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I agree you can eat your calorie limit and not lose anything and its what you eat rather than the calorie content as its how your body processes that type of food. thats why its never as easy as "eat fewer cals you'll lose weight" if you eat loads of sugary, processed foods automatically your body kicks in with the insulin…

its not even that simple i.e you burn 600 calories therefore you have 600 more to play with food wise If you do a high intensity work out, you may burn 600 calories but theres an After Burn Effect, I saw a documentary once and a guy did 90 mins of work out and burnt the equivalent of 16grams of fat. But in the following…

i dont see the point in them in all honesty as the calories in a shake you can have just as much calories if you eat sensibly. for example for Breakfast this morning I have Fruit n Fibre with Milk which was actually less calories than a slim fast shake plus it keeps me less hungry for longer.

the thing ive noticed about this fitnesspal is that with sensible choices you can actually get no where near your calorie limit and still have eaten a load of food that makes you feel satisfied and full, therefore not necessarily the people having 1200 and saying they are not hungry are lying. my target calorie intake is…

this maybe a little feminine for a guy of my macho status ( yeah right!!) to write but most gyms now are also a whole relaxation experience. I mean I dont necessarily go to the gym everytime to just work out, there maybe occasions where I need to just have a little swim, sit in the jacuzzi and relax or chill out in the…

I am a Branch Manager of a large company dealing with Local Government contracts. pretty dull, and yes theres always plenty of chocs around, I do have the authority to ban these and maybe I should use that power!

awww thanks thats very nice of you to say and im glad that you have done it as well for the same reason. I too lost my Dad when I was young (13) - he wasnt that much overweight but was incredibly unhealthy and them habits have sort of stuck with me (Im not blaming him its my own fault, more so as I know more about health…

its not for me anymore (well it is also) but ive coasted along far too long without a care, not I have a purpose I wanna be able to keep up with my child when playing soccer (im sure its a boy!!!!) have a good few lbs to lose but 7 months is a good enough time to change!

Hi Mandi my names Jeff, from England im the same, started few weeks back but have not logged everything, starting afresh tomorrow, making sure I log everything. we'll all get there. ive one friend so do you mind adding me?