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My problem with bread to dip is the amount of butter I like to put on it. I can easily eat triple the amount of calories from the soup in bread and butter alone. Bread also makes me pretty bloated. But it still has to be done sometimes

Take the highest calorie option from the database. It will be a LOT. And genuine LOL at the poster suggesting steamed veggies with a chipshop tea :)

Porridge made with almond milk and raspberries, sprinkled with a little bit of light muscavado sugar

What is your point?

Born and bred Londoner. Although I'm currently living in Sussex so not really around to 'chill' with you I'm afraid.

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See your doctor You need to eat significantly more than you do

Thanks again. I'm not eating anything very different, just smaller portions and a greater proportion of nutritionally good stuff. I try to limit wheat as it makes me bloated.

Thanks for all the input! Though some people seem to have missed some of my posts, or misread them. It's not an issue with blemishes/aging, it's spots It's not primarily caused by my face wash, I started using that after the breakouts began I eat plenty of fat I'm going to try several ideas, primarily using a gentler…

Ha, I swear likea trooper IRL. I just don't want to offend any sensitive folk.

I'll also double my efforts with water

I'm going to try the milder cleanser for a start. But without too much optimism as I only started using the antibacterial one in response to the breakouts.

Sun exposure: Chance would be a fine thing in the UK. I do get some dark pigmentation when I get a tan in summer, but this is actual spots, sore and lumpy. Bleurgh.

Hormonal issue: It presents like that's the issue, but I'm on a birth control pill that is supposed to be helpful for preventing breakouts. Dry skin: I don't use a lot of products on my skin. Just the face wash after working out (which I started after the problem began) then a light moisturiser with some added almond oil.…

...in fact looking at my fats, it's the one area I'm consistently slightly over on

I'm not often much under my fats. I use real butter and have cheese and yogurts etc. I'd love an excuse to eat more though, so maybe I'll give it a try.

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I'm home alone tonight so doing myself a big BLT, with lean bacon and added avocado. Other meals on my planner: Quinoa with puttanesca sauce Prawn, lemon and chilli risotto Vegetable meatball curry Cottage pie with kale Sausag, fennel and apple pasta sauce with spaghetti

Well, to be honest it seems like you need a few home truths. You can carry on justifying your food intake and over estimated burns but it won't make anything change. You haven't lost weight this week, if you acknowledged where you were going wrong you'd stand a good chance of losing next week and every week from then on,…

You need to get less angry. You're asking for advice and people are giving it. Yes, you may be able to eat junk food and stay within your calories, but it looks like you are way overestimating your calories burned. You are also eating a lot of high sodium, high fat, over processed food. If you are serious about losing…

Make better choices tomorrow, drink lots of water and up your exercise. That's all you can do For what it's worth I don't think your choices were bad, but you didn't need to have the pb toast before dinner obv.

Can I come please? It all sounds delicious

I can't be that scary!

Don't worry, I drink loads of water. I just don't track it. But it's def. enough. I think I might be a bit high in sodium but a lot of UK entries have incorrect data for sodium, so it's a bit meaningless tracking it. (it's been entered in g's despite being mg's). I really appreciate all the advice. I hope my explanation of…

But it shouldn't be killing my deficit. What I eat at weekends is my TDEE - which I calculate from a sedentary level, then add in only 'proper' exercise - like 30DS or my mega hill-y cycling. I don't log in all the walking and running up and downstairs I do day in, day out. I know my calories burnt might not be entirely…

Like I said before, I do think I look slimmer, but I couldn't do measurements as the only tape measure I could find was only 15cms long - not much use! I can't do intermittent fasting - I just wouldn't get through my active daily life on 500 cals. I have to safely cycle to and from work and walk the kids home from their…

Well I've recalculated my TDEE and it's still coming out at just over 2000cals a day. And like I say I tend to go for the less active options and then add a moderate amount of exercise cals on top. I don't think I've got any metabolic issues or thyroid. I'm in all round very good health. Maybe, one day I'll have to accept…

Oh, and I'd like to change things up a bit more, but I am very time poor with a full time job and a young family - 30DS fits in and I otherwise wouldn't get much outright exercise in. I'm also going to give the advice about measuring bodyfat a go - I definitely FEEL more 'trim' so it might be the kind of encouragement I…

I'm not dropping to 1200 - I'd fall over if I ate that little. Strangely I've lost at this weight/calorie deficit before, eating very similar food. I am probably doing more exercise now though and it's baffling why I'm getting worse results. I appreciate all the feedback. Like I said, I'm not in a hurry, I'm happy to lose…

Well, I weigh everything and log honestly. I also rather underestimate my TDEE during the week as I don't log my walking - which is over an hours worth. So while I appreciate what you're saying I'm not sure how it's the case.