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fredsnail wrote: »

Have you tried having a week where you eat more than normal (healthy version though - not lots of cakes ) it might just be enough to make your body lose some more when you go back to normal.

This is the strangest advice... I could understand if someone had been losing a lot and had plateaued but not in this case.


Sometimes we eat or drink more than we think. If simply eating healthier in general isn't working, I think it's worth tracking your food intake with an app such as My Fitness Pal or even writing it down and seeing how many calories you are eating. If your weight stays the same in that week then you need to lower the calories a bit. If your weight drops, keep it the same. (and obiously lower too if your weight increases)


Edit: Also I noticed the way you said "I'm eating okay" which didn't sound very confident. So I get the feeling you're not 100% sure if you are or not. Another great reason to track what you eat so you know for sure


Another edit: sorry I just remembered why I came in here in the first place! Ok so it's hot and we're all feeling it, so having an ice lolly is a big temptation. But there's good news - there are loads of lollies out there that are delicious but only 60 calories! That's far less than most other snacks, even the ones marketed as being super low calorie (such as those scrummy Fibre One cake things or Alpen Lights etc) My favourite ones are:
Mini milks 30cal (so you can have 2!)
Rowntrees Watermelon 60cal (my favourites)
Fruit Pastille 58cal
Apple and Strawberry ones from Iceland 60cal (with real chunks of strawberries!)

Then you have Fabs (82) and Twisters (76) which are a little more but you're more likely to see them at an ice cream van so I thought I'd include those. They're still lower than the lowest cereal bars and in this weather I know what I'd rather snack on!


Sure, they do have sugar in them, and not a lot of other nutritional value, but the same goes for most snacks. As long as you eat nutritional meals then you can allow stuff like this.


PS a few scoops of Halo Top ice cream (or Breyers or similar low cal ice cream) mixed with fresh raspberries is TO DIE FOR honestly it's so nice! And so cold and refreshing. And feels lo naughty to eat. But you can have a whole quarter of a tub (vanilla flavour) and it's only 70 calories! Really feels like a proper desert and cools you down too.


No, I don't work for "big ice cream" I'm just a very warm Brit who wants to cool down and keep trim

Chickabiddybex wrote: »

This is the strangest advice... I could understand if someone had been losing a lot and had plateaued but not in this case.

I’ve lost 24 lbs so far, I’m not quite sure what you mean by ‘in this case’? Have you been personally tracking my journey?

A plateau is certainly possible if, like Fred suggested, I have been under eating for my calorie expenditure.

+ 2lbs since last Wednesday. Diet was very similar to the previous week but exercise more varied than the usually done i.e. emptied another compost bin so sorted compost put on the garden. Also, used some dumbbells for upper body exercise.


For the month of July 2018, the outdoor bike miles recorded were 54.7 miles.


Thanks for everything last month fredsnail. Not decided what to do this month yet.