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Starting weight: 119.5 kg/263.5lbs ( 27 January 2019) Goal weight: 65kgs /143lbs 169cm / 5'7, 40 years Jan 27 - 119.5 kgs /263.5 lbs - (Facing up to what I weigh: heaviest ever) Jan 28 - 118.1 kgs / 260.4 lbs - (Start of diet & exercise) Feb 4 - 115.6 kgs / 255.0 lbs - week 01 loss 2.9kg / 5.4 lbs Feb 11 - 114.4 kgs /…

Luciicul Week 1 weigh-in Monday PW: 237.4 lbs CW: 232.8 lbs

Obviously location makes a difference. In Australia, my family of 2 adults and 1 child budget $200AU per week food & groceries, most of this is food. We do a fortnightly shop at an inexpensive fresh food market (meat, vegetables, fruit) and discount chain Aldi, and in between pick up extras that run out from our local…

Three options I can see: 1) choose low calorie sweets so it doesn’t matter (e.g. sugar-free jelly - the dessert, not the spread - suck on a long lasting low-joule lolly/sweet, etc) 2) substitute for a healthier option; have carrot sticks or apple slices or yoghurt etc to snack on instead. These do have some calories but…

There’s no reason you can’t have bacon with your eggs! They also taste good with avocado, or a squeeze of lemon or lime juice, or a little bit of crumbled feta cheese, or in a salad with a vinegarette, or in a wrap with vegetables. How about chicken salad? (Shred the chicken up with salad vegetables - no “slab”) Or a tuna…

Yeah, can have huge variations in the short term, it’s the longer term trend you need to follow. My “ups” usually happen half a week before my period, or after consuming something salty like miso soup, or after a heavy workout for my muscle - all of which make my body retain water temporarily. It’s not real weight gain,…

My suggestion would be for you two to sit down once a week to discuss the dinner meal plan for the upcoming week so you can find a way to ensure the meals will meet both your needs. Then you would have been able to flag that balsamic in the mushrooms isn’t going to work for you, and find an alternative way to cook them…

Yeah, I think it depends on the person as there are some people who lose weight while stressed, while others are more likely to put it on. I don't understand the science of it exactly, but definitely find stress is a trigger for me that throws everything out - especially my sleep (which is also important for weight loss).

Thanks for all your responses and advice :smile:

This is my third month on the challenge, I'm Australian, mum to a 13 yr old. My stats: 169cm / 5'7' 40 years Highest Weight: 263.5lbs/119.5kg (Sunday 27th January 2019) Current Weight: 233.9 lbs /106.1kg April Challenge Start Weight: 237.4lbs /107.7kg (Monday, 25th March) April Challenge Goal Weight: 225lbs /101kg…

Starting weight: 119.5 kg/263.5lbs ( 27 January 2019) Goal weight: 65kgs /143lbs 169cm / 5'7, 40 years Jan 27 - 119.5 kgs /263.5 lbs - (Facing up to what I weigh: heaviest ever) Jan 28 - 118.1 kgs / 260.4 lbs - (Start of diet & exercise) Feb 4 - 115.6 kgs / 255.0 lbs - week 01 loss 2.9kg / 5.4 lbs Feb 11 - 114.4 kgs /…

Starting weight: 119.5 kg/264lbs ( 27 January 2019) Goal weight: 65kgs /143lbs 169cm / 5'7, 40 years Jan 27 - 119.5 kgs /264.0 lbs - (Facing up to what I weigh: heaviest ever) Jan 28 - 118.1 kgs / 260.4 lbs - (Start of diet & exercise) Feb 4 - 115.6 kgs / 255.0 lbs - week 01 loss 2.9kg / 5.4 lbs Feb 11 - 114.4 kgs / 252.0…

My partner has been a bit like this in the past. It certainly makes it hard. But I think you need to have an honest discussion with him and explain that eating like this is not a “treat”, it makes you stressed because you’re worried about your weight and you would enjoy yourself more if there was no junk food and you were…

I think you’ll find as you approach 55 years that the primary reason for good eating and exercise is health rather than aesthetics. Unless you want to worry about diabetes, heart disease, etc, you’ll try your best to eat healthy regardless of age.

Starting weight: 119.5 kg/264lbs ( 27 January 2019) Goal weight: 65kgs /143lbs 169cm / 5'7, 40 years Jan 27 - 119.5 kgs /264.0 lbs - (Facing up to what I weigh: heaviest ever) Jan 28 - 118.1 kgs / 260.4 lbs - (Start of diet & exercise) Feb 4 - 115.6 kgs / 255.0 lbs - week 01 loss 2.9kg / 5.4 lbs Feb 11 - 114.4 kgs / 252.0…

Maybe if you look into intermittent fasting (as you are being forced not to eat regular meals, accept it) and pick the healthiest meal on the menu when you do eat. Eat extra low calorie low carb vegetables like broccoli rather than higher calorie high carb ones like potato to fill up.

Forgetting “weight” for a minute: did your measurements (waist, thighs, chest, etc) change at all? These can tell you something weight won’t. Other things to investigate: sleep & stress. They can muck with your hormones, which affects weight. There have been some studies that show sweeteners still lead to weight gain even…

You got it half right. Insulin is sometimes described as a 'taxi that gets blood glucose into the cells', and is ALSO described as the key that unlocks fat cells to remove energy from storage when needed. Guess what doesn't work properly if someone has insulin resistance? And the science of exactly how insulin resistance…

Anytime you make a big diet change there is likely to be some adjustment - give it a few weeks. Make sure you’re eating plenty of low GI/GL vegetables, getting good nutrition, not just switching everything to protein. You may also need to reconsider when you eat; if your body is used to eating highly processed carbs that…

Easiest way to eat low carb is to track your food so you know how many carbs you’re eating (maybe under 100g per day) and avoid or minimise high GI/GL foods like sugar, bread, potatoes, pasta, cake, biscuits, juice, etc. Can cook most normal meals but just remove or substitute the starch. E.g can cook steak and vegetables…

Fung’s videos on YouTube are free. I haven’t taken notes, but you can watch them to find out the studies. From what I’ve seen so far, his reasons for recommending LCHF and IF are primarily to reduce diabetes and insulin resistance. He sees obesity as a common symptom rather than cause of this illness. He references many…

Yep, I’m Week 5 of my diet, and not feeling hungry for the last couple weeks. Also just had TTOM and felt completely unappatised by food (kind of repulsed by food). I made myself eat anyway because I want to make sure I am getting proper nutrition, but ate less than usual. Hunger is controlled by hormones, and I think you…

If you join the Low Carb Group, they have a bunch of information assembled together. I've been working my way through all the links.

Starting weight: 119.5 kg/264lbs ( 27 January 2019) Goal weight: 65kgs /143lbs 169cm / 5'7, 40 years Jan 27 - 119.5 kgs /264.0 lbs - (Facing up to what I weigh: heaviest ever) Jan 28 - 118.1 kgs / 260.4 lbs - (Start of diet & exercise) Feb 4 - 115.6 kgs / 255.0 lbs - week 01 loss 2.9kg / 5.4 lbs Feb 11 - 114.4 kgs / 252.0…

Steps: 2/27 8955 2/28 2386 3/1 3625 3/2 7331

More likely OP has already tested everyone's patience.

Don't diet while pregnant. Not good for bub, and can trigger changes in their DNA. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-13119545 Eat a healthy balanced range of foods that meet your nutritional needs, and wait till after your baby is born to lose weight.

Side effects of the medicine should be listed in the documentation that came from it. When a side effect is that it may cause weight gain, it doesn't mean that you can't lose weight but that it may be harder than normal to maintain or lose weight. It's all relative. There are many medicines that affect weight. So your…

The first time I ever dieted - logging calories and following health advice to the letter - the first two diets I followed didn’t really work for me. One of them (scientifically backed, gold standard kind of health advice that no one would disagree with) I hit the plateau within a few weeks (initial weight loss was…

Personally I wouldn’t be happy with that advice from a dietician; paying attention to calories and macros makes me more aware of what I am eating and how much I am eating and allows me to make better choices. BUT it depends on how you like to work; lots of people are different from me and would rather be told to “eat a…