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True - I actually wrote a bit about that and then deleted it before posting. For me, my BIGGEST fear about losing weight is losing the ability to listen to my body. I am very close to my goal now and I have to make a conscious effort to actually "listen" to my body rather than strictly following a number.

It's probably best to listen to your body and especially so as you are getting closer to your goal. If you are fine with doing all the exercise, you have the time and don't feel too much like it's a chore, then continue doing it. If not, then maybe start easing up a bit. If you are fine and don't feel hungry with all that…

I track my weight daily based on the formulae in here: (http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/signalnoise.html) - it basically eliminates "noise" from water weight and other factors like inaccurate scales to ensure that the general trend in my weight is going down. I have an Android app called "Libra" which helps with the…

No no, YOU'RE totally correct :) But you have a point. Two weeks is nothing to try a different setting in the bigger scheme of things. Doing this isn't a quick fix and if you end up not losing anything for two weeks, at least you know that your activity is closer to sedentary... :) I am going to have to start tweaking…

I see what you're saying - well, this also differs depending on who is describing it to you, but it doesn't change the formula. Search for Harris Benedict equation and you will see how many different definitions there are of the difference between sedentary and lightly active. Many sites describe lightly active as "light…

This is exactly the same thing as MFP uses, so how is it different? I don't understand how this is so significantly different for anyone? And then it's 500 calories less per day for each pound you want to lose, which is exactly the same as it says in the article...

I love broccoli - I should actually eat it more often than I do...

I said in another post of mine to stop trying and start doing. When you re-start, maybe you should start smaller, because if you are constantly falling off the wagon, then it would seem that you are trying to do too much at once. Breaking habits don't happen overnight. If you make really small changes first and keep making…

Probably not. I just looked at their website and the fact that it contains trans fats - that already made me shudder. Also, much of the oil probably seeps in when it gets deep fried.

Apples make me feel hungry, but melon is GREAT.

Did this pill cause her to lose a limb or what? You need to burn off 4472 calories every single day to lose that much weight. I'd be worried about spontaneous combustion if I was her.

1. I can guarantee you that it's not 4 pounds of fat that you gained (unless you ate 2000 calories more every single day for a week than you were supposed to, which clearly you didn't). 2. Several factors could cause it, but maybe you were dehydrated at your first weigh-in and had some water retention at your second, or a…

So you walked around town, I am guessing that you put in that you walked at 2mph for 270 minutes, right? Did you really walk for 2mph for a straight 4.5 hours or did you stop, do some shopping, look at shops etc? When entering that you walked for 2mph for 270, it means that you did exactly that: you started walking, didn't…

It is much more important that you get in there and start doing it rather than doing it perfectly from the start!!! Do you have a gluten intolerance? If you don't, then why do you want to stop eating it? I started by just counting my calories. It didn't matter about the quality of the calories, as long as I was counting…

I always use raw weights as it's the most accurate and double-check on other sites if there are any which vary. I also check the pack to see if there's any nutritional information on there.

+1 I remember the first time I had Burger King after about 9 months of fairly strict healthy eating. I was soooooooooooo looking forward to it and 1) it didn't taste as good as I thought it would and 2) it screwed me up for a few days because I was sooooo constipated after that (sorry, but had to share :) )!!

You probably could. Do you log your cheat days? When I have a cheat day, I still make sure that I log everything and TRY not to go over my limit for maintaining weight... But to be fair, I've not had a craving for McDonalds, KFC or Burger for months now. (I work within a stones throw of all three and walk past at least two…

1. When you say "barely lost anything" - it sounds like you've lost something, just not as much as you wanted? 2. Remember that 60% of the number on the scale is water. Just because the number isn't going down, doesn't mean you are not burning fat. It could be a few other things - water retention, muscle gain etc. It is…

I made this last night (it's based on a dish most South Africans know as Chicken a la King): Tesco - Indian Basmati Rice, 200 g (before cooking) Tesco - British Turkey Breast Steak - Grilled, 430g (or chicken) Tesco - Healthy Living Half Fat Creme Fraiche*, 100 ml (very optional - just added it because I need to increase…

Can I suggest that you start properly weighing your food (especially the calorie-heavy things like carbs!). You will be surprised what a big difference it makes when you weigh your food vs just measuring it (a cup of rice can vary quite a bit and that can vary a LOT in calorie numbers).…

Someone needs to give you a wake up call and tell you that it is HIGHLY unlikely, if not impossible to do this. Here's the math (not taking into account stupid things our bodies do like starvation mode, water retention etc): To lose 40 lbs, you need to run a deficit of 140,000 calories (3,500 x 40). Yes, you read it…

For me, part of losing weight is making sure that I eat breakfast every day. This is not the first study of its kind either and they always point to the same thing. It's been proven time and time again that people who go out looking for food on an empty stomach (e.g. lunch time after skipping breakfast), seek out more…

Replacing high calories foods with lower calories, bigger bulk ones is my way of not feeling hungry all the time (it took me a long time to get used to not feeling full all the time and to realise that not feeling full is NOT the same as feeling hungry - I don't think I've felt hungry in the last ten years!!). Things I do:…

A Burger King meal for lunch will do that!! You should maybe eat something a bit healthier - something with more bulk and less calories. Fries are probably one of the worst things in my book...

Looking through your diary - when you add exactly 300 calories for dinner - what's that from? Also, noticed for breakfast you had "4 generic slices of brown toast" - 260 calories. Instead of using generic foods, try finding actual brands and cross-check the packaging - where I am from most slices of bread contains around…

walking 3mph for 8 hours would mean you walked 24 miles. You obviously did not walk 24 miles inside a shop, so it's wrong. You should change your activity level up to active and not log this. It's not exercise, it's day to day life (you also burn energy from sitting, from eating, from sleeping and you don't log these -…

Well, I take ibuprofen if I had a little bit too much to drink the night before, so when I take it, I am very dehydrated and the next day, I'll be 3 pounds up! What does seem to help a lot is to track my weight trend, rather than actual weight (described here: http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/e4/signalnoise.html) and a…

Why not just be healthier while doing calorie counting. Cut out high fat and high calorie food, no biscuits, chips, chocolates etc - replace it with fruit and move veggies instead. It is a lot better than cutting out or cutting right back on specific food groups and probably healthier too and much more sustainable in the…

You are so right!! People shouldn't sweat the bad days too much (I try to log everything and even if the number is a bit high, it's just one day - not like it used to be - every day!!).

You'll either get sick of lack of nutrients by the end of it or just get sick because you are sick of oatmeal. I like oatmeal and I get tired just from having it a few days in a row for breakfast. How on earth do they expect anyone to survive when it's their only meal? This borders on being dangerous and anyone actually…