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I'm not sure what to do about your family & the restaurants (since I've not worked it out yet...) but with my boyfriend I made a "rule" that he's only allowed to bring junk into the house if it's going to be eaten the same day. He sometimes leaves a multipack of chocolate in his car but I don't know about that and so don't…

Something that helped me with my anxiety about exercising was to remember that exercise does not equal the gym. Can you go for walks/ runs? Do you have space for one exercise machine in your house? Find what's making you anxious and remove that, at least to begin with. Once you're used to exercising again you can work…

I said no to homemade banana bread AND flapjacks at work today! I kept to my pre-planned meal plan for the day, up to an including the chocolate bar I budgeted for this evening.

I tend to find the calories of "aerobics: high impact" and half them. If you've got a way to make a more educated guess then go for it, but my method has led to me losing weight consistently

So far I've found that setting deadlines for weight loss really demotivates me if I don't meet them. Some goals that are working for me are: I will stay within my calorie goal today I will eat clean for one week I will exercise 3 times this week. I will finish the warm up of my exercise without taking a break To me, it's…

Yep. I don't mind people who aren't actively supportive but I will never understand the people who actively discourage me.

It depends on a lot of things, particularly your starting weight. I would advise against setting deadlines for your weight loss/ goals in a month. It only leads to disappointment. Instead set those goals as a "one day" thing and set goals for "stay within my calorie goal" and "don't eat junk for a week".

Can you tell us your height and weight? It's difficult to estimate your deficit without knowing that. In the meantime I would say that a lot of your measurements seem to be pretty round numbers. Are you measuring everything accurately? Weighing something is more accurate than saying "I ate about half that". The simple…

I was 150lbs (about) when I was 18. I gained until around 210lbs and have only just started losing it. CW: 196lbs GW: 150lbs (to be reevaluated when I'm closer)

I'm in- this will be my first time doing the challenge. Does all exercise count? I.e. does going for a fairly casual walk count, if it's genuinely exercise or do I have to be pushing myself loads to count it?

"Clean your plate" before you start eating. Look at the food when you get it and decide what is a suitable portion. Get all the extra food off your plate. Then you can eat all the food left, clean your plate and not feel guilty/ overeat. You might have to ask for an extra plate for the extra food but I've found that my SO…

Dairylea Dunkers: Jumbo Tubes REAL Coca Cola (though I normally swap to Coke Zero...)

I started Insanity from the start last Friday (so on day 5 of week 1). I've done the first 3 weeks before but then ended up somewhere without my DVDs . Now I have them back and am starting again! :) I'd love some people to help me keep going. I'm even considering putting "Rest Day" as an exercise (burning 1 cal) so…

It's not essential (for everyone) but it makes calorie counting a whole lot easier. Even without considering the increased accuracy you get from digital scales (as opposed to "oh, that's about 40g" with analogue scales) its just so much easier. Put your plate down on the scales and zero it after you add each food. That's…

Feel free to add me as well :)

Eat at the normal times you would eat but just eat less. If you starve yourself the rest of the day to make up for your earlier eating then this is never going to be sustainable, and you're much more likely to overeat tomorrow as well. Just call today a loss and try to minimise how much you're over budget. Then forget…

There's a board on here dedicated to maintaining weight. They might be able to help you, but I think it's against the rules to post the same thread in multiple places. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/forums/show/50201-goal-maintaining-weight

I log from 6am-6am. When I started I found that I was waiting until past midnight to eat something I really didn't need and then eating less the next day to compensate. So, if I count late night snacks as the day before I don't do this anymore (well, I don't overcompensate the day after now!)

I don't have a "schedule" exactly but I do eat the same way every day- Breakfast: 400-700 calories depending on exercise Snack 1: normally less than 150 calories Dinner: 500-800 calories depending on exercise Snack 2: normally 200-300 calories Snack 3: normally 100 calories So, at the high end this is 2050 calories and the…

Feel free to add me- I started at 210lbs just under 2 months ago and now I'm 197. Getting under that 200lb mark is such a good feeling and I'm sure you can do it!

Have you tried insanity yet? I really wouldn't recommend doing Insanity along with any other intensive exercise (except maybe weight lifting). Insanity is pretty extreme if you're using it right. I've been doing Insanity 3-5 times a week for 3 weeks and haven't lost much weight (5lbs). I've lost an inch from my waist and…

Well- do you add vegetables into meals or just eat them on their own? What vegetables do you like? There's literally dozens of them! For instance today I've eaten courgette, onion, garlic, tomato, peas, sweetcorn, broccoli, spinach, (mushrooms), jalapenos, lettuce, cucumber, olives and gerkins. Half were part of a pasta…

I've been doing it for 3 weeks (only 4-5 times a week) and it still kills me. The important thing I've found is just to get to the end of it. Sounds easy, I know. I've found that taking breaks all the time is fine- even during the warm up if you need them. Also, if you can't do any particular activity then pick which ever…

It's fine. If it works for you then go for it. Just keep in mind your calorie intake. My grandfather did a "soup diet" and every soup has huge hunks of bread and real butter, and cream in most of the soups. Suffice to say it didn't go well. Just hit your calorie intake, get enough fluids and keep your macros in mind as…

When I saw my grandmother for the first time in 3 years (we live really far away) the first thing she said to me was "oh, you're still the short plump one!". I was 14 and perfectly normal for my age/height. It's been a long line of comments like that from when I was about 12 (and maybe even earlier) that led me to just…

Not worth it YET. There's seriously no point atm. You'll pay tons of money (even in a sale) for something that'll be overpriced and defunct in a year. Wait until they've been around a little longer and then get a properly good one. Source: Broke Elec Engineer.

Exercise: Insanity (3-5 times a week- not properly), swimming (1-2 times a week) and walking (any evenings when I feel like I've been lazy) Food: I make most of my food myself- lots of pasta and wraps and salads while the weather is hot. Also, I eat out with friends once a week.

I've lost 13lbs in 40 days from using MFP and exercising more frequently (ie starting to exercise). I will say that I eat more than MFP recommends so I'd say to work out your own target from BMR/TDEE

Meh, add me if you want. I'll like your posts if they're interesting but otherwise kind of coast through the "friendship".

Hi, I'm a lot like you- my starting weight was 210lbs and I just want to be healthier. I don't have a little one, though :) Feel free to add me. I've only been on here about a month but I'm on every day.