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I'm in to my 3rd week of only having 1 sugar 'treat' day a week. I find it much easier to stick to my goal without chocolate bars, and I don't crave sugar now. I'm going to try going 10-14 days now. I don't want to feel like I NEED sugar and chocolate/junk food. I've given up junk food as in chips/pizza/greasy food also…

I have done IF a couple of times as 5:2. This was mainly because I kept over-eating, even when I wasn't hungry. I found it helped a lot for making me realise when I was hungry. I would do it again - it's a tool for me to use when I start to get greedy and eat for the sake of it cos I'm bored etc!

It helped my recover, so it works both ways.

Oh, and this. Quite a few of my friends have children now and like to post a LOT of status' and pictures of them on Facebook. Helloooo, I'm friends with you, not your kid. I have to do that awkward "awwww" to get them to leave me alone.

:laugh: This though. I always get told this. I'm 24 and actually kinda dislike kids. And humans, but y'know. I have a 12 year old dog who I call my son. :smile:

For toddlers?

You can't choose where the weight comes off, unfortunately. I lost weight from all over, but the only reason now my legs are more toned and wobble less, is from weights. Also, like someone else suggested - more protein. I don't know what you eat in the evening, but everything else is largely carbs that you're consuming.…

Try and average it out over the week? I get this too. The next day just eat more? If you're hungry, eat. If you're in a deficit overall for the weeks and months, then you will lose.

I can't see pictures at work so will try at home - bump for later!

Weighted squats and lunges have definitely helped me. I've always had a small flat *kitten*, but recently it's becoming rounded which I am liking! I also do glute bridge and other things mentioned, but mainly squats and lunges. I started with like 4kg free weights, now I do it with 10kg barbells and am gradually increasing…

LOL I would never do this. I do however log dancing on the exercise tab but input less than I think I did.

Calorie deficit = lose weight. As a vegetarian for 20 years, I have been underweight, a good weight, overweight. Calories in vs. calories out. The end.

I have Gastroparesis too and am on medication for it, however this sounds more like a mental thing to me, and therefore potentially some kind of eating disorder. I've had those, too. You say 'restrictions' - I would see someone. If you are put off by the THOUGHT of eating food, I'd get it looked at before it becomes…

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This would be divorce for me. This is basically bullying and abusive behaviour.

So glad you shopped him!!!

Same. In the UK they are banned. You can own one, but they have to be registered, muzzled when outdoors and I think castrated too. If you don't follow this, they can be PTS. Funny thing is, I have never heard any bad stories about them. I watched a programme about them, their owners, the law etc... The Police would turn up…

Depends on your gender, height, weight, how active you are... I'm female, 5'4", have a desk job and if I sit on my bum all day every day without working out, my maintenance is around 1650. I exercise so I can maintain on higher.

I literally just watched what other people were doing on the machines. I got shown some of them on my gym induction. I built up my strength on those machines for about a year until just moving gyms now. My new gym is about 5 x the size, and has a main weights room with machines and stuff, then two other rooms with free…

3 x a week is definitely enough for me. I aim for 1 x upper body & abs day, 1 x lower body day, and 1 x full body day, combined with some classes to add cardio as I pretty much hate it after 5 minutes :)

I'm vegetarian and have gone from like 30g protein a day to up to over 100g some days. I average about 70-80g without tooooo much effort! I've been focusing on it more recently although I'm not sure if you can eat the kind of things I do. Whey protein with fruit to make a smoothie or milk for a milkshake for breakfasts or…

Tonight my app said I was like 362 calories over my weekly net goal, yet I calculated it from the reports bit on my laptop and I worked it out as being about 378. :noway:

24 - female - Coventry, West Midlands. Would like some more UK friends who lift, and aren't on a 1200 diet.

This is no doubt because you opted to lose 2lb a week. Try 0.5lb or 1lb and then you can eat more, lose it slower and healthier, and it's more likely to stay off. I've just changed mine to 0.5lb a week which gives 1480, but that's because I'm down as sedentary and haven't had a gym membership for 3 weeks. I am joining a…

You look hot! So much younger as well! Great job! :bigsmile:

Feels like I'm 13 again... A/S/L? :laugh: 24 and 5 days - female - West Midlands. Please only add if you eat above BMR. :smile:

It depends whether I have work or not and what shift I'm on as to what time I eat breakfast. I'm usually hungry about 2 hours after waking up. If I'm at work on an early shift, I'm at my desk 2 hours after waking up and I'm not allowed to eat at my desk, so I will usually force myself to have some kinda breakfast. Today I…

Change your activity levels and some days eat less?

Hahaha. Loved it when people say they have a slow metabolism because they're overweight. Oh, really? Not because you eat too much and don't move enough?

Niiiice work :love: