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  • This made my lunch break a happy one
  • Are you hungry? If yes, certainly eat, there's no reason not to as you are way under your your goals. I am exercising on a 1500kcal diet and ignore the cardio implications any strength work but do eat back any cardio calories. I do, however, have quite short term goals to get in shape for my winter sport. In general, I…
  • It's no problem, measurements fluctuate that much, if you overate, you may have some of the physical remains left in your system as it were plus water weight etc. It can be effective to cycle your intake as it can encourage your metabolism in any case. Probably you'd lost 15lbs ish not 17, and have still lost 14.8lbs ish.…
  • Unless your binge is very bad, it is unlikely that you ate a kilo of fat's worth extra. This would amount to more than 7000kcal consumed over your bodies needs. Also, cycling your eating habits is not bad and can have positive health outcomes. If you find that you need more on Thursdays for whatever reason, try to…
  • The author John Green recently commented on doing apparently easy things that seem difficult personally which I find really useful. The first step is accepting that you find them difficult and that, therefore, they are difficult. Some of the examples he gave are regularly brushing your teeth or posting a letter. On the…
  • Is this a situation where you live in catered accommodation? That is an absolute minefield. It is possible that you could request a nutritional breakdown of your meals which you could input on here as a new food that you create yourself. Otherwise use the 'quick add calories' method and try to make an educated estimate of…
  • Well, if you know how to log the food you eat on the website, then try logging some of your normal meals. You may be surprised at the difference in values between foods you like similarly. Possibly the greatest thing about the process is it raises your awareness about what you are eating. I originally joined up after…
  • It very much depends on what you are hoping to achieve. Also, are you confused about the website mechanics, or about terminology such as BMR, exercise calories etc.? Do you want help on how to start, or how to go about starting?
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