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Yes this !! you should have accurate figures for the amount you needed to lose and now you add a little bit and keep checking the scales and monitor your weight. This is where most of us failed in the first place it's normal to be worried about piling it back on and it will take the same will power to keep yourself on…

Enjoy yourself and get back on track after you get back.

slowly losing is best for most people, unless of course there are serious health reasons. It's also more sustainable as a lot of people start the hit plateaus earlier or have blips or start researching cheat days no jump start required, log and weigh your food when you start , exercise if you like, lift if you like food is…

Wow is what brought me here .... hehe

I mix my protein powder with full fat milk and add an angel delight type powder for taste. Peanut butter too ... Spoon, jar of peanut butter, then apply to face .. yum

Personally use it but only give myself 50 cals per mile. I walk loads that works for me. You will need to find what sort of burn works for you. I use MMW to work out distances and timings rather than the burns which are always out

Protein supplements make sure you get enough protein a calorie deficit is what you need for weight loss

At the earliest possible opportunity, some form of resistance training is imho beneficial in keeping as much muscle as possible while you lose weight. You will lose fat and muscle in a deficit and it's easier to lose than to build it back. There is nothing wrong with cardio and for a lot of people it helps create their…

Great stuff !!! Great pics

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Hugs for you, never an easy situation to be in. However, you should never let things get too far before saying or doing something about it. Unless we complain we are pretty much saying / reinforcing in them that it's ok when it isn't and by leaving it so long before really doing something about it, it will come as more of…

As hard as the first step will be, it will be worth it. FWIW You will walk past more judgmental retards on the way to and from the gym than you will meet in there , so don't worry about the others and concentrate on doing your thing. you'll feel a lot better about yourself the more you push outside of your comfort zone…

https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-iron.php some good info on this site

FWIW I walk a lot , 2-300 miles of exercise walking per month and have done so for a couple of years and come up with ( unscientific) 50 cals per mile and have stuck with that. The general consensus is that running will burn more cals but not as many as people think. Running uses more and different muscles ( I'd imagine)…

I wouldn't tell myself or anybody else that I couldn't have a ( insert food here ) What are you going to do when the diet is complete ? Fitting goodies or anything that you eat / enjoy or whatever into your lifestyle is a good thing. being overly restrictive or totally avoiding any particular foods you enjoy is imho a bad…

I think the OP has already mentioned being strapped for cash and short of space. For now... go with what you can do. Bodyweight is much better than nothing and where loads of us started out

http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/foods-highest-in-protein.php

Add me please, I am a walker and probably more Elf like than Hobbit ... and I walk a lot The road goes ever on and on......

How restrictive are you being in relation to what you are eating ? The reason I ask is you are comparing fruit to salt and vinegar crisps and that can often point to cravings. The cravings can sometimes be caused by somebody being overly restrictive So please if you are struggling with a 2lb a week target and are missing…

I mix my protein powder with full cream milk and add some flavouring. Nothing wrong with milk

FWIW , if it were me I'd get myself out of the losing / gaining mindset and keep lifting at maintenance and see where it takes you. Then further down the road re-evalute whether a long recomp or bursts of losing and gaining are what you want. If you're looking for a better idea of your bf% , there is a thread somewhere…

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1 some very good info in that thread , depending on goals and your time frame etc have a read through, ask questions if not sure as there are many well respected posters in that particular thread

pace , time taken , hills or flat , general fitness , weight... all these things add up i walk a lot, allow myself 50 cals per mile but that will be an estimate only remember you are burning calories while searching for the answer and you do need to fuel your body especially when you start out not knowing how it will react…

I always thought it was supposed to be ( I haven't done it ) a good entry point for couch potatoes ( not being unkind ) and like others have said, it's structured with them in mind, perhaps not your cup of tea and that's ok

http://www.healthaliciousness.com/ some good resources on this link

I would think your body will adapt and become more efficient , the more it does the same thing. The energy expenditure will surely decrease ? At least that's my take on it. Probably need to increase resistance or change your routine You should improve your fitness as you go ... therefore your body is using less energy. IMHO

I use mapmywalk to keep track of distance. Currently at 206 miles for September. Getting in as many as possible before the weather really changes

ate the same amount but sat around too much

Often see pro Tennis players eating bananas between sets at the big championships, so they can't be evil right...

Most of my exercise is walking / hiking, up to 40 miles in a day many times over hills etc. It's good for you, gets you some fresh air and can definitely help. What I would be careful of though, is vastly over estimating the exertion and calorie burns. Find an amount that works for you. As you improve , you will burn less…