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At the end of the day its up to you. Personally I wouldn't for no other reason than you don't know the exact amount of fat, oil, sugar, salt etc. will be in any of the food so it seems to me like a waste of effort and any data you get will be a guess. So if its a guess when you weigh it it seems to be pointless as any…

Lets be realistic, especially with the huge advertising slush funds these companies have, children will want these drinks. However, a few things are needed: proper funding of the alternatives to sugary drink - and I don't meant artificial ones either - so that they are widely available and affordable. Next let kids have…

You think that's bad. In Scotland we have Irn-Bru :-) Seriously I drink coke very occasionally - usually with Havana Rum - once in a while I guess its ok.

Manspreading...I try not to think of that at all! yeech!

unfortunately it does happen, and its wrong. So does that make me a feminazi? Of course not. also if you "liked" that one look up "Manterupting" :-)

Hi there! add me as a friend if you want and well done on joining. Loads of good stuff in here, but there's a tendency in the community boards towards what I now know as "Bro science" - basically some people making food and nutrition claims but they don't actually know what they are talking about. Also in balance there are…

Heathmx - Well done! I have to ask, what's your routine? you have got amazing results in a short time. I'm now trying to gain muscle now after losing weight so if you have any tips to share I'd appreciate them.

DaniMillar25 - I have to say this whole thread is amazing but I actually exclaimed WOW! when I seen the difference in you. You have really put the effort in and you have got amazing results! well done!

Frankly you've made your decision to restrict your diet and not tolerate even the suggestion of eating anything you hate. Fair enough, I hope that works out for you. Good luck.

I have to say I cant see anything wrong, I think you may be like me. I lost 61lbs and when I looked in the mirror I thought I had all sorts of bones sticking out all over the place. I admit I was a wee bit self conscious about it but when I thought about it, and looked at old photos of me at 232lb, I realised I'd gotten…

Hi! Great thread! I'm 54 and a few years ago I was 16 stone 8lb (232lb) and now I'm 12 Stone 4lb (172lb) done with watching my eating and taking up regular exercise in my life, the initial weight loss was over the first year, and the last year I've been on maintenance weight control. I've been on the weight loss journey…

Yup changing eating habits id the way to go. But to do that you have to know what you ate before and who to change it, so you're not gonna like the next bit - that means logging, eventually your learn to eat more healthily and its not so much a chore. Also if you eat the same rounds of food / meals / snacks and save meals…

I'd say don't escalate it with weapons and pepper spray. You are clearly dealing with people that are not willing to do a reasonable thing to make everyone feel safer. Oh and yeah I've heard the "it's ok my dog wouldn't hurt a fly" speech before - its not the point, the dog should be under the owners control. Frankly your…

Could not put it better! That's what I did (lost just under 4 1/2 stone - around 60lb) now I'm steadily going over to weights to build lean muscle - I hope! :-)

I don't do detox other than what my liver does. I don't understand what this detox thing is, I've read about it, but it looks like a diet fad

There is no excuse for that, especially from someone close to you. "Fat" as a term is just plain insulting and is not designed to motivate you. Frankly I'd say in an assertive way that the term is unacceptable to you as it hurts. If the person has your best interests at heart they'll stop, heck they should apologise or…

I think your best speaking to your doctor about that. I have a routine but I don't have the physical things that you have so I'd say speak to your doctor first then see what is a safe way for you to work out.

Your doing great! I started with walking for 10 minutes a day every day at lunch, then increased it to the point I'm at now. One thing I'll say to you is this - don't set the bar too high, what your doing is right, the thing is to get into the habit of doing regular exercise and if that means 5 - 10 minutes a day to start…

I keep coming back to these posts and keep getting inspired, all of you ladies and gentlemen have to be congratulated! You have all done an amazing thing!

Is that not an oxymoron? I'm intrigued, tell me more; enquiring minds wanna know :-)

The advice on here is excellent! I'm doing maintenance now and I never thought of an acceptable weight range that I'll go between! That a really useful way to look at it. I want to stay at 12 stone 7 lb, but mostly im a few lb lighter or heavier - up to 12 stone 10lb. When I think about it that's a fairly good range!…

Cheese, and anything made with it!

Toast and Marmite! Hmmmm

Never, but I keep waiting for it to happen. It seems to have happened to most drivers so in the long run its bound to happen to me at some point. Mind you I did see a policeman reverse into the block of flats I stay in...Glasgow's finest! Gawd help us all!

Also known as harassment! I hope you reported the creep.

I'm no expert but I don't think so. However, I very much try to go on "hunger cue" basis and I find that now I eat healthily I have got to the stage when around a 1 - 1 1/2 hour window I feel hungry about the same time each day because I have gotten into the way of eating at the same time. However, that's not set in stone.…

Yeah it does, but daily weighing is a waste of time imo. I weigh myself once a week and keep it to that. I don't want to, or need to, know how much my weight fluctuates from day to day - it serves no useful purpose to me. The only reason I can see for doing it is if your seriously training for a contest or athletic event.…

Wow! Thanks! I'm a veggie so Paneer isn't an issue for me but I'm always looking for new and tasty ways to use tofu so I'm going to give this recipe a go!

I don't use BMI anymore - because unless I was crazy underweight it showed me as overweight! I now use Waist to Height Ratio and its far more realistic hers a link to how it works - https://gateway.axappphealthcare.co.uk/healthy/taxonomy/689/your-weight-bmi-and-waist-number?source=teaser

This!