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  • when i was focusing last year i found i had to eat stuff (like a bowl of cereal or some biscuits) at the end of the day to get above 1200! feel free to check my diary from around october/november. at work it's much easier - i have soup at lunch and then space out an alpen bar (63 cals and tastes of chocolate) and rice…
    in 1200 Calories - Struggeling Comment by silmarilliane February 2012
  • i'm 5'5 and a bit, and lost 50lb last year from around 200lb http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/414511-50lb-down-wanted-to-show-my-pics
    in Sucess story of 5'5'' women (or around there) Comment by silmarilliane January 2012
  • thanks guys! soo happy with myself for finally getting on with the weight loss - couldn't have done it without MFP though (cheeeese) :D
    in 50lb down - wanted to show my pics! Comment by silmarilliane December 2011
  • though i'd say if you heat it up enough so the alcohol starts to boil out then it would slightly lower the cals and i've searched it: http://www.ochef.com/165.htm yep, but you'd need to simmer it for a good long while to reduce the cals to any degree!
    in Onions Comment by silmarilliane November 2011
  • definitely get a new GP - i know someone who has a paralysed foot, can't walk very far due to severe hip pain, and subsequently has depression and is overweight. her old doctor said there was nothing they could do (she hasn't even had a review scan since the original failure of slipped disc surgery paralysed her foot),…
    in Doctors - can they help? Comment by silmarilliane August 2011
  • quorn mince!
    in Cottage pie Comment by silmarilliane August 2011
  • i think it calculates a healthy weight loss programme - i set mine to lose 2 pounds a week and it's actually set it to 1.5 a week. it's set to 1200 calories a day, which as far as i can tell from what other people have told me, seems to be the loswest you can healthily eat in a day. once you lose around 10 pounds though,…
    in I was just looking at my goals Comment by silmarilliane June 2011
  • i know from a friend that if you are quite big and have been for a while, it can take a while to start to lose weight - she stuck at it for a good few months before she lost anything. also, just going by weight doesn't take into account fat/muscle ratio - muscle weighs a lot more than fat, so it may be that (especially…
    in Have you every tried it all and nothing seems so work? Comment by silmarilliane January 2011
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