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Came on the boards to check this. I've been having trouble on and off for days, it's so temperamental right now. I've gotten 6k steps in the last 2 hours on my arm exerciser and I hate going to bed seeing my cals at a minus when I could be somewhere like 200-400 in surplus. It seems silly, but it can be so demotivating and…

I remember working 5 days a week as a maid, walking 3 miles to and from, walking my entire 1 hour break and walking around 2 hours after work. That would grab me 35k-40k steps and maybe 1300-1700 exercise. It was an entire day of activity. I am now in an office job and have a car and get 1000 regularly and haven't hit 30k…

Thank you very much everyone. All of these suggestions and advice are great!! I've decided to phone my Doctor on Monday. I need to get this seen to as it's actually ongoing. I have a feeling I have had IBS-D anyway for around 6 years now. Its pretty much like clockwork, almost every morning after just waking up. Early on I…

After 1.5 years of trying and miserably failing, I asked my partner to take over with food shops and if not cooking, at least oversee my portion control. (Rice and pasta? Dont ask...) For 6 years I have always cooked, and never thought to ask if he'd like a shot - so I am so pleasantly surprised that not only is he happy…

I added all of you haha!! All my oldies are inactive now apart from a select few. Lets motivate each other girls!

Do it!! We adore ours. Its our baby until we get a cat. Or a baby. No...a cat.

Thanks very much! Well I suppose I'm lucky in the sense that I don't drink alcohol often if at all, only at special occasions which is maybe twice a year. So cutting alcohol for me requires no effort at all. For other this is difficult as most people have a social life that involves a lot of nights out! I need to make a…

Thank you so much @d_thomas02 This article is wonderful. I haven't read it all as I'm at work, but I definitely seem to fit into the IBS-D category . ( which I never even knew was a thing! ) I chuckled to myself as I read "if you suffer from diarrhea or loose stools weekly, then this is the label you get." - I'd be happy…

Thanks @d_thomas02 for another suggestion. As I'm unsure of the root of the issue, I'm not sure if its a lactose intolerance, but it very well could be. It's safe to say however that my diet for most of my life has been just awful. Mostly carb based with too much sugar - the usual story. I've never tried granola. I have a…

Thank you very much! This has been suggested to me by a friend this evening also. I'm spending tonight asking friends with similar problems what has worked for them, and it makes sense for me to try the cheaper options first and if they help then I'll be happy, job done! @MamaMc3 I'm reading some reviews on Culturelle and…

Thank you so much for your suggestion. I see these are around £25 on Ebay for a months supply, which I can assume I'd probably be spending on the yoghurt drinks which I was considering. I'll be bookmarking this for sure, and if I see anything similar whilst in Asda tonight I'll pick it up. I'm having a discussion about…

Thanks again everyone. I've taken all of these on board and will be bringing some suggestions up at my next Dr. appointment. Getting the diet in check is the main priority, but it will be nice to get some movement in there too. I've muscle tone as I've been pretty much plodding around doing nothing for months. I'm lucky to…

Thank you very much. I'd be more impressed with myself if I hadn't lost control and regained everything. But I have had to learn to stop being hard on myself. I went from walking every day for leisure, fun, and exercise calories: - to being immobile almost overnight. ( A piece of bone crumbled off my femur in August 2014,…

I just bought one the arm pedal! It will be good for my heart and circulation too I read, so I'm super excited I will be doing SOMETHING. I've had 8 months of little to no activity most of the time, so I'm feeling great I've done something today. God knows I've tried walking but have to stop within the minute. Thank you…

I have just looked them up, I see some are £10 on Ebay. Wow! I've already been I shouldn't count much on my fitbit regarding arm exercises as it takes into consideration leg movement alongside that, so I wonder if I should just half all exercise calories gained from it. Thanks!

I had almost figured that with the fitbit algorithm. Shame! I tried swimming in October 2013 when I was really heavily into my fitness and I just loathed every minute. Swimming was fun as a child but when I had a go at it as a 24 year old, it was exhausting and I realised my technique was awful. It's also a money thing.…

I used to review my steps at about 11pm, if they weren't where I wanted them, I would walk for that last hour / 30 mins of the night to get up there. I miss those days! GOOD LUCK YOU CAN DO IT!!

Thanks everyone! Sorry I havent been able to reply to this as I've been rather busy. All of your suggestions have been taken on board, and I will get back on the E-Cig shortly. I was on it for 6 months in 2014 and only started again from a very stressful period at work. ( weak to blame such things, but hey ho! ) I have set…

These were the bad boys I was in till I was 9.

Wow thank you very much! And that helps me so much. I started on 1200 and was there for 3 months, but found it so difficult. I adjusted by exercising. But I figure if I managed for 3 months before, its certainly doable! I probably should have explained more, sorry. I have Perthes disease. It's a condition children have,…

Thanks! Well luckily for me, I am starting my HNC in college this year! I'm 26 and finally am in a good financial situation so I'm excited to say the least. The only thing is my sister told me ( not realising Ive been struggling ) to watch out as her and her friends tend to eat junk when studying. I've not studied since…

Thank you for your kind words. I will think about speaking to my doctor. They are aware that I need to keep my weight down due to my hip, so hopefully I will be offered some help. I have had several big changes in my life this year, one of them being moving house in May. The house was in bad condition and covered in artex.…

Well my nutrients are in a state at the moment with what I've been eating. So I will finally make a proper effort to buy in some vegetables and meat. I've been eating the old favourites. I need to make some adjustments! Instead of pie and chips, maybe pie and veg! Thanks for the tips, and I will try a coffee a while after…

Thank you very much! That has given me so much hope. I was also told to stop smoking as a physiotherapist told me your recovery time can be doubled when you are a smoker. ( I still need to look into that one. Hmph. )

Thanks, bluntness is needed. The help on the MFP forums got my head round a lot of things I'd struggled with. I just read Rockmama in another thread say: "I want to lose weight more than I want to eat more than I need to eat." - is the best appetite suppressant. This just gave me a kind of " Ah-ha!" moment. I realise the…

I could never give up my fast food! I get cranky if I deprive myself of the things I love. So I just budget it into my day like everyone else, here! I still have takeout, eat out in restaurants and have the occasional McDonald's! McDonald's not so much as I find it isnt very filling for the amount of calories you end up…

My own thread regarding BMR, at which point I then saw my GP about it and he has confirmed it. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1125452-could-i-have-the-lowest-bmr-here Edit to say: Since that thread I have had my height checked and I a 4ft 9. not 4ft 8.5 so my bmr is 1100, not 1090.

Can I ask where you are getting your statistics?! I am utterly offended that every time I bring up my BMR I get told Im talking bull ****. I will be posting a head shot with me next to a measuring tape soon to stop ill informed comments. I am 4ft 9. I am 146cm long. That is smaller than some 11 year old's. I weigh around…

Ok let me give my own "scientific " evidence. I only got a couple of pages in before I got p*ssed off. haha So many people are fighting this and wanting the evidence, but from my own experience I know its true in some form. I ate about 500-1000 ( Bmr 1100 ) calories a day for the majority of 2009. I went down from 9.5 to 6…

In answer to your question: I am too afraid to weigh. Based on this I assume I have gained around 8lbs( factoring in water and sodium ) as I went 8700 calories over last week. Disgusting right? BUT BUT BUT, in my defence the majority of those calories are from cider! lol My friend and I had a bit of a mad drinking season…