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Welcome. Start by finding what physical activity you like to do and doing more of it. Where do you live in Scotland? I was lucky enough to spend three weeks in your beautiful country last year. It was the first time I actually lost weight while on vacation because of all the walking I did.

So, just for personal clarification, you think the images and quotes with them are making fun of people and inappropriate. You also think that making fun of a woman who doesn't fit your definition of a proper gym female is perfectly OK and more realistic. Do I have that correct?

Yoga, running, a nature walk, gym, a good book, or a hot bath. Or...any and all of the above.

Good running shoes and good socks are your first stop. Take it slow and follow the program. You have plenty of time to be ready for your race. Pushing too hard, too fast can lead to overuse injuries. Trust me, stress fractures are no fun. Whenever possible, run outside. Get used to running in all different weather patterns…

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Eating a whopper meal will give you protein, carbs and fat...not the highest nutrition or a great macro balance but it will definitely get your calories in. However there a few things to consider. You are likely taking in quite a few more calories than 1300. 1500 is the absolute minimum a male your size should eat to just…

Based on those stats, if your 4-6 days in the gym are strenuous cardio, that number doesn't seem unreasonable as long as you're not eating back any of the calories you earn for exercise. If that is weight lifting or strength training, it is likely too high for weight loss goals. How old are you?

I'm looking forward to having my house back after the holidays - toilet seat always down, dishes done, towels hung up in the bathroom, food bill cut in half... I'm really not looking forward to having my house back after the holidays because that means my kids are going back to their dorms and apartments and I will have to…

Before we can answer any of the issues you have, we need more information. What is your current weight, height, age, gender and activity level? Are you planning to eat back your calories earned for exercise?

What a sweeping generalization you make here. How can you be certain that the ONLY difference between the healthy looking kids and the "unheahier" kids was their diet. Perhaps, it had more to do with their happiness and mental state. How did you determine what a reasonable body shape was...did you check their muscle…

Yay for keeping my gym in business another year!

Maine

I don't think he was asking for a quick fix. He was asking a sincere question that he didn't know the answer to. After all, he states he has been working out for the last year. I'm am amazed at how quickly some people in the forums assume the worst in people.

I have PM'd you as well.

On the menu tonight is peppercorn lime salmon, sweet potato and oven roasted asparagus. It's about 450 calories.

In your original post, you said "wondering if anyone on here had tried it". You got exactly the answers to that comment. And, no, I have not tried it and won't be trying it.

A simple hash made from diced sweet potato, leek and turkey hot smoked sausage.

What is your current weight/height/gender? What did you specify for your weight loss goal per week?

The OP is 5'4" and 130 pounds and asking about eating less than 1200 calories. Her goal is to lose 10 pounds by Christmas. 10 pounds in two weeks. Encouraging a person to reduce calories below 1200 is not good advice to begin with but coupled with recommending it to a person who is already in a normal BMI range is terrible…

@MyrnaSolganick It isn't harder. The process is the same. Eat in a calorie deficit. @suetozer2015 I can't help but think that if you were not restricting your calories as much, you would not resort to a 7 day out-of-control binge. The result of that binge is that you ultimately eat more calories overall. Why not…

What are you doing for fitness now? What are your goals?

I use avocado in place of mayo when making tuna salad.

Sam Heughan - even if I just get to listen to him talk.

Perhaps you can try weighing and calorie counting to get a better idea of what a serving looks like, then slowly transition to intuitive eating as your food intuition begins to closely match actual serving sizes.

For that you get a "disagree" previously known as woo which in this thread was WOO HOO.

Going to back to the OPs original question, you might look at "Habit Stacking: 127 Small Changes to Improve Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness" by Steve Scott.

So, you're promoting a keto diet...which could also be called a fad diet.

These are the only frozen meals I actually like.

What does number one mean? Number two will only work if you are eating in a calorie deficit. Weights and cardio are not needed for weight loss.

I am not one to promote books with a lot of unsubstantiated claims in them but one book about nutrition that I did like is "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollen. There is a documentary of the same name. Edited to add: Some of the science is flawed and he makes odd suggestions like eating the outside of the grocery store…