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Interesting additional insight, all.

Also worth mentioning that most people are gonna have some stripes and dimples etc. My weight has gone up and down about 20 pounds in my adult years, always in the 'healthy' weight range. I got cellulite and some stretch marks on my hips. My husband has some stretch marks on his back from when he grew quickly as a teen. I…

Name: Laura Age: 30 Height: 5'11.5" Total Weight lost: ~13 (165 to 152) Time it took to lose: four-five months How long in maintenance: Technically October (hit 155 for the first time), but have slowly lost about 3 pounds since. Maintenance weight range: 150-155 Week 1 152.6 Week 2: 153.6 Week 3: 152.2 Week 4: 152.2

Agree with the others that eating at maintenance or slightly above is a good idea. You will not magically gain 40 pounds if you eat at roughly your TDEE. I'm someone coming out of a messed up relationship with food. My TDEE is around 2100, so I'm trying to make sure I don't eat less than 1700, but ideally around 1900 with…

5'11.5" SW: 165 (June 2018, though for years before that I was cycling up and down the same 7-10 pounds due to overly restricting then binging and having a semi-crappy relationship with food) GW: 155 (reached Oct 2018) CW: 152 (and a better relationship with food--less under and over eating) Didn't have much to lose, but I…

Agreed - reverse diet! Keep the muscle, add a little fat and hopefully you'll get some happiness back, too :-)

I did an hour and a half this morning. Since there's the warm up and meditation at the end I logged it as an hour for 175 calories. Did I actually burn that much? Dunno, possibly, it was quite an intense session. I tend to eat back half my exercise calories. I do yoga for the mental benefits, but the flexibility and…

7 pounds. Every time I go on holiday I come back and my weight is way up between more calories, more salt, and retaining water from the flight if I took a plane. I used to FREAK out but now I know it'll be gone in a few weeks at most. I prefer the term treat meal to cheat meal. I usually have at least a couple a month…

Depends on individual goals. I need about 2,200-2,400 to maintain so slashing that to 1,200 does feel pretty terrible for me! But I'm almost 6 ft tall and reasonably active. Evidently 1,200 calories is about what a toddler eats. I'm not sure if it's true but I remember blinking when I read that! Personally, I try not to…

My day usually goes like this, but not always: 8 - 9 am - milky coffee (hardly ever hungry first thing, though if I am then I have something) 10.30 to 11: snack window 1 to 2: lunch window 3 to 5: snack window 6 to 8 pm: dinner window 9 to 10 pm: snack window I don't like eating too much and feeling full, plus I get shaky…

Same! I found out the hard way I have a tilted uterus. It took several tries for my GP to get it out and was pretty unpleasant.

I'm a fan of frozen cherry and chocolate protein powder shakes in the evening. Tastes like dessert and after 25-30g protein I am full. I also do baked banana oatmeal with frozen blueberries and sometimes some chocolate chips. I'll make 'frosting' with skyr and some mixed in peanut butter, Pb2, or again protein powder.…

I love weight lifting! It's been one of the best things I've done for my fitness (started early 2018). And kettlebells is definitely hard. I do tend to eat more on the days I train as I'm naturally hungrier.

You look great!! I also prefer to go off measurements, especially since I'm doing more weight lifting these days. Sounds like you've found a nice, healthy balance that fits in with your lifestyle too.

Oats with banana, unsweetened almond or oat milk, and peanut butter or pb2! Usually topped with one or more of the following: - microwaved frozen cherries - dark chocolate chips (usually do this if I have it as a sort of evening snack/dessert) - yoghurt/skyr - stewed spiced apples - sometimes some extra protein powder…

I love eating entire bags of popcorn! Ends up letting me crunch on stuff but on the whole it's less calorie dense than things like potato crisps. Plus fibre. You can maybe try to find a type with less oil/butter, but even so. Just get back to your usual deficit tomorrow. No biggie.

Like everyone has said, 4 days is nothing. If the weight fluctuations or lack thereof bother you, go by measurements instead.

As someone with a history of eating disorders, I'm not a fan of the diet as 500 calories a day is so low. They can work for some people, but aren't appropriate for others. I ate like this but it was more due to bingeing and purging via subsequent low calorie days/fasting. The low calorie days affected my blood pressure and…

I'm not saying they automatically lead to eating disorders (I said in the post some can be healthy that way), but they easily can (as in my case). I'll admit I could have phrased that better but I was having a particularly tough day food-wise so was more sensitive to that type of comment than I'd usually be. 500 calories…

I mean, yes it can work for some I guess, but I agree with smolmaus. Eating 500 calories a day 3 days a week is basically advocating a part-time eating disorder (it's why I'm so glad the 5:2 diet seems to be on the way out now). And if you're way over maintenance on the other days (say eating 3,500 or 4,000 instead of…

You look so beautiful! What a lovely family shoot.

30 & living in Edinburgh!

I love oatmeal! When I have time I love making baked banana oatmeal: http://www.createnourishlove.com/2015/05/20/oven-baked-oatmeal-for-one/ Haven't done it for ages so I should soon! I sometimes add chocolate chips. More traditionally i do 40g oats, fruit (combination of half a banana with either frozen cherries,…

2nd vote for the black one! And echoing the very well done! Amazing and also think you should rock your chair/crutches! They give you freedom.

I tend to walk home from the work once a week if the weather is nice. Takes a little over an hour but I get to walk through the city centre and it's lovely. But if I did it every day because I felt like I 'had' to or as a punishment, then that wouldn't be a healthy thing. If you like the walk and you have the time, go for…

I technically still had a bit of cellulite when I was 16 and had a BMI of 14.9 thanks to anorexia. So, basically, I know it ain't ever going away and I've made my peace with it now at 30 and a BMI in the 20s. However, over the last year I've done more resistance training, kettlebells, bodyweight stuff like yoga etc, and I…

I usually mentally save around 200-300 calories for an 'unhealthy' food if I want it. I don't always. Recently it was Snyder's honey mustard pretzels as my afternoon snack, which isn't even that unhealthy, just easy to eat a lot of if you take the whole bag away with you. I weighed out 30-40g and ate them slowly. But on…

Thisss! I hate that empty low blood sugar shaky feeling, which I tend to get if I don't eat for more than 4-5 hours. Give me regular small snacks and meals (with carbs!) and I'm happy.

This week I stewed 5 apples with lemon juice, cinnamon, and some almonds. I tended to have around 70g apples and 6-8 almonds either on their own or with some yoghurt/cottage cheese. I like to make smoothies with frozen cherries, chocolate protein, and almond milk too. A banana and chocolate PB2 is a nice treat, sometimes…

I save enough for some halo top ice cream or a cherry chocolate protein shake. Especially the shake fills me up--25g of protein within a chocolately treat. This week I stewed 5 apple with cinnamon, lemon juice, and some almonds. I'll eat it on yogurt or cottage cheese and it's another filling evening snack.