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Yoghurt could be good or just some chicken strips? I tend to avoid jerky because of the salt content. Or just glug a load of water? How long between your workout and getting to eat dinner?

I work to weekly calories generally but I eat ALL my calories within that time frame.

Don't worry about it. I don't count calories on my birthday or Christmas day - it's the law!

I've been maintaining on here for years now...and to be honest logging is what works for me. I got really disheartened with it a couple of years ago and stopped logging and lost too much weight. I also realised that because fitness is a big part of my life that I needed to ensure I was eating enough for that (at the time I…

Good that you are aware of your sodium as so many people aren't! I live with someone that shouldn't exceed 2g salt a day so I'm very wary of the amount in products. There is not a soup on the shelf that doesn't have 2g of salt per can! We just make stuff from scratch most of the time/avoid stock cubes/cured meats etc.

Really?! Are you sure it wasn't distorted by which way you were leaning round to look at it?

The scale isn't always the best measure. When I was in weight loss, I found measurements to be far more satisfying than the number on the scale and even know, I'm far more conscious of how my clothes feel on me as opposed to a number. When losing weight I would weigh in about once a fortnight, in the morning, in the nude.…

My diary is open, sometimes it's lovely and healthy and other times it's not - that's life. I don't accept friends that don't have open diaries.

50% is quite a lot of protein...how many grams for you does this equate to?

Sounds like you already have a great plan!

When I started here nearly four years ago I pretty much lost weight through deficit alone. I then realised that I wanted to eat more and then started to exercise, I then realised I actually really loved exercise. For me, my activity at being 5'3" and 110lb is the difference to maintaining on 1470 or 2000+ Everyone's…

Set your goals on MFP to maintain (i.e. don't lose any weight), log everything you eat, and aim for that calorie goal each day.[/quote] ^^ This. You can also work to weekly net cals if you want a bit of flexbitlity for parties etc

I've been here for over donkeys years - about 3 and a half! Maintaining for 2.5 of those. Feel free to add me.

Sounds lovely and I will be giving it a go! Some days are for a real cheesecake and other days are for a lighter variation.

5'3" 110lb and maintain at around 2000 calories a day.

I keep logging, keep exercising and keep my goals interesting (goal tend to be fitness ones).

Start putting your calories up gradually - e.g. 100 extra a week until you reach your MFP maintenance weight and see what happens. You wont be maintaining on 1200 cals a day and you might find you get a sudden loss of weight. As an example, I'm 110lb and maintain at 2000 calories a day.

Eat whatever you fancy that fits in your calorie plan! Sounds tasty!

Remember every runner was a newbie at one point. I used to wheeze after half a mile and now I can run 13 without stopping. I found that progress was made through trying to go a little further each time, mixing up walking/running/walking/running...having a motivating playlist. Some days will be better than others for no…

Nope always rest before a race. Best of luck!!! The atmosphere and other runners will spur you along on the day. Hope you enjoy it.

I stop my HRM when the workout is over and I leave the room/gym it happened in! Normally when my HR is just under 100bpm too as Si has said above. If there's a cool down/stretch after a class - then after that, and from the gym it's on leaving the room (I walk home and stretch at home and that's not recorded on the HRM).

I tried it - Grenade powder or something? It was horrible. I felt jittery and it didn't seem to make a damned bit of difference to my workout - I think I was expecting it to turn me into a superhero or something ;) Cup of coffee and a good breakfast for me before a workout (normally oats with whey and PB).

CX Worx is a core strength workout which is pretty good for 30 minutes. Uses weight (normally a plate in the class I go to) and a resistance band. There's one on YouTube you can look at.

Hi - congrats on the 10lb! A blend of doing cardio and strength training will get you in good shape and you'll see real progress in both areas. There's plenty of YouTube workouts, you don't necessarily need weights either - body weight exercises can be just as good. There's also iPhone/iPad apps with workouts on it,…

Ooh interesting. I see adidas have also brought out an HRM for the wrist. Might wait a while for the reviews on their accuracy though - last research I did there was still some way for things to come before your HR could be accurately read from your wrist. Looking forward to progress in this area though - I love me some…

Porridge with milk, natural whey powder, crunchy peanut butter stirred in and then some PB2 and syrup. Noms. Oh and washed down with a low cal hot chocolate drink with some coffee thrown in as a low calorie mocha.

If you enjoy exercising then I'd recommend making a fitness goal that will get you considering food more as fuel and a necessity to achieve your targets and hopefully eating more.

This. ^^^ I also have a friend who really wants to lose a bit of weight and always moans at how I manage to keep the weight off. She knows how I do it through MFP but she thinks that it's obsessive counting calories and wont do it.

I'm 5'3" and 110lb and maintain at around 2000 cals a day. Your body takes a while to adjust to maintenance so take it slowly by adding small increments of calories at a time, but I'm sure that unless you really spend your entire day and evening sat down doing nothing, you will maintain at higher than 1450.

Can you not ask them to improve their facilities??