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Okay, so 1st week eating 2000 calories every day is complete. My Monday weigh in puts me at 9 stone 7.6 The week's average was 9 stone 8.2 ( I weigh daily). This means I have gone up 0.26 pounds up from last week's average but 1.6 pounds down from last Monday's weigh in. Will stay at 2000 for another week at least and…

Thank you all for the feedback. I think my initial confusion was realising that if you think about my commute and lunch time walk as exercise, I was actually exercising 14+ hours a week which puts me well into the 7+ activity level. This is a big jump as I thought myself to be moderately active. The 2nd shock was then…

Thanks Heybales, Patience is definitely a skill I am working on. Although the fast weight loss of 7 pounds was a year ago. I don't actually understand why you say this is water loss as I was not working out at the time nor had I started really trying to get the weight off as I was still pretty ill at the time. I will also…

Hi Tereza, Yeah the meds really messed with me and made me really angry for a while but I got over that. It has helped to make me put in perspective my previous unnecessary diets though which can only be a good thing! I will definitely have a look at the guide again. I think I tried when I first came of the meds but my…

Hi Tereza, I do have a desk job but I don't spend very much time at my desk. I'm a designer so I spend a lot of time lugging round large rolls of fabrics, or on my feet at my pattern cutting table or visiting factories. So not the most sedentary of jobs. So I guess, I am going up a level then! I love seeing everyone's…

Hi Tereza, Thank you for getting back to me. I actually gained the weight due to my medication. I am now off that particular med and trying to get back to normal weight. At the moment I am eating close to 1926 calories everyday. I consider myself to be moderately active. Looking your calculator, it looks like you are…

I would not necessarily cut out all carbs or all of any type of foods but I worked with a dietician who recommended the fodmap diet - this didn't help with the weight gain caused by the medication (I was already on the diet when I started the meds) but it did help with the symptoms of ibs. Everyone is different and not…

I was also put on this med by my doctor. I gained 2 stone in a month! I have never had major weight gain issues until I started this medication. I didn't know the mirtazapine caused weight gain and couldn't understand my lack of control. I didn't find out the cause for 3 months as my doctor was on annual leave. In fact I…

brilliant thanks for the help

Thanks for the feedback, unfortunately I don't have an accurate BF% so I think I will stick with the 2nd estimate and see how I fare with that. I just wanted to double check on the quoted bit above. I do have a job with a desk but I rarely sit; walk everywhere (including my commute) - average step count without exercise is…

I also have colitis and I have also been put on the low fodmap diet by my dietician + gastroenterologist . You should ask your doctor if this could be useful for you. There are loads of lists online but your dietician should have the most up to date booklets/lists as new foods are continually been tested. The 3 main things…