tjthegreatone

Who set this goal? It is ridiculously low...unless you're still trying to lose weight. You should be eating closer to double that if you're anything like the average 18 year old girl, and trying to gain weight. More to the point - why are you trying to gain weight? Are you by any chance recovering from an eating disorder?…

I started 'heavy' lifting a year ago. However in the last 4 months I've derailed a bit due to life :angry: :explode: and become more of an 'occasional' lifter so my progress has stalled somewhat. I never used any programs, just observed the big guys in the gym/listened to them, used some of the moves from the Les Mills…

I don't know what your mother means by 'bad carbs' but there is no such thing. And there is no such thing as your body burning 'fat' first. As far as energy reserves go...it is simple. Everything you eat gets broken down in your gut and what doesn't come out the other end gets stored as some point. A small amount as…

My first (mean thought) is MYOB. I've removed my calorie burn updates from my feed because I don't want people judging. I burn a lot of calories because I am a gym rat and I workout hard. My figures are deliberate underestimates and I usually log 500-700 for a gym session. I've had the odd 1000kcal, andeven a 1300kcal for…

True :smile:

I would never put a photo of myself on an open site such as this. I prefer to preserve my anonymity. I don't have children but if I did, the thought of using their photos would be even more disturbing as it breaches their anonymity too. So I don't necessarily judge people who do, but I marvel at their ?confidence ?faith in…

I'm a t-rex! No one flirts with me on here :laugh: In real life...too impervious to know if/when it happens. By my reckoning, no one's hit on me in the last 10 years but logically that can't be true so I'm probably just blind or too busy worrying if my shirt's inside-out or underwear showing when people stare/smile at me.

Yep, don't get this either. I guess I don't understand people moaning about being complimented about their looks. But then, as a woman who is fit but not beautiful/attractive and won't be at any weight, I'm just envious of all the beautiful people. I'm drawn to faces and I find that attractive ones are attached to bodies…

I dunno, I find that if I'm well fed and well hydrated I'm less likely to have all these crazy 'cheat' binge days. I don't like the term. I love my food and want to enjoy it without feeling queasy from overeating. Probably better to eat a sensible amount, and on some days you might indulge in something you wouldn't usually…

As I transitioned into maintenance I pretty much put on 5lb straight away, which was fine as my comfy weight is more towards the top end of the healthy weight BMI (23-24). Sadly over the last six months my indulgences became almost daily and I kept saying that I'd 'just get right back on it' the next day...which never…

If you are Singaporean (Asian?) maybe it is 'normal' to weigh a bit less (on average Asian women appear to be smaller than Caucasian and Afro-Caribbean women) but 18.6 is still rather low and I wouldn't be trying to lose more. As people have said you'll just have to experiment. Heart rate monitors can be inaccurate…

Haha should have read this. Said everything better than I could.

Typically early evening when I get back from work is my low point. Instead of waiting for a socially acceptable time (i.e. 7-9pm) to eat dinner and then end up bingeing on junk, I just eat a lightish dinner straight away then go to the gym. I have a post gym snack late evening (10pm). This is a recent development but seems…

Look I'm gonna go against the general flow of this thread (and be a bit mean) and say that at 430lb the 'just diet/log food/etc' ship has long sailed. Yes, there are success stories out there but the odds of you winning at doing this on your own (without professional help) are close to zero. Even if you're blessed with…

I'm pretty sure that at 46/43kg you're underweight (what's your BMI?) so what is your motivation for losing more weight? 1640kcal is also a pretty accurate number, there must be a margin of error there. My opinion is that at 19 you should be able to maintain your weight on a lot more than 1600, if you can't maybe accept…

Too jealous to help. Just about maintaining on approx 2500-2800kcal a day (notorious at underestimating) and would love to eat moooarrrr. Sadly I also work a full time job and can't physically devote any more time to exercising sob sob. Okay I can help. Two words - peanut butter. If I had my way I'd eat half a jar every…

Don't see how difficult it can be to generate three decent meals. Most people on this site live in the Western world where convenience is key. Unless you're into 'clean' eating (gag) in which case you shouldn't be using the Slimfast since it's chock full of God knows what and tastes vile to boot. Better off just limiting…

Part of my disordered eating involved being embarrassed about what and when I ate. I keep my diary open nowadays as part of a deal I've made not to be ashamed of my food choices no matter how weird they may look. I can understand others' reasons for privacy. Having said that, so far no one has judged my eating habits. My…

I'll echo this. I'm your height and we will never weigh the same as our 'tiny' friends. From your profile I'm willing to bet I weigh a fair bit more than you, but people often tell me that I'm slim or 'tiny'. Haha. Just got to learn to be comfortable in your skin. I've got 12 years on you and I'm still learning. PS I'm…

My apologies. You are right. I guess I think of them as 'easy to eat in huge quantities and easily digestible'

I'm going to be mean and say that if you started binging your 'diet' probably wasn't that healthy to begin with. Your age is a giveaway - many young people seem to think that healthy eating means deprivation. Can't have this, can't have that. Must be hungry and workout 2 hours a day 6 days a week. I'm willing to bet that…

I "fallen off the wagon" so many times I'm covered in bruises. Until one day I decided that there is no wagon. There is me, and my life to lead. I've only got one shot at it and many more important things to do than to keep fighting an endless battle with food and weight. I decided to strip all the rules and regulations…

There's a reason why the BMI is in RANGES. It is meant to work at a population level. Some people will never be healthy at a BMI of 18 while others are. Some others will actually be carrying excess weight at a BMI of 25. This is influenced by genetics, muscle mass etc. I have read somewhere that there is talk of reducing…

You are losing weight too quickly - at 6lb in a month your deficit is approx 1.5lb a week or 5000+kcal a day so about 700kcal a day. If you are eating 1800kcal then your TDEE is about 2500kcal (which means you must be working out harder than you think - or eating less than you think). I'd cut the deficit back to…

I can easily down 200g of peanut butter (the all-natural, organic yada yada) kind in one sitting without it touching the sides - that's 1200kcal there easily. This might be counter-intuitive for you lifting aficionados - maybe a bit of cardio? Unlike some others, after a good run it's a struggle not to raid the fridge. I…

I dunno. I hate the idea of deprivation but not everyone is great at moderation. I'm not, and would rather exercise lots to allow me to consume vast quantities of the foods I love everyday. If you are on a restrictive diet (as I once was) it only really works if you cut out a lot of calorie dense foods. Nuts and cereals…

I do both. Cardio 5-6 days a week, strength 2-3 times a week. I fell completely out with restricting my diet and I pretty much eat what I want (I log it all). A few months back something snapped, and after 3 years of obsessing about my diet I figured life's too short. I do lots of cardio so I can eat more without turning…

To be able to eat all the food I want and not gain a pound (I'm serious). To be able to want to eat proper nutritious food and not emotionally or out of boredom (getting there). To lose my peanut butter addiction (or at least learn moderation). To cut back on working out simply to earn more calories to eat; and concentrate…

I must rally the troops and come to the defense of my colleague! (I am a doctor :p) I can see her point. It is a double-edged sword. Yes, we want this information, but we know and expect most 'normal' people NOT to have this information. We tut and roll our eyes when they don't have it, but that is 'normal'. Most people…

I admit that it is tedious, but if anything it is too easy to calorie count with MFP. Because I've been doing this over a year, and the database has a 'memory', it is quite easy for me to enter foods in. I tend to eat similar things every day. My problem was not with the logging but with the psychology of deprivation. In…