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I assume you're trying to lose weight rather than gain it. To lose weight, you need to eat less than has been your habit in the past. If it feels like you're eating more, either you've miscalculated (perhaps over-estimating your exercise) or you've drastically changed what you're eating. Vegetables are low in calories, but…

I've just got over a flu-like bug and found that while vigorous exercise made me feel exhausted, walking actually made me feel better. So get out and walk if you feel up to it, but make sure you're eating enough to cover the exercise as you do need your strength.

Could be coincidence, could be water. I've noticed that my skin also gets drier if I go on a very low fat diet - if that's what you're doing, it might be worth re-introducing a little fat to your diet, perhaps in the form of cheese or oil.

They may not be looking at your diary, simply complimenting you on staying within your calorie goal. The iPhone app doesn't let you look at friends' diaries, but does let you comment on their status updates. I'm guessing the Android app is the same in that regard?

I haven't had to buy a new wardrobe yet, as I still have the clothes from before I gained the weight in the first place. When my pants get to the point where not only will they not stay up without a belt, but also look really sloppy with the belt, I relegate them to the back of the wardrobe. (Because although I vow that…

I'm 157cm (5'1.5"). I'll be very happy if I can get to, and maintain 55kg (121 lbs, BMI 22), but ideally, I'd like to get back down to 50kg (110 lbs, BMI 20).

Many Indian curries are cooked in coconut milk or coconut cream, which is high in fat. Butter chicken is also not great, for obvious reasons. Tandoori food is sometimes a better option, or look for curries with spinach or other vegetables in the sauce. If you get bread, go for naan rather than parathas, which can have a…

Fibre also helps prevent bowel cancer.

I struggle with my calcium, too. When I'm not deliberately looking for calcium in my diet, I typically get about 30% of what I should. Really, drinking skim milk - 2-3 cups per day - is the easiest way to get calcium in your diet. If you dislike milk, adding a few drops of vanilla essence or a little Milo (1 teaspoon…

I add frozen rasberries to my oats every morning, instead of sugar.

breakfast 7:15am lunch: 12 pm dinner: usually 7 or 8pm, sometimes as early as 6 or as late as 9:30pm. Snacks through the day when I'm hungry add up to another meal.

Is there a tennants' information service where you are? It might be called a tennants union, or renters' advisory service or something like that. They'll be able to give you some good advice on the responsibilities of your landlord, whether this gives you grounds to break your lease if necessary, or the best method to…

Another tip: log everything you eat, even if you don't make your goals. And don't tell yourself "I can't eat this", rather, tell yourself, "I can eat whatever I like, but I have to exercise enough to burn off the calories." This combination reduces the temptation to say "oh well - I've blown it now, too late," and keep…

At your size, you can't lose 1 lb per week without going under 1200/day. Going under 1200 net calories/day isn't recommended by MFP. Going under 1200 gross calories/day isn't recommended by anyone, without close medical supervision. If you want to try to lose 1lb/week despite that, you can eat 1200/day and exercise away…

106/67 is great! The general rule for blood pressure is, the lower the better, as long as you're not fainting. Mine is usually somewhere between 120/70 and 100/65, and I'm told that's really good.

I don't know if it has changed, but I used to like them years ago (before I stopped liking Burger Kind/Hungry Jacks at all). But I always had them with bacon added :)

Raw: carrots or baby spinach. Cooked: I love most vegetables. (exceptions are okra, colrabi and some eggplants).

My rule of thumb is: take the pain killer (being careful about dose) when you know what has caused the problem and you're not doing anything to exacerbate it. If you've made a doctor's appointment and don't know yet, that's okay, too. Any pain killer you can get without a doctor's prescription is not going to be enough to…

Individual tubs of peaches and pears in juice. Fruit leather. Little bags of almonds, if you can find them. Bags of scroggin. Better still, if you know the parents and have the time: frozen bananas (or half-bananas) on popsicle sticks, with the tips dipped in chocolate.

A couple of days this week, I enjoyed a Persian herb frittata. Made with 3 eggs, it comes to about 362 calories (but you could make it with just two). Recipe: chop half a large bunch of dill, half a large bunch of coriander, half a bunch of shallots (green ends and all), half a large bunch of parsley and 0.25 head of…

I agree with most of the above - best to get out of the habit of eating at the cinema, or to take vegetable sticks if you want to munch. But if half the fun of the cinema for you is the nibbles and you will be craving popcorn, take your own air-popped, unbuttered popcorn from home. A little salt or a sprinkling of dried…

Plain, unsweetened yoghurt is good with sugar-free jelly (US: jello), or with fruit or in smoothies. Skim milk is of course a good, low-fat calcium source and if you don't like the taste, add just a little vanilla essence or 1 tsp of chocolate powder, or blend in some fruit. I find heating plain milk (1 minute, 50 seconds…

Much of it to gas. When you breath, you bind carbon to oxygen to make CO2. The carbon comes from your food and fat stores.

About $150/week for two of us - plus an extra $100 or more if I have a dinner party that week. We buy whatever we fancy, paying almost no attention to grocery prices. I know from my student days that we could easily spend much, much less by going vegetarian, buying whichever fruit and vegetables were cheap each week,…

Occasionally on a weekend, I'll spend the whole day on my bicycle. That burns through quite a few calories.

Muffins are cakes, so not a great regular breakfast choice, but then, I've been known to eat rice pudding for breakfast myself: we can't always be good! Here's a healthy loaf cake recipe (very little fat or sugar, lots of fibre) that can just as easily be made as muffins. It's also very quick and easy to make. If you make…

Glad to hear others are finding it useful, too! I heard about it in a recent episode of "The Health Report", which focused on obesity research and policy. (http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2011/3308926.htm in case you are interested in hearing or reading more)

My goal weight is smack in the middle. I would rather like to keep going when I get there if I can and get closer to the bottom end, but I'm not sure I can realistically stay there, so the middle of my healthy weight range is my overt aim.

In the end, it's your long-term average intake that counts, but psychologically, it is hard to make up for the day before by having an even more restricted diet the following day, and physically, it causes problems if you go too far (i.e. binging then fasting). If I know I have something coming up that will use more…