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^^^This^^^

I now make mine with water but then add either an Activia Vanilla Yogurt or a Fage 0% Greek Yogurt, then some Blueberries or Blackberries and a spoon of Maple Syrup........delicious, filling and warming!

Quite simply the best and most enjoyable, well written success story I have ever come across. Thanks for taking the time to write such a great piece. I wish you continued success in all that you do. :drinker:

I tend not to bother logging a clove of garlic, a few slices of cucumber, a single spring onion and herbs and spices.........oh, and anything I pick whilst walking round the garden, so the odd tomato, raspberry or strawberry here and there.

^ This. ^ I was looking at serving guides for peanut butter and it gave the amount for a tablespoon, so I weighed the amount I had on my tablespoon and it was over double!! Only way to be sure is to weigh everything.

I aim for 30g daily.

I have my goal set to the minimum amount I should eat on a non exercise day. I know I can go several hundred calories over if I feel I need to without worrying.

A great article. Thanks for sharing.

I do 16:8 and it works perfectly for me. I had tried 5:2 previously but I found that triggered my bingeing really badly. Since I have been doing 16:8 I haven't binged or had any cravings at all. I eat between 11am and 7pm....roughly, sometimes I go longer, it just depends on how I feel.

Something to watch out for when shopping is to check the price per kilo or per 100g, whatever is listed on the shelf edge/packet description. Quite often the biggest and supposedly best value packets are not always the cheapest........Always go by the price by weight not the flashy promotion ticket.

I go over whenever I am feeling extra hungry or tired, I know from how I feel when I need to have a bit more on any given day. It's swings and roundabouts with me, I listen to my body and go with flow.

I've finally increased the incline on my Treadmill to 5% and (touch wood), my knee ligaments are doing ok! Woop Woop!! :drinker: :happy:

If you really want to be certain about how much you are eating then the only accurate way is to weigh it accurately.

I grow lots of fruit and veg but if I had to pick one which simply doesn't compare to its shop bought self, it has to be Sweetcorn. When picked straight off the plant it is so sweet and juicy it's beautiful eaten raw there and then............absolutely delicious!

I usually check my exercise calories on several other sites as well as MFP and then enter a mid way figure on here. It's all approximate so just use it as a rough guide....like everything else.

I watched it and thought it was a really interesting programme. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

This Channel 4 programme, The Food Hospital (UK tv) proved that both a calorie restricted liquid diet of 800 cals and a 40c/30f/30p of 1600 can both reverse the effects of Type 2 Diabetes. I know which I'd rather do if I had to. http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-food-hospital/4od#3443004

I know you're not where you wanted to be by now, but look at how far you have come!!!! The camera never lies..........YOU LOOK GREAT!!!!!!!!!!! x

If your Fitbit says you burn 3000 cals a day and you only have 20lbs to lose I would suggest your deficit is too great. You're very active and Fitbit probably doesn't account for all the varied activities you do so you'd be better off with a much less aggressive cut of not more than 500 cals a day max.

No you can't delete from your diary :grumble: , you can delete from the frequent tab but not the recent tab. I think it's something that they are considering for the future.

I don't have an allotment but I grow lots of stuff at home, some in raised beds, some straight in the ground, some in pots. This year i'm growing: Sweetcorn, Lettuces, Spring Onions, Beetroots, Khol Rahbi, Celeriac, Various French and Runner Beans, Broad Beans, Winter Squash, Cucumbers, Too many Tomato varieties, Peas!…

I sometimes have a large tub of Fage % Greek Yogurt and Maple syrup.....high protein and very filling!

I get most of my stuff from Tesco (other supermarkets are available!)....much cheaper than health food shops!

Yes....I work out my average daily TDEE and average daily consumed calories at the end of each week, along with any gains or losses. I've found that I'm better off not focusing on weekly results, but monthly instead.....my body likes to take it's time to change!

That's a fantastic NSV!! Well done, hope you're bouncing about feeling very proud of yourself.

For me each dress/pant size covers 14-21lbs.

I had them for the first time tonight, added them to some chicken stew. I liked them, they're not pasta ish but they are noodle ish! I will buy them again and also want to try the rice too. I used half a pack and have kept the other half in it's packet in the fridge, will use them up tomorrow.

Great! I hope you get things sorted and it's nothing to worry about.

Please don't look online for advice....just get it checked by your Doctor. There are so many variables that it could be, some simple and easily treated others much more complex and damaging. I somehow hurt my knee last March on the Treadmill, I ignored it and hoped it would get better with rest etc.....it didn't, I did…

Spot on Lauren.....we are just human after all.....we will always have good days/bad days, good weeks/bad weeks.....regardless of these up's and downs, the world will still turn and our bodies will carry on doing what they do......a few blips here and there won't change any of that. I've had a pretty rubbish month in…