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Melissa - you're a star I'm in. I've already lost 30lbs the next will be much harder! Richard PS I'll find the tape measure

If you measure daily you'll get a much better sense of what's going on. As a rule I check each morning after exercise. You really needn't think about starvation mode - that is a long way off. The key is that you must look better - the measurements tell you that.

All you need to look at is 'Calories remaining'. The arithmetic of 'Target', 'Exercise', and 'Food' gets you to the 'Net'. If 'Calories remaining' is green then you are ahead for the day, if red then you've eaten too much and need to take some exercise. For me if I'm red by say 120 calories (a slice of bread) that just…

Happy too :smile:

Yes 22lbs but only as a guest doing the Buffalo marathon the weekend before a mate's wedding.

I need to get to lose 11 kgs before my mate's wedding, but only because I'm doing a marathon in NY the week before!

Tell her to look in the mirror and manage her, not your, life. :glasses:

Amy - you are on an excellent site. Forget diets and just think about the dynamics of the day - eating vs exercise, input and output, More exercise - the more you need to eat. In no sense am I qualified to make suggestions but I'll make a couple. I try to phase eating into three blocks, if the day has six lots of food I'll…

Others will offer better suggestions but for me eating properly beforehand is important. If you go in the morning ensure that you have a good breakfast of slow release carbohydrate - I have rolled oats and a little museli in hot water and skimmed milk. It's very filling and takes ages to unlock hence I don't feel hungry…