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I don't like it. I don't criticise people for smoking, or not working out enough, or whatever. Do people comment on my weight really think I'm not aware I'm fat?? Lol. My mother talks about me losing weight all the time. It's SO effing annoying. We've had blazing rows about it and she still does it, incessantly. If I've…

Haha, it's okay, it's good to know it can be done. I'm going to experiment with a turkey burger, maybe with a slice of melted cheese, and some sweet potato fries - I'm sure it will taste good!

Yeah, I guess these days are just inevitable! However, I told myself that this time, I will gradually train myself to be someone who CHOOSES not to eat that junk. I don't want to just count calories of unhealthy food - been there before and it didn't work long-term. So I went for a walk, got a coffee, and decided that I am…

I completely agree, and I've found ways of incorporating stuff I like into my diet, like the small tubs of Ben and Jerry's (300 calories), 60 cal bags of popcorn, mini bags of haribo, so I still can enjoy the stuff I like just not in the quantities I used to. However, fast food doesn't work that way for me. I start to get…

Thanks Transformer! I think I will give it a while, because I'm doing okay at 1750 calories (av. over the week), but if it slows down and a week at TDEE doesn't help, then I'll trying for a couple of weeks, see if I can shock my body into dropping a few!

The scale?

I think 'lifestyle change' is just a more PC way of saying 'diet', to be honest. I HATE the term lifestyle change, because I associate it with weight watchers where everyone ate 1200 calories of diet box food a day and said 'yeah but it's a lifestyle change though'….and packed all the weight back on. People use that term…

Thanks for all the responses. I think I will see my doctor and ask for all the heart tests to see what kind of shape it's in. At least then I'll know for sure. And in the meantime work at losing this weight. Apart from the weight, I'm healthy - I don't drink, I don't smoke, I work out. But my paternal grandmother had a…

I'm in, if I can be on Dolvett's team.

Just imagine what GOOD that working out is doing. Preventing arthritis and osteoporosis later on in your life by protecting your bones. Strengthening your heart. Warding off depression. Keeping your mind sharp - possibly helping to prevent alzheimer's later on in life. Definitely not for nothing. Just a reinforcement to…

Ah thanks, it's good to know it's not just me!

For me, the problem was that I planned to do this for the rest of my life. I thought that's what we SHOULD do. People are always saying 'lifestyle change!' etc, and I do understand the idea behind it - that you can never go back to your old ways. However, I needed a realistic 'maintenance plan'. To lose weight, I count my…

Thanks everyone, I'm going to incorporate a lot of these suggestions and see if they make a difference. I drink a lot of caffeine, eat a lot of carbs and probably not enough protein now that I think about it. So I'm going to base my meals around protein, and make my morning coffee my only coffee. Also go to the gym at…

Thanks! I will try that.

Ah, so maybe I'll start hitting the gym at lunch time some weekdays and see if it makes a difference. Around 80-90g protein a day, I would estimate. Mainly from white meat and dairy.

Definitely lots of interesting responses here. I agree with both sentiments - the 'I ate too much cos it was delicious' school of thought and the 'yeah, but there might be a 'why' behind it' thought too. I'm honestly not sure what applies to me. I'm very, very active and do sometimes more than an hour of cardio a day, plus…

Wow, interesting (and diverse) responses! I think a LOT of the reason I eat too much is through boredom. I don't have a satisfying job, but I'm working on that. I just find myself in situations where I could either go to McDonald's at the station on my way home, or not go to McDonalds. Why can't I say no?! Because it's…

Hey! That sounds just like me - I really question whether calorie counting is right for me, because I tend to throw in the towel if I go over, and eat out of 'failure'! There are lots of different approaches out there, and if you've lost the bulk of your weight you might look into intuitive eating - essentially throwing…