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Yep - nutritionists. If you eat and then sleep you're not burning it off apparently, so it is sitting there turning to fat. I am having so much trouble losing weight. I'm on 1600 calories and working out 4 or 5 times a week - not losing weight or inches - very demoralising.

Sorry, I meant in terms of weight loss. So many people say that if you're dieting you shouldn't eat in the evenings. The guys at my gym say you shouldn't eat after 8pm or 6pm - I can't remember which - especially not carbs. They say that to lose weight you shouldn't eat after that time. I seem to be naturally more hungry…

I'm so confused by this. So many people say not to eat in the evenings. Even the trainers at my gym say don't eat after 8pm. It seems there are two very different opinions on it - wonder which is right?!

OK, thank you very much :-)

But isn't it just sitting there all night turning to fat, as you're not burning anything off?

I'm on meds that they say cause weight gain. I'm very confused though because some people say it's rubbish - that they cause appetite increase but not actual weight gain - if you are careful and don't overeat then they can't cause you to gain weight. Is this wrong?

Thanks Amanda. I do drink lots of water - I just don't log it. Maybe I'm undereating then - it just goes against what I've always been led to believe - that to lose weight you eat less. It's so confusing. Also I have only just set it to 1700 - it was on 1500 and then 1200. I will go for 1700 for a while then but I think I…

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Have opened it. Still can't get my figures right though. If I put in sedentary it comes up with 1200, if I put in active it comes up with 1470. If I put in your figures, it says I'm only on a 270 deficit - that should be higher though, right? . Am I being thick? Also, 1700 a day seems like loads - will I really lose on…

Thank you :-) I am just feeling really despondent about it all - I've been trying for 4 years to get to 10 stone and I only started at 11 stone 9!! I just yoyo all the time. I upped my exercise 5 weeks ago and since then there has been no change on the scales or on the tape measure :-( And I've been watching what I eat. I…

Forgot to say - my goal is to get down to 10 stone - at the moment the weight is just not budging. Would like to tone up as well.

Ah yes, that makes sense. I will do that then, thank you :-) Erm, I'm 5ft 4, weigh 11 stone 1 and I'm 39. I exercise 5 or 6 days out of 7 - it varies though, sometimes I do a Body Combat or Body Pump class, sometimes I walk hills on the treadmill, sometimes I do a workout round the gym doing a little on all the machines. I…