UncleRiotous

Both I and a mate had total stalls for several weeks last year but we both started loosing weight again (for no apparent reason) without changing what we were doing. Annoying when you're going through it but in the long run it's normally fine.

Getting your diet sorted is definitely a key but if you're trying to maximise your calorie burn then you're looking for three things, the number of calories burned in an hour, how long you're likely to be able to keep that exercise going and something that you enjoy enough to put the time in. Mega high burn that you can…

Another vote for 1/2 pound. If nothing else it means you're working your diet back towards what you'll be eating once you've lost the weight and therefore there is less chance of you bouncing off your ideal weight and back up the scales again.

It's definitely possible that you're fitter and stronger than other women of your size but that won't change how many calories you burn to shift that weight. As you loose weight you'll find that you need to burn less calories as you're shifting less weight when you do things (I doubt if this will make much difference to…

It may be that you're loosing the fat equally from all over but that because you've got more round your waist you won't see the difference there until later. Last place I ever see the weight dropping off from is my gut and I cycle a couple of thousand miles a year.

You won't loose 2st (28lb) in 10 weeks by eating 1200 calories however that doesn't mean that the diet you used last time was good or that loosing weight that rapidly is good for you. The nutrition levels in the diet you describe don't sound good to me and the diet is so extreme that you won't be able to maintain the…

You need to pick one set of scales and a time of day when you weigh yourself, anything else is going to fluctuate like crazy. My suggestion is weigh yourself before breakfast in the morning after you've used the toilet but before you have a shower, you'll still see fluctuations but they'll be far less that way. I've seen…

I'm in Croydon (sort of London). 24 mile bike ride (mixture of off road and on road) which burned around 2000 calories.

You don't sound to me like you're eating enough. For me I need a goal that I feel is a challenge or I just don't keep going, other people I know need to set something that isn't too hard or they'll give up, neither is better but it depends on the type of person you are. If you're goal driven then I'd say go for 2lb a week…

My suggestion would be to try foods from different cultures. If you don't like veggies as a side dish try finding some dishes from other cultures that use them in different ways. There is a whole heap of difference between carrots served boiled and a carrot and chickpea tagine from Morocco. Basically though I think you…

I agree, several pound of that could just be what is in your system at the moment. Couple of days and you should notice an improvement.

If she could see your heart rate displayed she might well get worried as maximum heart rate (as well as various zones) decrease with age. When I train if I'm hitting 172 bpm I'm pushing like crazy up in zone 6, my 14 year old at the same heart rate is comfortably in zone 4 and could keep going for hours. Need more info but…

Yeah I've got a lot of sagging skin left over but it definitely looks better than the fat did. I've got a compression top which helps out too.

Another supporter of this (plus I'll be faster riding my bike).

To quote Stan Laurel in Way Out West, "South of London".

I ride bikes rather than running but I find a banana pretty good. The limited reading I've done would suggest that peanut butter wouldn't be a good idea because while it has lots of calories it has plenty of fat which slows the absorption of that energy. I tend to find I can ride on an empty stomach first thing in the…

Bike - 2806 (Jan-May was 651). Would have hit 3000+ if December hadn't been almost totally out due to injury and then illness.

I've lost 48lb since July and I've done it without ever (maybe once or twice) having a negative net calorie value.

and I'd second this.

If you only get it when running it might be worth trying a stationary bike for a while instead and see if that has the same impact, if it does then it hasn't got anything to do with motion.

On standing up all day, I had a bike accident a couple of weeks ago and managed to badly bruise my coccyx which has made sitting down really painful. I work with a computer all day and have the option to work from home so I spent a week working from home, standing up with the laptop on top of a box to give it some heigh…

I never wore a helmet as a kid (I don't think they even existed back then). I got back into cycling about six years ago and have always worn one ever since (currently I put on about 3000 miles a year). Doesn't matter if I'm off road or on road they're comfortable and if I do have a crash (even mountain biking I don't often…

I spent a couple of months hitting a NET of 1200 calories and doing a lot of cycling (often 1400 cals a day which meant I was eating 2600 calories). It worked for me but I tend to be very goal orientated and find that easier than a more sensible 1lb a week target. I'm 5' 11" tall and when I got down to around 180lb I found…

This is dead easy to cook (takes a bit of standing by but not too much) and really low calorie. It is truly one of the nicest recipes I've found in years (high or low calorie). http://www.hairybikers.com/recipes/spicy-bean-and-vegetable-stew/1619

I'd suggest exercise, forget about what you weigh work about toning up and building muscle. You don't have to turn into a body builder but if you've got toned muscle underneath your skin it looks far better than untoned muscle.

I've got mates who run fairly seriously and they always say that it's worth going to a specialist running shop (preferably one where they can video your gait) to buy shoes so you get the right ones for you.

I've hit a bit of a plateau at the moment however I put that largely down to getting my weight down to my "ideal" BMI area while trying to build muscle and fitness as well. You don't say how much you weigh and how much you need to loose so it might just be that. I'm with Acg67 if you've lost 14.5 inches then you're doing…

The only one I run is the Net Calories although having an average (maybe on a horizontal line) would be really useful.

In terms of stuff that fills you up that's low in calories then Weetabix, Ryvita and low fat yoghurt are all high on my list. I'd also recommend finding some kind of herbal tea that you like as it's 0 calorie and fills you up if you've got an urge to snack. As far as general ingredients go I'll put a big shout out for…

If you can't get warm, especially after loosing 16lb, then I'd suggest it's probably not just down to diet or weight loss. Probably worth checking with your doctor. Do bear in mind that in South England it has got much colder quite suddenly in the last couple of weeks. We've put the heating on and are thinking about…