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I do! I've based it on achievements rather than weight. A lot of the rewards are jewellery or accessories as once I'm down to goal weight I plan on completely changing my wardrobe. I recently rewarded myself with a pair of earrings after achieving my leg press aim :) I also got a new hat after managing to give up chocolate…

Thank you all! Like I said it's purely hypothetical, I love my food so I'm happy at 80% of TDEE. They were medically monitored but they all had quite a few binges, so the psychological aspect definitely came into play.

Yeah, that's what I replied, that being at negative net calories is a calorie deficit and what we're hoping to achieve! Are there any studies to support -1000? A programme I was watching the other day had people at a 1500+ deficit.

Thank you, I've think you've confirmed what I thought, that your body doesn't know if you've netted BMR and it's not the magic be all and end all. The post below was the one that confused me, but I've heard it a few times in the 3+years I've been here (lost a few stone and maintained until getting pregnant, trying to lose…

Thank you, I thought this was the case but was confused about it. Thank you to everyone who's answered, I know I haven't been making much sense! Edited to fix the quote

But say for arguments sake, you burn the same amount of calories constently throughout the day. If I have a TDEE of 2100 on average I would burn 87.5 calories per hour. If I east 1500 calories it would take me just over 17 hours to burn through them. So for the last 7 hours of the day all the calories I use, including the…

That makes sense, but why are the calories I burn with exercise different to the calories I burn at the gym/through day to day activities? If my calorie input minus output for the whole day is -500 why does it matter that calories in minus calories-burnt-at-the-gym is less than my BMR?

I'm glad it's not just me! I've just started a thread on BMR and net calories so I can stop hijacking this one with my curiosity!

Women need more iron than men due to menstruation (technically a mineral). For lifting though I doubt there's a difference, but other than omega 3 I have no idea what's recommended. (Unhelpful, sorry!)

But he isn't in negative net calories on here unless he puts in the calories he burns through BMR as exercise.

I'm confused. Isn't being in negative net calories what we're aiming for, a calorie deficit?

L3D7 'done'. 3 more days!

The one where you stand in a squat and pull your arms to the sides (I've not explained that very well) kills my arms. I'm also not a fan of any of the cardio in plank position!

L3D6 kind of done yesterday! The video seems to be taken off YouTube and I'm too cheap to buy it with only 5 days left. So I found a list of all the exercises online and did them. I ended up more red and sweaty than I have doing the video recently, I must have pushed myself more!

L3D5 done. Debating doing level 1 in a minute as tomorrow is very busy so will probably be a rest day.

I do 16:8 too, although most days is closer to 20:4. I am really hungry in the evenings and get very irritable! It just makes sense for me to save my calories and eat in the late afternoon/evening (and then I don't want to kill my husband!). I still weigh and count everything I eat/drink but it makes it much easier to…

L3D4 done. I'm more flexible in one leg, i dont know if that's normal or if I'm just wonky!

L3D3 done! How many of us are still going and how many have finished?

L3D2 finished! Did yoga for posture and yoga for back pain videos afterwards. This last week and a half I'm going to stay under my calorie goal. I've not been managing very well until now, I feel like the shred has changed my body but you can't really see as it's hiding under a layer of fat!

Dying a little! I do think level 3 is more enjoyable though.

L2D10 done yesterday, starting level 3 today!

L2D9 done! My rest day yesterday obviously helped as I kept up with them and followed Natalie for most of the workout. Looking forward to level 3 now!

L2D8 done! I'm looking forward to level 3, especially as I feel sorry for Anita in this one, I feel like she's left out a bit. I could just be being over emotional though!

L2D7 done. I keep changing my mind, but I might do couch to 5k next, alongside the strength exercises. I've only added a few of the exercises from level 2 to my little routine as I don't enjoy them as much!

L2D6 done. I've installed a countdown timer on my phone counting down to my husband birthday. We're talking about starting to try for another around that time but I'd like to be at least 1.5 stone lighter. It's quite motivating!

L2D5 done, halfway there!

L2D4 done :) not sure I'll add the extra exercises from L1 next week, I really hated myself by cool down today!

Forgot to post yesterday after L2D2, did L2D3 today. Regretted it when I had to carry my 10kg baby round a swimming pool for her lesson afterwards... Really need to get my eating better or this will all be for nothing! Taking sunday as a rest day as I think I'll be too busy.

I have a 15 month old daughter, i want to be a good, healthy role model for her. We also want to start trying for another later this year, I want to lose 2 stone before then. And for vein reasons, I think I look better at a lower weight and I'm happier there. I want to look good on the beach this summer!

L2D1 done! Ouch! I paused it just before the cool down and did 10 reps of all the strength exercises from L1, then 20 of all the ab exercises. My 15 month old daughter stood in front of me and did about 10 perfect squats halfway through! Very cute. Grabbing a shower before walking 5 miles for an appointment, our car being…