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Why don't I want to count every crisp? Because I'll look like a crazy lady pouring a tin of Pringles out in the office! FWIW, I didn't buy them, I never buy sharing size anything due to portion control issues. It would be ungrateful to reject the can (a weird choice of present from a co-worker) but equally, I just want to…

For me, BMI is important - my original goal was to get down to just under 25. However, I'm not a super sporty person, so it's an appropriate measure for me. Knowing I am officially a "healthy weight" keeps me focused. I want to maintain in 20 to 24.9 for the rest of my life. A lot closer to 24.9, but that's still in the…

I sympathise. My BMR is allegedly 1,350. From trial and error, I'm maintaining around the1,200 (net) mark. All the bumpf says an average woman needs 2,000 calories a day. No wonder I was fat before, I don't need that much. Even on exercise days, I can't eat 2,000 (gross). Given how long I've been logging and weighing (both…

This. :)

I don't mind the compliments. (Why would I?) i don't mind being asked for advice. (Happy to share the health.) What I do dislike are the comments about wasting away and being too thin. I'm an accountant; I'm professionally trained in numbers. I'd like to think I know how to calculate my BMI and check whether I'm too thin…

Some weeks the scales are cruel, but it's so nice you're now seeing results from your hsrd work. Way to go! :)

Semi-skimmed for me. Sometimes I'll have skimmed with my cereal, but then equally, there are times where I go, "Sod it - I'm only saving 20 calories and skimmed milk is not nice!" If you drink milk in your tea, it does all add up. Well done for finding a calorie saving which works for you! :)

I've just got into Green & Blacks - they do a sea salt milk chocolate which satisfies so many different food cravings for me. I've been working it into my macros over the past few days. A square is only 18 calories, it's more the sodium I have to budget for. Delish! :)

If someone is carrying too much weight, losing weight is about bettering their health. Telling someone they have to eat X calories, balance it out with Y macros and only eat foods off Z list is overwhelming and unhelpful, particularly when they're used to eating whatever they want. There are some foods I've given up -…

I use Runkeeper and I find if I eat back all my exercise calories, I still lose, so I'd say it's accurate.

There were a lot of last straws. - Trying on UK size 16 clothes in the changing rooms, finding them unflattering and realising the problem was me not the clothes (you can only fool yourself for so long) - Innocent but hurtful comments from my young niece (kids are honest and unmalicious) - Not being able to fit into my…

This. I've lost a lot of weight by eating the foods I love, just less of them. You have to actually enjoy what you're eating or it's a "diet", i.e. something temporary. You need a solution for life. My advice is to work out the nutritional content of things you enjoy and constructing a menu around that. For example, if you…

If you've suddenly doubled your intake, I'd be inclined to get checked out by your doctor as we're not talking a few extra hundred calories here. On a related note, are you on any medication at the moment? It may be that it's stopped being suitable for you and you need to change to a different brand/strength. Your diary is…

I've never been much of a carnivore, but I've been fully veggie for about 3 weeks now and am determined to stick with it :)

I've just checked for you - 27 days.

My disry is open to friends. I believe in calories out < calories in, so it may not be the most nutritionally balanced, but I'm a vegetarian daily logger and because I live in London, I shop everywhere. Tesco, Waitrose, Morrisons, Sainsburys... Always happy to trade support. :)

I have just discovered vegetarian sushi. It's really low calorie and low fat - picked up a pack by 'Taiko Sushi' from Waitrose, only 150 cals. Picked up some picnic snacks from Sainsbury's, if they're any good, I'll let you know. :) I just don't have time to cook at the moment, plus pre-packed snacks are really easy to log…

I was where you are a few months ago. You have two options: you can revert to form and eat everything in sight. You've done it before, it's easy. But you will hate yourself for it afterwards. You know that. Alternatively - and this is the option I took - you can take that sadness, channel it into determination and eat well…

I am too busy to cook fresh, one of the reasons why I put on weight in the first place - too many meals out and takeaways! What I have noticed is that the premium lines (so in this case, Tesco Finest) are a lot better in terms of calories, fat and saturated fat than the regular or value lines. The taste may be similar, but…

I'm actually nibbling on one of those red pepper and feta rolls now. They are so delicious. If M&S discontinue them at the end of the summer, I shall be grumpy. They used to do a count on us 4 cheese ravioli and eat well pack of stuffed mushrooms which I can't find in any of their branches now. Those were yummy (lazy)…

I went back a week. If your diary really is as miserable as it looks and you haven't missed off a ton of stuff, your calorie info probably isn't accurate. Are you weighing ingredients? Maybe do this the first time you make something so you have a better estimate for next time. Eyeballing food is why a lot of us got fat in…

I am a big fan of the Leggera pizzas at Pizza Express. My favourite is around 415 calories. Plump for one of their dolcetti - the sorbet is only around 85 (it's just one scoop, plus a tea or coffee). Alternatively, Bella Italia do a range of Pizza Vita. No hole in the middle, but the pizzas are wholewheat. All are under…

Not a mum, but not too far away from you. I'm a 28-year-old Londoner. Happy to support! :)

Thanks, have added both of you:)

I handwash bras. Really prolongs their life.

Ummm... ;) My tip is to try the bra on, give yourself a few minutes to get used to it (it will feel a little weird at first) and jump. Again and again. Yes, you feel like an idiot jumping, but when you realise your chest isn't bouncing up and down, you'll know you've found the one. Good luck! :)

Doesn't dig in at all. Cost me around £50, but so worth it. Get yourself over to Bravissimo for a fitting - there's one just off Oxford Circus. It does look pretty ridiculous IMHO, but having worked out in a sports bra and in a regular bra, yes, it does have magic powers. I think I live pretty close to you! That never…

Are you eating back 100% of your exercise calories? How are you calculating them?

Hey, are you local to me? (I'm North London.) I'm a 30FF or 30G in UK sizing dependent on the brand and I swear by Panache Sport. I wasn't sold at first, it's underwired and moulded and I hate moulded bras normally, but they stop the bouncing. Completely. I can't run in a normal bra, it's a whole world of pain, but my…

By the time you decide you need to lose weight, you may be wearing clothes one size too small because you've been struggling to admit how big you've got. So you may not need to buy a size smaller, but your clothes will probably fit much better. Pictures help. I didn't take any 'before' pics as such, but I did take a few…