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I get that as well...do you run in a grassy area? Running on grass tends to help me. And walk down steepish hills! I find running downhill a killer :)

I'm starting a PHD in cognitive psychology in September - can't wait!

Hi, could I join as well? I started on MFP about a year and a half ago and completely lost track around February. I think I'll be starting at 124 (but will check Tuesday) and want to go back down to 117. This group sounds like it's exactly what I need!

What's your name? Hi, I'm Maxine Where do you live? London and Brighton (UK) What are your food vices/ cheats? Cereal. I can't stop eating it when I start! And snacking... What do you think is holding you back from being in your TOP shape? Dedicating myself to strength training and controlling my snacking What's your…

I'm not a law student but I'll be sitting my master's psychology conversion exams ( for people who did an undergrad in a subject other than psychology - you take the 3 years in 1 as a master's) so I feel your pain! Do you mean you want to lose 5lbs during exam period or 5lbs between now and then? I don't know about you but…

I'd love to join you! I also want to lower my body fat - I've been really really lazy with exercising recently so any motivational kicks and shouts would be amazing. I hit my goal in March but I've put on about 3lbs since xmas - nothing major at all but I'd like to get rid of it and then work on building some muscle. I'm…

Congratulations on the wedding coming up!! I know it says on your ticker that you have 20lbs to go, but surely to fit into a dress 1 size smaller you don't need to lose as much as that? Especially if you've already lost half a stone! I found that looking a lot at the forums was really good for my motivation levels when I…

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Haha! I've so never done this.... :wink: Congratulations! You look great

I agree with all the people who are saying that good coffee makes all the difference - nothing is worse than black, nasty instant coffee! I know it's really expensive though... have you considered putting oat milk in instead? It's kind of sweet, nutty and good for you. They go really well together

I completely agree. If you're happy where you are, that's wonderful! (&congratulations) - I would slowly raise your calories (by about 100-150 per week) until you're not losing anymore (you may want to check again after a few weeks), then keep logging at maintenance until you feel ready to stop. I started maintaining in…

Omg i love starbucks! And you definitely can still go! I usually get either the coffee light frappuccino (90 cals for the small, 110 for the med) or the mocha light frappuccino (110/140 I think) if I want something cold, or a skinny cappuccino with a sugar-free hazelnut shot (60 cals for the small, 80 for a medium). If you…

I keep my iphone with me and log as i eat! or sum it up in my head as i go for a little reality check. Also, when I know I'm about to binge I go for something like rice cakes with sugar free jam - then even if I have 10 it's only like 450 calories

Ok, I'm going to suggest something totally different! Since the last 10lbs are so much more difficult to lose, I'd say the most important thing is finding a plan that you can stick to. At 138lbs you're not going to be able to lose 8lbs in 2 weeks! Especially if you're going through a stressful time (I'm an emotional eater…

This is very interesting, but surely the fact that the exercise is prolonged means that it will inevitably be harder on the body and therefore require more calories? To illustrate, I am far more tired running a mile after I've run 5 than I am running my first. I would argue, unless you have the endurance of a professional…

Thanks for your response! And just to clarify... I'm not sure what you mean by driving my body into the ground.. in terms of deficits or time? I've been at a calorie deficit for about 6 months now, but after the first month or so they become moderate-small ones. Does that count? If it does and my metabolism "needs to catch…

great article, thanks! (bumpbump)

I always go for chicken tikka to start and chicken dupiaza (tomato and onion based curry) for main. The dupiaza is soooo good but I'd just have the chicken - eating all the sauce it comes in is where lots of the calories are! Personally I either skip the rice and naan or just have a little little bit, and order a green…

Hi Stroutman, I was wondering if I could ask you another question? Calorie related this time :smile: So I've been maintaining these past few weeks, gradually increasing my calories from BMR (1350) to 1500 where I am now (50 calories a week). I've started a new job which involved 5.30am starts and being pretty busy in the…

Very interesting (if inconvenient :tongue: ) post, thank you. I have a question about the fat burning part though... So let's say today I consume 1200 calories in food and 500 in alcohol. So my fat metabolism has decreased by, let's say your 73% for some number of hours. If I'm using acetate for fuel then does that just…

o god... whole pack of biscuits whole bag of those big cookies from the bakery section of supermarkets whole tub of ice-cream whole loaf of bread whole family sized bag of crisps .... whole anything really! I think I may be a little greedy :noway:

I completely disagree with people are saying here, sorry! You're only 11 stone so I imagine you're losing "vanity pounds"? They're much harder to lose :grumble: I was in the same situation as you - my body wouldn't budge below a certain weight and so I just reduced calories and exercised more... and I wasted something like…

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O, and @barbiecat - I weigh myself like that too! My weight fluctuates quite wildly so if I just weighed in once a week the chances are I'd be pretty shocked most times (in a bad way)

@RaiN81 - Good luck with the race! When is it? When I did my half marathon I had a big bowl of pasta with tomato sauce about 2 hours before and a banana 45mins-1hour before. I don't know how that compares to other options in terms of performance but it worked really well for me :smile: @Mia - I'm sorry you've had a rough…

Aw what a lovely thing to hear! I'm sure it's beautiful. Oishii - tried to see what you posted but it said access denied... hmm... dunno what's going on there :s Robin - thanks! I definitely will. I was so exhausted when I came home today I went on a massive binge (I mean MASSIVE. What I wrote in my diary x 100000 lol),…

So this week I've been really inconsistent with my calories, going way over then cutting back to compensate, etc. Oof! It's unexpected but I've found myself way more anxious trying to maintain than I was when I was trying to lose. Maybe that's because I'm not sure where my maintenance level is, but I think also because,…

Ah I'm sorry you're feeling unwell - I can't work out when I'm feeling sick either. This week has been so inconsistent... going way over calories followed by cutting back to make up for it, repeat. So my goal for this week is to get into a good routine of being within 50 calories (over or under) of my goal each day. I was…

So this week I've been at 1450 and today and tomorrow I'll save a few calories after my weekend chocolate binge :embarassed: ... But I stepped on the scales and saw an extra 4lbs! I know that that's probably just water weight but knowing that I'm not necessarily at a deficit makes it a lot scarier. I've been really busy…

self bump... anyone have any ideas?