snoringcat Member

13.1 miles (half marathon). Ran without stopping for 2hrs 25mins.

Big congrats!!! I went from a size 12/14 - now down to size 8 (UK). Really great to buy a whole new wardrobe! :wink:

I'm slightly taller than you, but same weight. I was on 1200 when losing, but have been maintained on a net of 1500 since March. If you are not recording how many calories you eat, then there's no way you are going to easily maintain - you need to keep up the logging discipline you had when you were losing.

Banana and strawberry protein smoothie made with semi skimmed milk. I use ON gold standard whey, vanilla flavour.

I wouldn't go by what other people use - we all have a different running style and gait. Go to a proper running store and have your gait analysed. They video you running on a treadmill and then playback in slomo. It helps to see if your ankles pronate when you run and any other problems like uneven weight distribution.…

A sandwich takes 5 mins to make - get up 5 mins earlier!!

Weight loss is simple - it's calories in vs calories out. If you eat less than you burn, you will lose weight. MFP simplifies the calculation of how many calories you need to eat to lose 'x' amount (in lb/week). What you have to do is log accurately what you do eat to keep track of it. That means weighing & measuring…

I'm 5'2.5" and 52yrs old. Started my weight loss journey at 153lbs last summer - have been in maintenance at around 109lbs since March. I started with the C25K program and now run about 5 miles, 3 times a week.

If you are not weighing or measuring foods, then how can you know how many calories you are consuming??

The only macro I really look at is protein, but that's because, as a runner, I want to make sure that I get enough to repair damaged muscle tissue.

Just being alive burns calories. If you do no exercise, you can still lose weight by eating at a calorie deficit (as others have said). If you exercise then it is easier to get a deficit, but it is by no means necessary to exercise to lose weight.

Place in an ovenproof dish, can of tomatoes poured over - add some onion & garlic if liked. Top with a 'crumble' mix of flour/butter, oats & grated cheese if liked. Bake for about 25 mins. Or use it in a kedgeree (with rice, curry powder & hard boiled eggs).

It's ok to estimate things like that. Where the scale comes in handy is when you are portioning out meat/veg/etc or adding your own recipes. Oh and I agree with the other posters - if you find yourself 'short' of calories, then do some exercise. The other night I realised I was going to go over by a couple of hundred or so…

This app tells you how many calories in the 'amount' of food you are eating, but it's up to you to input that amount accurately & that means a food scale. Until then, you are only estimating.

I'm 52. Started last June counting calories and started running via the Couch to 5K (C25K) program last July. Happy to report that I've met & exceeded my target weight loss (lost 43lb altogether) and been successfully maintaining for the last 4 months. I still run 3 times a week (doing around 4-5 miles each run). It's not…

I always used to get carb cravings a few days before my period. I'd sometimes give in to them, but if I did I went for extra walks to burn a few more calories. Don't forget that the scales may go up anyway due to water retention - I'd always put on 2-3lb during my period but it would come right off again as soon as it was…

In for the yummy examples!

How many calories are you eating?

This ^^^^^. So much this.

Goals are personal measures - sorry that over the last year you don't feel you have anything to celebrate. Over the last year; I have reached (& exceeded) my target weight and been in maintenance for 2 months - that's a goal achieved for me. I have gone from being 'unable to run', to running 5 miles, three times a week and…

Yes it wouldn't matter for weight loss. Weight loss in theory is simple - you eat less calories than you burn and you will lose weight. Use MFP's calculators to give you a 'target' number of calories to eat to lose, eg 1lb a week. Weight and measure food/drinks accurately (use a food scale) to work out how many calories…

^^^ this

You seem to have missed out one of the obvious ones; CICO - calories in/calories out

Achieving a goal, that simple.

How far into the C25K program are you? It can take time for your respiratory system to adjust. I think, for me, it was about week 3 or so before I felt that my breathing was coming under control.

Yup! Love them! I usually count 300 cals for the ones I eat.

I don't. I drink when I'm thirsty. This '8 glasses a day' thing is a myth. The body has a perfectly good homeostatic mechanism when it comes to maintaining fluid balance. it's called 'thirst'.

There's a problem right there - "about 1200" cals? Are you weighing everything on a food scale? Are you measuring liquids accurately? Unless you are, you have NO IDEA how many calories you are eating. How are you monitoring your exercise calorie burn? Weight loss is all about CICO - calories in vs calories out. If you eat…

If she had 'destroyed' her metabolism, she'd be dead. Thyroid issues are associated with weight gain/loss so it may be more difficult for her to lose, but it should still be possible.

It's absolute bollox. My qualifications - BSc(Hons), MSc, Biochemistry