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I'm going to reply without reading the majority of responses, so if I'm saying something already said, I apologise. Option 2 shouldn't exist. Forcing a child to eat against their will and appetite is putting them on the road to eating issues later in life. I know for every negative there'll be someone telling you it didn't…

You might find it interesting to read the reviews of the book 'Wheat Belly' on Amazon. I bought a copy after reading it. As someone without coeliac, but with a body that definitely doesn't like wheat, I found it really really interesting.

I do find that some days I could get away with skin wipes to clean me up, I'm sweaty but not that sweaty - especially if I've walked to/from the gym (takes longer but warms up and cools down better)

Same for me, Gym is just down the road, so I change at the gym, do about 30 mins workout. I have a shower at work, so I head back to work and shower there. I can eat lunch at my desk when I'm done too. I'd never make it to the gym after work, so this is my only choice. It's tight getting a shower fitted into the hour, but…

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Maybe it's worth checking out Halfords and any other local superstores to see if they carry adverts for cycling proficiency courses - get some pointers and a few wee test runs for practice/support? (Assuming you're in the UK?) Or google your local area and cycling and see what you get. There's likely to be graded cycle…

Try http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/654536-in-place-of-a-road-map-2-0-revised-7-2-12 It's rather eye opening, but seems to work for the majority of people.

I'm far from expert but here's my tuppence worth... Gain on scales/fat increase could be fluid retention rather than true fat. Cardio excercise without sufficient rest tends to cause fluid retention. Building in appropriate rest days is pretty much mandatory. If you carry on with the weights, you maybe need to up the…

But that's a nonsensical statement. I'm 5'4" and currently weight about 115lb. I know to get my body fat to the level I want it I'll end up around 110lb. Still healthy, still acceptable BMI and for me and my frame easy to achieve (I mean achievable, it's not easy it's taken me 7 months to lose 8lb) - other people see…

Maybe you need to customise your diary to show the times rather than meals 'cos at the moment it looks like you ate twice only, wiht an apple thrown in somewhere along the way. That doesn't sound like 2-2.5 hours between meals. I would suggest upping your protein intake a fair whack too. I'm struggling with that myself, so…

Or you could carry on withe the fast foods at the weekend, just prepare by eating a bit less each day during the week so you have some 'spare' calories for the weekend. Don't recall where it is on here, but there is a discussion on some research which said that so long as the calorie deficit for the week is right, it…

Absolutely! I bought another brand of fruit/oat muesli granola thinking it was healthier and it was even worse.

Good on him. I believe him. Always have & always will.

Keep reading the forum threads. There are loads of variables and it'll take time to work it out. Some people find bread is bad, others watch their sodium. Plenty find that eating below their allocated calories doesn't work well, and they need to be on even over the allocate amount. There's plenty tales of 1st week loss…

I'm 5'4", 115 and only lightly active as I have a desk job and I am losing less than 1lb/month. I've been tweaking my calories to try & find the right level for me, but I too would suggest you're eating way too little. If you're as active as youv'e said, then it sounds like your net calorie intake each day is way below…

Did you enjoy the biscuits? Truly enjoy them? If you did, then remember it's only 0.3 of a pound. 3 gym sessions and it's gone again. If you didn't, maybe thinking about how you felt physically as you got fuller might help you resist next time? I have IBS and it's amazing how the thought of how ill I'll get if I eat…

I don't have access to it now, but there is evidence that the current research on how much water we should consumed is based on research carried out exclusively by bottled water manufacturers and therefore heavily biased. That said, in our current culture I do believe plenty people have no clue what's normal and need to…

You may already know this, but it stopped me in my tracks for a while as I kept making Quinoa that tasted awful. - It helps to rinse and soak for 5-10 mins before using. I then cook in a stock cube/bouillon and do what everyone else does - either in place of rice/couscous, or as part of a chinese/casserole dish. I love…

You may well find that as you lose weight, your bra size drops a wee bit, so you may not stay quite as top heavy :)

I'd agree with ChinaLexie. Either that or you've damaged the calf muscle. Either way, sounds like you need to give it a rest. Have you heard of RICE? Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation - Stop exercising it, put some ice on it (cold tells your body summat's wrong so it starts trying to fix it)(but no more than 20 mins at a…

It is confusing isn't it. Everywhere does seem to calculate slightly differently. But as you've stated, 1200 is nowhere near any of them. I think the main reason people would say not to opt for the 2lb/week option is that most people find 1. Flabby skin if you lose it too fast & 2. It's harder to keep off in the longer…

Easier Recipe area? Where's that? I've never been able to find any recipes except when people stick one in a thread or blog post.

I know I'm female, but I'm the same height, I was 123lb. I had MFP set to 1200 too and was seeing very very slow weight loss of around 1lb a month, sometimes only within 6 weeks. I'd lost 5lb in 3 months and that involved a spell of being ill and losing a lot at once. I used the fat2fitradio tools, did my body fat…

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Nature Valley Bars - a pack of 2 bars is about 195 cals and they're pretty tasty. I eat them for breakfast on days I'm not having porridge, if need be I top up with dried fruit around 11am and that keeps me going nicely until after 1pm (I go to the gym at lunch time and find that's enough to get me through the morning and…

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1lb of fat is 3500 calories I think. So to lose 2.5lb/week (which isn't advised, 2lb is advised as the max 'cos it's harder to keep off if you go too fast), you'd need to reduce your total weekly intake by 8750 calories. Exercise and the 30ds will help you burn fat, which will lose the inches and might help lose weight…

Agree with most others. Oats/Porridge in skimmed milk or soya/rice milk in the morning. Eggs on toast (if you eat egg) keeps me filled up for hours (You can 'poach' two eggs in a microwave in 2 mins while making toast, no need for a pan of boiling water). Quorn/Tofu/Quinoa with beans of pretty much any variety & salad on…

I think that's a question that'll get you 100 different opinions. I don't bother with nutrient values particularly strictly, but largely because I'm too lazy too. Others will focus very closely on them. There is also a debate about the values MFP gives which is based on 75%/10%/15% I think, most seem to suggest that…

I know it's been a few days but.... I found paying monthly for gym membership makes me go more often. Partly because I want to get my money's worth, but also because I tend not to have cash to hand, so if I didn't remember to take money in the morning, I wouldn't go to the gym that day. Knowing it's paid for means I can…