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It is to do with your lean to fat ratio. It means that you lost fat but gained muscle. In this case you lost 2.5lb of fat but gained 1.5 lb of muscle so overall you only lost a lb in weight. Muscle is more dense and takes up less space than fat, so you can weigh the same but seem slimmer. For example. between April and…

I sympathise and want you to know you are not alone in that. I spent 14 years of my life dieting and regaining, dieting and regaining. I found the only way to take it off and keep it off was to STOP DIETING and realise that I had to change my eating habits forever. I also had to change my focus from achieving a goal weight…

It depends how sensitive she is to goat's milk - or even ewe's milk. I can't take either of these as they just run through me. However, I have recently found the Arla products (same makers of lurpak) who make lactose free milk and cheese products and so far I haven't had any issues with them. Apparently the lactose…

I've been gluten and lactose (and egg, caffeine, yeast and alcohol) free for almost a decade now. Cashews make great cream - whizz them in the blender and add vanilla extract for a cream for puddings. Adjust water up and down to make thicker or thinner 'cream'. Or add lemon rind or mint or tamari (wheat free soy sauce) to…

Have you checked that the setting for your monitor are definitely set for someone your height, weight and age? Maybe they are set for a much bigger and heavier person? However, it may be right as you do do a lot of vigorous exercise and you are carrying quite a bit more weight than me, which makes a difference. (I'm 164 cm…

I have been on MFP for a year now and I have consistently eaten about 1700-2000 calories per day. I had gained 30 lbs by 4 years of overwork and under exercising. I did not want to approach this as a 'diet' but as a healthy lifestyle change. I lost about 26 lbs (my target was 30 lbs loss) between November and April and…

I measure my zumba sessions with a HRM - depends on how much effort I put into it what I burn. Low intensity burns about 450, high intensity about 600 in an hour. However, a year ago my burns were much higher. As I have lost weight and my cardiovascular capability has developed, I now have to push myself harder and harder…

Often the early drops in pounds come from lost water. You are aiming to lose fat and not 'weight'. Slowly does it! :)

Also some online calculators if you want a rough idea of what your body fat is : http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/bf/ You can also buy scales that will measure it.

I have a fitbit ultra and I've worn it every day since July. I absolutely love it, and as previous posters have said, it's very motivational. It will record all your steps, floors and distance you do in a day. However, although it does measure activity like zumba, it isn't as accurate as a HRM for that type of exercise.…

If you want to change someone else's behaviour then the person to start with is yourself. This is a repeating family scenario and everyone is repeating the 'same old, same old' roles within it. As it is obviously causing you distress then it is indeed time to break that particular merry-go-round (or carousel as you're…

I'm 51 (52 next month) and I have now been on MFP for a year. I've taken off 28 lbs and 8 inches from my waist and most days I eat around 1700-2100 calories (even while I was losing). I've been maintaining since April - so it definitely can be done. I cut out sugary foods, eat healthily and make sure I do exercise every…

The main reason why people regain weight is most often because they feel that they've been 'on a diet' and then they reach target so they can 'come off the diet' and now they can eat the things they denied themselves when they were losing weight. The tighter they held the reins and the lower the amount of food they ate on…

That's great Anne. It's lovely when people compliment you. My favourite compliment was a few years ago when a friend who hadn't seen me since I lost about 4 stones and got down to my present weight said 'dear goodness - where's the other half of you gone?'

Thanks for what you said although, if I'm honest, a lot of it went over my head. ( v02max? Lance Armstrong? - not heard of him, although I'm assuming he's a famous athlete person from the context) My hrm does have a chest strap (it's not a Polar). If my heart beats 30 beats higher or lower than average for my age group,…

Fiona, have you made sure that you've set your HRM with your correct weight, height etc? That makes a difference. I seem to find that my HRM always gives me a bigger burn than MFP or my Fitbit would for exercising. I've often wondered if it's because I have a large 'heart rate reserve', which means my heart beat has a wide…

Let me start by saying, no you are not alone - I spent 14 years of my life on a diet/binge cycle. I started at 18 - wanted to lose 10 lbs - I put back on a stone. I lost the stone and put back on two. I lost 2 and put back on 3. Eventually, I was swinging 5 stones (70lbs). At 32 I promised myself never to 'diet' again.…

Wow! You can see a BIG difference in your face alone. That should be enough motivation to keep you going. Your health is worth it too. You are very beautiful! :)

^^ This is all very good advice. The way to succeed is to look on this as a journey to becoming a 'healthy eater' and not a 'diet'. If you 'diet', then the diet usually ends when you reach your goal - and the more restrictive you have been on your diet, the more likely you are to regain the weight. I know you'll maybe feel…

That's great news. Doing a little happy dance for you :)

So 'cheat days' hmmmm... I disagree with them on a number of levels. My first question is 'who are you cheating?' and the answer to that can really only be 'yourself' and why would I want to do that? I think nomenclature is really important. The word suggests that you are on a diet and for one day you are going to 'come…

1. I'm the world's biggest procrastinator and I'm doing this rather than start a project I've been putting off ;) 2. Having said that, I also have a tendency to over work 3. I have a PhD that I didn't get until I was 47 4. I have a daughter and son 5. and a step daughter 6. My favourite book is Jane Eyre 7. closely…

I had to look it up too lol!

SAHM appears to be an acronym for Stay At Home Mom :)

I also agree with the above posters. I am really against restrictive diets because they make you crave stuff. The more you deny what you want the more likely you are to binge. I am a great follower of the 80/20 rule. If 80% of my calorie intake is from nutritious wholesome food like fruit, veg, lean protein, complex carbs…

Always good when you start to notice the clothes being looser - only thing is having to buy a new wardrobe....nope, that's a plus too! LOL!

There are good cholesterols and bad cholesterols. The body needs good cholesterol and shellfish is a good source of it. The body does not need bad cholesterol - but you don't get bad cholesterol from eating it, your body makes the bad cholesterol from saturated fat. So if you want to reduce your cholesterol cut down on too…

Sorry - this bit was a prevous poster - I'm not plagiarising - just useless at the technology lol!

I was thinking the same thing as this poster - my gut feeling is there is something buried deep within from your childhood which is not allowing you to succeed in this area and I wonder if it has something to do with your mother's death. You have already proven to yourself that you can achieve so much in so many areas of…

Gosh, just when I am looking at your list I realise that I eat hardly any of that stuff. I have a large number of food intolerances and am not able to eat wheat, dairy, caffeine, eggs, yeast, soy or alcohol as I take very bad reactions to them all. I am also sensitive to sugar, sweetener and additives so have very little…