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Top tips for maintaining motivation.
There might be a thread on this somewhere, but i thought i would share some of what have been successful for me so far this year. I started one week into January and 10 weeks later i have lost a stone and a half, had MANY cheat days and almost lost my way. I stopped believing i was happy with what i had achieved when in…
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"You don't want to look gaunt!"
So i went down from 15.5 stone to 13 stone (217 pounds to 182) and i am really happy with how i look. However, im starting to get comments like "you don't want to look gaunt" "you'll start to look ill" and so on. The problem is that within myself i still feel chubby and definitely feel like i have at least another 14…
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Learning to eat less
Despite doing well for 3 months now, i am still able to eat massive portions of food and i never feel satisfied until i am properly full. I can still eat and eat despite losing two stone by calorie counting. Will this never stop! When i have treat days i literally stuff myself stupid. When i eat light meals during the week…
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When to eat lots of protein
Im a 6ft tall male, i have lost 2 stone from 15.5 to 13.5 stone so im really pleased. My body shape is still very wobbly though, especially on my hips and i know i have at least another stone to lose. My question is should i be trying to eat more protein now i am a lower weight but still eating at a pretty big calorie…
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Eating out...
So my mum and dad wanted to take us all out for good friday so we went to a gastro pub type place. After scanning the menu and rejecting things like chicken caeser salad and a quinoa meal i had the bacon cheese burger and chips. I feel rubbish now for having it as i have pretty much eaten my whole calorie amount for the…
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Moooooooobs
For the last 18/19 years of my life, pretty much since i remember being body conscious, i have had to put up with these f**kers. For so long, every glimpse in the mirror i look at myself and hate the sight of them. Not enough to do something about mind until now! Haha. My question is - As a 29 year old male who is 6 foot…
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Help! Im ill!
Okay so im 19 days in and im doing really well, but i have such a bad cold/virus. Coughing and spluttering and my heads pounding/congested. Im trying to be good but a huge part of me wants to feast on buiscits and chocolate! Whats worse is i have been off work today and yesterday and probably tomorrow so I'm not even…
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(Long post!) Understanding calorie counters
Okay so, im a postman - meaning im walking around 6-7miles extra then a sedentary person every day. My fitness pal logs the steps i take so to begin with i was set to "sedentary" and then adding the steps i take at work each day as exercise. However, i decided to calculate my TDEE based on my job occupation and it showed i…
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How often should i weigh myself?
I'm thinking weekly like i have done all my life when attempting to lose weight, but would daily be alright? Or even fortnightly?
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Feeling lightheaded.
So, im a postman and for the first time in 3 years working i have decided to try and lose weight. I have worked out that compared to my days off i can walk between 5-7 miles extra each day, which includes walking round the office aswell. I have always struggled with feeling lightheaded if I don't eat properly, so i would…
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Question about lifestyle and step counter
Hi, new to this! I have just updated my profile and as my job is being a postman the app suggested i set my lifestyle as "active". However, i need to lose alot of weight - and as i use my iPhone on delivery it adds up the steps i take each day which is then updated to the fitness pal app. My question is will the two bits…
