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I'm 5'4" and currently weigh 146lbs. Around 11 years ago I lost a lot of weight and went from 178lbs to 122 in only 5 months. I have struggled to stay there since then and my weight has fluctuated between there and where I am now. Ideally I'd like to be between 110-118lbs because even at 122lbs I was carrying visible…

So how do I know my real BF%? it can't be between 27 & 39% one of the readings has to be close to accurate, help!

How's that possible when the scales don't separate it out? The other scales which do are showing a lower body fat reading which is around 4% higher than the last time I used those scales 2-3 years ago. Surely that's more believable? I also used other methods to measure my body fat like the military method and also fat…

I'm 5'4" and 146 looking to get to 118 ideally. I've got VERY high body fat so keen to get this right down. Have been 124lbs (2 years ago) but struggled to keep it off as stopped keeping an eye on things so determined to get to where I want to be and keep it off this time.

I'm not sure if everyone on here is talking UK or US sizes? I am 5'4" and 146lbs at the moment. I'm a UK size 12 on bottom and 10-12 on top or size medium. I was a UK 8 (US 4) a few years ago when I weighed 124lbs but I was still at least 7 lbs or more overweight. My current body fat is around 35% and at at 124lbs it was…

Yes I always go to the loo before a weigh in..........and take off all my clothes and all jewellery!

Yes I also had that! Someone I know lost weight and at the time I was still smaller than her as she started off a lot bigger but I was always moaning about my weight so when she went to get rid of her bigger clothes she have me the bag and for me to take what I wanted. Everything in the bag was extra large or a size UK 16…

I know this problem well, when I lost over a some a few years back relatively quickly and everyone who knew me before said I was too thin even though I was only a UK size 10 with around 28% body fat. The people who said it were either overweight and jealous or thin and not happy I was catching up! Recently I moaned to a…

I wasn't following a programme, it was just the way I was eating and have eaten for the past 9 years since I initially lost weight in 2002 to get to 122 lbs. I have found that month by month my weight has always crept back up by eating the way I've described. Then I've had to try and get it under control again so I do what…

I currently weigh 146 lbs and my lean body mass is 105lbs. This is how I know it's way too much for my frame although some would say I am fine as I am. I am SOOOO flabby around the upper arms, boobs, bum and thighs and it's not just a little fat, it's a lot. I know that having been a lot lighter before (122 lbs was the…

Admittedly my metabolism is definitely shot, plus I'm on the pill. This is why I gain fat even when eating a relatively low number of calories in most people's eyes. Firefox I am barely setting any boundaries. When I talk about lean protein I mean meat, chicken and fish. I eat these regularly (daily) and I hate fish but I…

Bronx_Montgom the information about eating less and maintaining a healthy weight and living a long life were on two UK tv programmes recently. Both were on respected TV channels (ie. one of the main 5 UK channels). Judging by my own experience of people I know it does seem to make sense. Thin people I know eat a lot less…

Ok here's an example of my diet before, due to the portion sizes this easily amounted to 1300-1500 calories and I would see weight gain of approximately 2-3 pounds per month at a guess: Breakfast 2 pieces of whole wheat toast with a thin spread of marmite on one and peanut butter on the other or A medium bowl of cereal…

Actually I use a Tanita body fat scale but my body fat just seems to creep up and up and according to that scale it's now almost 40% which is sickening. I have another scale which measures me in kilos and on that scale my body fat it a little lower but not much. When I did the calculations suggested on another site to get…

I've already done the equation suggested in another post and according to that I should be eating 1400 calories to maintain my current waight based on my current measurements/body fat and age etc. which sounds about right. On that site it said that I could go 30% below that number in order to still be healthy and to lose…

I'm 5'4" by the way with a 27 inch waist even now and at my very heaviest it didn't go above 30% Most of my fat is on my upper arms, boobs and thighs/bum. I'm an hourglass shape

I know about sugar and heathly eating, I've got a Diploma in the subject and theoretically it should be as simple as following scientific principles but in my case it just doesn't work quite so easily. What works for some doesn't necessarily work for others and I'm not one of these people who eats loads and denies it. I am…

It's really hard to keep the calories low and unfortunately I know my body and I am unable to eat more than 1000 calories per day without putting on weight. I gained the weight I'm carrying now (over the past 2-3 years by eating healthily 80% of the time (Christmas aside!) and I was eating around 1300-1600 calories per day…

Snacks are the main things I'm looking for. I think I can try and pack in protein at mealtimes. I need to eat around 100g per day.

I'm trying to keep my carb consumption down so low carb protein is what I am looking for

I am 5'4" and am trying to get from 146-118 lbs (just started on 2nd Jan). I've been as much as 178 lbs before (11 years ago) and as low as 122 when I initially lost weight 10 years ago and for the last 10 years my weight has fluctuated between 124-148lbs. I am now aiming to get both my weight and body fat right down as I…

Hi Ross I know that diet drinks aren't good for you but I've automatically switched to them in order to save calories and now I can't drink the full fat versions. I've also got a bit of a caffeine addiction which I know isn't good but when I try and cut down on caffeine I get terrible headaches which are unbearable so I…

Hi Andie, you sound quite similar to me having read your profile. I have had the same problem for years, taking weight off and putting it on again on an annual basis and I'm going to be 39 this year so it's getting harder to lose! I haven't counted calories for a while (probably a year and a half now) so maybe that alone…

Hi Ross, believe me I've tried everything! I've struggled with my weight for 20 years now and for the first 10 years let it get out of control going from a size 10 to a 16. I got into diet/fitness when I met my current partner nearly 11 years ago and since then I've done everything you can imagine to get in shape. I did…