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This was going to be my response... If it hasn't helped so far don't log it now, you could make things harder for yourself

I want to lose weight - my body fat % is far too high and increase general fitness levels. I know working out each day will have benefits but wasn't sure if mixing it up too much is inefficient. I've done swimming before but that didn't give great results, whereas HIIT did - don't want to make it harder for myself

Are you really saying that processed foods are good? I don't follow a clean diet I eat a mix of things includingtakeout but food that has had things added only to preserve it isn't great....by no means am I on a special diet -i eat bread, eat anything providing macros are hit andat a calorie deficit, but come on, you would…

Are you getting the right balance of nutrients? It's no good eating at a healthy deficit if what you are eating is all fat for instance, also if you are close to a healthy weight it takes a bit longer to burn that last bit off

Without a hrm we can only guesstimate calorie burn it all depends on the person, height weight strength etc, I can burn almost 500 calories by doing 30 mins of Jillian Michaels I'm 5"7 and 11 stone, if you can and are serious about it by a hrm same as buying a good set of scales for the kitchen - otherwise we just guess…

I go to hot yoga class, it's amazing but I have a basic Leah Bracknell yoga and you DVD very calm simple set up great if you're just starting

^^I do the same wear my hrm and add my own exercise into cardio, I do this for everything

she is amazing, I an trying a couple of her dvds shred and six week six pack, amazing, hard, but worth it, I do something five times a week and include lots of fat burning cardio and light weights this has results

Just throwing something out there, have you tried changing your drinks, I try to avoid sugar and sweetners but life happens, I mostly drink herbal teas, fruit tea is great it's naturally sweet I don't put anything in it and I buy brands that don't use artificial sweetners. Fruit tea can be drank cold and some are really…

Please do not get sucked into this they do not work, I shamefully got sucked in and ended up paying a lot of money for nothing, don't take colon cleanse pills either they can damage your naturalability to "flow"! Just like someone said above drink green and herbal teaand eat fruit use the money in other better ways - ps I…

I'm so glad I'm not the onlyone, doing cardio almost every day and I get very sweaty, tying hair back makes no difference because it's my scalp/roots that's still get effected, I have tried rinsing but my hair still looks greasy after, may try this other method mentioned as the more I wash my hair it looks greasier more…

I'm so glad I'm not the onlyone, doing cardio almost every day and I get very sweaty, tying hair back makes no difference because it's my scalp/roots that's still get effected, I have tried rinsing but my hair still looks greasy after, may try this other method mentioned as the more I wash my hair it looks greasier more…

Great picture time line, well done you. It's things like this that keep me, and I bet many others going, keep it u up you look fantastic and are smiling now! Know that you are also helping others. Well done!

Keep on yup of your diet, add in some cardio to burn off excess fat pet se and side/normal planks, crunches, burpees, my pilates and six pack DVDs have great core and tummy exercises including oblique work...I use Jillian Michaels and those regimes are amazing!

I eat healthily and exercise and couldn't lose weight so tried a meal replacement protein shake the results have been amazing I still eat well I use them as snacks after exercise or for times when I don't have time for breakfast, I still eat I still exercise the weight is melting away., once I reach my goal I will be on…

YES you can! It will take effort but I am in the same boat on it for two years gained two stoned but by eating at deficit, doing cardio on a daily basis and basic (I'm not that strong yet) strength training 5 days a week the fat is coming off quicker than ever! Don't give up I was dieting for months before increasing my…

I had similar concerns myself, I also heard that whey was a waste product, however after doing lots of research there are plenty of things out there to say that it's actually fine, when selecting mine I discussed it with a nutritionist who didn't suggest the most expensive brand but it's working for me so far. So many…

I use usn ultra lean protein shake, there may well be better ones out there but so far this works well for me and out tastes quite nice (choc) I mix mine with milk, I was never hitting my macros even eating eggs, cottage cheese chicken pulses etc, this boosts it right up only been using it a short while but so far so good.…

Please do your own research but have you considered increasing your protein? I use protein shake for the same reason it really helps plus the fat is melting away....

Bump I was wondering the same myself

Ok, thanks for your replies I was always concerned my fat was too high I've set macros so that protein is close to 108 what I need for lbm stats...

I have been having the depot jab for two years and in that time have gained two stone, I'm sure it isn't the only factor bit its definitely a major factor as up until then I have always been very slim Edit to add that for years I have been on various contraceptive pills none have had any weight gain side effect, except for…

Bump, my fats are often high too I eat nuts and seeds and before you know it fatty levels are sky high

Bump. I would like to know the same, seems like its been working for you so far not eating then back, I think I won't be eating mine back until I want to maintain my weight, not sure if that's right but seems to make sense to me

That's great thanks, I'm totally the same, new relationship, depo now a UK size 12 almost a14 sometimes but I'm used to being a 10

I just read your profile I am in a similar situation as yourself have always been thin truly believe my contraceptive injection contributed to my weight gain, plus obvious maturing factors, it just disappoints me being very slim to now holding a bit extra, bothered me most when my clothes stopped fitting

I just found this post, thank you, after all this I certainly do not want these side effects

I hope that this is true for me, I know I need to add resistance training but I'm just no good at sticking to it I need classes lol, I gained a few stone in a few years admittedly I needed some but put on a bit too much, tried to reset but ended on putting on more and keeping it I was just hoping to see some results by now…

I've been calorie counting and exercising a couple of times a week for five months admittedly I've been playing around with calories after trying a reset but lost very little maybe a few pounds, no inches Crikey I don't want to have that kind of embarrassment

Ok, so I wouldn't take a colon cleansing tablet for the risk of messing up my own system, so fat binders by the sound of it can have the same negative effect? I know its bad but when I see little results I just wanted to find out about another possibility....