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Thanks for this post - great reading to see how others have been maintaining! I just hit my goal weight, and started on maintenance in the last week. I am upping my intake by 100 cal every couple of weeks until I hit my maintenance calories.

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Mmmm..... White jasmine rice with chicken stir fry, 2 or 3 times a week - delish!

I have only been doing this for a week (also to do the 30DS). Never been a morning person, but made the decision to get up at 5am on my work days to work out. There are only 3 important things: 1. Make the decision to get up. (This is critical) 2. Go to bed early (7-8 hrs before you plan to get up) 3. Get up when your…

I agee with this.

Absolutely worth it! Love having a more accurate calorie burn estimate.

Awesome loss! Congrats on your hard work!

4 pieces of white toast, 2 with marmalade, 2 with promite, and a cup of tea with skim milk. Yum!

Also getting back into running. Would love some more friends who run!

Hey there, I agree with what others have posted about finding some kind of activity you like! I have never been able to make myself go to the gym either, but I have always played squash even when I couldn't bring myself to do anything else. At the moment, I am also running, and doing some Jillian Michaels DVDs at home.…

What an awesome achievement! Amazing! Congratulations on achieving your goals!

My understanding is that if you are using the TDEE method, it already includes an estimate of your activity (including exercise), so you don't eat back exercise calories.

A few people have already said "dog days are over" by Florence and the Machine, but it deserves to be restated - it's a great running song! Other songs that also make me run faster/ keep going: Lonely boy - The Black Keys Unite us - PNAU Dammit - Blink 182 Prisoner of society - The Living End And The most inspirational…

My HRM manual has a table of HR zones. You need to work out your maximum HR first (there are a couple of formulae; the simplest being 220 bpm - your age = max HR). For me, that's 220 - 44 = 176 Once you've worked out your max heart rate, then you look at a heart rate zone table to find the zone you want to work at. If your…

I started off here at 1200 calories, and got sick of seeing that message when I went under my cals for the day, so I decided to use the TDEE method - 20%, upped my calories to1400, and now when I go under my cal limit, I don't get the message anymore (because I am always over 1200 now).

Garmin has some good GPS watches with heart rate monitors as well.

Congratulations! You look great - what a difference 4 months has made!

Wonderful achievement! Congratulations!

My husband runs marathons. He has never been overweight. He has never gone for a run because he "felt like he should", or to lose weight. He goes because he loves running. He has never gone into a gym and lifted weights. He has a lean, strong body with all his muscles toned and visible, 6 pack abs and all. He says if only…

I haven't heard of this "above-neck" rule, but if you are sick you should not run. You put your body under more stress when you run, and will be more likely to prolong your illness. Take a few rest days and get better; and see your doctor if you don't get better.

Congratulations on such an amazing transformation! You look beautiful!

Good for you! It's so easy to talk yourself out of running (I do it all the time!). Well done for not listening today!

Congratulations to you and your wife! What an achievement! It's wonderful you're doing it together. Best of luck with continuing to reach your goals!

I am 5'4 (44 y/o). CW: 55.4 kg (122 lbs) GW: 53 - 54 kgs (116-119 lbs) I don't have far to go with my weight loss, but... I want to be fitter, leaner and stronger, so I still have a ways to go there.

I did no exercise whatsoever in my first week on mfp (I have only been here 4 weeks so far), then after joining the community and reading about what others were doing, I found this whole new world of exercise DVDs, e.g. Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred and Ripped in 30 (I'm on Week 3 now), and Shaun T's Insanity (to do after…

Fantastic results so far! You are doing great!

congratulations! Great NSV!

When I am in active weight loss mode, I weigh every day to note the daily fluctuations. I think if you see your weight going up and down every day, it helps to desensitise you to the daily gains and losses, so that you're not so concerned when you see that gain. If you weigh less frequently, you might happen to weigh in on…

I have had a few bouts of depression over the years. I would advise you to go to your doctor to get a referral to a mental health professional. It is not worth waiting for your mood to lift by itself. Why put yourself through that misery when it is so easy to get help? I have used medication for one bout of depression (the…

Some songs that get me running faster: - Lonely Boy (The Black Keys) - Footloose (Kenny Loggins) - Unbelievers (Vampire Weekend) - The dog days are over (Florence and the Machine) - Itchin' on a photograph (Group Love) - Ways to go (Group Love) - Counting the Beat (The Swingers) - It's nice to be alive (Ball Park Music) -…