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Ah okay... I think am starting to get it! Thanks so much for your answers (amusedmonkey's especially made a lot of sense to me)!! So to restate what I think I've understood from this: iPhone/MFP assumes I've already moved enough to constitute my pre-set energy level (which is 'lightly active' at the moment - but obviously…

Thanks for all of your responses so far! My fear with setting up negative calorie adjustments is that MFP will tell me I have to eat less, which I don't want :( I've had some trouble maintaining weight in the past (for several reasons, including ill health), so I guess I'm worried that if I enable negative adjustments,…

Hi all - I just bought a FitBit One recently. Have been using MFP for ~5 years. Been maintaining for about 1-2 years now. Any advice on my little predicament would be greatly appreciated! Until now, I've been using my iPhone's pedometer (synced with MFP). I have only got positive calorie adjustments enabled (not negative).…

Thanks so much for your replies. I'm interested to look into the nasal strips! And not a bad idea with numbing the gums - as long as I didn't get a weird numb throat from it too haha! Thanks for the suggestions! Also I'm interested to hear that I'm not the only one who has had this. I did think about buying some saline…

Thanks for your reply :) Yeah I'm not sure - I do get pretty severe hayfever, but this just feels a bit different... I'm sorry to hear you suffer outside when exercising, too - it's so annoying, I love being outdoors when working out but it just seems to serve up so many more obstacles than the gym!!

I'm a vegetarian and have been for 3.5 years. It was a moral/guilt thing. I was lactose intolerant in the past (following a virus) so I became used to eating dairy-free. I occasionally eat dairy now, but mostly eat a fairly vegan-friendly diet. I am strict about not eating several additives that many of my vegetarian…

I have lost and gained significant amounts weight many times in my short life so far... but I have definitely noticed what you're talking about. Not every time, but it has definitely happened before. I often find that I am more critical of my own body when I start to pay more attention to it. I find that I also have much…

Also I used to have to 'take it out' for work (for cosmetic reasons, not food-handling or anything), but I would just wear a clear retainer in it, otherwise it would grow over. You could barely notice it!

I have one and it is so easy to look after and looks gorgeous!! I had a helix piercing that was SO hard to look after (it got infected all the time...I guess because it was always touching my hair) so I took it out. But I've not had any problems with my nose piecing! One time it fell out and then the hole grew over so I…

Also, the jelly oranges aren't actually mine :( I found them on the internet! How great do they look though?! There are recipes/instructions around on the internet (some seem better than others) - one day I want to try it out!!

Thanks for the great advice everyone!! In the future if I'm worried, I might try finding a recipe... that's a good idea! The only reason I'm worrying about this is that I'm on maintenance at the moment (stressful times) - so I'm already eating at my maximum allowance... and I've already gone over a couple of days in the…

I *always* gain weight when I have my period. It is SOOO disheartening. But I still weigh myself... because I'm obsessive like that. But if I weigh more than I did before it started, then I don't log it. I then weigh myself the next week, and that extra weight *always* comes off. YAY!

It's good to see that you're optimistic and congratulations on your weight loss so far :) However, in my medical degree (I'm studying to be a doctor) I have been told time and time again that the average amount of weight that medications such as Orlistat help people to lose... is 2-3 kg (4.4-6.6 lbs) and that is over about…

Also, I *would* tell the company that "made" it. They should try to prevent this from happening, I think.

I think it depends on what type of parasite it is. If this is the kind of parasite that will cause your family to be very sick or to ultimately be malnourished (e.g. a tapeworm), then I think you should tell them and all go on a course of anti-parasitic drugs straight away. If it's the kind that doesn't cause a parasitic…

I think this topic has been covered pretty thoroughly in this discussion, but I just wanted to add one more point: I was always taught that the only reason small and frequent meals are recommended is because most people get hungry more than three times a day, and when you're really hungry, you can make stupid food…

Once before when I lost about 25 kg (55 lbs) - my boobs and bum did shrink, definitely. BUT - and I think this is what lots of us often forget - it happens in proportion the rest of your body. If you lose the weight slowly and healthily (i.e. not with a crash diet) - then you will look in proportion once you've lost the…

Thank you so much to every single person who has replied. Honestly. I can't tell you how much I just needed to feel like I was connecting with some people in the same boat. I am going to keep reading and re-reading these comments, and already I feel like I can get back on track tomorrow. You've all given me some great food…