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i had the same thing happen to me. Perfectly healthy weight after I lost approx 20 kilos and dropped 2-3 sizes. People started telling me I had to stop losing more. I was at my goal weight, and had no intention to do so, but it made no sense at all, I wasn't extremely thin or skinny. I had plenty of body fat to lose if I…

I have used it before I found MFP and for me it helped me to start losing weight (after failing on several other diets), so I have a positive experience. However, MFP essentially does the same thing for free. I experienced MFP as quite intimidating at first, with all the calories, macros etc. WW is essentially a simplified…

I'm also on fodmap, you can add me if you'd like!

I'm in my 4th week of FODMAP and seeing improvement. Interesting to follow this thread :) I tried googling about this, but I'm still unsure about the following: if you can't tolerate wheat, but gluten isn't the problem, what does that mean in terms of what you can and can not eat? Is there wheat that does not contain…

Yeah same here! If I need to watch my calories, I try to stick to sashimi mostly, and only those with rice plus tuna, salmon, egg, cucumber or avocado. Avoid 'spiced' or 'crispy' or anything with a ton of mayonaise. That makes a huge calorie difference!

This! Same for nuts, I binge on them and man they add up quickly in calories! I like to bring a banana, apple, baby carrots, cherry tomatoes, rice crackers, some hard boiled eggs. I also like to bring a bit of peanut butter with either apple or cucumber. Sometimes, I prepare a salad to take with me (often baby spinach,…

I don't know how I never came across this post before, but this is amazing! It really motivates me to finally do actual weight lifting in the gym. Probably should just give it a go. I do strength now, but just with my body weight or my own 2kgs weights, lol. What exercises are best to start with?

This. I really thing this helps better in learning the lifestyle of being healthier. I also think, psychologically speaking, you'll be craving for that cheat day all week if you tell yourself 'i can't have it now, but i can on saturday!' and then on saturday you'll eat everything you had to say no to for a week and you…

Agree with all the above. Often drinking water and the habit 'shouldn't I be eating something'. The bread with peanut butter works for me as well, or half an apple with peanut butter. If it's not about hunger but the habit of nibbling on something, I like to have cherry tomatoes or baby carrots on hand. Never hurts to eat…

i lost 20 kgs in two years. I took my time, aimed at 0.5 kgs a week but I often went over my calorie goal, didn't work out a lot, etc. But in the end I still think it went quite smoothly. I lost the first 15 in about 1 year. The last 5 took me another, much harder and needed more discipline to stick with it. Now I'm back…

Nice :) I'm 25, add me!

To clarify, I don't mean sculpting fat lol. But muscle :)

Of course, you can't spot reduce fat by training an area, but you can definitely sculpt it!

Exactly my experience :)

Funny you mention this, because I actually just started cycling as well. Interested to see if it will change the shape of my legs in any way :)

No, it took me about 2 years to lose the first 15 kgs. The last 3-5 took me about 3-6 months I think. I only started exercising the last 3 months and saw a change in my legs, shape, (plus stomach and arms a little bit) while not losing any more. So I started to see toning results :) I never targeted my legs specifically,…

low fodmap diet is designed to reduce bloating. Google it and try to eat only those foods for two days, you should see a result. It's designed for IBS sufferers (I'm currently on it) and very helpful for many. You're supposed to do it 4-6 weeks and then reintroduce, but if you just pick low-fodmap foods you at least know…

It's funny because for me, that was the first thing I started toning and suddenly I found them too bulky (I posted about it a while back, asking if I was over exercising them lol). So it depends on your body type! Any way, what helped my legs was running, squatting, lunging plus pilates like exercises. It took me about 3…

Amen to that!

Add me if you'd like :) I lost 15-17 kgs without exercise but by changing my eating habits. I lost the last three by exercising more and still eating a deficit. At that point, my body fat percentage had gotten down low enough that I started to see toning results from working out! I was also lazy in eating and prep. I know…

I think what people mean with "low-carb" is 30 grams or lower or something, so they get into "Ketosis". I tried it years ago, felt horrible and never did it. I lost some weight, but it was water weight and came back soon after. Personally, I lost all my weight with a calorie deficit. Macro wise, I focused on high protein,…

Chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate. Plus, I often crave anything high carbs and high sugar but I learned not t to eat it too often because it triggers my IBS symptoms. Oh, and did I mention chocolate? Lol!

Never knew premium existed! Shame it's only available for US users, I'd be interested.

Personally, I use a Suunto M2 HRM watch to monitor my hear rate when I exercise. It wasn't expensive and measure my HRM accurately plus the calorie burn. I use it together with my phone when I'm running to track my route and speed (Runkeeper or Endomondo) and I'll add my average, peak HR plus burned calories manually. When…

I'm not doing it but interested to follow the topic. I tried low-carb for two weeks and didn't like the feeling a tall.I lost most, if not all, o my 20 kgs by just moderating calorie intake, increasing protein and watching fats and carb. But it does seem to work for some so I'd be interested :) Did you actually lose…

Yes, it definitely helps in planning. I usually log my breakfast (it's the same every day), lunch and snacks. Pretty much my food intake between 9.00-17.00. Then I know what I can plan for dinner, if there's room for a treat or not etc. I like it! I also do it the other way around, if I know I'll be having a heavy…

I suffer from IBS-C and i'm on my second week of low-fodmap diet. Google it if you've never heard of it, but for now it means i have to avoid most gluten, lactose, and a wide array of sugars to identify my triggers. You can add me if you want :) I eat gluten free mostly so maybe my diary helps. In general, I just cut…

The numbers sound alright to me for someone my body type or lower. If you eat half back on top of the 1290, it's a reasonable calorie goal for someone my weight. However, it's totally depends on your weight and measurement! Not mine :) MFP will help you calculate it. 1290 is on the low side though, most people here do not…

Interesting, I didn't know the HRM will over estimate. So how do you differ between HIIT and intervals? I did a pyramid program, starting (and ending) with 1.6 km slow pace. Then, I did build ups from 0:30, 0:45 up to 1:30 sprint, with a rest of 0:45 seconds in between. Good to know HRM will overestimate, is there a way to…

thanks guys! Yes, i was about to try fitnessblender :) Will also check body beast and insanity asylum!