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Definitely doing this!

Oops sorry I should have clarified, too many fast methods knocking about haha! I'm doing alternate day fast for the time being just to kickstart things (I have been stuck in a plateau for 8 around months), then switching to 5:2. I'll probably go to 5:2 in the next couple weeks because the weight is coming off perhaps a…

I have the same BMR as you and have been aiming for around 1600 cals a day on a high day, and 500 on a low day because I too find it hard to go over that without feeling sick. I'm pretty sedentary, so 1600 is roughly my TDEE anyways. But I only use it as a guide, if I want to eat more, I do, and less, I will. I've only…

Oops sorry just saw your post! Thank you very much for the explanation, no idea why I'd never thought of this before! Excited to see how it tastes. Hahaha, plonk is a very underrated word :)

So you literally just cut up the ingredients and allow the flavours to seep into the water? Fabulous :) Off to try it now!

Noted! Many thanks :)

Ignoring the whole detox debate, that sounds really nice! Tempted to give that a go for a nice refreshing summer drink, do you have the recipe link? Or do you literally plonk cucumbers etc in water? I feel like I'm being a tad dense but something tells me you don't just plonk them in. This could either be delicious or go…

Guys there are absolutely fantastic ideas! Wasn't expecting so many responses, I have so many things to try now haha. I'm excited! Thank you so much

I can't profess to doing it perfectly but I try to keep the right position! I have a background in dance and we used to get that drilled into us haha. Those straight leg exercises especially sound great! Never heard of good mornings before, but they look like they'd be fine for me to do! Many, many thanks! Can't wait to…

Great ideas guys, thanks! I will definitely be doing the humping the ceiling technique haha! Where do you suggest to hold the weight? The position I'm thinking of in my head involves your arms by your sides on the ground? I have a trainer when at home, but I'm currently abroad at the moment and it'd be difficult for me to…

I was an A before I even lost any weight.. think how I feel now haha! I'm sure they fit your new proportions far better than your previous size would on you now! Personally, a B would be my ideal size, so love what you have :)

I've literally just started it, only on day 2 but seems to be going well. I have taken before photos and measurements so will post them after I'm done, whatever the outcome! Interested to see everyone else's :)

I'm 20, feel free to add me, it'd be awesome to have some like minded people for motivation!

We have almost identical stats! Sorry I'm no use for advise.. just selfishly bumping this so I can steal yours haha. Good luck to you!

Sounds like you have it all under control :) I'm exactly the same.. only allow myself to drink once a weekish cause it's just not worth the calories I have to sacrifice haha. Will all be worth it in the end! Good luck!

Another bump. Can't wait to give these a go!

Oooh bump for later, these sound divine!

Drinking wise, I'm the same.. my friends absolutely love a night out, and I do too. I hate to feel like the boring one, but the weight comes off so much easier when i abstain from wine, boo!

Don't worry you're not the only one.. I live with a girl who used to live in a 600 euro a month flat in Paris and her parents STILL give her money (?!). Our flat only costs 175 euros a month, meaning she has a good 400+ extra than she used to, but she constantly claims she's poor and tries to wriggle out of paying her way…

Haha, we are in the exact same position! The only time I lost anything was when I was much less strict with what I ate, but loosely kept track of calories and didn't weigh myself. Strange how things go! Perhaps it is stress related, I've just moved countries and the first month or so was absolute hell in terms of stress.…

I think I'm going to do just that! As I just said in the post before I only want to lose the last few lbs to trim up areas like my arms and stomach so I will give weight training a try, thank you! Macros have also been adjusted

I say to no avail, but I don't have digital scales, only regular ones and a tape measure, so I can't tell if I'm losing a tiny bit at a time or not. But the tape measure isn't budging and the only change I see on my the scales only a bit of water weight making me go up a kilo before coming back down again every now and…

Also thanks astheygrowup and yksdoris, very helpful to hear how you guys have done it! Especially nice to hear from people who have around the same stats/goals as me and you've both done great jobs! Always seems funny to me to eat more towards the end of weight loss as your body needs less to function. Definitely not…

So the consensus is to go back to at least hitting my BMR then? With pleasure :) Exercise wise I go to Salsa classes 2-3 times a week, run 2-3 times a week and walk every day, as I'm a student and don't need a car in my city. Just moved to Spain and been a bit too scared to find a gym here due to the language barrier!

I haven't been ignoring the tools, in my post it said I increased my calories a few months ago. This was to meet and exceed my BMR as I had read about people eating above their BMR for a few weeks then dropping calorie consumption once again, and it working. I apologize for not making that clear enough in my post!

I find they tend to be different if they try to incorporate the Harris Benedict formula. Even if they give a plain BMR figure alongside, it's often different from what a simple BMR only calculator would produce. I've checked my workings out don't worry :) I know it's somewhere around 1450 if I go on averages..

The problem I find with BMRs is the massive differences different calculators give you. For example I've worked mine out on a couple different websites and have been given anything between 1300-1500 a day, so I never know what exactly to believe.. Congrats on almost hitting your goal weight! Comforting to know you can get…

Awesome work! I keep circling around the same weight, give or take a tiny bit. So annoying! Let us know what you did, so maybe some of us can break plateau too!

I am constantly cold! To the point where it annoys my family too haha. But it can be down to an iron deficieny so make sure you check you're eating enough of it!