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cross trainer is a good option, with your feet staying on the plates it reduces impact.

Are you trying to bulk up? 163g of protein is very high for a standard diet.

calories out is only 1/2 of the equation, but it is nice to see you stand up for your friend.

They need to add 'posting on forums' there must be one or two calories burnt per post.

The gerbil came out of it unharmed

Calories in - calories out = weight change. If you cannot work out as much as you did you cannot eat as much as you did. As simple as it sounds it took me ages to realise this.

sounds like the second one was a low sugar high protein one. When I was looking at trying to make protein fluff I came across quite a few bodybuilding sites and they do get a bit obsessed about protein.

I have found that logging it as uphill walking 3.5mph gives a more accurate result for me (based on heart rate readings from machine)

Don't worry about the myth that is starvation mode. If you don't have a 6 pack it is nothing to worry about. Calories are secondary to nutrients make sure you have enough energy to do your daily life and exercise this is something that you will have to set yourself as everyone is different. Either have a chat with a…

a few hundred calories one way or another is not going to make or break a diet. What will is what happens afterwards, if the mistake strengthens your resolve and you learn from the mistake it is fine, if one mistake leads to another and another then that is when the problem manifests

If I absolutely had to go into McD's for a meal I would try and avoid things that had words like double, sweet or large in the title. When I have been out all day for work I stopped off at a supermarket and got a lunch there where there were a lot healthier choices, if I am going to go out of my way so others can go to a…

Doctors are there to listen to you and give tailored medical advice that best suits the individual. They are only human and cannot know everything about every bit of medicine. I had to give one a lecture once when he advised me to go on a no fat diet, not low fat, no fat. He seemed quite surprised when I informed him…

I have hear xanthan gum helps

If you feel like being lazy give yourself the choice of reading the 100 tips or going down the gym

coffee helps curb my hunger, got used to it black so only a couple of calories per cup. I know water curbs hunger as well, and I do have water at different times of the day but at work coffee wins hands down. Typical medical advice is 300mg/day of caffeine is fine

ricotta is only about 4-10% fat. Ricotta is a curd cheese, as an alternative you could try blended low fat cottage cheese.

omelet (2 whole eggs plus 2 whites) with a slice of chicken/ham is about 200 carrot batons and LF cottage cheese and a pickled egg roll with ham and LF cheese spread (can add salad if you want) small tin of low sugar beans with 1 or 2 rivita thins small tin of low fat mac and cheese with a rivita thin 130g jacket potato (a…

That sounds so different to a Brit where pants = underwear, took me a couple of times reading it to translate. Congrats on your effort.

That extra 100 calories per day is 10 lb weight difference a year. Thinking about that helps me decide if I want a snack or not.

macaroni and cheese, come on its not that hard to work out (and that is from someone in the UK)

There are one or two that do help, such as Orlistat/Alli. These can have very unsociable side effects if you are not on a low fat diet. What they do is reduce the amount of fat that your body absorbs. The way you know they are working is because if you have a high fat meal you will see the oil in your underwear or if you…

Treat it like chocolate, its calories that you may enjoy but will do very little good for you. If you are getting enough goodness and have some left over calories then that is fine assuming you are happy with the rate that you will be losing at and you can control the amount you have. There is a thought. For all those…

Today one of the blokes brought in loads of cakes and I told him thanks but no thanks, so far I have lost the equivalent of an elephant's penis so I hope he does not mind if I give the cakes a miss

Sounds like a messed up day, not only did you have an 800 calorie pizza for dinner you were already 400 over your daily goal before dinner. Tomorrow is a new day and a good opportunity to get back on track, it might be worth mentioning to your boyfriend that you want to eat healthy and if needed educate him in what this…

So true, the first thing to get right when changing your lifestyle is your head.

To help the fishing boat go faster

I picked it because it was just over the obese BMI for a standard male of my height, but just within the normal range for someone with a muscular frame.

Spinach goes so well with spicy food. I often add chilli to it if I am having it as a side veg. It is amazing in curries.

I had to stop playing WoW as it took up too much of my time. Not only bad for my health but it was not fair on my family. If I could play something like WoW 2-4 hours per week I would happily play the games again, but I simply can't, I don't think the games are designed for players who only 'put in' a little bit of time. I…

30 calories one way or another is nothing, its less than 0.01lb difference in your weight loss. A learning point may be to work out some low calorie healthy snacks you can take with you to work, enough to beat the hunger of a long shift.