secretcylon

For some people the sweetness results in more food cravings, but I don't really experience that and have about a can a day with no problems. If it's giving you cravings maybe cut down. As for the aspartame being bad for you, there is nothing scientific that convinces me that this is true, unless you drink an insane amount.…

I was on 1200, stopped eating back my exercise calories and my weight loss stalled. I started eating them back and it started again. I now eat more like 1350 (to lose 1.5lb instead of 2lb) AND eat my exercise calories, and the weight loss has really picked up. Just my experience anyway. That said, eating 1200 for the first…

Thank you for this, it's very helpful! I think I will try eating back the exercise calories. I think a net of 1000 a day is way too low, I've just not thought about it properly before.

I don't have mantras as such. I try and visualise myself at certain events in 2, 6, 12 months time and think about how I want to look and what I want to wear.