Maxine smith's Journal, 09 April 2019

two weeks on and still at the same weight - do you think my body is telling me something? averaged 1000 cal a day for a week, averaged 1400 cal a day for a week. I feel like my body has just switched off! 

did lose 4.5kg in the first month and was super excited - haven't changed anything except upped my cals from 1000 to 1400 when it was suggested maybe I was eating too few. not sure I can manage on less than 1000 for a significant amount of time but maybe that is the answer to kick start the loss again. so tricky when there is no easy answer (and exercise does not make me lose weight... I trained and competed for a 10km rough runner last year and didn't lose a pound 😳) 

It must be so frustrating. Easier said than done I know but try to relax, concentrate on the nutritional values of your foods and accurate calorie measurement and the scales will start to drop again in time. Don't give up xx 

My first week using this app and it seems really good. I would just say that you should also measure yourself. If you train and exercise you may not lose weight but you may loose inches 👍 keep it up 😉 

You’re doing fab, that hardest part is recognising there is a problem and doing something about it - you’ve done that otherwise you wouldn’t be on here. Make sure you are super strict with your weights and measurements of food (including sauces) and it doesn’t hurt to double check packaging against FS as I have found that there are a lot of errors. I’ve noticed that you are weighing daily, if you are doing this then make sure it’s at the same time every day (personally I weigh every week but some people do it monthly but remember to be consistent) - also measure yourself (Biceps, thighs, hips, waste, chest) you will notice these figures move more than the numbers on the scales. A rough guide is that 3500Kcals equates to 1lb of body fat so if you over eat by 3500kcals you will gain 1lb and if you cut 3500kcals you will lose 1lb (cutting can include calories burned by moving as well as dieting). Good luck! You got this 😊 

Google zig zagging calories see if that's any help :) 

Nice tip Yasmine, never heard of that 👍 

thank you all - just reading your comments has helped to settle my nerves. I haven't measured myself so will do this. have bought a bikini for the summer - having the incentive to wear it outside of my bedroom and onto a beach will keep me on track. photographs are definitely not included 😂 

also, just read about zig zagging - had never heard of this before and will def keep this in mind. if may relieve me of the guilt of when my calories creep up on some days. Thank you