dutchandkiwi Member

I so relate.My husband seems incapable of leaving a space free He just sees is as room to move stuff too No matter how much it is a designated area that is unoccupied for a limited time only. The bread drawer in the freezer is always fully the time we buy new. Same for the area where we keep the half bread in use. Even…

Been there done that. If it is for one day only it is a case of move on. I keep my fluids up and try to make that something like broth (salt) fruit juice (sugar) in and or a biscuit or something like that. Usually it holds and yes I have a very low day - some be it It is part of life then. If it is more than one or two…

It may well be a self fulfilling prophecy if you choose to believe it. I am 49, weigh less than when I was 17 and have more muscle than ever in my life. I worked hard at that (down at least 25Kg) but most of all I stoped believing these "generally accepted wisdoms" that are IMO just defeatist

If you were underrating before MFP it could well be an after effect from that. Form what I can read you did a case of underrating before MFP and are now eating a bit more. To get those side effects that you are describing you probably have been in a too great a deficit for some time. personally I'd go for a maintenance for…

I totally get that. When I moved back to Europe from NZ I did something similar. I knew what the maximum volume was of what I could take back (the volume I ordered in the shipping company) Had one suitcase additionally for my own flight and that was it. So furniture and large items were out. As most was 10+ years old that…

Waking up next to my husband on a day off. He'd been away on a business trip or a few days and it was just so nice to wake up together again.

At my previous job quite frequently. They all wanted to know my magic bullet and tried to tell my about their amazing new diet, all wanted to cut the enemy out fo their diet (gluten, fat, carbs, dairy, meat, etc etc) Never ceased to maze me Don't have that issue at my current job as they've only known me at goal weight

Totally agree with you there! I too am short and an aggressive deficit is simply not possible, whilst also having a job and avoiding becoming hangry. I have received not so nice comments when I stated that at one stage my goal was to log for 2 years. At the time I did not weigh myself and that too was rather pooh-poohed.…

Quite possible - Initial weights can be fast if it is water weight. Also take your menstrual cycle into account

No sorry I can't relate to that too thin comment. Hitting 50 this autumn and got myself down to BMI 22 I initially went for the top end of my BMI but at times I felt fine at certain weights and had a break in loosing to keep my sanity usually this conceded with a holiday. Then after a few months my wish to go to healthy…

My GP and my cardiologist was in agreement

Try on you tube popsugar or alternatively use fitnessblender.com

I log always and have done for over 4 years My diary is only open to friends and really I don't take notie of anyone else's diary, and am not interested in opinions For friends it is open if they wish to have a look or inspiration

Can't is dead, won't is buried right beside it. Of course you can! It is called make it a guesstimate add 15% in quick calories make a note in that section et voila logged Not perfect tight logging I agree but logging it you can! As to how long it will take to get rid of it? I don't know depends on you and your next few…

Of course. In fact frequently Both for holiday and for work. In all honesty I travel more on my own than with my husband. As does he.

What I found is that it takes some time when you getting thinner for the face to readjust. I have had those comments too but since I am in maintenance not anymore. Could be food related, but I think it is because time sort of redistributed things in my body - Also still saw changes in my legs and arms after I entered…

Before medications are approved they need to go through rigorous testing and they are meant to be used as something to cure and they can cause side effects. All the others you have listed are either for recreational use to performance enhancement and cause also serious side effects. That came out of those rigorous testings…

By all means mention it to a doctor and have it checked to be on the safe side. I had something similar when I started running and it has taken me a long time to get over it. When running I would be out of breath very quickly and because if being out of breath my heart would start to pump blood like it was going out of…

I think I have just doen my last real purge - All the clothes I have now are wearable and as a result no more than 18 months old (been in maintenance 6 months). Feels good to get rid of the last bits

Budgetbytes has been mentioned already Also adding Cooking on a Bootstrap by Jack Monroe A favourite of mine for low budget but totally delicious food Both are also great if you are not on a budget but are looking for some interesting recipes that go a long way

rice cracker with a tomato and a little salt or pepper (ro separate they are nice too) Cucumber sliced Gurken blueberries an apple

I have looked it up. Combined with a dose of common sense and biochemical knowledge; It is garbarge information. Just nothing about it has any (and I mean any) relation to science and truth. With @livingleanlivingclean @tinkerbellang83 on this one 100%

What nobody tells you is that it may becoem hard to adjust your office seat down. We have an office with flex lay out meaning I don;t have my own deks and have to adjust the seat daily. I don't have enough weight to get it down whilst also bending over to pull the lever. So I have to sit on my knees bum upward (and akward)…

Bad breath is often assiciated with ketosis, which is a consequence of low carb. Ketones are formed due to the biochemical pathways Main one is Acetone that your body then produces

I wonder why it anoys me really I don't have the same respons with christmas at all. But maybe that is because to me christmas is (akin to the indian festival of light) marking the change of seasons and start of lengthening of daytime. Plus because I know that the festival is pagan dressed as christian and they made it fit…

On the internet you can also find that the earth is flat, that Australia does not exist, aliens are among us and other pure and utter garbage. Just because Google can find it and that it is on the internet does not make it true

Most recent The first time a km under 6min/km (5:53) So exciting! It was part of a 5km PR where my average time was 6:27km/min So I know that there is room still to progress

Exactly! not all interval training is the same

Another agreement with this. Also try interval training That helps with speed building

We say 'health' in Dutch when sneezing To my mind better I am with IceQueen that I don't like those innocent references either.