I skimmed down from over 15 stone to 7 and a half stone AMA

[Scammell]

This!!

how old are you @Scammell. Did you use a slimming group or just do it alone?

No - didn't cut out any food groups and no apps used

how did you pick 1200cals? Did you stick to that amount throughout. Can I have a typical days food? Spill!!

Well done, a great achievement! If you don't mind the question, approximately how old are you and how long have you been overweight? Might that make a difference with the springiness of skin?

No supplements

I did running on treadmill - 25 mins
Aerobics
Step Aerobics
Swimming
I started off exercising 3 times/week - in last 9 months it was every day

A general dieting question from me; we mostly eat meals cooked from scratch. How do you work out the calorie content of a meal that you've cooked (if no cal info available in the recipe)?

Also congratulations OP. That's an amazing achievement.

32 now. Did it alone

Actually back then I chose not 1200 cans day but bizarrely 1330 a day !! I'd go lower than 1330 now though.

Me again 🤣

How did you get in the right mindset?

Was this you're first time trying to lose weight?

That's a fantastic achievement, well done! Struggling to lose an extra 2 stone here so looking for tips!

I did overall stick to this amount but not always - and if I didn't / I'd make up for it by subtracting cals off later days. To be honest - cos I was doing this calorie controlled thing I'd have a lot of pre packed sandwiches/crisps etc as they'd have the exact cal amounts on the packets !!

How long have you been at your target weight?

Have you had to address any emotional behaviours with food?

Of course I'd also go out for work meals etc when I couldn't accurately count calories so used to allow e.g. 1000 cals for main - 500 for starter / dessert and maybe 150 ish got glass of wine ?

I'm 32 now I was 26 when I started

Do you find that people you don't know treat you or respond to you differently when you're slim compared to when you were bigger?

I'd been overweight a long while then - bout 4 years - include pregnancy

Mo meals cooked from scratch all pre packed

Thank you !

To get in mindset - it was new year to start and in the last half a goo

Sorry posted too soon / in the last half a good looking bloke started my work to get me in right mindset ! no not first time losing weight

Good luck you've got this !

Been at target weight for - 3 and a half years - I'm pregnant now though

Emotional behaviour last around good - I addressed wanting to eat by reading magazines instead

Definitely- many more men were attracted to me when slim who would have probably if anything taken the piss before