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I have an initial goal of 10kg (~22lbs). I'm 70% there. Long term I would like to lose about 30kg (~66lbs) and then reassess. I need to lose quite a bit more than 30kg to get into the 'healthy' range, but I'm not thinking of that right now.

I weigh everyday and track it in my phone, I input it to MFP 1-2x per week.

My diary is open to friends, I eat keto and welcome feedback. Feel free to add me :)

Well done dude!!

<3 this thread, a huge congats to all you wonderful women!!

Love this advice!

Essentially it is just providing you with a relatively easy/convenient way of having a calorie deficit, something you can achieve by yourself. Hey, if you've got the money AND are learning to eat the right way once you stop it, why not? Not for me.

Woo-hoo! You look fantastic :-) Congrats on such an amazing effort, you should be so proud.

My relationship with food improves every day. Food is meant to nourish and sustain me, not just keep me from being bored, or help me manage my emotions. I still love food and enjoy making and eating new and different foods, but I'm not eating chocolate every day to meet my sweet tooth, I'm not eating a meat pie because…

I'm on Keto, I have an open diary (for friends) and looooove keto! Feel free to add me :-)

If your budget allows it and you enjoy it, that sounds great. I think diet is this most important thing. Being active is great and important, but you can't outrun a horrible diet.

When you exercise you burn off extra calories. Say your daily recommended calorie intake is 1600 and you normally eat at about that. That's without any exercise, that's just by living and doing your day-to-day jobs. So you're eating at about 1600. But you do a cycling class, MFP lets you know that you've burnt XXX amount…

OP= Original Poster (so you). By the way, I wanted to say, it's OK to be totally clueless, I'm pretty sure everyone has been clueless. We all have to start somewhere, and asking questions is important.

That's why I specifically mentioned the supervision of a Doctor/Dietitian. Just out of curiosity, were you at a higher starting weight than OP?

OK, I have since gone to this calculator: http://ratfactor.com/fat-loss-calculator I put your stats in and set you as lightly active (since you do walk at work). If you wanted to lose 82lbs by June, you would need to eat ~574 calories a day. You could lose ~40lbs if you ate ~1600 calories a day, ~50lbs if you ate 1386…

The problem is that MFP GREATLY overestimates calories burnt during exercise. Most people seem to set themselves to sedentary and log purposeful exercise, not daily movement (it just seems safer? I'd rather underestimate my calories burnt, than overestimate). When logging purposeful exercise, I rarely eat my calories back…

Ok, if you eat at 1600cal you could possibly achieve a weight of ~205 by Mid June. 1800cal = ~215. I haven't added any exercise into this, so you could possibly lose more. I think it's really important that you are realistic with your goals and that you don't miss important nutrients in the quest to slim down. Remember, it…

What's your height/age? I put in 25y/o and 5'5" and set it at 1600 p/day. This came out with ~35-40lbs for June.

Just did some quick calculations, you would need to eat ~500 calories a day to get this weight loss. EXTREMELY dangerous and unhealthy.

That is far too aggressive and unrealistic. The only way you will achieve this (without the supervision of a Doctor/Dietitian) is by eating in an extremely unhealthy manner. Your calories would be so low, it would be dangerous. Protein is good for satiety, but it will not see you reach your goal in this period of time. I'm…

You're looking great! Congrats on overcoming alcoholism and taking control of your life.

Great job! Thanks for posting :-)

Thank you for pointing this out.

eggs! gosh, I love eggs.

Feel free to add me! My first goal is to lose 50 (100-110 is my overall goal).

Hi, I'm trying to stick to ~1200. Feel free to add me, though I maintain a ketogenic diet, so LCHF. Others, feel free to add.

She seems like a complete and utter nutter.

I have had butter in coffee and it's ok, but I prefer coconut oil or thickened cream. IIFYM

Yes, I am. Feel free to add me and check out my diary.

Let's be friends! I've got a lot to lose, the more friends, the merrier! Love seeing the success of others!