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It's not so much about poor portion control with me, it's more about the psychological hurdle of feeling like I HAVE to finish.

Thanks everyone. I've been successful in losing weight. I've lost 2 stone and am at goal weight give or take and I've kept it off (apart from holidays - because I let myself indulge on holiday, but lose it again when back home).It's just a struggle to maintain and I really think this is why. I will re-use leftovers if…

I don't see why you wouldn't. As long as you are eating below your TDEE then the maths says you should do and considering weight loss is around 80% diet/20%exercise, it makes perfect sense that you can. When I have been injured, I always lose weight when just watching food. In fact I tend to lose more weight when not…

Mine came from two sources. I saw my brother's wedding pictures and I looked horrendous. You could see bulges in my dress and my legs looked like Miss Piggy's. But I told myself that you always look fatter in pictures than you really are. Then a couple of days later I was changing and caught a reflection in the mirror and…

This happens to me when the strap isn't touching my chest properly, usually when I am bent over. A secondary question about the FT4. When I am running and my heart rate goes into the 170's, it says 'not in zone', why is it no longer in the zone when my heart rate is high and what zone has it gone into exactly now?

Personally I do not diet on holidays, but that would probaby explain why I gain on them! I think in Italy it is easier to make better choices that are just as satisfying. For example try substituting pasta for lentils (about 150cals difference in serving) and stuff like parmesan and cheddar for ricotta. If you're mainly…

To be honest, I didn't really see any results. I lost a bit of weight, but I can't be sure if that was due to 30DS as I was eating better too. Now Insanity, that is a different story! Way more muscle and my fitness is through the roof! I think through trial and error I find my body responds best to HIIT (more than 30DS can…

Amazing. What an inspiration!

It wasn't what I was eating (well a bit) it was portion size. A typical day consisted of: Breakfast: 40g bowl of cereal with semi-skimmed milk or Belvita. Lunch: Medium (8 inch) baguette, with meat and cheese filling and full fat mayo. Low calorie crisps or carrot and celery sticks. Dinner: Nomal homecooked meal, but BIG…

Thanks for these and a good idea. I will definately find these helpful for days when I am struggling to hit my goals as well as when I accidentally go over. BUT I'm not sure your real reasons for compiling this are all that healthy tbh. The wording you used as well (including the idea it cannot absolutely be any calories…

I think this question needs to be answered in 2 parts: 1) This is the one macro I struggle with. Carbs KILL your sugar allowance, but as we all know we needs carbs for the energy to do the workouts. My oats in the morning blow half of my allowance alone. The only days I don't go over my sugar allowance if I happen to eat…

I'm 5ft 4. SW: 164lbs CW: 140lbs 25% BF GW:135lbs Dream goal weight: 133lbs I am a lot heavier than I look as I have big hips and am quite strong in build. I naturally carry a lot of muscle. 133lbs was when I was at my absolute fittest and had 19% bodyfat, I looked about 115lb. I have lost the weight at first by eating…

Mu muscle mass has increased substantially on a deficit of 500 cals. I've never had arm and leg muscles like this before! I think the main thing is eating the right food to build muscle as well as not having too much of a deficit.

I'm on Day 2 and I am finding it hard to reach my goal of 1600. I have been eating at between 1200-1400 for over 6 months now, so I am finding I don't have an appetite to eat more. I was making up my calorie goals with bad things recently (such as a couple of cookies etc), which sky-rocketed my sugar intake, which for me…

Another question. Can you still do cheat meals on the TDEE -20?

Porridge or Belvita biscuit bars (quite high in sugar - but then I don't have time for preparing breakfast) and a cup of tea.

5ft 4, strong build. SW: 164 CW:143 Initial Goal Weight: 140 Final Goal Weight: 135 Dream Goal Weight: 133 (this was when I was super tiny, super fit and had all the time in the world to dedicate to it.

Right well I am starting this today. After doing Insanity 3-4 times a week, eating 1400 and hitting all my macros (occasionally going over on sugar), I have not lost a single pound, inch or body fat for 2 months/ Everyone keeps saying I'm not eating enough, but as you know the idea of going up is quite scary when you've…

Firstly we tend to eat like our parents, whether we realise it or not. My parents always cooked fresh, healthy homecooked food. We hardly ever had junk. But we were all fat. Portion control was the problem. When I moved out I cooked exactly the same as them. it was only when I learnt what a portion should be that I…

It is a complete fallacy that fat people have a slow metabolism. The fatter you are, the faster your metabolism gets to try and get rid of it. years of starvation and burning muscle instead of fat can also slow it right down. Most people have a 'normal' metabolism. A fast and slow metabolism is extremely rare. Of course…

What kind of results does it give? I'm after a similiar sort of look to the women in the Insanity workout.

Thanks. Would you be so kind as to direct me to where that is?

BUMP. My problem areas were my thighs/*kitten* and arms. I always liked my stomach as I have a naturally small waist. Since I have been losing weight my problem areas are massively improved, but it seems like all the fat I've lost from my problem areas has gone to my waist and it actually looks fatter than before? I know…

I have been doing Insanity for 2 months now. I do it 4 times a week, because I get injuries otherwise. I have a 1400cal limit and one cheat meal a week. To be honest I am very frustrated. Not lost a single pound or inch. Nothing. I don't know what to do anymore. My HRM says I burn 300-450 cals during the 45 minute workouts…

It completely depends on how you are built. Some will be a very petite 5ft 4 with small boobs and hips and others will be petite, but curvy with boobs and hips. I am 5ft 4 and am a typical hippy shape. My natural build is strong and I naturally carry a fair bit of muscle. When I was in the best shape of my life and super…

I'm upping mine. I was on 1200, plateaud, went up to 1400 and still nothing. I am doing Insanity 3 times a week. How much more should I up it by do you think and is there another reason why I might not be losing?

I agree. TBL goes against everything sensible about weight loss. If you think about it, regular exercise, portion control and sensible choices are all done to the extreme in TBL to get optimal results in the fastest possible time. This is simply not sustainable. As we all know, good weight loss and maintaining that employs…

Totally agree with this. If you have a fair bit to lose, then 2lb a week is acheievable because you can get a 1000cal deficit pretty easily, if you were eating at around 2500 or more. However if you are only 20lbs or so to lose, then you were probably only eating just over maintenance anyway, so a more relaistic deficit is…

Ok, so do you think it's likely it will reduce again?

Mainly on my thighs and very bottom of my *kitten*, but it has certainly gotten worse and has even appeared a tony bit on my stomach. Is it the muscle getting bigger and pushing it against the skin or something?