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I agree with post. Don't do anything you can't sustain over time. The trick is to eat healthy rather than think you are going on a diet - it won't work! If you are exercising as much as you say you are you need carbs to keep your energy levels up as well. I watched a TED TALK today that was rather insightful - which stated…

I used to be the same. I joined Slimming World because you can eat as much free food as you like and lost 2 stone. However, for the last 8 months I have basically just been maintaining and I realised its because I am eating too much and I need to control my portion size. I was eating the same amount as my husband. Measure…

June 2016 and guess what! I still haven't lost anymore weight so I am giving up slimming world and starting to calorie count as of last Saturday

I have been a gym member before it bores me rigid and I end up spending a monthly sub fee and not going

I have lost 2 stone with SW but have maintained for the last 8 months so I am getting a bit disillusioned with SW. Going to try MFP again but still follow the SW principles. 1 -2lb a week is good healthy weight loss, I wish I had been losing that on SW for the last 8 months.

I had a bad day yesterday - ate over my calorie allowance however I have done (according to this site) 903 worth of exercise today - will this offset yesterdays bad day if I don't eat back the calories tonight?

I am on the slimming world plan and when I was logging what I was eating on here to see what deficit I was at I was always at least 500 deficit plus exercise which is generally around 500- 700 calories. I stopped logging on here because I realised that by following the slimming world plan I was always at a deficit anyway

I agree with this post - in addition, I don't see any calcium rich foods in this meal plan - cheese or fat free yoghurts. There is no fruit either other than the banana which is the highest fruit in sugar content. As with all the other posts - add treats. I have been following the slimming world plan as well as tracking on…

1. Where were you born? Isleworth, London 2. Where do you live at the moment? Spalding, Lincolnshire 3. Where else have you lived? Birmingham, Cannock, Wolverhampton, Chester, Flint, NW, Colwyn Bay, Newport SW, Swansea SW, Hastings, then arrived in sunny lincolnshire 4. What is your current occupation? What is your dream…

anything with a sauce is going to be high in calories but there is no reason why you cannot ask for any of the choices and hold the sauce. Fish is good but depends how much oil they are going to be frying in. If I was choosing I would choose the Black Angus Steak, easy to calculate, has grilled prawns and you can do…

I don't really I suppose. I tend to just sit at the side to get my breath and then go and relax in the sauna. No we don't have a ice cold plunge pool with the sauna, I have said to the staff there that they really need an ice cold shower not a warm one. Thanks for the advice, think I will have to up my fluids and ensure I…

Nothing particular. When I swam the other day and got muscle spasms (for the first time) I had just had breakfast as usual (blueberry wheats and milk). Then just before I went in I broke a little bit off of a fruit loaf I had just bought. I guess I hadn't had much to drink that morning, just a cup of tea. I normally only…

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I agree. I have been dieting all my life! I started this a few weeks ago. I was on 1200 calories per day. I lost 2lb in the first week and was disappointed because I normally lose a lot in the first week. I went on hols and put on 1lb - not to bad. This week I have increased my calories to 1640 per day and have cut my…

I love it! trouble is once I start eating I can't stop!!

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It is my first weigh in today and I have lost 2lbs. I am sort of a bit disappointed because I expected to lose more in my first week as I normally when I diet lose about 7-8lb on the first week. However, when I have dieted before I have not exercised at all let alone to the extent I have been doing this week (1 gym session…

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I want to start running. I am currently a newbie down the gym and I do 30-40 minutes of interval training on the treadmill. I walk initially to warm up and then I run for as long as I can and then I take it back down to a walk until I recover and then take it back up again. I am hoping this method will get me fit enough to…

Maybe - I don't know to be honest, I read up a lot on the internet about VLCD's and cambridge and it all said it was pretty safe to do. Its not until you have done it and then you realise the weight just goes back on again and now I have no muscle tone. see this website:…

I went on the Cambridge Diet last year and lost 2.5 stones in quite a short space of time. worst thing I ever did. I am now 3.5 stone heavier and the weight went back on within months. The fat this time though is very flabby and I hate my body even more than before I went on the Cambridge. I have now found out also that…

Hi I am also from the UK. Near Spalding in Lincolnshire. Have just started last Thursday (although I did start on this site a little while ago but didn't really stick to it). Feel free to add me as a friend too xx

Just been to the gym and used the electronic calculations on the treadmill which included entering my weight and monitoring my heart rate and in 30 minutes it calculated I did 190 calories. I was doing mainly between 3 and 3.5mph with 1-2min short interval bursts at 4.3mph. which is exactly what MFP calculated it at for…

When I was a smoker I used to be exactly the same but since I packed up smoking I have been able to eat breakfast funnily enough so I know how you feel about the feeling sick thing. Try something liquid like a fruit smoothie to get your body used to eating early or maybe a yoghurt. Even a glass of orange juice is better…

Yes, and I am really grateful to all the people that are helping me. If you are not interested in the thread then don't post on it!

I can't work out how to open my food diary :(