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height: 5' 3.75'' SW: 20st / 280lbs CW: 13st 1.5lb / 183.5lbs GW: 10st / 140lbs That is my initial goal weight - puts me nicely into the 'normal' bmi category (although I know that system can be flawed) and is half my original weight, although I'm going to assess when I get there - may end up going down to 9st / 126lbs,…

H: 5'4'' SW: 20st/ 280lbs CW: 13st 10lbs/ 192lbs GW: 10st/ 140lbs (for now...) I initially chose my goal weight as it's half my starting weight, and it puts me near the top of the 'normal' bmi range. Although around 9st/ 126lbs is in the middle of the range so it's more of an 'ideal' weight. I'm going to focus on getting…

I don't think of foods as 'good' or 'bad' - I eat whatever I want within my goal. Try to find ways to make your usual things lower in calories. For example, I love peanut butter and before mfp I used to have a toasted seeded panini with a liberal amounts of butter and peanut butter for lunch most days - I'd realistically…

It might help you to use non-american names for foods where possible - I'm in the UK so pretty much everything is done by weight anyway, and I find it so much easier when logging things that have different names in the US as none of the cup options come up. So try searching for chickpeas instead of garbanzo beans,…

Personally I can't help, as I don't do IF, but there are a lot of people on MFP that do. I think your best bet for finding advice on the subject is to search for 'intermittent fasting' in the groups tab - just did that and there are a lot of groups on the subject so hopefully you can find some help in one/some of them!

Yes definitely! I'm taking them every 2.5 stone/ 35lbs since that's a quarter of my overall goal (although I might take them more often when I get smaller as the differences will probably be more noticeable). After I lost the first quarter I didn't think I looked any different, but reluctantly took new photos anyway and I…

I recently tried on every item I own and separated them into too big, right size and too small (online purchases/too embarrassed to try them on etc). Most of my clothes are stretchy type fabrics so it's taking longer for them to get too big. I've put all my too big stuff in a drawer under my bed, I'm going to wait until…

I'm also 25 and my goal is to loose double - 140lbs, getting near to halfway now! It's something I've been wondering about, but from all the researching I've done it's basically impossible to know - it depends on the person. From what I gather losing slowly should help, and sometimes loose skin can tighten up over time,…

Are you weighing all your food (in grams)? If you're using measuring cups or choosing a 'medium' item etc. that's only an estimate, so you're probably underestimating your calories. If you are accurately weighing everything, then I'm not sure what's going on - sorry!

Calories are definitely the most important for me. After that, I try to make sure I'm getting a good amount of protein, then I just let carbs and fat fall where they may, although they're generally in line with MFP's goals - I guess that's why I haven't really taken much care about them.

Happy Birthday! Have some cake, be merry, get back onto logging tomorrow. One day won't blow the whole thing - it's ok to have a higher calorie day every once in a while! If you really don't want to jeopardise your calories, you could look at your calories for this week - have some cake today but eat a bit less and do some…

Do you measure and log everything you eat? - yes, where possible. I log everything and weigh everything I make at home, obviously that isn't possible if I eat out, but that's not very often for me, so I weigh and log everything 99% of the time. How do you find the time, or the will? Does it not drive you crazy? - I thought…

Of course! They were so easy to make and I think they're gluten free too if you get the right oats! The original recipe is from here (I tweaked a few ingredients slightly): http://www.thelondoner.me/2013/04/100-cal-chocofudge-brownies.html My recipe Ingredients in the recipe builder (porridge oats = rolled oats + I used…

Homemade pumpkin gnocchi with onions, peppers, mushrooms, sage, butter and cheddar: Walnut brownies made with greek yoghurt, oats and stevia - 107 cals and 6g protein each:

Fage 0% Greek Yoghurt - 100g has 57cals and 10.3g protein. (Not sure if available outside Europe but I'm sure something similar can be found!) I use greek yoghurt in everything possible now to slip in some protein: I use it instead of mayo in egg mayo (US egg salad), throw it in homemade curry, generally use it wherever a…

I have a digital scale by Salter. Before I started using mfp I already had a digital scale for recipes , but I had to buy a new one after the first few weeks of tracking for more accuracy - my original one only weighed in increments of 5g, so I made sure I got one that showed every gram. (eg. If something weighs 43g the…

Fruits/Veggies: mushrooms, courgettes (zucchini), peppers, onions, aubergine (eggplant), spinach, broccoli, potatoes, carrots, cucumber, tomatoes, bananas, apples, grapes (actually we grow our own so some of the time I don't need to buy or we have different things ready - squashes, tomatoes, cucumbers and raspberries at…

Wow that website is great! I've now bookmarked it as well. :flowerforyou: They don't have H&M/Primark but still a good guide for a lot of places. And Sanniefoxx - very interesting post! :flowerforyou:

I record my weight to the half pound. (My scale goes to 1/8s but I round down so X 7/8 or X 3/4 or X 5/8 become X 1/2 etc) Just put in the decimal as the above poster said. If I loose 2.5 pounds MFP will say I've lost 3lbs on the homepage but it will record it accurately elsewhere.

Last week: My parents bumped into a friends dad who said he'd heard I lost a lot of weight! :-) This week: Got a trial shift on weds for a job which requires me to wear black work trousers (the tailored kind). Last time I had to wear something like that I got 'treggings' (leggings that look like trousers) because I could…

Have you taken measurements? With all that strength training you may find your weight has stayed the same but your measurements have gotten smaller?

I don't do cheat days either. If I have an evening out/meal with friends where I know I'll go over, I'll eat less during the day and/or do more exercise and/or make up for it on other days and/or just accept it as part of life, but still log it. Similar to other responses, I don't see myself as 'dieting', I'm just making…

All the time! legs, arms, hips, neck, everywhere! I also sometimes find myself moving my shoulders around in the mirror to look at my collarbones, which are my new friends! I feel like losing weight is like a gradual lesson about the human skeleton/muscular system! I still have a long way to go so lots of new things to…

I always used to go in too hard on the food front. So I would 'ban' myself from eating bread, pasta, cheese, pizza and other stuff I like and buy all this 'healthy' stuff that I wasn't used to. Then when I would cave in and have a sandwich or something I would give up the whole plan! I actually found a piece of paper with…

I have never been to a gym in my life. I lost my first stone/15lbs or so without exercise, but now I use a stationary bike and rowing machine which I am lucky enough to have in the house/garage and I also go jogging (started out with c25k). Also walking is a great free exercise! - I now walk to most places and have saved a…

I do my weekly weigh ins on Mondays for this reason, every weekend weigh in day is just around the corner so that keeps me mindful when I go out. (Not that I'm spending the whole time worrying about it, but I know I'm more likely to be over generous with myself (or 'reward' myself) on the first couple of days after I've…

I weigh weekly so on a 'period weigh in' I tend to lose 0-0.5lbs, then the next week I'll tend to lose 3/3.5lbs to make up for it. Although I've had a couple of months where there didn't seem to be any effect (so my weight loss was as steady as the rest of the time. (I have a lot to lose so aiming for 2lbs a week for now…

That has to be one of the best phrases I've heard! This is all coming from a woman who ruined her professional career by getting caught shagging some guy in a field (and being a general c***), so she then decided to become a 'celebrity' who only gets attention by being sensationalist and insulting people into a frenzy.…

^^ Exactly the same for me. Basically the calorie amount is all that matters for weight loss, but of course nutrition is important for general health. I found that by starting by eating the same things in amounts that fit into my goal, I've gradually changed how I eat because the calorie allowance means I need to have…

5'4'' Female Highest - 21 st (294lbs) about 4 years ago - started this at 20st (280lbs) in April Lowest - now - 16st 2lb (226lbs) From teens to age 21 I put on roughly a stone (14lbs) a year and weighed my age in stone! Stopped that pattern when I was 21, but now working on getting down to a healthy weight. (age 24 when I…