helsbelshms Member

Geordie here

Find some friends on here to motivate you, speak to a professional or family/friends about what's going on with you. Try to work out what's going on so you can fix it before you really do spiral out of control. 2 weeks is fixable, 10lbs is potentially a lot of water. You've come too far to give up now. Start again today…

I'm in the UK too. Been a member for years, but just started using it again. Not sure my food diary is inspiring (read not at all), but I can offer support :smiley:

If it's not too late, I'd like to join too :smile:

But have you heard of the new miracle detox that rids your body of toxins, it's called water. Completely new information to 99% of the population because surely something that's free can't detox your body, you have to pay stupid money for that. :|

I hate this, but I stand my ground. I walk right through the middle of them so they have to walk around me >:)

Thank you, I've always wondered how I would make my stir fries into a cold meal for lunch. I have low fat garlic and herb soft cheese so, I'll give it a go.

I'll definitely give that a try, looks lovely.

Turn those lights off it's like Blackpool illuminations in here (anyone in the UK will understand that). (In the car) If you don't pack it in I'll put you out at the side of the road (I was left standing at the side of the road wondering how I was going to get home, was only there 2 mins before my mam came back but it felt…

Maybe you could start by changing the way you cook things. Try using leaner cuts of meat, less oil for cooking (or spray oil) etc. Don't be too drastic to start with, because it has to be sustainable. Increase the amount of protein and veg, and reduce the carbs. Try tomato based sauces instead of creamy ones. Small changes…

Welcome Bryce. You have a head start on a lot of people, you know how to cook :happy: . Try changing your recipes to cut down on calories (e.g. use 1 tbsp of oil rather than 2), use turkey mince (ground) rather than beef etc. Start with small changes, don't try to change too much too soon, you will end up craving things…

Personally, I don't think it matters how many you eat back as long as you make it consistent and aren't on a very low calorie goal to start with. E.g. your calorie goal is 1200 (the magic number :noway: ) and you only eat 50% of your HRM calories back, you are more than likely going to be eating below 1200 NET. I decided…

My issue with the stop blaming everyone else comment, is the way it is worded (and the fact that the person I quoted probably was sitting on their pedestal when they said it). Yes we all blame someone or something else to start with, but you really have to get to the bottom of why you started/continue to eat the way you…

I just feel so sad that there are so many self righteous people out there who have no idea what they're doing is making things so much worse, or they just don't care that they're part of the problem. Obesity stems from so many possible places that it's hard to say exactly why someone got to be fat/obese. I often wonder if…

Please please please never mention proana again, that is very worrying. Having had a look at your stats, yes I do understand why you want to lose weight but you're not massively overweight so you should be taking it slow. Just a few questions: Are you weighing and measuring all of your food? Do you count your drinks? Are…

Please listen to what you're being told, these people have personal experience and a lot of knowledge. It's amazing the difference just toning up can do, eat more (including protein) and do some strength training. At your weight you will not see differences immediately, but it will work and you won't be hungry all the…

Yep I am. :drinker:

Why thank you, it's nice to be appreciated :flowerforyou: .

MFP Gives a deficit of 500 cals per day for every lb you want to lose, with 1200 as the minimum it will recommend. 1kg is 2.2lb and it is recommended that we lose between 0.5 - 2lb for a healthy weight loss. So 1kg per week is aggressive, but without knowing your stats I couldn't comment on whether that is a good or bad…

Wow some of the responses to this post are worse than the original. Yes most people are right, 1200 cals does work for some people, but the OP was also right saying it's not a one size fits all number. I have personally tried 1200 cals and it didn't work for me, a few weeks in and I was so desperate for bad foods that I…

Bad spelling and/or bad grammar in a post makes me stop reading. A line or two is fine, but if you're going to post on a public forum make sure it's readable by those who are not native English speakers! I hate to see bad use of the language by native English speakers, what were they even taught at school? I'll only accept…

It's not a holiday. We don't get the day off to celebrate! I agree we should celebrate it, but our government thinks it's not PC enough to be patriotic!!!

Ok, I'm with the "eat more calories" club, but you have to come that conclusion on your own. I found with trial and error that 1600 was a great goal for me, because I couldn't get any treats in with a lower goal. I weigh less than you and I'm losing 1 - 2lbs a week. Answering your question on what to eat, if you really do…

Ah finally friends I can deal with. The most you'll get out of me is the odd like and maybe a comment on an interesting or funny post (don't hold your breath though). So all you superficial token friends looking for another superficial token friend, feel free to add me. Oh yeah and I turned off all notifications except…

Sending you a virtual kick up the *kitten*. I've been where you are and I let it ruin my weight loss, I'm back a year later and 5kg heavier than I was then :cry: . This time I'm determined and have created a spreadsheet with a projected weight loss and actual weight loss and net calories consumed. Plus it shows my exercise…

I had 2 sets of old fashioned scales that weighed approx 4lb different. So off I toddled to Argos and bought myself a new digital scale (£20-£30 ish) and found that I was actually lighter than both of those scales :laugh: . Very happy with my new scales and haven't looked back. I also weigh in kgs now, working with smaller…

I work in offices attached to a factory, the work floor is disgusting! It's a totally strange way of thinking about it, but I've always been happy to walk barefoot outside, just not in the office.