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Sorry, I don't have any tips since I'm in Sweden. Well, hip scarves can be ordered from the European site turkishemporium.co.uk, but I'm sure there are plenty American sites around that will charge you less postage. Belly dance is great fun, and really good exercise. I did it for 2,5 years and learned to move my body in…

I think you should try keeping closer to your calorie goal (and make sure you eat back your exercise calories). Especially if you are used to eating a lot more this is important. If you eat too little the body will switch into starvation mode (you can read more about that in the forums here, or google it) and do its best…

Two full pounds per week might be a bit much, but something close to that shouldn't be impossible. I have lost 16.5 lbs in 10.5 weeks without making much effort at all. Since I started this weight loss project I have only gone one or two days without eating something sweet. I started out at 153 lbs and I'm 5'5. My tips are…

I've gone through your diary about three weeks back, and you very often seem to finish the day below 1200 net calories. Many experts say that's the absolute minimum that your body would need to function properly. If you eat less your metabolism will switch into starvation mode and do it's best to preserve energy. That's…

I usually weigh myself once a week, before breakfast (but after toilet) - but since I started this process of losing weight I've been weighing myself twice a week. (Sun + Wed/Thu) I'm usually the patient type, but now I feel like I can't wait for a whole week to see results... The mid-week weigh-in is less important…

Be careful, so you don't get a stress induced depression! It's ok to take it easy and not do anything for a day as long as you enjoy it. But don't wait for the motivation to come - if you feel that it's becoming a pattern that your time off is just wasted - try scheduling fun stuff in advance, and do them even if you don't…

That must mean it also takes your current weight into account. If I type 60 mins into MFPs "Bicycling, 10-12 mph, light (cycling, biking, bike riding)" I get an estimate of 380 calories. I currently weigh 139 lbs (bmi: 22.9).

I have decided to lose 21 lbs, and that will take me from a BMI of 25.2 to 21.8. Right now my BMI is 23.0. The way I do it is to try to keep my daily net calorie intake somewhere between 1200 and 1750 calories. My weekly average usually ends up between 1650 and 1400 daily net calories. But I guess my approach is a little…

I'm only guessing, since I cannot see your diary... But I think you might be eating too little. Do you eat extra calories when you exercise, or is your total calorie intake only 1220? Your net calorie intake should never go below 1200. (Some say men should keep their net calorie intake even higher.) The reason for this is…

You have been given some good advice already. Another important piece of the puzzle is that you should make sure to eat your exercise calories back. The deficit needed for your weight loss goal is already built in to your daily goal of 1420 net calories. So when you exercise you have to eat more to make up for those…

My advice is to keep busy. Not necessarily physically active, but do keep your mind occupied with something you enjoy. Many people eat when they're in a particular mood. If that is what's happening - try to just sit down and explore your feelings and where they're coming from instead. And don't deny yourself completely. I…

I'd say you're safe as long as your average doesn't fall below 1200 per day. If you stay within 1650 and 1200 on average you will just lose the weight a bit quicker than you planned. :-) At least, that's how it's working out for me. I set my daily goal to 1750, but try to finish somewhere between 1750 and 1250. If I had…

It's a bit hard to tell since you are sitting in one picture and standing in the other. But I think I can still see a difference in your hips, arms and shoulders. Keep up the good work! :-)

My knowledge of this is very fragmented, but I've read that omegas help prevent inflammation in the brain - which could lead to Alzheimers'. Don't know anything about prevention of muscle tissue inflammation or bruising.

I'd say that the most important to watch for weight loss is calories in vs. calories out. But then some types of fats (saturated), and some types of carbs (sugar) are not gonna have the same health benefits and are less likely to help you stick to your goals. Sugar will give you an instant energy boost that is gonna pass…

I looked at your food diary for the past few weeks, and my suggestion is actually that you start to eat a little bit more. Many days your net calorie intake was quite low. I have read many posts in this forum where people describe hitting a plateu of several weeks, and when they increased their eating they started losing…