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On my work trips I have been know to take small tins of pilchards or mackerel (they're easy to open) & wraps with me... for breakfast, the boiled eggs or if I have a kettle in my room, some instant porridge (oatmeal). I go find a store to get ham or some such for lunch. Dinner could be an omelette or fish or chicken with…

I'm 5ft 7, currently ~197lbs and in size 16/18 (UK). Started at ~245lbs and was in size 20/22 (UK) at that point. Started losing mid July, average ~2.3lb/wk loss since the start but is more like 1.5lb/wk in the last few months.

There's also nothing to say you can't start logging now - without changing your diet. Once you decide to adjust your diet, you will have some records to show the areas you tend to overdo and so need to be more careful with. with a general record of calorie intake, you can compare to weight changes and get an idea of how…

I don't think so, because weight depends on body composition - you can be smaller in size, and heavier in weight if you are muscular, than someone who has a similar weight and higher body fat.

Here's a bunch of recipes to have a look at: http://allrecipes.com/recipes/everyday-cooking/convenience-cooking/canned-food-recipes/canned-seafood/canned-salmon/top.aspx edit: The bones are a calcium source and the skin has high omega-3 oils. All perfectly edible!

Usually I just grab a fork and try and elbow the cats out of the way (they love it). The bones are really soft due to the cooking they do and can be eaten. You can mash it into a wrap or pitta and then pop it in the micro for a warm up - lovely...

Weekly loss seems to have stabilised at around 2.3-2.4 lb/week for the last 6 weeks. It's been decreasing gradually since I started logging.

I'm not finished by any means but so far it's all been on MFP. Started mid July and so far going pretty smoothly. Body fat estimates (using weight and measurements etc.) have gone from around 53% to 38-39% currently.

In the last few weeks people I see infrequently keep saying that they almost didn't recognise me - people you see everyday won't notice so much as those you only see once in a while (for the same reason you don't notice it so much just looking in the mirror each day).

Muscles hold water when you work them - when you rest them, they drop the water. TOM also causes water weight fluctuations. Welcome to being female! ;) As long as the inches keep moving downwards, don;t worry. The weight will catch up - but not in a linear fashion. Look at monthly changes rather than day to day.

I've been single since my divorce. Not even been on a date and I find it hard to meet new people. Being an introvert and feeling fat and ugly makes life a little difficult sometimes. I am working on the feeling fat and ugly part - the introvert bit is harder.

Not everyone is the same - I don't gain during my TOM but actually drop a few lbs. Then in the week or 2 after the bleeding stops, the loss usually slows or stagnates. Oddly enough, I actually look forward to my TOM because of this...

I just buy cheap clothes for now - but if I find something I really like, I will get it in a lower size for later. I also kept old favourites as I got too big for them - currently I go through my wardrobe every 15lbs or so loss to see what I can start wearing. The stuff I have shrunk out of is bagged and donated (or thrown…

I was 244.5lbs when I started losing weight - that was mid July and I'm now 47lbs lighter. It's scary yes, but oddly liberating too: making the decision is the first step. Soon you will be bagging up clothes that are too big and digging into the wardrobe for old favourites. Going shopping for new clothes and actually…

5' 7" as well. upper thigh 24.5" lower thigh 16.5" calf 15.5" weight 198 lbs

Go to 'My Home' and then the 'Goals' page - under the 'Your Diet Profile' section it will tell you how many estimated calories you use a day, just from doing things like breathing and being alive. Under that is the estimate of calories to eat for your daily goal. Then it subtracts the two values to get your deficit. Any…

You should have seen the ones I cropped off - almost skeletal! Wish I could remember where I got the image... but yes, the last one or two are not nice - take it as a warning not to go too far! ;)

Woosh... http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/fat-loss/of-whooshes-and-squishy-fat.html

An increase of salt also leads to an increase in body water, which will show as a decrease in body fat (I know this as I have scales that show body water % and body fat% and they have an inverse relationship). After a salty day my weight and body water % goes up. Not sure it would be that much though, it's usually a just a…

Saturday morning is weight in day - makes a good excuse not to have too a wild Friday night... ;)

So I dropped below 200lbs this morning, for a total of 45lbs lost :) - currently the middle of week 18. It's been a while since I've been this low - onward and downward!

Did a short class last night (first time since I got it due to work travel) - HRM said 152, game said 366 calories burned - so don't trust the calories on the game if you plan on eating back. Still, even for a short class I am feeling my abs this morning..

Used Zumba Rush a lot, and got Zumba Core just before I went on a work trip - just had chance to try it last night. Feeling my abs this morning...

The way I see it, while I'm sleeping, I'm not eating ;). Seriously, yes, if I get lots of sleep the weight comes off. Some of it will be water but still... every little helps. So now, I go to bed when I'm tired (sometimes that can be around 9:30pm) and during the weekend I sleep until I wake naturally (can be 9am or…

When I left my husband, I left it there in the bedroom in a bag. He'd been cheating on me with someone who had been chief bridesmaid at our wedding.

Starting 244.5 Current 204 Goal 135 or thereabouts - the mirror will tell me. Spent a lot of time around 135-140 in my 20's so aiming for that for now.

General lifestyle vs extra exercise. General life can be sitting at a desk or standing/walking about serving in a restaurant. The calorie limit you are given takes this into account. The extra calories from exercise are not necessarily going to be the same every day, so you add these in separately.

So I can sit straight in a bus seat instead of sideways, a smaller bum means I have a bit more legroom.

Probably because of the rate of loss you set it to - 2lb/wk I suspect. This rate of loss requires 1000cal a day cut.

Well, I have to travel with business. My boss who checks my expenses is wondering why I don't charge back food. Guess why... ;)