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I've spent most of my 32 years believing that my pitiful love life and eternal singledom is a result of my weight making me unattractive to the kind of guys I want to date. I'm genuinely really worried that when/if I get to my goal weight, nothing will change and I'll have a bigger, more difficult issue to face. I think…

My grandmother, born in 1930, was the biggest sugar advocate I knew - she gave her grand-kids a proper talking to when we quit putting sugar in our tea. He reasoning was 'sugar gives you energy, you'll end up fat without it!' :D Although her scientific reasoning on this may have been slightly flawed, the point is that she…

I'm not quite a success yet - but definitely more successful than I've been so far. And the difference this time (as many people have said), is going easier on myself and not letting a bad day/weekend/week be the end of it all. I've lost 12kgs over the six months, 3kgs (almost 7lbs) in the last month and I have had a…

I have a cheat/no count Saturday and I've lot every week for the past 4 weeks. I do intermittent fasting and purposely keep my calories very low Mon-Wed, which helps mitigate any damage. Without one day a week to let my hair down, I know I would fall off the wagon...so I would rather have slower progress than no progress.…

It varies so much from person to person. I've been a BMI of around 30 most of my adult life. I was really irregular with terrible, painful heavy periods until I was around 20 and went on BC (after being tested for PCOS and results coming back inconclusive). When I came off again I was still a bit all over the place and…

This ^^ and to be able to do a 'normal' push up...I'm so weak! :D

To be able to join the gym! :D Sounds silly - but so many times before I've gone at this with all guns blazing, trying to do everything and be perfect all at once...and surprise it has never worked. And then I end up paying for a gym subscription that doesn't get used... So this time round, I've been at it for a month and…

Freelee started out as a fairly normal vegan YouTuber, however controversial opinions and ideas generate much more interest than 'yeah I eat my TDEE-20%, only without the animal products...and you should totally watch vegucated'. She has made a ton of money from her channel as a result of her banana thing and basically…

Hmm I tend to avoid the bathroom scales at all costs during that time. In addition to being bloated/not feeling great I also tend to get attack of the carb cravings so I know it's not going to be a good week for me. I try be as kind to myself as I can (as in don't deny my cravings even if it takes me over my calories),…

I agree with the first part of this but not the second. It's been said before but it is true - our parent's generation had no idea what a calorie even was, they ate a lot of food that we would deem 'unhealthy' by today's standards (fried foods cooked in lard, white bread, real butter etc) and for the most part their…

My weight problems definitely started as a very young child. I remember being amused at the fact that I stood on the scale at 4 years old and weighed 4 stone (56lbs). I remember this weighing incident due to the weird reaction from my parents. They reacted in a way that I immediately understood that I was unusually big. My…

If I had eaten a small, manageable calorie deficit the first time I tried to lose weight and stuck to it through the years, I would be at my goal and then some by now. Instead, I tried to do it quickly many many times - and cut out food groups, often thousands of calories and guess what? Six years later I was no skinner…

That's an amazing loss, well done! And your clothes are too big so time for a new wardrobe ;-) Thanks for the response and good luck on your journey too! :)

Nice one, thank you! You sure can see a huge difference - nice work, you have an awesome figure!

I am now pretty much exactly the same as your starting weight - so yeah that helps a lot, thanks!

14 to an 8? Nice! Definitely looking forward to those days! I'm actually wearing a UK size 16 at the moment, and have been pretty much all of my adult life...sometimes I can squeeze into a 14 depending if vanity sizing has been implemented or not...but again this has always been the case, nothing new. It's funny you say…

I appreciate the responses guys! I've just never actually gotten this far before (which is ludicrous given how many times I've started over, just look at my MFP join date!), so I realised that I don't really know what to expect from here on in, in terms of there where and when of noticeable changes. I probably have…

Finishing a Half Marathon (hated it) Finishing a Tough Mudder Half Marathon (loved it)

After a very wobbly week last week due to TOM (eat junk, feel bad about it, try and 'exercise it off' and repeat!), I randomly measured my waist this morning and found that I'm 2" down from last time :D I did do a big uphill hike yesterday so I hope it's not just dehydration...!

Sorry to wade in mid-debate...but is it possible that the person who created the recipe was on a plan like Weight Watchers where in fact some foods are classified as 'free' to encourage people to eat more? Quite a few diet plans do this (I've tried most of them :D), Slimming World being another.

Went from 'obese' BMI to 'overweight' this morning - only happened once before in my adult life :)

Been IFing now for 18 days and lost 2kgs (4.4lbs) - I love it! I do a mix of OMAD (one meal a day), 16/8 and one 'cheat' day a week. On all days besides my cheat day, I count calories (I'm just 'mindful' on my cheat day!) I love how it's so varied and you can keep changing up and trying different things. I'm actually…

Banking calories is the only sustainable method that actually works for me! I do Intermittent Fasting six days a week, and mostly OMAD (One Meal a Day) and 16/8 (fast for 16 hours, eat with an eight hour window) and this really works for me. If I don't open the floodgates I don't overeat. I'll usually shoot for 200-300…

Same. And they are always so bloody cheap (even here in New Zealand where 99.9% of groceries cost more than USA/Canada/UK). I did the exact same thing last Thursday. I have such a sweet tooth and if I have a real craving, I'll buy a 300cal chocolate bar and work it into my calories. Only this time I had a little glance…

Haha I do exactly the same (IF and all)! My social circle are all drinkers and the thought of being on a night out with them and not drinking sounds awful, and I definitely don't want to be Sally-Sad-Sack at home on my own whilst my friends are out having a good time. Plus I enjoy it! Same thing though, I'm not one for the…

Like everyone has said - don't expect to be perfect, and don't let a bump in the road derail you completely. And learn to forgive yourself - even better, don't make yourself feel like there's anything to forgive in the first place. It took me a long while to really understand this. You are a normal human with a normal life…

I love the expression 'no brakes' food and that for pretty much describes anything sugary sweet. Same thing, I don't buy these items for the house usually, if I fancy something sweet and know I'm going to cave, I'll get a cake with my coffee or something...one portion and it's done. If I'm having a 'stuff it' day and I'm…

Sometimes it's just not possible to weigh everything you eat - particularly if you have a social/work life that involves eating out quite often. You can make all the healthy choices in the world, but if you're 'eyeballing' and guessing calories, it can still be a problem. Short of taking the scale to the cafe/restaurant…

For fear of being face slapped with citation requests and bowel movement logs, I thought I might chime in with my experience :) I've been on MFP since the dawn of time and I really do think I have tried every weight loss method known to man. And yes, CICO is what it all boils down to. And it's clearly what I have trouble…

Going back to this ^ I met a guy a few years ago and we became mates. He was/is your average young, slim good looking guy in his early 20s...I just assumed because he was so slender (and spent a lot of time in the gym), like most blokes his build and age, he had a lightening speed metabolism and could eat like a horse. I…