mavsteriom

Your height and start weight are the same as me, but I think I am quite a bit older than you (I am 45 :-) ). But, I am so inspired by your sucess. I have in my head that I want to get to 140, but seeing you at 124 I wonder if I am 'selling myself short' of what could be my ultimate goal. (I have lost 27lb since January 1st…

BarbieAS - a sensible, informative reply. Well done.

I am exactly the same. My current work trousers are very baggy round the waist and crotch area - I look like a saggy baggy elephant. However, I went to M&S yesterday to buy a smaller size and came away rather disheartened and upset. I tried on a size smaller, they fit lovely round my waist but unfortunately, because I am…

Thanks All I didnt know you could enter HRM details into Endomondo - maybe because I only use the basic version ? I will take a look. My HRM does accept height, weight, age, gender details and is set specifically for me. I generally havent used the MFP data but have stuck with Endomondo as this links straight into MFP. I…

I walked as follows (according to Endomondo) Distance 4.22 mi Duration 1h:19m:30s Avg. Speed 3.2 mph Max. Speed 4.9 mph Calories 544 kcal I always reset my weight as I loose it - I am currently 198lb, 5'4" tall, 45yo, woman. The HRM said I was 'below zone' for most of my walk - zone being between 118 and 140 beats per…

Thanks All ! From the calculations give above working out my BMR and my TDEE -20%, I should be eating 1559 calories per day. So maybe I will up my calorie intake and see what happens .... here's hoping :-) Mavsteriom

Thank you for you reply. As I mentioned in my orginal post - I am usually either spot on 1200 calories a day, or only 50 +/- each way, each day. So I should be getting the right amount each day. ?