freelancing career).

So tonnes of people have replied - my 2 cents: My stats aren't very different from yours. It took me nearly three weeks of rigorous MFP logging and running pretty much every day before those damn scales finally shifted. I had a simple plan where I was going to start at 1200 on my first week - up to 1300 on my second week…

Yep - I drink a lot of Herbal tea so need to pee every hour pretty much.

On my third week and still not really seeing any results. To be fair at the beginning I was focusing on just reducing my appetite and tackle my tendency to eat just to fill time. I was hoping to be down at least a kg by now but I'm willing to be patient and despite being the exact same size as before I do feel a bit better…

I know exactly what you mean about routines - I feel like I need to run every day because I totally lose momentum when I stop. That being said I am currently sick my self and have decided to let myself take a few days off. I'd take it easy and give your body a chance to recover.

Wow! Some fantastic advice! Thank you everyone!

Thanks everyone. I know exercise is supposed to help - I run pretty much everyday. I drink a lot of herbal and green tea - I've been counting this toward water intake but I think I might just try and drink more water as well.

I wake up, go for my run, strip down then get on the scales in the nip. I have the old fashioned scales so they can be tough to read if the change is small. Weigh every other day and log maybe once or twice a week.

I did 1200 for a week - mostly as an experiment. I exercised everyday and ate those calories back - if I hadn't I think I would have caved on day 2 and given up entirely. Even with that, I ate over 1200 net on 4 of the 7 days - I couldn't do it.

Congrats everyone! We're getting married in early July - 4 months. I've not got much to lose but its that stubborn kind of weight that simply refuses to move! Best of luck all you brides (and bridesmaids to be)

I'm only in early days and have told my fiancee but other than that, no, I haven't mentioned it to anyone. The reason I'm not really telling anyone else (unless they ask) is because everyone is just so sweet that I will be bombarded with, 'but you don't need to lose weight' and 'you look great as you are' and tonnes of…

Sezxy Stef - you are absolutely right - 1200 is totally not sustainable for me long term, this is why I'm not too worried about going over. It is also why I do not plan on staying at such a low level for longer than a week and will continue to raise my intake over time. when I get to a more sustainable level of Kcal intake…

Thanks for your replies everyone. I'm on my 6th day of week 1 and at first it was fine but the last 2 days have been really tough. I know I can't really maintain the 1200 net and yesterday went over 1300 net but I am actually totally ok with that. I'm going to try two more days then push up to 1300 in earnest. Perhaps the…

Most certainly! If I'm honest I'm already kind halfway through week 1. Lets see how it goes. :)

I'm in Dublin. I know what you mean - friends in the same timezone would surely be handy!

I'm kind of not telling anyone I'm watching calorie intake for this exact reason.

5'8 (or 5'9 - I never know) and 165lbs - working to get down to 150 for my wedding in July. Had a few stints with MFP in the past and am only on day 3 of this round but really need to keep to it.