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I am by no means an expert so can only speak for my own experience. There are many more experienced lifters and trainers who read and post here. I was following stronglifts with some additional cardio (although not 20 miles of running), dieting, and really struggling with muscle soreness and recovery. I found the following…

Hi walkinglalong, the reason I choose to do it the way I have been is that I figure the 111 have already been accounted for by mfp so I'd only want to log the 'extra'. To be honest though because of the potential for inaccuracies and my blatant use of the hrm during exercises it's not intended for, everyone would need to…

I have an FT4 and use it like this: I use MFP to calculate how many hours an hour it thinks I burn during day to day life. (MFP tells me to eat 1664 calories a day set to a 2lb weekly loss. That is a deficit of 1000 calories a day so to maintain MFP thinks I need to eat 2664 kcals a day.) I divide that by 24 to give me an…

As I rule I would say that you can have anything that you want. You just can't have everything that you want. Personally I don't often eat foods high in both sugar and fat because it triggers over eating, and I spend my calories on nutrient rich food because it makes me feel great, and avoid most junk food because it makes…

Hi Sara, I took a week long break at the end of September when I went on holiday. Up until a couple of months ago I followed the program exactly including the recomended repeats and 10% deloads - although I will say I didn't often miss a weight three times in a row. This worked for about 6 months and then I'd have one or…

Thank you dopeitup I think I have some reading up to do but from your comments I think the 5/3/1 might suit me really hitting an exercise once a week.

I generally do 5 x 5 on Saturday I lifted 255lb feeling good and this morning 220lb and felt right on the limit. A couple of months ago (when I wasn't restricting my calories) I was at 280 having gone up in 5lb increments as my gym don't have smaller weights. It's really frustrating to be going down!

How often would you suggest? I had a really good leg workout on Saturday and today (three days later) I tried to do my squats and was rubbish, had to take weight off twice and have been walking like an old lady all day!

I am 320 at the moment and started up close to 400. I go to the gym 5 days a week for a mixture of weight training (I do heavy weights because I dont like to do lots of reps - plus it feels badass lifting my own bodyweight!) and classes including circuits, step and straight aerobics. Like me you're going to be wanting to…

There's loads of good advice in this thread and it's difficult because what works for one person will not work for someone else. Definitely you need to forgive yourself for the binge and move on, loads of guilty feelings are only going to be harmful. Try to learn from it, think about what triggered it and if there is…

I have a sweet tooth and used to eat a LOT of of cakes, sweets, chocolate etc. Because I had a hard time controlling myself eating those foods I pretty much cut them out for a few months which a) made me realise I didn't need the sugar as much asti thought I did and b) made my sweet tooth much more sensitive. Roasted…

There are loads of good tips here from everyone but I would also say that running isnt for everyone. I personally don't really enjoy running and much prefer a varied workout as I have a really short concentration span. If you don't grow to love it using all the ideas given above then try something else until you find…

2 months in you need determination not motivation. You will only get the best results if you make healthy decisions even when you don't feel motivated to do so. I'd try to go back to the exercise, or find a different exercise you really enjoy. For me it snowballs from there, I feel healthier and happier (thank you…

Hey, congratulations on what you've achieved over the past year. I would say that, physically, eating a massive amount of calories on one or two days in a year will do about as much harm to weight loss as the amount of good that 2 days of healthy eating would do in a year of burgers and chocolate. Psychologically I have to…

I try to be flexible depending on how I'm feeling that day. I usually have a small breakfast and then a morning snack because I go to the gym in the morning. Then I might take a salad, a yoghurt, a piece of cheese, and a handful of almonds to work. Sometimes I eat the whole lot at lunchtime, but if I'm satisfied after my…

There has been loads of good information and advice in the posts above - although what's most important is to find what works for you and don't be afraid to change things up as you go. For instance, I weighed daily for 5 months and to start with it was great. But then I started to be affected by the natural fluctuations so…

I'm having Indian food tomorrow, meat or fish cooked in the tandoor with a vegetable side and a chappati

Thanks for this tip - I think it'll be a really good tip for when I am not sure what I am going to eat throughout the day.

You can do it :-) In January I was 390lb and 5'5 so really heavy. I was really really unfit, and also had limited mobility in day to day life - If I needed to walk more than a few metres, or stand for more than a few minutes I'd get searing back pain and my feet and legs would ache like hell. As part of my new healthy…

Hi, could I be added please?

Thankyou to everyone for your input. I think I need to play around with introducing a little more carby food during the day and maybe eating smaller more frequent meals and see if it makes a difference to how I feel.

Hi, I am resetting my calories every 10lb and I eat back my exercise cals if I'm hungry for them. I'm going to set my goal to 1lb and see how I fee,la couple of weeks in

I'm not offering my advices an expert in any way but more thinking about what I would try if I were having the same problem. I think I would start by having a higher protein breakfast, I would have a rumbly tummy if I started the day on a yoghurt and fruit, or just some cereal. Avocado with bacon or ham, eggs, cheese,…

I don't often eat wheat either but there are loads of higher calorie foods you can add in that aren't the more traditional high calorie treats, avocado is great (and I use it instead of mayo sometimes - like mixed in with tuna), nut butters and nuts, I love a banana split in half lengthways spread with almond butter and…

I weigh myself whenever I feel like it. For months this was once (or even twice) a day. At the moment it's once a week, or once a fortnightish. The change is making no difference to how fast the weight comes off.

One of my favourite snacks is a banana cut in half longways down the middle, then topped with a spread of peanut butter and topped with some crushed up walnuts. YUMMY!

I think it's important to find what works for you. The only constant I have is that I always eat a small meal of around 250kcals prior going to the gym in the morning. I then make sure I have food available for a morning snack, lunch, pm snack, dinner, and evening snack. I never eat all of them but do eat when I am hungry.

My weight goes up and down like that and I don't really bother about it. As long as the overall trend is down then it's all good!

I would say that you totally can eat 1200 calories anx lose weight, I just dont understsnd why you would want to. You will over time feel tired, you'll not be able to have any of the foods you enjoy, and will be lacking in energy. I started at over 350lb and over the last 5 months have lost just over 60lb eating between…

If you're looking to change your eating habits long term then this is the most valuable piece of advice I've read. Think about how much good one day of healthy eating will do in a month where you spend the rest of the time making poor choices - not a great deal!. One day of poor choices in a month of health eating will do…