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How sometimes losing too much is just too much. I'm at a happier weight now. I also was shocked by how many calories some so-called "healthy foods" really are. I found it much easier to lose weight quickly when all of my food was unprocessed and cooked from scratch. Compared to the Zone or Paleo diets, I find calorie…

Lots of protein all the time. I workout in the mornings, so when I wake up, I have a large glass of water next to my bed and I down that. Then I have water during my workout and then I have two boiled eggs for breakfast and nuts for a snack mid morning. Plenty of water does it and plenty of high dense protein as well.

I'm 5 ft. 9 in and wear a UK Size 8 (US Size 4). It feels just right. The thighs and butt are the last places I lose weight, but getting some muscle on them really helps.

I quit one month ago and even though I was active a few days out of the week, I decided to prepare by lowering my calories by 100 less than I usually eat and started to do cardio every day. I still gained weight and had to cut my calories by another 100, so I'm eating 200 calories less than what I was eating as a smoker…

Well, the advice was that your gut health is a bit messed up from smoking, so I've started to eat more yogurt and actimel, then from the forums, I've upped my exercise to every day, I've lowered my calories to 100 calories less a day. My weight has now stabilised over the last two weeks, so that seems to work for me. It's…

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Porridge (Oatmeal) for breakfast Potatoes, carrots, onions with cheese for lunch Try making a cottage pie for the week or a chili. It helped me for keeping costs down when I was a student. Make in bulk, go in on a Sunday night or Monday afternoon for reduced items in shops.

I agree. I took your advice on just keeping it for a bit and upped my calories loads, rather than try to eat a bunch of crap. So far, I feel like I'm eating a lot, but then again, I also feel a lot better and have more colour in my face than before. So I think that's a good sign! I also took my body fat percentage…

I'm a 5 ft. 10 in. 36yo woman and my goal weight is 143 lbs, as I struggled to get to it. Maintaining was difficult, I lost loads and then tried to get it back on. I even tried a junk food binge for a day to try and get calories back on, which was stupid anyway. In the end, I have slowly inched my calories back up. It was…

Everything except the ricotta cheese, cottage cheese and unsalted butter.

I have Fage 0% greek yogurt and a cup of grapes. Lots of protein in that. I also have bakery on main's oatmeal, as it has a heck of a lot quinoa. Other good ones are a boiled egg with a lite emmenthal laughing cow cheese triangle on organic, wholewheat toast. That gives you about 240 calories and very healthy. Other ones…

Thanks man. Yeah, I'm at 2,250 for the next week and see how that goes. I've been eating a little bit of my exercise calories back, but not too much, so I can have a pizza or a burger with some chocolate once a month. :) But that's it. By Saturday, I'll check it again and ramp it up if I need to. Doing about 4 hours a week…

I do exactly the same thing. I think sometimes people start to see weight creep on because they accidentally underestimate the calories they are consuming...

Tried to even remotely lower my calories and still found I'm at 2,250 calories per day for maintaining. I think that the most accurate calculator that helped me work out my maintenance calories was this one, mentioned earlier - http://www.health-calc.com/diet/energy-expenditure-advanced I personally think if MFP really…

I eat normal calories. Still trying to tweak my calories per day, as I seem to lose, but I aim for 5 hours of workouts a week and it's pretty intense stuff. I don't really aim to burn anything, as if I workout, I give myself a small treat. I am a 5 ft. 10 in. woman and I aim to eat about 2,250 calories per day at present.…

I eat a relatively low sugar diet. I have sugar about once or twice a month as a proper treat. But on the whole, I bake my own bread, I eat tons of veg and everything I eat is home-cooked (no ready meals, though sometimes my diary suggests otherwise, I usually just use those calorie counts as a guide). Add me if you like.…

I did online dating and I put a photo of myself with no make up on, sweaty and my hair a mess after a spin class the day I joined. I seemed to get a great response from decent guys who were intelligent and really nice. They all said they thought that was the best photo of me. I think sometimes it depends on what you put…

Americano with cold milk or a diet coke really helps. Sometimes I just down a pint of water with a touch of sugar-free squash, particularly the day after work out days. Spacing out your calories rather than having them in one go. Eating lots of veg instead... Especially things like fresh green beans and broccoli and…

I saw two guys who treated me badly and then my friends literally forced me to start dating and told me to think of it as just going out, breaking away from my routine, etc. So I went out on dates, literally kicking and screaming, but actually met decent people out there and you don't have to sleep with people. I just went…

I am not a big fan of protein bars due to the amount of sugar in some of them. Some healthy snacks with calorie counts: Fage fat free total 0% greek yogurt - 97 calories with one cup of grapes - 62 calories Bakery on Main gluten free instant oatmeal (made with quinoa, etc.) - 200 calories with 4 grams of fat and 8 grams of…

Basically, you don't even have to exercise on Christmas, but I'm doing the same total hours I do every week, which is about 4 to 5 hours per week of intense stuff.

Well I'm off from 21st - 29th from work and not exercising 25th to 28th, due to family. I'll be doing heavy workouts on 23rd, 24th and then again on 29th and 30th..

I've lightened up my exercise and lost more weight. I just do intensity over hours at the gym, so I do about 3 to 6 hours at the gym. I keep my bread intake down because otherwise I get constipated and I drink loads of water and fluids throughout the day. I also have more energy if I eat within an hour of waking up in the…

Yesterday one hour of jivamukti vinyasa strength-based yoga with the hardcore Cat and today, Bootcamp reformer pilates for an hour...

Evenings, straight after work and one weekend morning when my other half is at work (so, roughly 4 days a week). I too don't like morning workouts. The only morning workouts I do at 5.20am is yoga for 20 minutes, but that's it. I'm also an exercise-induced asthmatic, so the cold won't help with morning, outdoor running. I…

Plus bought a kettlebell and skipping rope for home use... Feeling really happy with the support and ideas from all other MFP members... Secretly, I love you guys... :) My other half always jokes about my MFP use on my mobile and I just look him square in the eyes and say, "Hey, I like to look after myself and you still…

So I kept increasing my calories and have gone back up to my weight that makes me look less anorexic. Thanks to a lot of support as I was a bit worried to gain too much weight, but once I was gently upping my calories, it helped. I went from maintaining at 1700 calories per day to 2250 per day to put weight back on. I was…

Nice one! If you need any other help, add me as a friend, my other half and I are big time foodies and cook a lot at home. Very healthy and lovely dishes every day. :)

Oh and I'm making turkish koftes, lebanese salad, my own hummus and my own flatbreads..

Another is mustard/cheese stuffed chicken: 367 calories per serving. Have with some boiled, herb new potatoes and some veg: Serves 4: 125g ball mozzarella, torn into small pieces 50g strong cheddar, grated 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard 4 skinless boneless chicken breast fillets 8 smoked streaky bacon rashers Heat oven to…