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A quick update. I've been maintaining my weightloss so far since I upped my cals then I weighed myself this morning to find I was down 8 pound. Usually losing weight like that makes me think water only and it won't last but I've lost this by sustained eating higher cals and higher protein. I've lost this for different…

I can't see if someone has answered this but if your BMR is 1700 then that is the minimum NET cals you should be eating a day. BMR is what you'd be given in hospital if you were unable to eat, move etc. 1700 cals in the minimum amount of cals that your body needs to do nothing at all except normal body functions. If you go…

I've recently decided to cut the amount of coffee I drink a day. I was drinking up to 7 cups of strong instant coffee a day and it felt like I had a weird cage around my head, if you can imagine it - a cage version of when you feel like you have a wooly head. I'm a bit imaginative by the way if that sounds even remotely…

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Not totally what you were asking but a friend of mine that has always had issues with her weight has lost a lot on WW so it seems she's suddenly become a member of the "all you have to do is eat less exercise more"" brigade. I went out to dinner with her and our other friend who has never had problems with her weight (as…

I hope someone is able to unlock my confusion pretty please (page 5 of this thread is where my query is) By the way I've not put on weight by upping my cals so far. I'm maintaining my current weight which for me is amazing. Eating at much lower than my BMR meant my weight was all over the place, up down up down and going…

Hello, I need some help, I thought I had it all figured out but I am not sure now. I worked out that : Harris-Benedict Formula - my current BMR is 1841 calories. Katch-McArdle Formula body fat percentage of 59%, you have a lean body mass of 97 lbs., and your BMR is 1322 calories. My tdee is 2203 (set at desk job as I truly…

Hello, It is very confusing. I was not in a good place by following the suggestion of cals that MFP suggests but I've now upped my cals as per fat2fitradio and at this level I actually feel physically and mentally that I can do this.

I want to know I am with a man - its also feels nice when you rest your face on the chest. I like hairy bellys too. As long as a guy stays clean its all good :) Shoulder and top arm hair and back hair is a bit off putting though for me.

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The only thing that I think of, is how are you going to keep this up when you start full time work? Its amazing you have so much time to do such interesting activities and you should definitely do it while you can :) However I've always got the impression that if you do so much at one point that when you're body gets used…

Very inspiring for me as I am the size you were :)

Plus I am now at a point where I don't want my weight to be something I can't control. I don't want my body to be like this due to stuff beyond my reach. So making excuses for my size just makes me feel helpless. Its bad enough that I still can't get my head around the fact that the times when I have been slimmest was when…

Ok as an overweight/FAT person being told just eat less and exercise more is not helpful. We have a total mess going on in our heads and losing weight is much much more than the physical aspect. We have probably got to this point due to levels of unhappiness that we can't even comprehend anymore ourselves. Just like those…

This is exactly what I need to read, hopefully in a years time I will write a similar post.

Will keep checking on this for ideas, my snack choices are pretty boring at the moment.

I think it depends on the natural body makeup of an individual. I would love to look like number 1. Then again I've never been slim so I am only able to aspire to what I may know and number 1 is slimmer than the slimmest I've ever been (from age 13 onwards, the last time I was slim I was 5 so...) In my mind though, once…

This is across my lower back. I have more and I am absolutely on edge for the need of a new tattoo which I haven't felt for a long time. Heres the link to my tattoo, I don't know how to insert images into this, basic html doesn't work it seems…

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This just confirms my thoughts with what my body is going through, so I am glad I found this. I seem to naturally stay a high weight despite eating better than many people I know who eat a lot, drink a lot plus don't exercise. The times I have lost a lot of weight was actually when I was eating macdonalds up to twice a day…

It sounds like you are doing more than enough exercise. I'm struggling despite the fact that I've cut my calorie intake down by about 2000 calories and I am now doing at least 5 hours of high intensity exercise. I have, unfortunately, weighed myself on 3 different sets of scales and the differences are all too huge to know…

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I can gain anything from 3 pounds to 14 pounds a few days before my periods. Then a few days in I can feel my self shrinking again. All water.

Wow, I think I'm going to come back to this post a lot. You'e all done amazingly. I used to go Slimming World and all the people that had reached their goal at my class kept having to go back in the system because they never kept it up but it looks like you've all managed to keep it off. Properly have maintained. It was so…

Yup sounds like you've made it into a habit. You have associations attached to it. When this happens I do this. You don't have to give it up, just shake up when you have it if you can. Stop it being something you do to relax, EVERY time you relax for example. I got into a little habit of a packet of biscuits and a cup of…

I'm being very careful at my work. I am not mentioning it at all as I know everyone will give their tuppence worth. Every time my boss goes on a diet she announces it to everyone and from then on, people comment about everything she does and doesn't do. I had the same last year. With friends as well. Just tires me out.…

It does work, its not so bad when you get into it but be prepared for it to all go back on just as quickly plus a few extra pounds. Everyone I know thats done it had to start from scratch again eventually including myself. It will make it harder to lose weight again from then on too. My body is a testament to being on too…

I'm 5'6 when I am slimmer, my feet also shrink 2 shoes sizes lol. My goal is 182 pounds or 168 if I can manage it. A little bit higher than the rest of you but I've never known anything slimmer I guess.

If you're worried about staying hydrated, just check the colour of your wee (sorry for the crudeness but we are all adults here) and that will give you a bit more insight. Of course if you take vitamins, it might be best to assess this before and a little while afterwards as you're urine will be dayglow yellow/orange for a…

I'm glad you can see that you have lovely eyes and a smile :) You are a stunner already. You are alive and young and you're able to change your life. Maybe you need to stop seeing this as a means to lose weight but instead start seeing this as a way to get healthy. When you're feeling like you do, like I do, like many of…