jersey_di1's Journal, 17 Mar 19

Wow well done that's a great loss there. 

well done! and very true. I think I started off with 1800 and have reduced to 1200-1300  

Great. Good luck to continue the trend. 

Wow .. great work .. stay positive and good luck on your journey 👍 

Great loss Jersey x 

brilliant - well done you and love your attitude 

You are really positive, well done 

Hi Well done. I’ve just started, I’m a similar starting weight, recommended intake for me is 2200. This seems high so it’s reassuring to see your success. 💕 

Look at the types of salads they used to make and the rubbish you buy these days. Salads used to be colourful affairs with many herbs and flowers scattered in, which would give a good bit of flavour. Just check which plant life is safe to eat. :) Well done though. I know what you mean about the brain issue, it doesn't want to loose weight, but the rest of me does :) 

online calculators say I should be on 1700 kcal to lose weight, but fs says more... At first it sounded like low amount, but after counting kcals I noticed that if I hold of the sweets & other junk food, I can barely imagine eating that much... Tho my biggest problem seems to be that I forget/don't feel like eating and then overdo it once I make myself go get something to eat.. 

Thanks everyone! let's hope this week is good too but for sure I won't get result like this so I take it when I can 😊  

Well my first day on this never counted calories before. Sea food and eat it but as I’m getting older I’m slowing down and it’s slowly creeping up so I’m trying this just to make me aware of what and how much I’m not or are eating 

Also any tips on using the free side of this app? Thanks 

Princessdawson biggest tip-log everything you eat! You would be surprised how they add up and it helps seeing it. I use this app to log all food and its liked to my Fitbit to measure my exercise. Also support on here is amazing and other people's posts give you ideas for food. Also it helps to see that you are not alone in your struggle. Wish you all the best! Small steps will make big difference long term x 

@Elyrian I understand exactly. What you have to look at is the fact there are 2 official calorie counts, 1 for women 1700 kcal and the other for men 2000 kcal.These are base rates for the middle of the ideal weight range range. If you weigh more than this, then the calorie count would increase as they work out the calories you need to maintain your current weight. There are 4 ways to lower your calorie count. 1/ to falsely reduce your weight, so that the calories you need are shown as less. 2/ Reduce your calorie intake to match what other places say you need to loose weight. 3/ Pick a percentage figure which is the maximum you will go to on your daily intake. 4/ Add food in that you havn't eaten. I do the last one by adding bread as it has a high enough calorie count to make a small difference. Psychologically speaking when I look at the percentage eaten in one day, I no longer think "Oh look I have eaten x% less, it won't matter if I eat ????? A look at my present one and I forget about the bread I added to adjust for the extra calories. :) I agree log everything and make sure you weigh things too. I have a small white board in the kitchen as an aide memoir, then if i snack and conveniently forget later, this helps to remind me :)