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I've got one of these: Omron BF511 Family Body Composition Monitor and like it. I know these kind of body fat monitors aren't that accurate but I can see if it's got a general downward trend or not, even if the actual number is actually that accurate.

Fresh baked tiger loaf with butter - yes! White well done hot toast with butter and seedless strawberry jam - yes! Now I'm hungry... :D

There is no such thing as "famine mode". And even if there was, it wouldn't be striking at 1500 cals a day! Unfortunately GP's really don't know much about nutrition. You really do need to start accurately logging EVERYTHING on here. It's good you are going to rule out any medical issues, but that aside, it's just science,…

Please don't do that with a cast on!! It is not possible to make a knee to toe cast 100% waterproof and a soggy cast is not the way to go!

A few questions come to mind. Do you weigh all your food on a digital scale? Measure liquids properly? How do you calculate your calorie burns from exercise? Small potions do not always equate to mall calories, depends on what you are eating. Is your diary open?

Thought so! :)

Totally random question - do you live in Dubai by any chance? That skyline looks familiar! Great job on the change by the way!

I'm a bit confused - how can you say for the week of the 23rd June that you are going to lose 2lbs?! That's too far away to say that. Maybe it's someone's birthday and you go out for a meal, or maybe you twist your ankle and can't exercise... what happens then? Weight loss doesn't work quite like that. Maybe one week…

I would go for the run and if you find yourself struggling, take it down to a walk instead. No point pushing yourself if you feel a bit off it. If it's just a cold you'll be fine. A bit of exercise always perks me up if I have a cold.

If you cut out just the red wine, you'll have cut out about 900 cals from your daily intake so you should drop weight without altering anything else! The only "trick" I have to offer is that when I was drinking far too much vodka (I have mine with diet coke) but needed to cut down for obvious health reasons, I would use…

Just a thought, I'm not really clued in about FB works, but could she have just deleted herself off FB, hence why you can't see her? Can someone else find her? Have you tried again, sometimes FB seems to do odd things, like if I go to comment on someone's post and it says the post has been deleted or something and then I…

Genuinely curious - I'm type A and you can pry bacon from my cold, dead hands! I would be miserable and very cross as a vegetarian, even a "near" vegetarian. I actually lose weight better on a high protein (meat. not nuts!!) diet. How do you explain that one if the BTD makes sense?

Does he like spaghetti bolognese? If so, you can make an easy homemade tomato sauce and then blend any cooked veggies (carrots go really well) into the sauce.

I'm not exactly sure what you are asking - it should help everybody who takes it, that's the point of it... Why are you nervous? There are no side effects (that I know of).

How long are you at the hotel for? Can't you do body weight exercises in the room? Go out for a run round the block (depending on where the hotel is and if it's safe)?. Briskly walk along each corridor then run up the stairs to the next floor and repeat? Or if it's just one night, relax and have a night off, it's not the…

@Christine_72, Not personally, but others do. Some are lucky enough to have avocados too... Can't complain, we are lucky enough to have passion fruit by the bucket load (grenadilla's to some) and Chinese lanterns (physalis)... Garden to stomach in 5 minutes flat, now that's fresh!! :D

First of all, how much do you need to lose? What is your starting weight and height? Unless you are morbidly obese, 20 pounds in 2 months is unrealistic and definitely unhealthy. Also, "healthy" is a personal choice. As a starter you could go for meals that include meat, veg and a small portion of potato / rice / pasta, in…

I think you need to start your own thread really, adding it to the OP's is going to get confusing. Having said that, unless you are tiny, 1000 calries a day is too low. How tall are you and what do you weigh now? 55kgs is a very low weight unless, again, you are tiny. Start your own thread, make sure your diary is open,…

Then that's great, make the most of that present and get to that gym!! No excuses! :D Noodles and yoghurt aren't junk. But next time you go shopping. Look around and see what is on offer, I don't know where you live, but if you say, maybe people can give you an idea of where has some good offers on in you area. It will…

Aw, no worries, glad it helped. I'm old and have been around this losing weight game a few times over the years, I know how disheartening it can seem at times. Have a great day and hugs right back at you, go get 'em tiger!!

Bananas grow in our garden so for the past 5 years, on and off when it's the season, I eat them for breakfast, lunch, after dinner and snacks, haha. I'm in the middle of eating two for breakfast right now...! They are great for a quick, on the go brekkie or snack. Don't know about the lowering of testosterone thingy, never…

For what it's worth you didn't gain 10 lbs of fat, unless you ate approximately 30 000 calories over your MAINTENANCE which I suspect you would know about... So, take a deep breath, and remember - losing weight is up and down and very frustrating, especially until you have been at it a while and spot the downward trend.…

When you say you can only afford junk food, what exactly do you eat? Because to be honest, I find junk food is more expensive. You can buy "healthy" foods such as meat, veg, rice, plain noodles for very little. It just takes being organised and buying when you see it on offer or in bulk. Also, it is all just about calories…

My gym isn't so judgemental. Wear them, don't wear, who cares?! "only if they match your handbag"? I assume the "gym" is trying to be sexist, insinuating only weak girls wear gloves - I have skin allergies and Raynaud's. I wear them. I'm a girl. Dare your "gym" to come and say I'm somehow weak and pathetic to my face…

Yesterday was Christmas Day. You are supposed to overindulge on chocolate on Christmas Day (think it's the law in the UK... ;) ). Don't worry, today is a new day, just get back on track doing what you usually do and if the scales have a blip this week, so what, you're in good company, millions, including myself enjoyed…

Do you have a Tesco near you? Their value bread is okay and comes in a couple of thicknesses.

Also I suggest getting a gait analysis done, I always used to get a lot of pain when I tried to run. Then I had a gait analysis done, turns out I over-pronate, got some Brooks and I cannot tell you the difference, literally overnight!

Having a rest day is something you are dreading? That's not a healthy mindset! It's Christmas, enjoy it for goodness sake, it's just one day. Not exercising for the day would probably actually do you some good if you've been exercising daily for months - even elite athletes take a day off now and then. Even if you sit on…

I was fostering a 9 year old mutt for a while, he was brilliant for running with, well, most of the time I was running and he was barely trotting. He could go for miles. But the problem was, he'd be perfect for ages, just trotting along at the side of me and then he'd either stop dead to suddenly pee or sniff something or…

For a start there is no such thing as an ugly person, beauty comes from within. If you are a nice kind person, then you are beautiful, so less of the negative talk please! How tall are you? 55kgs is quite low unless you are very petite. And think about it logically, if you are losing weight, you aren't getting fatter now…