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Thanks very much, this is a much more simplified way of looking at it. I don't want to overcomplicate it or call it a 'diet' but a lifestyle change, because 'dieting' or changing my eating habits drastically has never worked in the past and I wanted this time to be different. When things get overcomplicated I end up giving…

Is waist measurement around your belly or your trouser line?

Of course I'll take it on board, I really appreciate your help. Thank you everybody for your replies, I'm going to try and work on getting more nutrients into my diet and spreading my calorie intake out throughout the day as opposed to eating the bulk of them in one sitting. I really am a gymophobe, I hate going to the gym…

Yeah I know but I don't think it's that bad - thing is I get my lunch free at work and I don't have the money to eat out everyday as I'm saving for uni - I still keep within my macros and calories with what I eat. But yeah, I am going to try and improve it. But at the same time improving it will likely mean less calories.…

Okay, well I set MFP to lose 1lb a week and it says 2600 but I'll ignore that - maybe my daily activity level is wrong. I have it set to lightly active, should I set it to active? I work at McDonalds as a supervisor and spend 7-8 hours a day on my feet. Lightly active or active? I am also thinking I'm going to struggle to…

Ok - the Fit2Fat calculator tells me I should eat 3500 calories a day at an 'active' level - but this seems so much, I'd feel like I was stuffing my face. This is how many I used to eat which made me gain so much weight. So maybe if I aim for 3000 a day? I'd still feel like I was gorging myself but okay, I'll give it a go.…

Thanks - what are macros?

Thanks for your reply - The FitnessPal app told me that to lose 2.2lbs a week I would have to eat 1900 calories a day, and I manage it just fine, I don't go hungry apart from on my days off when I'm doing less physical activity (likely because I'm not distracted by work). I feel like I could easily sustain the way I'm…