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Sounds silly but someone at work called me a 'skinny minny' the other day. I couldn't stop smiling allllllllllll day! :-D

Thanks everyone - will be great to have each other for support! @sunshinelively - let us know how your session goes! I might aim for Sunday evening as it's normally empty then, can try and find out where different pieces of equipment are and get used to it! Now just to wean myself off spin classes... I'm currently eating…

Hi All, I'm hoping to join in! :-) I received my NROLFW book this week and i'm ready to do this!! I go to a David Lloyd gym and the weight area is full of men moaning and groaning, so I might book an appointment with a PT to show me how to do some of the moves and then I can come before work and do it. When I've done the…

^THIS X 100000

I just need some clarification. My TDEE is about 2100 and my BMR is 1550 so I've set my calories intake to 1700. I understand that I don't then eat any exercise calories back, is this correct?

This thread has been really helpful. I just wanted to check. Once you have your BMR (mine is 1550 so ive put my daily goal as 1600) and I work out, do i eat these exercise calories back? Or if you do it using this formula (rather than through mfp) should I not eat them back?

Also happy for more friends! I'm from Oxford :smile:

Absolutely incredible!!!

Just joined this group as was struggling to find anyone near to my height on the main forum. I'm 5ft 11 and would be happy for anyone to add me! :-)

You look amazing - well done!! I'm also 5.11 and currently 159 and can only wish to look like your right picture by losing 2lbs. Makes it clear that you can be the same height and nearly weight as someone else, but look totally different!

Some of these responses have really made me laugh! Sometimes you forget that other people around you will be going through the same things and feelings ... mine was creme fraiche. I bought the 'lighter' creme fraiche and weighed it recently, the serving amount was about a thimble, I nearly cried in to my chilli con carne!

So 50 something lbs lost and I went from a 36ff to a 32ff. I was hoping for a smaller cup size ... but im not going to complain too much about it!

After googling, I think it's called a leg press! Thank you for your advice! :-)

Thank you all for your replies. So my TDEE is 2150 and so with 20% off is 1720. So I should keep on with my strength training and cardio plan but up my calories? I'm making a concentrated effort with my protein intake as it used to be really low! When I say strength training, I might not be using the right term, im using…

Silly question ... is a food scale different to an electronic kitchen scale (the one i use to measure flour and butter etc for baking)?

LOVE this!!

A good breakfast smoothie for me is 2 good handfuls of fresh spinach, 1 cup of frozen berries and 1 banana blended together with some water to dilute it slightly. Looks pretty gross but tastes great!

I'm 5'11 and currently 164lbs. After losing over 3 stone in total, I was feeling pretty chuffed with myself. However a recent visit to the gym to get my body fat percentage measured, came back with a reading of 33%. So i'm now on a programme of interval cardio and some resistance training to try and get that number down. I…

I was on holiday with my sister and we walked past 2 men who were whistling and trying to get our attention. She turned around and he was making a 'curvy' figure silhouette and said 'hey baby, i love your curves', so she smiled and he continued with 'dont you worry, i love big women, i like them meaty' Needless to say we…

Wow - thank you everyone for your help with this, this is exactly what I needed! I just didn't know what I was supposed to be doing and what you've said has made sense. From today I will eat back the calories from exercise and see how I get on! Thanks again for the support and help - much appreciated all.

Thanks everyone - do people eat back all of their exercise calories or only half of them? I'm still wanting to lose a bit of weight as well.