LadyPakal Member

*boggles* It's just recycling stuff already in your body so really doesn't count.

I lost half the weight I've now lost and people were telling me I didn't need to lose any more - they didn't believe me when I said I was only halfway and thought my goal too drastic . Now I'm here (BMI 23 so not too low by any stretch), they admit I was right to carry on. I still have some bits I need to work on but I'm…

All depends on the legs in my opinion - you see some horrific white chicken legs in kilts up here in Aberdeen and also some hot Hot HOT men in skirts. :) Edited to add, Kiltless is quite an interesting look too... saw these at a festival I went to up near Inverness:

Assuming all the weight lost is fat, sure, it's easy to calculate. But it won't be all fat.

On my scale I get body fat %, water % & lean mass % (which includes the water - basically just about everything that isn't fat in the body). Total lean & fat and work it out as compared to body weight usually gives me around 5lbs left over - I assume this is gut content etc. Having the water % gives me something to aim to…

I'm 5' 7". Currently around 146-7 lbs - although aiming a little lower to round off the loss at 100lbs then see how I feel. Pic in my profile is me fitting into a UK size 10 dress.

I started on 14th July 2012. So 419 days so far. Almost there (98lbs lost, 2 more for the round 100lbs) but not too worried when it happens now.

I've tried weight loss both with diet coke and without (for ~3 months) - made not one iota of difference to my loss rate.

Hi Sarah, fancy meeting you here too! Been following your progress on Blipfoto - well done indeed!

My secrets? Ban nothing - ban things and they become the thing you want the most. Eat and drink what you want - just less of it. Never give up. Had a bad day? Just get back on the horse. Ignore well meaning, but poor, advice from others about the latest fad diet. Get rid of clothes as soon as they are too big - no…

Getting into a pair of size 12 (UK) GAP straight leg jeans was a personal milestone for me - however I now need a belt to keep them up after running across the road and feeling them slipping down my hips.

It's become second nature now - been at it for over a year.

I try and average 40/30/30 - C/P/F over the week - works for me.

Well done - you can do it. :) I'm almost at the 100lb loss myself - those last ones are hard...

Average over the day, not per meal. I don't even average over the day but if I go over on carbs, under on protein one day I will reverse that the following day so carbs are under & protein is over. You can over think this stuff - it shouldn't be a chore. MFP calculates them all for you as you log.

Look for a UK published one on Amazon.co.uk. We tend to use grams etc. This one for example: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Calorie-Counter-Saturated-Protein-Housekeeping/dp/1908449268/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373985098&sr=8-1&keywords=calorie+counter

5'7", currently 157 lbs and size 12 (Gap jeans but they need a belt to stay up now), size 12/14 tops - depending on where from. bust - waist - hips = 39 - 30 - 37.5. In the UK.

I think you got your TDEE calculation a bit wrong there - TDEE is total daily energy expenditure - NOT your BMR. TDEE is calculated by BMR multiplied by your activity multiplier - 1.2 (low activity) etc. BMR of 1205 (seems quite low - are you very small?) - so 1205 multiplied by a moderately active multiplier of 1.55 give…

A new born calf.

Nope - I kept 1 skirt & 1 pair of trousers as a reminder of how far I have come and as soon as I shrank out of one size and into another, I sent the now too big clothes to the charity shop. No backsliding allowed!

I've increased calories as I have lost, starting at 244.5lbs. I started on 1200/day, and raised 100 calories when I reached a certain # lbs lost. Currently on 1500 calories/day/ I use this as a guide: If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal. If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal If…

If it was a male lap dancer then sure I'd go for it. Me, I'm really not interesting in watching another female shake her bits in my face.

"Example, if you were aiming for 2000 calories a day and did 200 calories worth of exercise, your net calories would be 2200. " You mean GROSS calories would be 2200. Gross is total number calories eaten. Net is the gross minus exercise calories. OP, you are eating far too few calories if you have a goal of 1960 (this…

Don't bother with the diet or low fat foods either - they compensate for taking the fat (and flavour) out by adding sugar & various chemicals usually - eat the good versions. I have no problems meeting my goals - 1500/day currently - I started on 1200 same as most do, but gradually increased my calorie intake as the weight…

This whole site is set up so you eat back exercise calories. The deficit to lose weight is calculated from your body stats only - exercise is extra. If you don't eat them back, you make the deficit too big. Eat them - you earned them. You should ALWAYS meet your NET goal and not net below 1200. Also, go in and manually…

Upping calories slowly as you drop weight will helps with maintaining in the long run.

I do not consider anything as off limits - if I want something I plan accordingly and find small portions to buy rather than a big one (that would want eating). It's all about getting organised really. Banning anything leads to failure - because the banned thing becomes what you want most in the world at some point. Do…

Big deficits aren't such an issue when you have a lot to lose and the first couple of weeks will generally drop weight fast. What you will need to do is regularly reassess and adjust calorie intake as you go. Using myself as an example, I started on 1200. I adjusted to 1300 after losing 30lbs, Then went to 1400 after…

2lbs a week is obviously too fast for you - that's normally only sensible for those with a lot of weight to lose. Typical reasonable loss rates: If you have less than 15 lbs to lose 0.5 lbs/week is ideal. If you have 15 -25 lbs to lose 0.5 to 1.0 lbs/week is ideal If you have 25-40 lbs to lose 1 lbs/week is ideal, If you…

I waited until I'd lost a lot before getting my bike (down to around 180 lbs) - I think they have limits on the weight they can safely take so you'd need to check that. Get padded trousers/shorts, they help with easing your inner hip bones into it.