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Name: Liz Age: 59 Height: 5'6" Start Weight (1st September): 68.8kg (151lb) Goal Weight (1st October): 65kg (143lb) 1st September: 68.8kg (151lb) 8th September: 67.8 (149lb) 15th September: 22nd September: 29th September: 1st October: Weight lost/gained this week:1kg (2lb) Weight lost/gained this month: 1kg (2lb)…

Name: Liz Age: 59 Height: 5'6" Start Weight (1st September): 68.8kg (151lb) Goal Weight (1st October): 65kg (143lb) I've been maintaining fairly well over the last year but I put on a few pounds over the Christmas holidays and didn't lose them and now I've put a few more pounds on over the summer holidays. Enough's…

I'm in! I've managed to put on about 7lb over the summer - too much ice cream?? Hopefully I can lose at least half of that during September.

5'6 and 145 pounds. When I was at my heaviest I weighed around 200. I've maintained my target for about a year but I'm now I'm getting more used to being a normal weight I'm starting to think that I could lose a few more pounds, I just wish I could lose them from my least favorite areas!!

Congratulations on your fabulous weight loss! I've asked myself exactly the same question. I pick up clothes in my "new" size and I can't believe that they'll fit - I always want to go a size larger. I hit my target last summer and have maintained pretty well since but my mental image of myself is still chubby. I'm…

This is why my diary is public, I need the accountability. Everything is logged, the good, the bad and the downright ugly! I have friends who are perfect with their meal plans and they are an inspiration to me and I'm probably an example of how not to behave to them :laugh: If you think people will judge you, and you find…

I hear what you say and feel your pain! My weight jumps about 2lb after a pizza dinner (shakes fist at Pizzahut) just because of the high sodium content but then I drink lots of water and within a day or so it comes right back down again. If you're worried about the extra calories then pack in some intense exercise, 500…

This works for almost all liquids but ice cream has lots of air incorporated, you'd have to melt it first to be accurate. The empty/full container-weighing system works well, but you need an empty container first - I can usually manage that :happy:

Always weigh on a scale, but it'll be fine, don't panic, it's not going to undo all your hard work.:flowerforyou:

I was late for an appointment, sprinted down a fairly steep hill (in heels) which resulted in an ITB strain that was agony at the sides of my knees for about three weeks. :sad: I found foam rolling was really painful but definitely helped and I now do this before and after exercise. My physio recommended abbductor/adductor…

I like to read other people's diaries, some people are so good at putting together healthy planned menus other people eat the same sort of junk food as me but still stay under their calorie limit, I get good ideas and inspiration!

I'm in the same situation, I lost weight at a regular 1lb a week until Christmas when I had a bit of a hiccup, gained weight, lost it again but have pretty much maintained since January. I think I need a boost in motivation!

Almonds, I bought a "single serving" pack of almonds and when I read the (empty) packet it turned out to be two servings. My big one is granola. I've stopped eating it all together, once I weighed it on scales I found that my perfectly reasonable serving size was three times the recommended amount. I decided that I really…

I have had a Fitbit one since I started my diet journey. I have my MFP exercise level set to "sedentary" to allow for non-work days when I walk less and so MFP gives me a calorie goal of 1200 oer day. Not much BUT if I walk the recommended 10.000 steps my Fitbit transfers extra calories over. It's not cheating to eat back…

Go and see your doctor, just to make sure you don't have a problem with your thyroid. This was one of the symptoms that I had before my hypothyroidism was diagnosed. Do you pull your hair back very tightly into a ponytail? That can cause healthy hair to break and fall out. It could just be a natural renewal cycle, but it's…

If not, they sell snack sized pots in Waitrose, with the sushi. Just don't eat the pods! I bought them as a snack, had never had them before and thought they were like snow peas. I thought they were tasty but VERY tough. I mentioned it to my niece who put me right. :laugh:

^ This. I agree completely, if you don't log you can pretend you didn't eat the indulgent food, then you end up hitting one of those plateau where "you're doing everything right but not losing weight". Log everything, then at least you can review your food intake accurately.

Can you swim? Swimming is very low impact cross training and can help retain your fitness levels but you have to listen to the doctor to avoid more problems later. :flowerforyou:

There's a big 5:2 intermittent fasting group, just search the groups using 5:2 as the search term and it'll be at the top of the list.

Yes, it works for me. I think it's because it 's immediate, I used to keep a food diary but I'd fill iin most of it at the end of the day and if I'd gone over my calories it was too late to do anything about it. With MFP I can plan in advance, alter the plan if I eat something else or realise that I really need to go for a…

I was talking to one of the trainers at the gym, I told him that I'd lost 16kg but I didn't feel much different, so he said "just wait there a minute" and came back with a 15kg core exercise bag and a 1kg dumbbell that he dropped into my arms. OK, 16kg is heavy! I have no idea why I didn't do something about it earlier!…

Oh my goodness! That's so scary, glad you're OK now. Just rest now, not laying flat in bed but nothing at all strenuous - that was such a close thing! Get well soon :flowerforyou:

Woop-woop!! It's a great achievement! I used to only walk on the treadmill too, did exactly the same as you and found that I could run - who'd have guessed? Then (like lots of previous posters) I did the C25K, after 6 weeks I ran my first non-stop 5K in about 45 minutes, since then my time has come down to about 33. I used…

I went back to work full time after my elder son was born but I found the long hours too stressful and gave up work after about a year. I then stayed home for about 6 years until my younger son was 3. I loved having time with my children, I spent hours drawing, playing, having picnics in the park etc. I didn't have the…

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This. I think I'm more likely to be self controlled because my diary is open. I like my friends food diaries to be open too, otherwise you just make some bland, non-specific comment when they finish logging for the day. I'm never judgemental (unless someone is following a VLC regime, I did unfriend someone who was…

Nuts and trail mix. I love nuts and they're very nutritious but I cannot buy a bag, weigh out 30g and put the rest away. I try but fail every single time. Just one more........... And then I find the whole 500g bag is inexplicably empty. So they don't come in the house anymore. I do sometimes buy the little snack packs but…

:laugh: I have had hypothyroidism for 12 years, I take 150ug thyroxine a day, do not use protein shakes as I feel my diet is Ok for protein and I have lost about 36lb since last summer, at around a pound a week (if we don't include Christmas!). My advice to OP is to not over-think this, just exercise more, weigh your food…