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Easy way to up your calories without actually haviong to eat a hell of a lot more is to start adding healthy fats and protein back in.... Nuts, Nut butters, Cheese, Full Fat yoghurt / milk instead of low fat, avocado, olives, salmon are all great options for increasing your calories..... [/quote] ah thanks ye thats a good…

thanks for your advice, i can see how what u mean about upping and dropping calories and the difference it has made, it is something i will need to look into and see what will happen if i make these changes !!

heya ........fiber i dnt no, i would imagine probably only in the bran flakes i would have some mornings and of course in some veg. i have not been tracking that... as for water i do alot. i do interval training workouts 3 or 4 times a week and then the other workouts i do twice a week are uphill walking and down hill…

ye i think i need to start trying to eat more and gain some of my calories back to see if this makes any difference .......thanks so much for your advice, i wil be giving it a try as of tomorrow and please god i wil some difference, i just seem to be one of these people that when i look at food i gain weight and so have…

thanks hunni xx xx

thanks jenny i am going to look at this now !

Hey there, ye i think this seems to be the case, maybe it is being stored as fat !! I will try to give myself more fuel thanks for ur help!

Ye it seems to be the general idea here that eating back the calories is a good idea because i seem to be leaving the gap too big. If everyones saying the same thing, it cant be wrong, ill give it a go !!

ok chica, thanks i will really aim to give it a go and eat all the calories and see if it makes any difference , please god it will cuz its driving me mad been stuck at the same weight for so long !!

Eat until it says "0 calories remaining". Perhaps, but undereating seems to be the #1 or #2 most common cause here on MFP. [/quote] ok i will give this a go but i think i wil find myself looking for things to eat to fill up my calories !! hahaha!!!! thanks for your help !!

ok i get ya, thanks for that, god i will have to try eat back some of my calories from now on !!

Hey thanks a million for your reply, i tend not to overdo it where possible on the carbs they are a nightmare i know !!

Thanks guys, I know everyone hear seems to be saying that i should be eating more so maybe it is something that i should look into, today for example i have had 1300 or so calories so its not that im starving, ive had cereal, fruit, meat and veg , ive even had a gin and tonic!! So i dont know, maybe i should try and eat…

ye i know i have heard that about eating more aswell but i couldnt bring myself to do that, i did try doing the eat every 2 hours thing where i was eating small meals but that didnt seem to work...........im getting annoyed now not seeing results !!

Hey, em well i guess so that wud be true, ive lost weight off my waist and ive lost weight off my thighs and they have become more defined but my kilos seem to have gone up by a kilo and a half or so. I am trying to loose 4 kilos so if im turning my fat into muscle and that weighs more then how will I end up loosing weight…

hey thanks for your reply ....im dont think im working out more than i should (an hour a day) and i dont think im starving myself, i am eating breakfast and a good dinner every day, i just happen to be below on my calories because when i work out i do not eat back my calories as to me it defeats the purpose !! I seem to…

ah ok finally someone whos in the same boat as myself !! well at least im not the only one !! it is a nightmare !

Yes that is my biggest problem that when i buy jeans or any trousers they never fit right. I always have to buy a size that fits my thighs and hips and so they never fit my waist properly and i end up having to wear a belt pulled ridiculously tight to keep them up thus making it impossible to wear a nice fitted top ! my…

Also i have heard alot of conflicting advice that running and anything that pounds the ground will build muscle is this true ? or is running and walking the best thing to burn fat from legs and calves ?

Thanks for your advice and help. For ages i havent been able to run or do alot of walking as I have some bad back problems but slowly slowly I have been upping the running and I am doing interval training which I think may be starting to work at last !! Its just such a nightmare !! I dont think i will ever get the legs i…

hey there !! welcome ! the first step is making the move to joining MFP. Ill be here to help motivate you if you want !! I have just been having a really bad week and was finding it really hard to stay motivated but people on here have been brilliant and they will really help you to stay focused !! Theres no better way to…

Hey there firstly those vacum suck machines are **** (excuse my french) I would advice people to save their money !! Being someone who has always had problems with her lower half and has tried everything, i thought i would give that vacum suck therapy a go along with a re-drainage therapy that followed. The vacum therapy…

Everyone has their own opinions on this but to me if you work out and then eat back the calories its almost the same as if you didnt work out !! Say your maintenance caloriese are 1200 a day so then you work out and it says you have gained 600 back, if you eat them then to me it defeats the purpose, u would be better off…

I TOTALLY agree with Carri, I am exactly the same !! I also bought some new workout clothes today because although I already have loads, its a physcological thing, the same as wen u buy a new dress u cant wait to wear it and i find the same works when i buy some new workout clothes, it motivates me to go home and start…

thanks so much for your lovely comment, i no i do not want to loose as much as some people i only ave 3 kilos to go but each to their own and all i wish is that i could loose my thighs and feel confident in a pair of shorts or a skirt thats a bit above the knee, im only young and i no i should be enjoying myself and not…

thanks hunni, ur last comment there about reminding myself to say thanks for being thin has really brought a smile to myself. i have tried everything and all types of exercise and nothing seems to shifts my thighs (they are the bain of my life) my poor fiancee tells me they are strong and firm but thats not enough for me.…

Thanks for your advise, i am an all or nothing person and so when im on it, im on it and i will work out like a mad women, but then i hit a slump like this week. Before xmas i was 65 and was delighted that i only had 2kgs to go but ever since xmas i put on 3kgs and without going into detail it wasnt overeating food that…

ye cool ill try that by adding people and they may encourage me ! No havent tried it ripped in 30 but will defo look into it ! ye i tink i would be more motivated if i thought people were gona see how lazy ive been !! i wil try add u now ! thanks

hey how do u guys work out how many days a week to exercise and how do u no if you are in the red or the green how, what you are basing your calorie intake on ?

hey !! ok im in EXACTLY the same position !! Ive lost 14kgs so far and only have 3kgs to go but ive stalled on 67kgs now for nearly 8months !! I keep having good weeks like last week and then bad weeks like this one, its wed and i still havent worked out this week. I have lost my motivation as like you i feel i may never…