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The ticker only shows what you May lose (read the small print) The best thing is to find what suits you

You could try the caffeine free Diet coke Tescos own is really good!!

:happy: :happy: Great post and exactly the right attitude :happy:

Everything is possible . Targets are good but always remember its not the be all and end all, as long as you have lost weight that's really what you set out to do and if it takes a bit longer to hit targets it makes you appreciate the effort involved losing weight and less likely to put it back on again Well done so far…

The body changes from day to day it's what the scales say when you weigh weekly that matters I still think 8 glasses of water a day is too much for most.

I would not worry too much you only drink what you need if you are thirsty drink if not don't everyone is different some need more than others remember MFP is only a guide you have to go with what suits you. Personally I drink around 2 pints of water a day on top of the tea /coffee / diet coke etc and I have lost 53 pounds…

What else are you drinking?

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One day isn't a disaster it's not a race to lose weight it's a lifestyle change Remember MFP sets you at a level to lose weight so it just means you don't hit the target that day. If you know you are going to eat lots try to do some extra excercise during that day to give you additional net calories.

Assuming your setting is sedentary, look for a BMR calculator and whatever the resultant figue is multiply by 1.2. This will give you the total number of calories you need to survive. Divide by 24 that will tell you how may calories you need for an hour then divide by 60 and whatever that is when you excercise you take off…

Have you been measuring yourself, you could have built muscle which although you lose inches is denser and therefore weighs the same as an old amount of fat would. Failing that try changing your excersise routine and if you do not normally eat back excersise calories try doing this on alternate days for a while. 2 weeks…

Weight Watchers is a diet plan which advises you to eat certain foods and for me doesn't really have a methodoligy on how to maintain when you reach a target. MFP is an aid to a lifestyle change where you can still eat the food you have always eaten but in smaller quantities and associated with excercise whch can allow you…

I agrre with the last comment you need to change your excercise routine and perhaps eat back less or none of the nett calories gained You need to shock the body out of a routine.

And does this help you lose weight?

if you are sat in an office all day Sedentary because if you put lighly active they will up your calorie intake and the excercise you are doing will be wasted. Don't forget to take off the BMR calories as well AVERAGE 1.5 TO 2 per minute excercised. ie 100 calories in 10 minutes take off 15 or 20 to given nett 85 /80

It.s something to look forward too Good Luck

Depends how much you want to monitor I have a Timex £59.00 gives time excercised time in the zone and calories burnt works for me and all I need to know.

You are taking it too literally lets face it how can it know individual metabolism rates etc it is only a guide. MFP has been great for me as a check on calories taken and burnt and it is a great monitoring tool. That said I have also carried out changes of routine such as eating back / not eating back ex cercise calories…

You do not always have to eat back the calories gained by excercise try alternating days / weeks etc and excercise type. The body can get used to a set pattern but if you keep it guessing you should see results good luck

The best thing is not to weigh too often. I weigh once a week and try to make it same time same day (Sometimes not possible so I wait an extra day) 10lbs is an awful lot to lose in 2 weeks you should aim for 1 to 2 pounds a week. Also change your excercise routing every so often so that your body doesn't get too used to a…

Good Post quite agree

Yes you should and Cleaning the car burns lots of calories if you do it properly

Are you serious!!!! Get a life

Are you sure you have your setings correct? How are you calculating calories burnt for excercise? If you do not have a heart rate monitor and just use the average figures on the site this could be out. It may be water retention try drinking more it gets your kidneys working.

Different things affect different people but if you cut down on portion size excercise more (and therefore lose weight ) perhaps the likelyhood of diabetes would reduce. I suffer from Sleep Apneoa and whilst I don't have Diabetes, type 2 Diabetes is often associated with this because of weight issues. The best advice here…

I didn't select a diet plan I used MFP to plot my calorie intake and I still eat and drink what I used to but in smaller quantities and also I excercise regularly (not the Gym but walking /cleaning the car/ cleaning the house / Wii / Abbcircle pro etc etc) Basically a lifestyle change from sitting in front of the TV or…

But are you? are you sure it's not a change in lifestyle to eat less ??

If you lose inches that's good too muscle is more dense than fat hence you lose inches. However you should try to set your target at 1 to 1.5 pounds a week loss it's a healthier way to lose weight and the slower it comes off the less likelyhood is it will go back on, Vary eating back excercise calories and not eating them…

Still seems wrong, I walk at 4mph and deduct 2 calories per minute for BMR (should be closer to 1.5 but 2 makes it easier) ie - 120 calories per 60 minutes deducted and I still burn more that 260 calories net for the hour.