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It mostly depends on your age and genetics really. If you are young you stand a better chance of having your skin snap back than a post menopausal female for example. Slowly is the best way but the general consensus is that is can take 6 months to 2 years for skin to catch up with weight loss. I have some loose skin (I am…

Here's what I did. First I got my mind set that I WAS going to be able to do this. Looking at the total number I needed to lose was too much, so I broke it down. Small mini-goals - I'll lose 1 stone (14lbs), I'll get below 200 (45lbs) . I'll get to 4 stone (56lbs) etc. Nothing is banned - just not every day. if I feel like…

Don't forget, you can scan barcodes as well (assuming you have a wee camera on your phone). Makes adding food pretty easy if the food is in the database.

Seconded.

*puts hand up* - 47 and obese - or I was. BMI is as of today 25.8 and I started at 38.3 last summer. See, if I can do it, anyone can... friend me if you want.

If I feel the need I head to Boots the Chemist (UK) and get something from their Shapers range - usually under 100 calories for a bar of something chocolatey.

I wonder how quickly it came back afterwards.

Here's my monthly losses from the start - start ~245lbs: Month 1 - 14.5 lbs 1200calories/day Month 2 - 9 lbs Month 3 - 7.2 lbs Month 4 - 7.6 lbs Month 5 - 8.6 lbs upped to 1350 calories/day Month 6 - 5.8 lbs Month 7 - 5.4 lbs Month 8 - 3 lbs Month 9 - 5 lbs Month 10 - 3.8 lbs Month 11 - 6.8 lbs upped to 1430 calories/day…

They look much like mine as far as the tendons etc. show. I much prefer them now than the chunky ones I used to have.

Just a note, as you get fitter your calorie burn will decrease. My commute cycle each way has gone from a burn of around 250 calories, to less than 130 over the last 2 months. Get a HRM so you can measure the change. Oh, and don't trust the MFP values - they are often wildly incorrect.

Don't play dumb - it was just a question. You said it was a typical day so I asked.

From what I can work out, you can get away with eating below BMR if you have a lot of fat to lose - muscle loss is less of a problem then. Generally, when you get closer to goal you should up the calories closer to TDEE (which will, of course be dropping to meet you) to try and minimise loss of lean mass.

Just a quicky - your meal plan posted earlier - apart from a few salad bits, where are the veggies - you know - the ones with all the nutrients?

The general opinion is that MFP is a bit low on protein and high on carbs for its default settings. You can manually adjust them - I always set mine to 40% carb, 30% protein/fat.

If BMR was calculated using one of the online tools, it is possible it's incorrect. Maybe her true BMR is actually lower than she thinks.

I'd say it was split evenly between mindset & diet, with a bit on the side for exercise... in my case that's how it is.

The first thing I do when calculating macros is to swap some of the carb for protein. MFP has protein levels a bit low. I aim for 40% carb, 30% protein/fat. Protein is also more satiating, which helps with keeping the hunger pangs away.

Good grief - if he says a gross 1200 calories to MAINTAIN, I am left wondering what minimal number of calories he'd suggest to actually lose weight.

I was going to suggest endometriosis too - I have stage 4-5 and feel no pain from it most of the time (luckily). I have adhesions attaching my bowel to various parts of my other innards - including uterus & fallopian tubes. I sometimes get cramping (double over type) when I need a bowel movement but it generally passes…

Mine has vastly improved - but most noticeabley since I started cycling to work in the last couple of months.

What works for me - first, I look at my ticker and keep detailed records of my loss - a big incentive right there. Second, nothing is banned, just limited. Banning just makes the banned thing more desirable. Third, I tend the eat the same stuff so it has become second nature now after so long. I go out, I drink, I eat…

The first couple of weeks usually mean weight drops rapidly - as you lose water weight and glycogen stores. It will slow so don't be disheartened.

You and me both...

Since I started cycling to work, my legs have mostly firmed up (I still have weight to lose so there are a few flabby bits left yet) and the cellulite is improved beyond all my expectations. I only cycle around 5 miles a day too.

Enjoy it, you may lose nothing for the next couple of weeks - it's called a woosh and happens every so often. I had one a couple of weeks ago.

Mindset. If you don't REALLY want it, you won't get it.

I drink tea and diet coke mostly. Plain water on occasion when I feel like it. It's not doing me any harm not drinking litres and litres of plain water. I just make sure to get the minimum 8 glasses of fluid and I'm done. I live in Scotland, so it's not exactly hot & steamy here and I don't sweat a lot.

How did you measure your starting point of 41%? Use that same method to measure it now. Don't swap between different ones because they all give different results - as you have seen.

You can probably consider some (maybe even half) of that as water weight - due to sodium, glycogen refilling etc.

My HRM gives me a calorie count of around 140 calories for 22 minutes (average). I average between 5.5 & 8 calories/min depending on wind direction. Comparing calories to the 10-12mph cycling in mfp, the HRM gives me fewer. Of course, when I first started cycling it was higher (170+ calories/22 mins).