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Thanks that helps, I suppose the main thing is to push yourself enough but not too much. I guess any kind of strength training is better than none I just see so much on here about how lifting light does nothing for body shape and after losing the bulk of my weight toning is my focus. Thanks for your reply:)

Thats great :) 3 days of the week wow, at the moment I cant imagine that but Ill start off and see what I can manage. I used to naturally be more of a faster and I always felt pretty good. Its just since Im eating more regularly I find it hard. Considering all the positive things I hear about this its worth a try! Its…

I will surely try this! Thanks so much for your help. And Ill be back for your head if it doesnt work haha :D

Its probably just that you arent getting proper nutrition? Cold and tired is often symptomatic of something like an iron deficiency. Try including your healthy fats, more protein and fibre to keep you full and maybe you should supplement with a multivit+iron for a while until you get your nutrition on track. I was always…

I used to once a week but since I havent lost anything in a while Ive been doing it first thing every morning and boy is it a rollercoaster.............

Im really starting to think the fasting would be the easiest way for me to keep a weekly deficit. Do you stick to a 16 hour fast or do you do the full 24?

Actually acording to this calculator I would be losing .1lbs a week and not lose 10 pounds for about 2 years. Should it really take that long? I know 'the last 10lbs' but I was hoping for about 6 months and 1.5-2lbs loss a month. Is that unrealistic?

Nifty calculator... conveniently it is giving me 1550 as my rest day cals, which is what Im eating! Taunting me..

hehe which part of it??

Aw thank you! And you too! Its comforting to know youre in a similar position even if it sucks. I hope you find something that works soon. And are you tracking inches as well as weight? I mean even if it takes ages the weight will surely come off. Then we'll be the ones advising all the hungry people :D Good luck!! x

Noooo! I dont want to hear that :p I just dont know why my body is responding this much considering I never went lower than 1300 and I gradually upped my cals to 1450 then 1500 and now Im just crazy for more. 1500 should be a pretty magic number for me. But no, suffer it is? :( Sigh, eating cake was easier hehe

I pretty much have protein with every meal, if I ate much more Id be going over my maintanence :/ Do you eat much healthy fats? People always say protein is so filling but I dont find it that long lasting..

I hear ya, I think I would keel over from shock if I ate that low again but at the time I was fine. Are you a similar height and weight to me if you dont mind me asking? And are you still losing? I mean I dont mind eating more If It means Im losing but nearly 2 months with nothing and eating more/balancing that with…

That makes sense alright and Itd be nice to get used to eating more in one go again, Im so used to regular small amounts that I find it hard to go out for dinners or have portions at friends houses that they would usually eat. I know theres nothing wrong with regular small meals but it has really increased my apetite as…

I eat a lot of protein, especially greek yogurts, almonds and chicken, hemp protein and eggs. I think its the yolk Im craving! That delicious sweet goo. I think youre onto something with the hormones, I always get hungrier around T.O.M but a month and a half of it isnt normal for me! But hormones are unfair!

haha are you ravenous too? for all the right things? (such a ridiculous complaint!!!)

Actually I've been pretty interested in this, I was looking at the 2 day a week fast I cant remember what its called. I havent got any kind of medical problems but I sometimes get very weak if I go without food and Im not just sitting around at home, my blood sugars get low I guess, would this kind of thing help that? I…

Have you tried this? The liquid form? I take omega 3 capsule but I guess thats different?

Hiya, good question but yeah I drink about 3 litres a day, plus some herbal teas! Why are bodies so complicated eh?

Thank you for replying! Thing is Im pretty good that way, I eat high protein high fibre and mainly veg. Thats the strange thing, Im literally craving more of the same stuff that I always eat, and I think itd be pretty bad to deny my body healthy food if Im hungry? Like the other evening after my big veggie stir fry about…

Like the previous poster said, for your height and weight you should probably up your calories a bit. The same thing happened to me (just with different numbers cos Im small), and once I went over my BMR, the weight started coming off again. It was slow and I saw an initial increase but my energy was better my body felt…

Funny enough I just watched the documentary 'good hair' before I saw this thread. I couldnt believe the lengths women are going to to tame african hair. Cos I really thought the women speaking for the program with natural hair had such stunning hair. There was a statistic like 10% of americas population is african american…

Thanks guys, its really encouraging to be able to eat more and still lose :)

Sometimes when I think Im eating at my most raw/healthiest etc I have a similar problem. Even though I eat high fibre. I think its cos I drink so much water somedays, I suppose you should see if it continues it could just take your body a while to adjust. On another embarassing note.. my gas only seems to smell bad when Im…

Good luck, you can do it :) I was amazed how after a few months I wouldnt even crave sweets the same way I used to. I stll crave something but your body changes I think.. its like I would now feel really sick if I used to eat like I did, which is a good thing! Log everything it really helps x

Thanks, I do that 5km walk and walking around for 8 hours at least 5 days a week so thats what I was wondering, what activity level that would be. Im guessing moderately active?

Thank you that really does help :) Now that you mention it, I noticed I have a better colour in my cheeks and less tired the past month. Ive been eating larger portions of good foods so I didnt think it was any harm.. but then calories are calories. The main thing is despite eating 1800-2000 cals the past 2 weeks in…

Ive never seen coconut fat here (In Ireland), but our coconut oil is exactly as you described, in a tub, solid and white. You can get it cheap (use it as a hair treatment or moisturiser), but some people who buy it to eat it prefer to buy the more expensive Extra Virgin Coconut Oil. If you look in a health shop they should…

Gorgeous :) What kind of exercise regime did you have over that time? Cos you look very toned :)

We sell them where I work... good god I cant get enough of em. That cocoa orange! I actually crave them more than a regular chocolate bar now. Although these flavoured chickpeas are my flavour of the week. fTomato garlic and herb flavour.. Theyre only 88 cals and you take ages to get through the bag, really satisfies if…