Pipsqueak1965 Member

Carrots (sometimes with houmous), fruit, sugar snap peas, oat cakes. Now its summer I sometimes have a yoomoo frozen yoghurt ice lolly or a twister.

The reason you get fat is because you eat an 'overabundance of carbs'. If you ate an 'overabundance of fats' you would get just as fat.

Nice hair!

I love starchy carbs too - bread, rice, pasta - they are all fine in moderation!

How long have your periods stopped for? Like they said - perimenopause can make them very irregular (I up to 10 months without one, then they come back again).

Just eat them!

Of course! Weight loss is almost all down to what you eat ...

Well, as others have said, you must have managed to eat a lot more than 900 calories a day over a fairly long period of time to be in a position to need to lose 50 pounds, so I don't really understand why you can't do it now?

Lots of the entries are wrong - you have to check you are using the correct one, by matching it against your packaging.

Have you grown any new limbs?

Try going at maintenance and see how you do over a month or so.

2% is near death! You are definitely wrong!

Just try eating a bit more on your work days ... you might find that sorts out your hunger. I get really hungry on work days - particularly if I do a work out as well.

OR go for a weekly average - that means to can eat more on days you are hungrier, and less on the others.

60 cals of avocado is about a mouthful - are you sure you are measuring right?

I think you will find that most people here have a set amount of calories they keep to, so if they want snacks, they have smaller meals. Just work out what suits you best :)

He is only 63 kg though, so very light.

Hello! Height is 153cm (or a shade over 5 foot). Weight is around 105-106 (I prefer to be around 102-3). Activity levels - desk job 3 days per week, walk a fair bit, strength training 2-3 times a week. Calories are around 1550, macros Carbs 47% (150g), fat 30% (42g) 23% (71g)

Same here - its where you genetically store fat. The only way to get rid is to lose fat - which may make the rest of you look too thin. Alternatively, as others have suggested, build a bit of muscle all over which will make you look more 'balanced'. This is what I am trying to do.

DAtes are lovely in porridge as well - put on some weight! My very slim 18 year old 6 foot son is about 69 kilos and trying to put some on - see if you can catch him up :)

You can definitely buy whole/half/quarter watermelons in the supermarkets where I live (south east England). I am going to try this recipe very soon (put some pomegranate molasses on the shopping order already, and have some mint in the garden :) ). Another really nice supper salad is a mixture of peas, edamame, crumbled…

There was an interesting programme on earlier this year (UK) that basically followed and tracked a group of 'naturally slim' people. It turned out that they self regulated/moved a lot. There was only one woman (out of maybe 15) who was actually eating more than would appear to be correct for her size and activity level -…

Celery is great - kale is ok - I mostly like it roasted into kale crisps.

I guess I'm in this area too - want to get a bit stronger, and improve muscles in legs mainly (difficult as I have chronic knee pain, that comes and goes, and am only just recovering from strained rec.fem), and lose a little bit of body fat. I'm 54 (argh), weigh about 105-106 pounds, guess body fat is around 20-22%.…

Crikey firefly! That is a lot of food for a 'shortarse'! I can't get anywhere near that!

Carbs are brilliant for gaining weight/muscle! Don't be scared of them.

Nothing really. I like most things. There are a few that I don't actively seek out, but would eat if they were served to me (bananas, Brussels sprouts, turnip). Luckily for me I don't really like fast food much, so have no problem not eating it.

Please do not go to Harvester - well, unless you want a massive plate of cheap crap. Tayyabs is cool, Talli Joe is good too. Borough market is great foodie fun, Spitalfields is worth a visit. Cheap lunch on the go - EAT, Itsu.

Walking.

250-400 cals. Depends on what I'm doing.