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Contact their support. My recipes are all still there. But if you do have to tap them in again, surely it's only a couple of minutes time taken while you're cooking the food to enter stuff in. My recipes vary so much I tend to re-write them each time and it's no heart-ache.

This. You will gain initially but remember that it's not fat! It will fall off and then you will be eating properly. I'm 49kg and I maintain on average of 2000 calories a day, of which I eat every single one! :)

How long are you doing the fast walking for? It sounds like you're doing interval training to me, not HIIT.

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Does the Y design a programme on induction for you to follow? If not there are plenty of gym routines available on the internet that you can try out...

Are you sure it wasn't iron you needed?

Absolutely this. Fit your macros into your calories.

The fact that my workouts make things in everyday life easier - like running up some stairs, carrying shopping. Because I'm now proud of my body's capabilities. Because I have made friends at the gym. Because I like new challenges and treat it as a hobby. Because I get to eat more foodz!

I don't know if I could function in every day activities, let alone run on very restricted carbs. Like someone else asked - how little carbs are you eating?

For me yes, maintenance is the hardest part. I've been in maintenance for 3.5 years and it was hellaver learning curve from weight loss. Done the crash diet things - never worked. I needed a re-education in food and exercise and that's what has worked for me from MFP. I can never 'un-learn' the calories in a block of…

I was going to say look at your salt and water intake. Cramp can be a sign of a lack of sodium.

Be very careful with back injuries. If the pain persists or painkillers are not dulling the pain enough then book yourself into the Drs. Look up back stretches on the internet and make sure that you warm up and cool down for your workouts.

It really depends on the pizza as it can vary so much: the thickness of the base, amount of cheese, oil in the sauce, toppings...etc. I guess worst case scenario in calories for a pizza would probably be a thoroughly meat topped Domino's number so it might be worth taking a look at the calories on the database. You could…

Log every morsel I eat every day. I never forget to log. I've been logging for around 4 years. What keeps me logging is that I've learned without doing it I tend to not eat enough or eat too much. Logging my food really doesn't cause me any grief, I actually quite like planning ahead what I'm going to eat. I also workout…

How do you learn about food portions without using a food scale? Yeah 4 years on I don't use one all the time because I know what a portion of pasta or oats looks like, but without every trying the scales I would never have known.

DEFINITELY buy food scales. It's a must have to be successful.

When I started here I went a little bit like that thinking quantity over quality. I have since learned that protein really is the key to a lot of things and one of them being satiety. It will also help preserve your lean muscle mass whilst you putting your body into a calorie deficit. Meat features highly in my diary…

That's quite interesting, I'll often take pasta cooked the night before into the office to eat. Thanks for sharing.

To lose weight you just need to eat at a calorie deficit. Personally I'd say that at eating 1200 calories a day you will soon lose your motivation because you will just end up tired and hungry. Sensible and successful weight loss is generally a SLOW process. There is no quick fix - why do you think all these fad diets…

I'd go for a brisk walk! For 300 calories you can have a pretty decent salad with tuna or chicken.

Try and do something less strenueous at first like going for a walk. Personally I'd leave the gym until the worst of the symptoms were over. You can also try home workouts - look at YouTube, Fitnessblender etc.

If I make popcorn in the microwave without any oils etc, I count it as 30 cals a cup. Generally I prefer the sweet manufactured stuff so I tend to buy it nowadays rather than make it at home.

I don't think it matters. Some of us work to daily calories, some to weekly. It all evens out in the end.

1. Log everything (even on days you're over) 2. Measure/weigh everything 3. work to weekly rather than daily calories (this allows for more flexibility in the long term)

My diary is open to look at. My breakfasts tend to alternate between protein oats or yoghurt with muesli. Lunches - fish and pasta or homemade soup. Dinners vary....this week we've had roast dinner, pizza, chilli con carne (tonight) rissotto, tomorrow I think we're having pork chops..

What about making tomato based stews with the meat? Or using mince?

Sources of protein: Meat Fish Dairy Products Nuts & Seeds Pulses and Legumes. I learned a lot just by reading the labels on things when I did my shopping.

I use a multi-vitamin most days (because I'm quite active) just like Barocca. At the moment I think I have some Bassetts chewable things. I occasionally take iron tablets if I feel I need them, but other than that nothing. It's worth doing some research. I have read that taking calcium supplements unless prescribed is not…

As the person above said, you'll get a better response in other boards. MFP is a great place to start towards and build your goals.

Dinner and relaxing evenings at home or with friends is my favourite time. I love the gym but I love other things a little more...