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I definitely second this. I was entering my weight 2kgs lower into the machines and burning an extra 10%, hoping it would make my estimates more accurate. When I got my HRM I realised I was only burning 50-75% of what I thought! The stairmaster was my new best friend for 3 precious weeks when I thought I was burning 400…

Sorry it's been a hard week for you. And I can't BELIEVE how rude that woman was! Disgraceful! Anyway, well done you for turning it into something positive. As much as I've really tried with MFP I do still get the comfort eating binges. And that's what happened today... 850 cals over! That is AWFUL! This weekend was…

YES! omg potato latkes are sooo good. And my grandma's apple noodle kugel! Although I've got to admit my poison is probably actually chocolate.

Ah no annoying! But I'm a firm believer in the fact that if you're doing everything right you WILL see results. Maybe they're just a bit delayed for you.. maybe you'll end up seeing an extra good loss next week! I'm so impressed with this - Only once over in a month is amazing! WTG! And well done for logging it all of…

From London too! Good luck :)

Oh and one more thing, I also began to be super honest, logging that half biscuit/couple of blueberries/half slice of toast that I'd told myself didn't really count. It adds up! If you're not doing that already it may help

I had one month of losing nothing and it drove me completely mad! I eventually got out of it by upping my cals from net 1100-1200 to net 1350 (my BMR). I looked at my reports recently tho and I saw that despite my completely stagnant weightloss I had been losing inches the whole time! So I say as long as you persevere…

I dunno who this Kat Von D is but SECONDED! She's amazing

I'm 5'7" and my goal is about 120... but I have a pathetic amount of muscle. I want to lose around another 7lbs of fat but gain quite a bit of muscle. I'll happily settle for a final weight higher than 120 as long as my BF is way down!

Everyone's done so well! Thanks for the responses

I'd love to be a UK8. Some of my newer clothes have been an 8 which is SO exciting. But it's stretchy stuff. Want to be a proper 8

But I think it's also the case that if you have less fat to lose it may not be such a good idea to go for the big deficits. I found this thread really helpful http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/113609-relatively-light-people-trying-to-get-leaner?hl=getting+leaner

I'd definitely agree with eating your exercise calories. Also, what's your BMR? If it's under 1400 you may want to try eating your BMR + exercise cals. I know it all sounds scary - eating x = not gaining weight, so surely eating more than x leads to weight gain, but it may be worth a go. I know it worked for me anyway

I drink skimmed milk to get my calories up if it's needed. Also helps me get to my protein goals. I figure if you're not hungry it's better to drink your extra cals - forcing yourself to eat seems a bit counterproductive!

I've seen quite a few people furious because their digital scale said they're heavier than their old analogue. I recently bought myself one and it happened to me too. SO UPSETTING :explode: /:sad: I just went to the "check in" tab and changed all my old weigh-ins so that they were the 3lbs higher that my new scales gave…

Amazing! Clearly you've managed to carry on doing really well without tracking everything which is such an achievement :happy:

I just got my HRM today and was asking myself this exact question! How useful! I was searching through the archives and saw something about "updating fitness information" for your HRM. Does anyone know what that's about/how you do it?

Very helpful, thank you! Especially the part about protein in milk. I had no idea!

I'm so proud of myself - at my dad's birthday tea I logged EVERYTHING I had. Originally I just wrote down the sandwich and slice of cake I had... but later on I went back and decided to be honest. I added that "evening out" of the cake I did, the "just a bite" of a vegetarian sausage roll and the extra half of a sandwich.…

This is great - can I join too? I was going to make one of these tomorrow but I see you got there first! I took this weekend off because I was in a really bad mood and felt like I could do with some cheering up (in the form of chocolate...). Anyway, was SHOCKED at how much I'm capable of eating when I'm left to my own…

Oh good one! I pick bread too. Favourite food in the world

:drinker: Wine. Or any alcohol. I miss the days when I was dishonest with myself and anything in liquid form didn't count :tongue:

:laugh: this guy so has my respect

i agree too :)

I expect you'll get mixed answers for this, but personally I don't think so at all. I'd avoid a binge/starve pattern, but if you're only going over & under by 200 or less and it works for you, great!

This post is so sad, I'm so sorry. I suppose it's hard to appreciate how much you're hurting those around you when you're being so badly ravaged by an eating disorder, and if she could understand how much she was hurting you, you could argue she may not have become so ill in the first place. I guess all you can do is give…

I'm not exactly a genius in the kitchen so this may not work at all, but what if you tried making your own peanut butter? Low salt peanuts (or maybe a healthier nut? or does it have to be peanuts?), really low fat spread, bit of sweetener in a blender or just mashed together? Hmm I'm not sure how well this would work…

Amazing! Well done :happy: Also, you've indirectly given me such good advice for when I just want to eat a whole loaf of bread with butter - go window shopping! Brilliant idea! Congrats on your big success!!

I've been wondering about this too... There doesn't seem to much information on the internet atm. Is the new propoints a version of no count, full choice or something completely new?

:laugh: haha brilliant post. I've got this problem too. Fancy scales = rubbish