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Generally if you are being accurate with your logging and accounting for every item you eat and your stats are input correctly into MFP then yes you should eat to the level MFP has set for you to achieve your preferred weight loss goals. What are your stats set to? 2lbs a week, 1lb etc. As the above poster said because you…

Believe me I in no way advocate this plan as I am not religious and don't want to spend my life clean eating. However, my best friend who is deeply religious and very committed to her diet and has lots of time to spare as a stay at home Mum has found this plan is working really well for her. I understand there is a lot of…

Hi Ruth, I went from 257 lbs to 139lbs and certainly you need to set your weightloss amount lower at this point. I would suggest trying 1 lb a week goals and see how you get on. It does get harder and a lot of people compensate for the deficit by upping their exercise as they shed the pounds. This needn't be hardcore…

SW 257 lbs CW 161 lbs GW 139 lbs No intention of knocking all of that off by June but if I could do 14lbs in that timeframe I would be happy...

Eat more good fats and protein. Have a bowl of prawns, some peanut butter, an avocado that will soon rack up the calories... You will never sustain a diet at that level of calories and will crash and burn...

I love her DVD's as with a full time job and young children I cannot get to a gym. I started with 30 Day Shred and have done a few others but my current favourite is Extreme Shed and Shred. As with above poster I find the inches go faster than the pounds with the DVD's...

Just under 5'4" started at 175 aiming for 139...

I would like to join this group please if it is still running? Jules x

It is obvious that you like to feel in control and plan. My suggestion firstly would be to make a 'new' plan, ideally write it down. Include in that plan the calories you need to achieve on a daily basis to gain weight at a decent pace and also a list of food (cookies, chocolate, ice-cream, nuts, peanut butter etc) which…

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If you look on the British Heart Foundation Exercise Calculator and plug in your weight, age, height etc, under the household (hoover icon) section they have an exterior decorating listing... Hope this helps?

Yes, generally received wisdom is to eat back up to half your exercise calories, especially if you are logging the calorie burns listed on MFP as they are considered generally quite high. I eat back 0% to 50% over the week generally.

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The simple maths is that 3500 calorie deficit over the week will achieve a loss of 1lb. So ideally you should be aiming for 500 deficit a day to achieve this. However if you are factoring exercise calorie burns that MFP give this may be a bit skewed as they usual over-estimate burn amounts. Most people estimate half the…

Whatever you may feel, your logging is very erratic and you are guessing the calories of a lot of what you do log. Some days you don't log at all and I am guessing this is because you are eating more than your goal! Also I think you are assuming that just taking the pills will facilitate the weight loss and this isn't…

I totally feel for you. I lost 118 lbs six years ago and my husband who I had been with for 22 years then within 12 months had left me and my two young boys. He hated the thinner and healthier and happier me as he felt intimidated and threatened. I was devastated too. He sounds like an idiot and in the long run you are…

If your TDEE is 2100 and you Net 1200 you have a calorie deficit of 900 per day, which would equate to about a 2lb a week loss (1000 cal deficit per day = 2 lbs a week). Your TDEE is similar to mine and I tend to aim for around 1550 a day average which is my 1200 plus 50% exercise cals. I tend to lost approx. 1 lb a week…

That is equivalent to 2.2 lbs a week which unless you are severely obese is too much EVERY week. You should set you target to .5 kg a week and then eat back approx. half your exercise cals. This way you should never be getting the warning which only comes if you eat / log less than 1200 calories a day.

Porridge is my go-to. I buy ready sachets and made up with Skimmed Milk they are 190 cals. A bit high in sugar I realise however I have very little time in the morning and they do keep me going until late morning...

Can you use DVD's? Most of them you can use handweights or resistance bands if you can't take weights with you... Running, local exercise classes?

I am a single Mum of two young boys. I get up earlier and work out at 5.45am before they wake up - then it's done and no matter what the day throws at you it's already ticked off and helps set you up for the day. I do however have to go to bed early to be able to do this 5 days a week.

Circuit Training General, think it's 26 mins in total - this was the consensus when a group of us did it for the first time a couple of years ago...

Exercise alone will not make you lose weight. You lose weight by creating a calorie deficit, you should plug your figures into MFP aiming for a weekly loss goal of 1-2lbs. Then log all your food using a digital scale and record it. Exercise is for health and looks. Yes you can earn a few extra calories by burning a few but…

Thighs and brains...

Ok firstly you need to weigh and log EVERYTHING you are eating. With such a small amount left to lose your logging needs to be even more accurate... If you are serious about shifting the weight then you need to make the time to log your food. Use the Recipe Builder and a digital scale. Be accurate and stick to your…

I track my weight daily in order NOT to be freaked out by the fluctuations... It takes a while to feel confident when the numbers bounce up and down but at least you can see its not real!! I only log my weight on MFP weekly on a Friday morning. I do however always weigh first thing in the morning before I eat or drink…

As all others have said with only a 250 deficit to lose .5 lb a week you need to be VERY accurate with your logging. Great way to increase the deficit is to burn a few extra cals but make sure you are accurate with your burn calories (I usually half MFP burns) and stick at it. One cheat meal day will blow the week!!

I know it can be tough, I have two children and work!! I get up and workout at 5.45am every morning before they wake up and then let the day do its worst!! I find that this actually gives me more energy for the day and it's done before I start my day... Make sure you are getting enough sleep - I just go to bed really early…

I am totally the opposite. I was 257lbs six years ago and am now 139lbs but I still feel obese and expect to see that fat woman every time I look in the mirror... I know realistically that I am not fat anymore but that is just how I 'see myself'! I almost feel guilty and like a fraud when I go into a shop and ask for my…