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On here? Oh God yes.

Have you looked at the thread, "LINKS in MFP you want to read again (and again)"?

Better buffer than drowned.

What do you mean?

Why? We don't know anything about the circumstances of their separation or current friendship.

In this country Chinese takeaway is normally full of MSG. The side effects can leave you feeling strange and unwell. It's the only "treat" food I can't face nowadays.

I think that your plan sounds reasonable. You'll be eating at least 1700 calories a day. If you don't find it sustainable you can always up the 1200 and take things slower.

Well, no, I hit my target weight. My point was that I didn't need to eat carbs at certain times of the day or worry about my percentage of fat. It was literally a case of calorie deficit. ETA - so weight loss isn't sustainable, but 1200 was completely realistic for me.

"Starvation mode" is a very unpopular theory on MFP. Be warned weary traveller!

Good luck, and all the best! Let us know how it goes.

Just to give an alternative view, I was on 1200 calories for the first couple of months and losing pretty much 2lb per week.

Do you want to open your diet so we can offer some thoughts?

I too am a pear-shape. I wear A-line or skater style skirts. In my first 6 weeks on MFP (i.e. not the weeks before on my own) lost about 9lb, 4cm off my hips and nothing off my thighs.

Time of the month, starting weight-lifting and eating (salty) fast food could all contribute to water retention. It also sounds as though you may have over-eaten recently, and that's even more likely without counting your food accurately. I think you're dong fine - bringing in some fitness goals (with the weights) and…

2700 seems quite high. Where did you get that? I.e. what are your stats?

I didn't read carefully enough. 8st is your usual weight I see.

You've gained 10lb of what? You're 5ft 7 and weigh only 8st.

Thanks Rides.

Quick question - do american schools teach cooking?

The way I see it, you can't take everything in from the first day. There's always something new to learn and something to tweak or improve.

You weigh and record each of the hummus ingredients separately, and find the number of calories for the whole batch of hummus. Then, just record the fraction of the whole bowl that you actually ate. Does that answer your question?

I see what you mean about the calorie goal. 2000 seems very high.

I agree with a previous poster, your recording looks good, but your weighing needs to be more accurate. You need to use kitchen scales and a measuring beaker. Also, you make quite a few "generic" or "homemade" choices.

I think all you can do is set aside an hour, choose somewhere with good customer service and try them on until you find ones that fit.

Thanks Padz.

I started with just an empty barbell.

I started off exercising in order to have the calories for a big meal. Now I mostly exercise because I enjoy the way it makes me feel and the fact that I enjoy my heart and lungs being healthier.

My year is typically imbalanced (August is a wonderful month for me for both conscious meal-planning and getting to the gym). September, less so. Just remember that there's always a bank holiday here and a weekend there.

I think that personal grooming is more important than your actual physique because people go for such different things. I'd be thinking of clean teeth, fresh breath, no body odour, clean clothes and shoes rather than body fat percentage. I think exercise keeps you positive though, and you'll need somewhere to work off…

I'm not sure what you mean by "more marketable"? You mean "more attractive to the kind of woman/man I would like to be in a relationship with"?