I recalcuated the macros today, and dropped my calorie deficiency by another 100 calories down to 1600. The absolute lowest I've seen from multiple calculators for someone my weight (339 lbs) was 1650 to lose 2 lbs a week, so I'm not going crazy with it. At my starting weight, all the calculators said to eat between 1800 and 2000 calories, but I found I had to drop that to 1700 to see the decent 2 to 3 lbs loss per week.

I also changed my carb/protein/fats ratios. I was going for 40/30/30, but found I just couldn't get enough protein in to meet my daily goal - the protein sources were so calorie dense, and if I switch to trying to get it in with meat, then I wasn't getting enough fruits and veggies in. So I'm going for 40/25/35 now; we'll see if that makes a difference.

1000% agree - Started in January, was doing great, slowed down in March. Lost .5 lbs one week, lost 0 lbs the next week, then lost 1lb this week, but when I do the math I've overall lost 1.5lb a week since January, which is perfect! (I'm also a Polycyster, so I know them feels!)

One thing that helps me is to focus on intensely flavored things: pickles, peppers, hot sauce, tangy olives, cinnamon, capers, lemons, hibiscus tea, vinegar, fig vinegar, onions, garlic, etc. I use these intensely flavored foods with more bland veggies and voila! high volume, high flavor foods. Meat and cheese sandwich= meh. Meat, cheese, lettuce, pickles, spinach, tomatoes, jalapeno = high volume and delicious. Same with eggs in the am: stirfry onions, kale, garlic and mix in eggs and the flavor tales the edge off of kale (for me) and the volume has gone up.
Another thing (that some people might find sad) is that I treat tea like a rx. In the am I have lemon ginger with breakfast to promote good digestion, I have a mid morning hibiscus one because I don't drink wine and think the polyphenols are good for me, mid pm I have black tea with sugar and milk for a boost and I have peppermint tea at night to promote my sleepytime ritual of relaxation. Even if the science is bunk on the usefulness of the teas: increasing hydration, promoting a slowing down at the end of a meal, and drinking warm liquids to promote a full belly satisfaction feeling are all things that might help someone. So it's what I do.

I also want to join Diet Bet, but I'm just not losing enough yet. 3lbs a week would be too hard to commit to. Good luck @Theo166 and @jameyer73 let us know how it goes!!

I wouldn't suggest dietbet until you were in a solid rhythm and averaging close to 1% weekly of your weight.

So far it's going fine for me, I also did my initial weigh-in at end of the day after drinking all my water. I'll do my final weigh in first thing in the morning, when I'm my lightest.

Nice, thanks, I'm not going to do that then. Good for you! Good luck!

Two more links worth sharing

Documentary: FRONTLINE on supplements and their safety

Article on motivation, about becoming a little better today than you were yesterday
http://www.coreyhiben.com/2017/01/04/motivation-vs-dedication/

I'm getting back to the pool (I was formerly a daily swimmer for more than a year) and I'm using music to help motivate me to go, to increase intensity, and to decrease intensity. I have a playlist for the active part of my trip (the drive there and laps) then another for the cool down shower, trip to sauna and final rinse/dressing. Treating myself with new music makes it exciting and pleasurable. Also, my vanity is helping out because I remind myself that my post swim trip to the sauna, total moisturizing, face mask and hair mask are necessary 3x a week to keep up my personal awesomeness. It's silly, but it gets me in the pool.

If you happen to get Chocolate eggs tomorrow, I have a tip for not over indulging. Break it up into individual 25g portions and put in little Tubs. It'll stop you (me!) eating the whole thing at once then regretting it later!

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If you happen to get Chocolate eggs tomorrow, I have a tip for not over indulging. Break it up into individual 25g portions and put in little Tubs. It'll stop you (me!) eating the whole thing at once then regretting it later!

Great Idea! Chocolate isn't my problem, but I do the same thing with potato chips - gotta have my Cape Cod Kettle Chips now and then. I put 1oz portions into tubs and when I feel the need, I grab one and avoid eating 1/2 of the bag.

I'll eat a family sized bag of chips in an afternoon, so I had to stop buying them. Maybe when I'm on maintenance I'll try the 1oz portion trick but for now I just have to completely avoid that temptation.