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128 days so far though I haven't actually lost much weight on here (lost more weight before starting calorie counting on MFP - especially on my gastroenteritis/IBS 'diet' ha). Weight loss stalled when I started some cardio exercise.

Fantastic. You're looking great :) well done.

I think you should get professional advice... what works for one person may not work for another. I was given a long list by my doctor of what I shouldn't do because of my knee injury... which made me wonder what on earth I could do! Though even the exercises I was told I could do... sometimes didn't do my knee any good.

Can't see anything wrong with any of it: 1/2 cup of oatmeal - oatmeal is supposed to be good for us. 2 teaspoons of brown sugar - you could cut down to 1 teaspoon sugar (but only if you want to) 1 cup of strawberries - nice, especially if sweet and juicy :) 1 bagel plain (unless were out then cinnamon raisin) - bagels are…

The Yodelling Queen 'Rosalie Allen': Jealous Heart CD.

A small 70g bag of roasted and salted pistachio nuts. The packet stated that per 100g 'serving' would be 564 calories. Worked out that the contents of the 70g bag would be 395 calories. Much as I love pistachio nuts I haven't opened the bag since I bought it. That is a lot of calories for such a small amount of nuts.

Just worked out I was 'small' body frame. Always thought of myself as 'large' body frame before. Downside to looking up my body frame size was realizing that now I need to lose even more lbs to get to my 'ideal' weight one day.

I was once given 2 x 'party size' chocolate birthday cakes as a surprise by someone and all just for me. Definitely a surprise! Apparently I was ungrateful and I was told that someone somewhere would have been very happy to receive them... as it is the thought that counts :)

A US Cup is 240ml. A UK teacup may be smaller than that - possibly 190ml. Don't know what it would be in gram weights... but am sure it would vary depending on what you put in it.

Just water can get monotonous - herbal/fruit teas can be ok... but try a few different ones - some can be foul :( - you don't have to restrict foods. If you eat healthy most of the time (wholemeal/veg/fruit plus fish/meat) you can have a treat or indulgent meal now and again on your weightloss journey. That way, if you…

Maybe if you crave foods you just can't do without.... you could just eat smaller portions of them (within your calories for that day) or allow yourself one meal where (in that day) you go over your calories for that week. So far it is working for me.... and still losing 1 lb a week. Most of the time I eat healthy as…

Thinking about a nice steak. We are always being told that certain foods are bad for us... but it is our choice what to eat.

Hi No fitness goals because of health problems... just logging calories. I'm 5'10". Highest weight I've gone up to was 225 lbs. At moment am 190.5 lbs. My goals are to get to 182 lbs - haven't been that weight for a long time. Then adjust my goals when I reach that weight... probably to get to 168 lbs next. Then see how I…

The things that keep me motivated to lose weight are: - The main reason is that I need to lose weight for health reasons - to ease the pressure on my lower back/knee and ankle. - Allowing myself an Indulgence now and again to keep me motivated to continue eating healthy most of the time.

Just think of it as losing 1-2 lbs a week. It might not sound much... but it soon adds up. Even if you don't lose one week... don't give up... the weight will shift eventually. With 52 weeks in a year: if you lose 1-2 lbs a week... in 3 months you could be 13 lbs-26 lbs lighter....in 6 months you could be 26 lbs-52 lbs…

Actually I read somewhere that muscle and fat both weigh the same. Although more muscle will make your body look leaner... whereas more fat will make you look fatter. "Muscle is denser than fat (it doesn't weigh more, a pound is a pound) so someone who is lean and muscular will look very different from someone at the same…

When I started eating a lot of fruit, veg, wholewheat stuff and leaner chicken and meat.... I started finding it a chore trying to eat my way through the calories for a day. Sometimes I didn't want to eat anything more by evening.... when I still had calories left. Foods that are fatty or sweet and often high in calories…

If you keep within your daily calories you should lose weight. Preferably losing it slowly 1-2 lbs a week. Even healthy foods can stop you losing weight if you eat too much of them. You don't have to eat just healthy food to lose weight - you can treat yourself now and again. You can lose weight without exercising too as…

It is never easy losing weight (easier to gain it!). We can gain weight from too much healthy food aswell as from junk food. Just have to keep an eye on the amount we eat. Counting calories and weighing things can be restrictive but it does help us see how foods can affect our weight loss. Would love to lose weight for…

That no matter how much weight I lose... I still feel fat. Envy skinny people who try to pinch their near non-existant stomach fat... whilst saying "I'm soooo fat".

and in some countries: someone picks up other people's leftover KFC meals from the rubbish... washes the leftovers... refries them.... and sells them cheaply to people who can't afford to go into KFC. And they think the food is heavenly and worth buying :)

I was wondering about this too.. after watching a TV program where someone lost a huge amount of weight in a short time.... and was left with unsightly rolls of loose skin on belly and inner thighs. And they were doing a huge amount of exercise every day. And yes, they had to have the loose skin cut off by surgery. I don't…