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I find road running far more enjoyable. I have a nice bush walk available to me within a few kilometres of my house so there is always something nice to see. Furthermore - as someone said above - you cannot push the stop button, you need to walk back! I therefore find it is easier to walk/run longer distances since it…

Comfort eating for sure. High stress job + the usual daily stressors don't help. Not prioritising (in fact not scheduling) exercise didn't help. Hitting over 40 and "fat" genes certainly don't help but I know that these are "cop out" excuses!

Pizza is definitely my weakness too. I went to a genuine italian restaurant with a friend a few weeks ago and had two slices of Sicilian pizza (950 calories for the two - ouch), some ham and cheese pizza (definitely nicer than the garden variety) and - for desert - nutella pizza - first time I tried it. Yum. I think I was…

Hmmm now that's an idea lol.... Mfp introduces new pokefit trading card system. Battle your friends (and pounds) by adding the new bonus card lamfit4life!

Hi there. There are some good suggestions in other posts. Personally I am on 1640 a day (though now that I have lost weight I should be on less). I too had a hard time not exceeding my limit (and still do). However after around 110 days on mfp, I can say these are the things that helped me: 1. Exercise. The more exercise…

Hey I just spotted this thread. After seeing all the "ladies only" threads (I regret it every time I take a peek), its glad to see a beefy, blokey thread on offer. With 8 pages too (and counting!) Going back to the original questions, here's my 2 cents after spending over 110 or so days on mfp: 1. While Strength Training -…

If you are hungry, you must be doing something right and sticking to the mfp plan! You need a reward! Eat up.

Pizza. Oh - nutritious and healthy? Salty snack - air popped popcorn. Sweet snack - strawberries, table spoon of crunchy nut cereal.

I have yoyo'd in weight over the years. For me I always had a mental block when I reached a certain weight. As soon as I reached that number (even though way off my goal weight) I thought I was ok and slowly slipped into bad eating habits - the plateau became longer and longer until I simply gave up. Back up went the…

Don't think of Mfp as a "diet" that restricts you from eating certain foods. But do think of it as an opportunity to engage in a healthier lifestyle. If you can find a healthier alternative to a particular junk food that you like (eg air pop popcorn instead of crips) do it! Your body will thank you (even if still the same…

Aussie Aussie Aussie oi oi... I'm in Sydney. Always welcome to add me,

You have done very well. Keep it up till you reach your goal. I have another Mfp friend who has recently swapped to maintenance mode after nearing his goal. He is still losing weight! So even if I reach my goal (and I have a long way) I will probably still log on indefinitely to make sure that ithe weight doesn't come…

GH, I have already sent you a private message which you have acknowledged. But I see you are still struggling. And I know a lot of us struggle. So - although I can hardly say I am an "expert" - here are a few of my tips (that I myself am trying to follow): 1. Understand that a lot of us are also struggling (I know I am).…

Hey John - I have to say that - just like real life - friends here seem to have different motives on this web site. I too try and keep my friends to a manageable size. Just like you (I assume), my primary goal is weight loss not chatting up members of the opposite sex. However whilst I have tried to pick some friends who…

I tend to go for higher values unless i am near goal lol. Then i put in the lowest value I can get away with. Seriously though, I guess at the end of the day it depends on your results. if you are losing, you must be doing something right

i use this strategy sometimes. However, I find its best if you can try to stay as close to your MFP goal as possible. Too low and you go in starvation mode. Too high and you don't lose weight. However I have found that sometimes when I binge, I try to make up for it by going a little less than goal over the next few days.…

Hey Im trying to find more Sydney (or at least Aussie) friends. How's it going for all us Aussies?

Hi and welcome. A lot of your comments could apply to me although alas, I am shorter... and older.... and live in Australia! Good luck. Feel free to add me

Interesting article. Although I live in Australia (no Florida tomatoes here), supermarket tomatoes still taste bland, tasteless. Dare I say it, I think that those practises described in the article could be responsible. One thing that there is doubt about: nothing beats natural, home grown tomatoes. I find that the only…

Thats amazing. Inspirational!

Air popped pop corn is always a great low cal snack. Low cals for what you get. OK, its actually quite high in complex carbohydrates percentage wise but compared to other carb foods is still relatively low I believe. And its actually got fiber too. I actually researched it and like the idea that you can add seasoning such…

ShOCk, I see you are a man on a mission. I deduce from your post and your profile that you are a statistician or someone that likes working with facts? You do make some good points. Unfortunately as you are probably all too painfully aware, even many so called experts like to flip flop in their opinions from time to time.…

Could not see your diary so I guess it will be hard for many people to give you a meaningful comment. However personally I would love to have the same problem as you! I find it really hard NOT go go over my calories lol. However I have to say there are days where (especially with exercise) I am 200-300 cals below goal.…

When I was younger (and lighter), I slept like (er) a baby! I would get up perhaps once to pee at night. I could easily sleep in till noon! Beautiful, deep, sound sleep . Now I too often suffer from insomnia and interrupted sleep. I blame my weight as well as the stressors of the day. I also have the annoying habit of…

Good topic. I find it hard to get 8 glasses. I usually remember to have water with each meal (that's 3) but I have to force myself to have more unless I am exercising when I naturally crave more. It doesn't help that's it's the end of winter here (hitting spring only today)... It's easier to have water on warmer days. I…

I use an iPhone app, it's conservative but that's ok

I am getting busy at work lately and also finding it hard to slot exercixs time during the week. Personally I have used a 2 prong attack. Firstly I try to log on "some" exercise during the week even if it's 20mins slow walking. I then try to do as much exercise as I can on the weekend. Of course I am not as fit as a lot of…

My daughter bought me a Guinea Pig for my birthday. Yep that's him in my profile. Strangely one of my inspirations (reminds me not to eat like him lol)

Some great advice by all esp Aunty and hpygirl, I have been tracking calories for 65 days now. I've been conservative with goals and only do modest exercise (though I have upped it a little over the weekends lately). What I know is this: forget short-term "dieting", think LONG TERM LIFESTYLE CHANGES (sorry for the caps, I…