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Yep - I agree with above. It's too late to do it for that last 10lb, but for the sake of your peace of mind in the future, take some photos of yourself in your underwear now and measure your waist and hips with a tape. Then, when you've lost the next few pounds, do it again and keep doing it. If you're losing weight, you…

Personally, I've cut back a massive amount on the amount of artificial sweeteners I consume (from nigh on 2 litres of Pepsi Max a day to 500ml once in a while). I'm pretty sure it wasn't good for me, but I'm equally happy that what I consume now is unlikely to be causing me problems. The 'science' behind it causing weight…

Be patient. A week is nothing - everyone experiences unexplained fluctuations in weight, particularly when changing routines. Women probably more than men. So much can be down to salt levels / water retention or as others have said, even how 'regular' you've been in recent days etc. I'd suggest you're doing fine. If…

I agree - try eating more. You're probably eating too little given your activity levels. Lots of people on here plateau on 1200 and succeed on quite a bit more. Do a week or two on 1500 calories. You'll probably be amazed to find you start losing weight.

Or try this one: http://p90xcalories.com/

This was about 95lb down. I put on a fair bit in 2012, but I'm back on track again now and chasing that 2011 mark again (for starters!)

Yup - I'm always happy to be supportive - I know how much it helps. Anyone else can add me too if they want... :)

I think it all depends on how much overweight one is to start with. Someone with only 20lb to lose will have people noticing within few pounds. I had over 120lb to lose when I started and I was probably at least 40lb down before anyone started to notice. The big comments came when I'd lost more than 60lb... What's really…

If you forgive me 'playing' with pictures of your body(!), I took the liberty of photoshopping the differences for you - they really are quite good, for 1 month! Keep it up!

Yeah - nice one. Thanks for the uplifting story. I hope you continue to go from strength to strength...

I'm always game for giving some encouragement. I live in Ireland, but am a big College Football fan too (though I won't say whom I support for fear of upsetting you - or the couple of AU-supporting friends I already have on here, who don't know either!). Welcome to the best weight-loss forum on the Internet... :)

"hangry" - I love it! Hungry AND angry. I feel like that today :)

I did 30 days last year (P30X?) and enjoyed it - it certainly had positive results. However it messed with my dieting (I don't think you can do it justice while on a calorie deficit) and I ended up eating too much, even after I'd stopped :( I do intend to do it again though, once I've got my weight back down to where I…

Not sure if we get the same selections in Europe as the US, but it'd be the Sweet Onion Teriyaki on whatever, toasted with cheese. With lettuce, red onion and jalapenos, and sweet onion sauce. Yum!

I have a collection of sticks. There are twelve of them.

You know - defining a specific reward for reaching my eventual goal NEVER occurred to me (I have no idea why!). But what a great idea! This will take some thought.... Given that I've been overweight since I was about 13 (so, 34 years or so!), it'll have to be a something big!

Thanks for that Mads1997 - at last, some actual evidence of something! Your numbers confirm what I figured all along, and support much of the wealth of anecdotal evidence around - that yes, given the chance, your body will burn muscle as well as fat in a calorie deficit - it may even burn it for preference (look at how…

Not getting embroiled in the pros and cons of WW - I've used it twice, under 2 generations of Points systems, and lost weight on both, but I prefer using MFP these days. But if you want to convert your daily totals on MFP into WW points, here's a formula that'll get you close enough (taking grams in each case): Fat -…

Yeah, what Soozie said! ^^^^^^^^

Well, the good news is that you already know what you're doing wrong - the only problem is finding ways to stop it, right? You need to find ways to curb your impulses to snack through the night. What time do you eat your meal in the evening? Can you leave it as late as possible before you leave for work, and maybe eat more…

If you eat and exercise at sensible levels, then 1.5lb a week should be achievable over time. If you have a fair amount to lose, then the chances are you'll get an extra loss at the start though - maybe as much as 10lb in the first two weeks. The rest is just maths... 2 weeks at start = 10lb 14 more weeks until end of June…

It is really important to find support somewhere, or otherwise it can be almost impossible to maintain a plan over a period of time. I've only ever been able to successfully lose weight when my wife has been losing weight as well, but inevitably, when she has stopped trying to lose (either because she had much less to lose…

"Daily"? More like 'hourly!". I'm getting a bit addicted to this site, but I suppose that's better than being addicted to food, eh? Feel free to 'Friend' me if you want :)

I agree - been at it 5 weeks today and am also doing really well (15lbs in that time). Bit giddy about it actually - dieting has never seemed so easy. I'm surprised to find how much help it is having MFP friends to gee you along and whom you can help too - keeps you focused!

You tell 'im mandster! I agree - "eat what you like" means just that. If you'd like to eat less than 2000 kCal, then that's what you can do!

I'd say it's definitely worth a try. I'm in my 5th week of 5:2 and its going great so far. The fast days are way easier than I expected. The only thing I'm not sure about is how much to eat on the non-fast days (what some people refer to as "feast" days). My gut instinct was to stick to the suggested MFP plan on those…

First one Easter 2009, Second one is current (61 lb down), Third one is Jun 2011, when I was a total of 95 lb down. Obviously, I'm trying to at least regain my mid-2011 level for starters!

You're supposed to be able to eat what you want on feast days, but I'm not buying that! I've been following a normal, calorie-controlled diet program on feast days, which limits me to 1500 calories. But since I'm fasting (600 kCal) on two days, I'm not being too hard on myself on the feast days if I go over a little bit.…

Not in the UK, but from there originally and only over the sea in Ireland! Been doing 5:2 with my wife for 4 weeks now and we've both had great results so far. Anyone please feel free to friend me for mutual encouragement. Today's a fast day, and I'm finding it harder than usual as it happens - just so hungry, which is…

Cool - thanks for that URL tip! However, you inspired me to search around, and a better web page, which includes a proper calculator for each workout based on weight, can be found at http://www.p90xcalories.com/