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Is that to lose 0.5 lbs a week? If not, see if you can allow yourself more calories. That cheat meal could undo your deficit depending on the size of it. I think you'd be better off fitting in so called 'naughty' food into your regular diet. Maybe a little bit of chocolate every day for example. That isn't a lot to lose by…

Hi there, I get anxious a lot and a few times last year had lapses when that anxiety resulted in uber food noms. There's no magic way to overcome it, it just takes time and increasing your mental strength whatever way works best for you. I will say though the obvious thing to do is at least not have trigger food lying…

Milk, peanut butter and banana is my favourite. Can add Greek yoghurt to that too.

So your problem is feeling miserable? Reduce your calorie deficit so you lose 0.5 lbs a week, you'll have more to eat and still lose weight. You're in no hurry so take your time.

If you can't stop yourself eating chocolate, no one else is going to be able to. You're responsible for what you eat, no one else. Stop looking on enviously at what others eat, it's highly likely when you don't see them they're eating moderate sized meals of healthier sources of food. I have chocolate virtually every day,…

Amen, people need to do this for themselves and not expect anyone else to have to follow their diet or give them support and motivation. Nobody and no mysterious force of nature is forcing you to eat certain things either, so none of this 'but I had to eat the cake' BS that I keep seeing. We're adults here, we're entirely…

Calorie counting (macros counting is better in my opinion) is the best way to get precise results. But I understand doing that can be mind numbing and many people would prefer a more simplistic way to go about things. Since it's got you curious, you may as well give it a try and see if it works for you. If not, it'll be no…

People need to stop looking at food as being more than it is, it isn't a magic thing that will do something amazing. It's just another thing that you either like or you don't, its health benefits are realised only as part of a controlled diet. If you like it, it's great. If you don't, it's not. Personally, I love it for…

So you want a flat stomach and defined abs, but you don't want to workout or eat at a deficit and don't want to pay for a gym? I'm not sure what it is you're asking for exactly here as it seems like you know what you need to do, but won't do it.

The language you use isn't helping you, you can stop at one - there's nothing about you that makes you have to eat more. Justifying it like that isn't going to help you, you need to change that mind set. It's entirely within your control.

So many people come on here asking about motivation, it's not some magic thing you can find from elsewhere - motivation is entirely down to you. It just depends entirely on how much you want something. Picture your two options, being unhealthy or healthy. What does each option require, what does each option do for you and…

Your assumption made me smile, correct assumption by the way. I have food scales, but when my previous ones died on me a few weeks back I did actually consider that as a last resort.

I like to over complicate things so I'll record my body weight and then stand on my bathroom scales whilst holding a salmon fillet and calculating the difference.

I like how three of us in a row gave the same exact 'expert responding to a newbie' type answer straight away, we're so cool.

Calorie deficit. I'm going to assume as you're asking this you find running a daunting prospect and want to be told speed walking is good. So good news, it is. Add an incline to it (treadmill or a hill) and it'll be even better. But for weight loss, calorie deficit.

Hi there (I'm trying to start off by being nice, this is difficult for me), I'm just going to cover some key points here: 1) You can't spot reduce where the fat comes off your body, you can only reduce it in general and eventually everything evens itself out. 2) Quantity of gym sessions isn't as important as quality, in…

I've been doing this for years, do I win the challenge? Just to offer some encouragement, it's amazing how soon you don't even miss the other stuff you used to drink. Water is all your body needs to drink, cutting out other liquids sort of 'resets' your body back to craving what it's supposed to crave. For want of a more…

Honesty is great, but this person just sounds like a d**k. There's a difference between giving an honest assessment and saying something that doesn't even need to be said. Whatever weight you have on you, you know about, you clearly don't need someone to point it out. Personally I'd just tell them to f**k off.

Old fashioned because they don't want to go vegetarian/vegan? Good grief, lose the mightier than thou attitude and just be happy with your own choices rather than needing others to back you up.

I'd chance it.

No, the grease is very much in the calories you'd have logged for the bacon (assuming they are accurate numbers). Don't worry, the cooking process didn't magically produce more calories.

I'm going to assume you have a lot of weight to lose and the doctor is concerned for the impact this is having on your immediate health so wants you to have surgery as a relief from the strain your body is suffering. No disrespect intended. But whatever the doctor insist upon, you can still do your bit here and change your…

You're trying to sound like you know science with your overuse of the word mode. There is no starvation mode and the human body isn't so fragile that one day of no carbs will force you into 'binge mode' once you resume. I wouldn't ever do 5:2 (more than happy with macros control eating at times to suit me), but if you're…

I get it, when I first started all this off a few years back I was always stressing about eating the wrong thing. So it came as a great relief when I realised there's no such thing as wrong food. If you like it, it's right - just fit it into your diet. Personally I prefer 0% and flavour it with whey and add my own fat…

For that person who seems to equate intermittent fasting with starving yourself, it's nothing like that at all. You still eat the same amount of calories, it's just that you eat it all in a specific time window. For example, from 12 to 20:00. I wouldn't recommend it personally, but if you can do it, you want to do it and…

Only you can provide motivation for yourself, no one else. Once you take full responsibility for that, it'll get easier. You basically have to learn to see the bigger picture and how much of that bigger picture you want to occupy. Do you want to be happier with yourself? If yes, that's your motivation once you truly want…

You need to see a doctor and get referred to someone who can help with these thoughts. Been there myself, it's a horrible place to be but it's a reversible situation.

For many people eating is a private thing that they don't wish to be the topic of discussion or viewing by anyone else.

No, I get it, 3 lbs can mean a lot to some people. It does to me. But the upside is you can lose that weight as quickly as you gained it. It won't take much to shift it, especially if it's water weight.

Are you expecting everyone to to just go "You're right, we'll be super nice from now on now that you've brought this up."? The entire internet is full of people who say stuff you don't like, accept it or switch it off. In fact, life is like that. By the way, you'll find many people on here do know what they're talking…