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Originally Posted by wannabslim  Thanks guys 
According to the FF site I would need just under 1200 calories each day to lose 2lb a week. I have had a look at how many I've been eating on WW, and because I choose low fat stuff I have actually been eating well over that on WW!! No wonder I struggle to lose weight most weeks!!
So, think cal counting may be just what I need to give my metabolism a chance to get back to normal and I plan to up my exercise to an hour a day 5 days a week as I have a gym membership and actually enjoy going!! I do aquafit x2 a week, pilates x1, so will need to add an hour twice a week doing cardio and weights in the actual gym to make sure I reach that target... either that or a workout DVD at home if I cant be bothered/dont have time to go the gym!!
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I'm a foodfocus user for over a year now, but my only 'gripe' with it is that it's daily cal recommendations tend to be on the low side. I know you probably entered '2lb per week loss', but the fact its given you less than 1200cals suggest this rate of loss is too fast for you- i.e.it may be unsustainable, and may lead to plateaus (as happened before). I recommend you google BMR calculators and see how many calories your body needs each day to function. Now, this will be a lot higher than 1200cals, but in order to avoid doing your system/metabolism any harm, its necessary to eat this amount. To lose the weight, calculate your daily 'burn' and take 500/1000cals away from this. If this figure is less than your BMR- then use your exercise calories to 'up' your daily burn, thus increasing your deficit. This way you won't be 'starving', and it'll be much easier to sustain any weight loss? I hope that wasn't too confusing? LOL!
I also use *link removed* to help answer any queries I have about cc. Good luck!