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I weigh myself at the same time every morning without clothes and on a pair of decent scales. In my case my weight can easily fluctuate by 3lbs from day-to-day, sometimes more. (That's compared to a body weight of roughly 185lbs at the moment.) Nothing to worry about. SS

Seems sensible with the exception of recommending squats and stiff-legged deadlifts to beginners. I suspect most people new to weights won't have the form or the shoulder/lower body mobility to do these exercises correctly. I still struggle. Tackle them only with help from somebody experienced and credible. I like the…

Probably the best way to define "heavy" is to think of it in terms of being what you can only just lift for 3 sets of 5 reps or 5 sets of 5 reps. [EDIT: That IS heavy, heavier than I normally go for and I personally aim for 6-8 reps.] I find it useful to set goals in relation to body weight. For example, a 120kg man bench…

I can certainly see the potential for this - one has to be careful even when allowing oneself a little slack...

I am fine with proper fresh pizza made right there in front of me, but chain pizza like Domino or Pizza-La does give me the kind of reaction you describe. There must be some strange stuff in there... SS

I frequently cheat at weekends, but that's partly planned. I deliberately go easier so that I can reward myself a little on Saturday and Sunday after a week of sticking to the plan. If I had the willpower to be strong every day of the week, 365 days of the year, that would be wonderful, but for me it doesn't work. I don't…

I'd be skeptical about setting a goal based on your BMI. My BMI is 26.5, which in theory puts me in the "overweight" category. I am caucasian, slightly muscular, but certainly no bodybuilder, I currently wear a 33" waist and my trainer estimates my body fat at 16%. I don't look overweight any more and most people are…

No. My ring was getting battered. I don't lift with it on. SS

I weigh myself early every morning using a Tanita InnerScan scale. It records the data for every weigh-in to an SD card. Every week or two I take the SD card and dump the data to my PC, which gives me an archive. I can also take a look at the charted data in a spreadsheet. You probably want to have a smoothed series as…

I caught tonsillitis once, decided to gut it out and didn't rest as I should. It persisted for 6 weeks, lasting through 6 different types of antibiotics. Eventually my increasingly desperate doctor got rid of it by giving me an IV every day for 5 days straight. I was weak as a kitten for most of that time. Give tonsillitis…

This "gap between the thighs" is something that Japanese women often talk about as being a sign that you are "properly" slim. Given that they tend to be physically more petite (and thinner) than Americans and Europeans it's probably easier for them to achieve. However, even for Japanese women it may not be a realistic goal…

I thought the same. However I got used to it very quickly. I accept that it may not suit everybody. For me the "eating something every 2-3 hours" just ended up with me snacking with very little control, but all power to those who can do it that way. Testament to the diversity of human dietary experience! SS

That's what I do. I finish dinner at (say) 9pm and then don't eat anything for 15-16 hours so typically 1pm. The only thing I ingest before lunch is a large black coffee or water. Works for me, cuts out several hundred calories and frees up 20-30 mins at the busiest time of my day. Gives me plenty of room to hit my 1600…

I weigh myself at the same time every morning that I am at home before I shower and eat/drink anything. The scales are Tanita and they automatically record the weight and some other data to an SD card in the scales. Every week or two I take the SD card to my PC and download the data from the SD card to the Tanita software…

No, I'm not losing every week. I have weighed and recorded myself daily since beginning counting calories in mid-April. The first few months went well, I fell from 195lbs to 183lbs in 4 months, nice and steady. Then I got on a plateau for another 8 weeks. No idea why! I maintained my calorific deficit and kept exercising…

Speaking as a man with lots of guy friends, I can say from experience that men are visual creatures. You might have a great personality and a lively sense of humour but that isn't visible from the other side of the room so, honestly, it doesn't count at that stage. Most of the time men filter out women who don't clear…