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I went from 109kg to around 72kg and have been maintaining for about four years now. I'm now around 69, planning to go down to around 65kg. It's all about finding what works for you—you can have the most perfect diet and fitness plan but if you hate living like that, it's not gonna work long-term. I love food and still eat…

I have his other book 'Body By You' and would recommend that at least. I prefer lifting weights but don't have access to a gym at the moment so I just started it. It's easily scalable to your level as you start the programme with an evaluation so, yes, I think it's definitely suitable for beginners as well. It's only up to…

There is a USDA entry for 'Rice, white, long-grain, regular, cooked, unenriched, with salt' (also entries for without salt, enriched etc.) that has both 1 cup and 100g as options.

Ok, now I'm starting to think you might have your terminology confused!? Feng Shui—there's really only so much time you can spend to redecorate or even renovate your house to align with good qi. I'm guessing you do some form of meditation!? /Sorry for the thread derailment. You, I like. I just checked Amazon and they do…

They don't sell PB2 in Europe :cry: @im_simply_karen, 300kcal is really a pretty good amount of calories. You can get some veggies or fruit and combine them with some protein and fat. I like cutting up an apple and spreading some peanut butter on it, for example. @moog54, you practice Feng Shui to distract you from…

Full-fat dairy, fattier cuts of meat, oils and butter, nuts and nut butter, ice cream, chocolate, sweets in general.

This! 7lbs in a month is a lot for someone who doesn't have much to lose anyway, you're dangerously close to starving yourself (in the actual sense of the word), you have totally unrealistic expectations and you seem to suffer from body dysmorphia. Please seek professional help. ETA: Our posts overlapped. What's your goal…

Read this: community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants How long have you been at this? How are you determining what you eat? Unless you use a food scale and weigh everything, and make sure you're using correct database entries, chances are you're eating more than…

This, it's MFP that does the rounding. Do you ever actually go into the entry to correct it there?

Haha, glad I inspired some people to make lists of the weight of their dishes as well :D It's awesome!

Also, beyond MFP not tracking many micros, most foods don't list them so how would you even know? I know in the US they usually give at least Vitamins A and C, Calcium and Iron but if your name is a reference to where you live, you'll quickly discover that a lot of foods here only list the basics: Carbs, fat and protein,…

I have a picture in my profile. My W/H ratio is 0.67 with a 28" waist and 42" hips. Btw, W/H ratio is just one tool to determine possible health risks related to bodyfat. It's not the end-all, be-all determinant of health. Unfortunately I lost my old data so I can't tell you the exact numbers but mine hasn't been over 0.85…

If you log accurately and follow MFP's method of setting your calorie goal, you should be eating back at least part of your exercise calories, though. Not because too big of a deficit will put you in 'starvation mode' but due to the issues associated with too big of a deficit such as those that were already pointed out in…

I like crustless quiche: Sauté a bunch of chopped veggies (and diced meat if you want) with some spices (I like salt, pepper and thyme). Whisk four eggs with more spices, altogether about 1 cup of dairy (I like to use half milk, half something a bit thicker like sour cream or canned coconut milk), and grated or finely…

I have a list on my phone with the weight of all my pots and pans because I always forget to weigh them when I cook.

As a European, I still don't get 'measuring' food by volume. Cramming butter in a cup, seriously? Apart from me genuinely not understanding how that works, it seems a lot more hassle, and definitely more dirty dishes, than putting the butter package on the scale, taring and cutting off a piece. Even before I kept a food…

Thanks! And going higher is brilliant, why did I not think of that?

I'd also suggest eating to maintenance. If you haven't already, enable negative adjustments from your fitbit to account for the lack of even 'sedentary' movement.

This site might help as well: myfridgefood.com/ You put in the ingredients you can eat and it gives you meal suggestions.

Personally, I think you should focus on your health first! Weight loss will follow as long as you honestly and accurately log all your food and stay in a calorie deficit. But it might take a while considering you need to probably get your thyroid medication right so making your health your prime motivation might be a…

When I feel like that, I tell myself I'll just do a really short workout, and by the time I've started, I usually feel so good that I do the whole thing. Crappy days can often lead to the best workouts :) https://debuk.wordpress.com/2015/07/05/just-dont-do-it/

This. Make sure to see an endocrinologist about your thyroid, not just a GP. Iodine supplementation is NOT a valid treatment for hypothyroidism, it can actually make it worse.

I think it sounds like a good idea! I'm down to the last few kg and I don't care how long it takes me so I recently changed my MFP settings to maintenance and just strive to come in below that. Ideally I'd like to keep a 250kcal deficit for a 0.25kg loss but I find this setting psychologically healthier for me at this…

I've been mainly lifting in the 8–12 rep range so far but I'll start a new programme in August that includes 3–5 reps for one exercise per workout as a strength focus. I can't do heavy regular squats for medical reasons and am wondering what exercise would be best to use for the lower rep range? I can do single leg…

I consider bread and cheese very good foods! Foods are just foods, they're neither good nor bad (unless you have food allergies/intolerances). A healthy diet is a question of balance and context and can totally contain bread and cheese and even chocolate, ice cream and cake and whatever else you like to eat. I lost about…