ClaireShepherd

I like this - and my opinion and I'm not a doctor or PT or any other professional related to the industry so I'd ignore me if I were you! 1. Starvation mode - doesn't happen in a day 2. 1kg of muscle is smaller than 1kg of fat - yup but it weighs the same :O) 3. Water weight - so agree we are made of water 4. TOM gains - a…

Well if being shouted at can ever be a compliment the slang dictionary defines thick as " having a nice body. Usually used towards females." :happy:

As long you enter the correct food that you weighed e.g. cooked or uncooked then its fine. Cooking food often dehydrates or hydrates depending on what you are cooking. Pasta is the perfect example, but most foods you are not adding water to will become more dense so that there are more calories per unit of weight. Just…

Three little words for me sum it all up.... Cheese and Bread

I manage my intake on the weekend to maintenance but plan everything. However it is worth remembering that when you are at the end of your journey you will have to maintain your weight so adjusting the way you eat on the weekend will support that. Its a lifestyle change long term not a short term solution

Hi, Sorry to hear you are struggling. Can I ask that within your workouts do you also do strength training, weights etc? Claire

I tend to eat very carefully in the week at or just below the 1450 calories I have and then to maintenance calories at the weekend. I have only a little left to loose and I am happy for it to take 6 weeks or 3 months. I loose around 0.5 pound a week on average which is perfect for me.

I always have ear phones in and stare past people - sometimes I don't even have an mp3 player attached :O) I go to the gym to work out not to make friends or anything else!