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Hello, I'm back on myfitnesspal too after a long break. Most of the motivational community I had is gone now, so I'm looking to build it back up. I'm UK size 12 looking to get comfortably back into size 10. :-)

I'm currently in Nottinghamshire, just added you. :)

Hi, I'm just a bit worried because I'm only working 4 hours a day? Perhaps the best thing then is to switch it to lightly active instead of active. Thanks for the advice!

Thanks Joe! I'm only doing it for a month, perhaps a month and half, so doing it the complicated way wouldn't be possible anyway. :) I just don't want to accidentally overestimate what I'm burning.

I could never seriously log for the rest of my life. I don't see how logging could have the negative effects you describe, but if you think it's time to see if you can maintain good habits without constant tracking, then do it. Yes, a lot of people slip up when they first stop logging, or they might eventually go back into…

Hi Anthony! I was in a similar position to you about 10 months ago, I put on a lot of weight during my first year of university and it was incredibly depressing. MFP really helped, I steadily lost weight and was managing to maintain my goal weight really well until my last set of exams came up. I'm now back, just trying to…

My general advice is just that being patient is really important! For a lot of people, particularly the ones who only need to lose a few stones, is to make small changes that you're going to be able to keep up with for the rest of your life rather than shedding weight really quickly and then putting weight back on when…

I don't think there's anything wrong with this particular self-diagnosis. Being tired makes everything harder! I'm sure you'll manage to get back on track once you're back to normal shifts!

All I'd say is that if you're not feeling well, definitely don't eat less. 1310 sounds a little low for someone your size, especially if you're exercising. I'm sure there will be others on here that will be able to give you better advice than me.

I understand that it's important to be as accurate as possible when measuring your food, but at the same time weighing everything out just seems a little bit obsessive to me. If I wasn't losing weight in the way I expected to, I would maybe consider it, but seeing as I'm losing/maintaining weight at the same rate at which…

I feel your pain. I'm 5'1" and 116lbs, and I can't get into anything below a UK size 10 because I have naturally wide hips. I can lose and gain a ridiculous amount of weight and my jeans size will not change. Petite clothing is often so expensive, and I struggle on my student budget. The last pair of skinny jeans I bought…

Just to clarify, when I say "clean" eating, I just mean trying to have a fairly balanced diet with a reasonable amount of protein, fruit and veg, and not getting all your calories from carbs, especially just from sugar. I know some people take clean eating to mean a diet that is a lot stricter than that.

You can lose weight eating whatever as long as you're eating at a deficit. However, eating "clean" is a good idea because 1. Some foods are naturally less filling and more calorific, and therefore harder to keep under your calorie goal with. 2. If you're trying to eat less then you're going to need to consume nutrient…

Those sound amazing! Definitely worth buying some apple sauce for!

In very, very simple terms: Sugar on nutritional food labels is simple carbohydrate that consists of one or two carbon rings. Complex carbohydrates consists of long chains of carbon rings. One of the most common kinds is starch. Fiber is complex carbohydrate which cannot be digested by the body.

Yeah, all the fat is on the back of my hips and further up the stomach, so I can also do the bikini bridge despite not being exceptionally skinny. If anything, it's less prominent now I've lost weight but built up muscle in my lower abs.

I've been using the level 1 30 day shred video for about a month, but I took a bit of a break around Christmas. I just never got round to paying for the next video, but I should. Besides, I had a one off session with a personal trainer who taught me a few modifications to make things harder, plus a different way of doing…

I'm in a very similar position to you. 19, on my own, living on a budget! Cook rice in stock (I just use dry stock cubes and water) and add lots of veg like peas and peppers (which you can buy frozen at the supermarket.) Cook down chopped tomatoes into a sauce and add seasoning (stock cubes, any herbs you might have, or…

I did think Supersize Me was a horribly unrealistic documentary. I don't think it's particularly fair to slate Mcdonalds when they're not worse than other fast food franchises and they don't pretend to be healthy. I would argue that you could probably repeat the Supersize Me documentary on even ordinary restaurants…

Side lunges are actually fine for me, it's the ordinary ones that hurt. maybe I will just replace them with squats anyway.

It took me a couple of weeks of feeling a bit tired and blue before I started feeling really good. Once I was over the chocolate cravings and got used to the exercise regime, I started feeling energetic. However, if you're still struggling after all this time, it might be better to review things and up your calories.

I don't weigh very regularly at all. I use the scales at the University's gym, and since I've been exercising at home lately I haven't weighed myself in around two weeks. I don't own a set of scales myself, but I know I'll be tempted to use my parents' when I go over. At this time of year, I think I should probably wait…

This. The joint will lose a lot of water during cooking, so it will contain more calories per gram when cooked.

... Leftover Pizza. This is embarrassing. (It was more of a breakfast/lunch). :embarassed: But I normally have porridge sweetened with honey. I add sultanas if I know I'm going to be doing a lot of exercise that day.

I don't weigh myself often enough to know if it makes a difference to my weight, but I do feel hungrier the week before.

Thanks for the advice. It is nice to have a little more breathing space. and I do miss cheese...

As long as you're being realistic about the calorie content, it's up to you. I use honey, the supermarket kind, in porridge etc. I prefer it to sugar because honey adds flavour and not just sweetness. I'm careful about how much I use, though.

I was about the argue with this, because I thought you were talking about the UK. However, you're right, the standards in the US are much laxer. "Pink Slime" is not so bad though. They're taking a product that would otherwise be waste and making it appetizing. If I remember correctly, the product isn't that unhealthy…

3 meals, around 250 for breakfast, 300 for lunch and 500 for dinner. I usually then have a light dessert with my remaining calories in the evening, but I don't really snack during the day. Things might have to change now I'm trying to maintain as opposed to lose weight.

If you have mince you could make your own burgers or meatballs quite easily just by adding an egg, seasoning, and giving it all a thorough mix before moulding it to the right shape.