Posts by waley_bean

I think using your BMI as an indication of healthy weight is a good way to go so to make sure you don't fall into what would be considered as underweight.  I am 5'6" and am now 126.5 lbs which is a good weight for me, I was aiming for 126lb straight which I will probably reach in the next few days.  I don't want to be any slimmer because it won't suit me and I will look too thin especially now I am older.

I imagine it is quite easy to get obsessed about losing weight, especially if you have found a system that really works for you.

I wouldn't worry about it too much, as someone already said calories are an estimate to a degree.

I took that a few years ago and I gained about 2-3 stone. I stopped taking it and the weight didn't fall off, I had to make an effort to lose it which I have now done :)

To be honest I have had mainly positive comments about my weight loss (3 stone in total) but a couple of people have told me I was getting too thin including my Mother and a work colleague who deliberately made me feel uncomfortable. I'm not too thin, I'm 5ft 6" and 133lbs which yes is slim but certainly not skinny and I still have the odd "fat" day and wonder if I should aim for 9 stone which is what I weighed in my younger days but I don't think it would suit me so much now I'm older.

I honestly think those people just got used to seeing me chubby and found it a shock to see me much slimmer.  I had always been naturally very slim in my teens to early 20's (From 8 stone to 9 stone max) but got a bit too plump in the last few years of my late 20's due to sitting in front of the TV with my partner and eating too many takeaways so it gradually crept on. Well I don't touch takeaways now and watch the calories and I feel like a totally different person as I am far more confident in my own skin :)

I think a lot of people forget to amend the date bit when using CC to work out how much they need to eat per day calorie wise, hence the 1200 coming up a lot. I personally would say not to go lower than 1300 during your diet else you find you get really hungry and it's bad for you.

I have stupid neighbours too, mainly weird nosey ones that go through the bins. Personally I would complain about the noise if I were you.

Thank you Valor :) Oh I wouldn't say I was knowledgeable about weight loss at all. The following of a strict amount of calories per day thing really seemed to work for me, so I was lucky. I actually quite enjoy totting up my foods via a online list so have made it a permanent habit so I always know what I'm eating calorie wise :) 

I do have little treats here and there, but takeaways have been permanently removed from my diet as they contributed heavily to my weight gain previously.

Thank you! :) I started eating to a reduced calorie plan in December 2008 as I was fed up of feeling tubby, but joined on here February 2009 as keeping a hand written food diary was hassle compared to just keying it in online.  I started on 1600 calories per day then dropped to 1300 after I had lost a stone (14 pounds).  I have currently adjusted that to 1350 calories per day as I do want to lose a little bit more in a sensible time frame, but not anything more than another 7lbs else my clothes won't fit!

I feel a lot happier about the way I look now and have dropped 2 dress sizes which is nice, but I would like to be a little bit slimmer.  My work colleagues have said I look great as I am now and shouldn't expect to be the size I was when I was younger now at my age. However I would feel better a little bit thinner :)  I must confess the only exercise I get is at work, which is very little, so I haven't been doing an weights or anything like that.  

It really is surprising how differently people treat you when you slim down a lot, especially the opposite sex.  It's nice to receive lots of compliments of course and people keep asking me how I did it so I give them this website address as I honestly don't think anything else would have worked for me :)

She was rude and personally I would not sign up at a place where the staff think they can talk to you how they please. 

I would suppose that if you are eating a low amount of calories then you are unlikely to be eating a high amount of fat. Personally I don't have time to add up calories as well as fat content etc, when just watching my calories works and I am according to my digital scales within a healthy percentage of body fat.

Well they also say a lot of us ladies are wearing the wrong size, me included so it's probably not accurate.

Does anyone know of a good site to work out bra size? I'm really confused 'cos I always thought I was a 34B, I have quite a small upper body but all the online calculators tell me to wear a 36A, but I'm only a UK size 12 on the top and bottom so surely that can't be right as my under bust meaurement is only about 31"?

Personally I use my digital scales which measure both weight and fat. I think fat is very tricky is measure 100% accurately but as long as my fat percentage is within the healthy range I don't worry about it :)

Never ban yourself from eating the foods you like, simply just cut down on the chocolate, cakes etc. I have the odd small chocolate bar here and there and I stick to the crisps with less calories in like Quavers and Wotsits and I have still lost over 2 stone in 6 months with no real exercise :) You can have nice stuff, just not huge amounts of it in one go :) I don't agree with those silly diets that ban bread or sugar or whatever. They encourage people not to eat properly.

I don't think it's the end of the world if you go a little over your daily calorie allowance, but not constantly or by a huge amount. As long as you are still seeing some form of weight loss then you don't need to worry :)

Personally I would say have at least 1300 if you don't do any exercise like me. I weighed about 175 when I started near Xmas and it recommended 1600 but when I checked again after losing a good amount of weight it advised 1300 which my body has now gotten used to with careful planning of meals and I tend to lose about 1 pound a week. I only have 4 pounds left to lose now :)

I think you probably need to eat a lot more calories per day considering your young age and low weight.  If you choose the right foods then you won't gain lots of fat.

I don't think you need to do much more exercise than you have already listed.  Perhaps join a gym and ask for advice on the best light type of exercise for your frame.