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That is a lot in a short time.... i've got 80-90Kg to lose and i'm eating between 1600-1800 for 5 weeks now and lost 8kg I just can't bring myself to eat more .... my MFP goal for a 1kg loss is almost 2400 cals a day Most sites suggest my TDEE is upwards of 3000+

I can offer an alternative perspective .... happy to discuss in long-form (add me as a friend / send me message that you wanna talk) my experience of the last 10 years (gastric band) and the lessons learned/realisations made.... In a nutshell i am more and more convinced that for many they're a false promise .... mine has…

Its a tough thing to break.... I am being pretty strict but i already know i need to be careful ... I can feel the old feelings coming back .... will power is a finite resource... and i know when i have had a bit of a mixed up or chaotic day i can find myself looking in cupboards at home wondering what to nibble on.... i…

Amazing work!!! So very impressed and inspired

We tried this recipe the other night... but did maybe 1.5x the ingredients.... we ended up with 18 made each was maybe 2.5" long and an inch thick and once i worked out the cals of what we put in and how many it made they were only 46 each! They're really nice and tasty too. Plus you can add some additional spices to…

I use mindfulness style meditations to help me sleep. Things like headspace and sleepfulness These are designed to be started fully awake/alert/sat upright.... they will help you with a busy mind ... I find a lot of these 'guided meditation' videos on YouTube have these crazy floaty voices and music .... and i find it very…

That's it in a nutshell Cynthia History of non compliance. Surgery doesn't change who you are. It doesn't your behaviour. It's trying to force compliance but some of us will push limits and I used to think "just this one time". But it never was 1. I'm trying to treat the cause this time not the symptom. Trying to find my…

I was so set on have the sleeve done but the more i think carefully the more i am convinced that it solves nothing. You can cheat, especially with the sleeve, it depends on what kind of food you eat today to make you the weight you are.... i know for me it was snacks and other calorie dense food i would sneak all the…

I don't use slimfast.... i find their products don't fill me up and are high carb and only low/medium protein so weren't satisfying. However, i wish people wouldn't judge everyone's circumstances and just poo-poo them out of hand. For some people, myself included, it's provided a lifeline until i can get something else…

I'm another 400lb'er .... well i was :) Started on 1/1/17 at 408 and now as of last saturday 396.... so 16 in 5 weeks.... i wouldn't expect to lose much more and i'm definitely creating a significant deficit at the moment (averaging 1800cals/day) but at present doing no exercise (knee problem). But still an average of 3lbs…

I was told to visit the GP's nurse a few years ago for 'Nutrition advice' .... basically she said "Try not to do things like eat Chicken Skin when you have chicken" ...... and that was it! 1. Can't eat chicken 2. Ridiculous that my whole weight problem is so easily solved My wife went to same and was told "Try not having…

I think 1lb a week for someone that's not got a huge amount to lose is expected .... plus with the working out are you actually getting smaller but fitter - therefore not losing weight but size / bodyshape..... do you feel your clothes fitting better? Not necessarily all in the numbers

I use an app called 'Sleepfullness' and they have a track called 'Whole' .... i can honestly say i've never heard the end of it :)

Go for a smaller size then (more flavour anyway) and less milk ... go lighter on milk (skinny).... but you don't have to quit anything

Feel free to add. I like friendly and chatty buddies

One thing i'm doing to mix it up.... i bought some natural flavours ... they're super concentrated but natural (don't like artificial flavourings) I got coconut, banana, strawberry, caramel, almond and mint.... when i feel like a change i add a couple drops (thats all it takes) to a shake to either boost the flavour or to…

For me.... and i'm a 400lb er.... i'm finding it 10x easier this time eating my allocation of fat/protein but only around 50% - 60% of my carbs.... Plus its certain kind of carbs that are better for slower digestion than others.... u need to experiment with different foods to find what works I'm finding it easier though…

I didn't like ads in my timeline and diary ... plus disconnecting exercise (when i get round to doing some) Plus i feel its a way to support the site

Atheist, probably about a 3.5 - 4 :) (some might get the number) I believe in people being kind and having decent morals without having them needing to be under the threat of punishment or just because some book says so

For me its all about stopping in that moment of urge/panic/sadness/hunger ... its stopping yourself dead ... just for a moment ... and thinking I think for many of us it's become so routine to cheat, to think 'oh i'll just have this one today'.... and then one becomes 3 or a whole pack because for some of us its kinda all…

I'm a married one too .... i don't care who my buddies are .... i just want ppl to talk to and to me (best thing ever to receive a message from a buddy with some nice words spontaneously) I send messages to my buddies when i see they've had a rough day or whatever and it makes all the difference to my day both doing that…

I'm in a similar boat... wanna lose around 200lb mark ... i'm looking no further forward than 'today' Forget the big numbers... they start to put doubts in your head.... just focus on getting through each day, hitting your macro goals and doing what you can ... nothing deeper... no long-term planning on 'well if i lose x…

So happy i found this!!!! Was fighting with google fit until this. Awesome

Hi Asking for a couple specific kinda buddies on here.... ideally ones that are a bit more chatty .... i like sending and receiving messages from members .... an open conversation thats a bit more wordy than a timeline/status update ... not recipe swapping or anything .... just if you've had a crap day and want to say…

I stopped searching for people that are trying to work on themselves the same way i'm having to.... simply because the sheer level of hostility that surrounded it absolutely stunned me... There's a lot of holier-than-thou people on here ....yes ... some methods might not be sustainable beyond a couple of years or so but…

Yes... i regularly comment/like/message my friends on here.... i posted about my day and got some nice supporting messages on my timeline.... its like facebook lite ... all focused on one main topic though and all trying to work to the same goal

Another big'un here :) Lots to lose and happy to give (and maybe receive some too) support Feel free to add (doubly so for uk peeps)

Problem for me is that once you get very heavy then these numbers become crazy... according to your link and the sub-pages on it to lose 2lbs a week i should still be eating a couple cals short of 3000! That's ridiculous imho.....

My wife uses one but she acts very cautiously on any 'bonus' calories earned (generally doesn't eat any back)