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The basic problem with an all-McDonalds diet is that it just isn't going to amount to very much food. I eat around 1800 calories a day to lose weight. On the McDonalds plan, this represents one breakfast wrap (600 cal), one big tasty burger (my personal favorite, and a shocking 835 calories) and medium fries (330…

These forums always have the same basic debate going on regarding calories. Joannesmith's comment is absolutely spot on - simple and to the point. As she says, try eating up to this level, as close as you can, for a little while, and see how you get on. The fact is that you will have been eating more than 2,330 calories to…

For the side - how about a little cous cous, or quinoa, or even some baked sweet potato? I normally marinade my chicken with whatever I have open in the fridge. Currently there's a Yellow Thai Paste, some Nandos hot sauce and a Jerk paste. Whatever floats your boat!

Aww! I should probably learn to quote more effectively :)

People who eat back their calories are: "shovelling the calories [...] back in" "stalling their weight loss" That poster boasts of her combination of a very low calorie diet (600 calories) with incredible calorie burns (1500 calories). "Tiredness and lethargy is 90% mental" she tells us. I'd say there's a tone there.…

As you say, calories in, calories out. Which is why I don't understand why you also say that eating back exercise calories will stall weight loss. This is the mfp system. Those that follow it eat their calories back to a 10-20% calorie deficit. Is that not enough? I'm not sure if my viewpoint is valid though. You're…

Deciding not to eat your exercise calories sounds like deciding to exercise light, or not at all, to me. If you exercise hard, you will have to eat more to fuel the next workout.

This is a great question. Sometimes I do wonder what it means when, for example, you see a pair of options like 'generic sweet potato' and 'sweet potato, roasted'. Does it mean that some allowance has been made for oil in the roasting tray? Some other entries even specify that they are roasted 'without oil'. Is there any…

I find these threads much more entertaining if I tell myself that 'juicing' is some kind of new sex act that I haven't heard of yet.

Welcome to daily logging on mfp. We can't all be strong and determined all the time, and I've found that mfp and the people on here help me to get back on track after a brief diversion. You say that you expect to put on muscle. I wouldn't necessarily say that's true - you will lose weight, at quite a rate initially, if…

My partner's support was very important, especially in the early weeks when, although I was losing weight, I still felt that it was hopeless. At that time we were following a very strict menu plan from a magazine. Having that rigid structure also helped enormously when I was learning about food and self-control, in the…

Thanks Kim. It is Kim isn't it? Portion sizes, along with self-delusion, were my downfalls before. I did know, in the back of my head, that fruit, veg and lean meats were healthy choices, and that most other things were to be eaten in moderation, but I don't think I understood how moderate that actually has to be.…

This is eating clean right here: http://vimeo.com/40794732

I don't understand why anyone would feel the need to use a bought in bolognaise sauce. Tinned tomatoes, onion, red wine, garlic, bell peppers... it's just a bit of cutting and stirring.

OK well I weighed on Wednesday a little lower than today, so I'm going with that one :) SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) UGW: 161 (73)? 9/20: 195.8 (88.8) 9/27: 193.8 (87.9) 10/4: 192.7 (87.4) 10/11: 190.4 (86.4) 10/18: 188.5 (85.5) 10/25: 186.5 (84.6) 11/1: 184.3 (83.6) 11/8: 183.4 (83.2) 11/15: 182.5 (82.8) 11/22: 181.9…

Superb work! I weighed in today as well - things are looking good at this end!

Superb week kimjutjor! I have had a slow week after last week's fast week. If we can both keep the momentum in the final week we can actually reach our goals! And you have permission to weigh in on Friday this week if you want to! SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) 9/20: 195.8 (88.8) 9/27: 193.8 (87.9) 10/4: 192.7 (87.4)…

SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) 9/20: 195.8 (88.8) 9/27: 193.8 (87.9) 10/4: 192.7 (87.4) 10/11: 190.4 (86.4) 10/18: 188.5 (85.5) 10/25: 186.5 (84.6) 11/1: 184.3 (83.6) 11/8: 183.4 (83.2) 11/15: 182.5 (82.8) 11/22: 181.9 (82.5) 11/29: 180.1 (81.7) 12/6: 177.5 (80.5) Next week's going to be…

SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) 9/20: 195.8 (88.8) 9/27: 193.8 (87.9) 10/4: 192.7 (87.4) 10/11: 190.4 (86.4) 10/18: 188.5 (85.5) 10/25: 186.5 (84.6) 11/1: 184.3 (83.6) 11/8: 183.4 (83.2) 11/15: 182.5 (82.8) 11/22: 181.9 (82.5) 11/29: 180.1 (81.7)

SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) 9/20: 195.8 (88.8) 9/27: 193.8 (87.9) 10/4: 192.7 (87.4) 10/11: 190.4 (86.4) 10/18: 188.5 (85.5) 10/25: 186.5 (84.6) 11/1: 184.3 (83.6) 11/8: 183.4 (83.2) 11/15: 182.5 (82.8) 11/22: 181.9 (82.5) It's not really happening for me at the moment.

SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) 9/20: 195.8 (88.8) 9/27: 193.8 (87.9) 10/4: 192.7 (87.4) 10/11: 190.4 (86.4) 10/18: 188.5 (85.5) 10/25: 186.5 (84.6) 11/1: 184.3 (83.6) 11/8: 183.4 (83.2) 11/15: 182.5 (82.8)

Seems a bit drastic. Healthy weight loss is usually considered to come in at somewhere between one and two pounds a week. So 30 weeks for 45 pounds is the sort of thing you and the OP should be looking for. You could do that on 1700-1800 calories a day, probably more. 1200????

I just blogged about petty much exactly this -http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/errorist I weigh what I eat, and then weigh what's left, making a ratio, and then multiply everything by this. I sometimes add recipes if I think I am likely to cook the same thing again. I usually say that it serves 10 - that way if I eat 40…

Hope you have a nice time on holiday Dutchgirl, and that you find a nice balance between relaxing, enjoying your food and staying somewhat on track :)

So when I'm maintaining my goal weight, I should regularly feel genuinely hungry? That's weird, because I've lost 15 kilos in 4 months, and I haven't felt hungry once.

SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) 9/20: 195.8 (88.8) 9/27: 193.8 (87.9) 10/4: 192.7 (87.4) 10/11: 190.4 (86.4) 10/18: 188.5 (85.5) 10/25: 186.5 (84.6) 11/1: 184.3 (83.6) 11/8: 183.4 (83.2)

Yep, Dutchgirl. I'm getting a lot of positive comments as well as I go about my day, people at surprised at the pace I'm losing the weight. My UGW is somewhere under 75 though, so in my head I know I have a long way to go still, and Christmas to navigate yet!

SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) 9/20: 195.8 (88.8) 9/27: 193.8 (87.9) 10/4: 192.7 (87.4) 10/11: 190.5 (86.4) 10/18: 188.5 (85.5) 10/25: 186.5 (84.6) 11/01: 184.3 (83.6)

When I changed my eating, I followed a six week plan for the first 12 weeks. I believe it came out of Men's Fitness magazine. The plan I used was quite low carb - fewer than 25% of calories from carbohydrates. Here's a 12 week, 1800 kcal plan from their website which looks to be a little higher in carb cals to me. If you…

SW: 198.2 (89.9) GW: 175 (79.4) 9/20: 195.8 (88.8) 9/27: 193.8 (87.9) 10/4: 192.7 (87.4) 10/11: 190.5 (86.4) 10/18: 188.5 (85.5)