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When I was lifting weights, I manually entered that activity and found that I was continuing to lose about a pound a month despite the numbers indicating I should be maintaining - When I dropped the weight lifting and the only exercise adjustment was the step count, I found it right on the money. Particularly useful for me…

Body composition differences is also a factor I was going to post ~

I have the fitbit one (it's a couple of years old). Go to their website http://help.fitbit.com/?p=one to find out how to reset it. It shouldn't be recording steps while sitting in the box.

You may not be experiencing hunger pangs, but rather the effect of stomach acid in the normal digestion process. It can also be the sign of an ulcer (what feels like hunger pangs 1-3 hours after eating is a symptom).

I found that La Croix sparkling water meets my quest for carbonation. As far as caffeine is concerned, I get that from coffee. I have attempted in the past, just for the challenge of it, to stop caffeine - and even after 7 days without any caffeine (in a tropical paradise, where there was plenty to do), I was getting…

Gaining weight can be insidious. 120 calories a day above maintenance for a month - 1 pound gained. It's not hard to imagine a cycle of a few pounds here, a few pounds there, maybe less exercise for some reason contributing to calorie excess. Being meticulous about intake/outgo is hard to sustain over a life time.

I do way better just leaving junk food alone -

You can do it.

For me, the insufficient sleep is the critical part of the equation. There's no getting around the fact that I need it, and that not getting it makes everything else fall apart.

I use fitbit for activity and mfp for food - linking them is easy and helpful for me.

I suggest maybe a different angle for you. Telling yourself "whatever you do, don't eat the snickers and the wotsits" is interpreted by your mind as "eat the snickers and the wotsits." So my suggestion would be to have healthy, lower calorie snacks around - fresh fruit, vegetables, for example - and when you find yourself…

Given the head injury AND arm injury ... just take a couple of weeks to heal your body, and follow your medical provider's instructions, which might include PT to get the use of your arm back.

The way you describe being afraid of losing control tells me you are dealing with a mental health issue, not a food plan issue. "Dealing with feelings rather than food itself" actually sounds like a way to go. I concur with the therapy recommendation you were given - find a therapist you can work with. If "dealing with…

You'll get a lot of responses that tell you that you could eat your daily calories in twinkies (if you could find them lol) and lose weight as long as you eat less than you burn. However, my advice to you is try your idea and see how you like it. For many people, curtailing bread and pasta in favor of more protein really…

Smaller deficits are easier to maintain and fuel workouts, just my two cents. If I were you, I would also work on the "sedentary" aspect of your day. Stairs instead of elevators, use the furthest away restroom that makes sense, stand up while on the phone, park further away/get off the bus further away, take a lap around…

My version is 227g plain greek yogurt, 31 g chocolate protein powder, 10 g unsweetened cocoa powder, mixed well, sometimes with 80g (or so) banana sliced in. I have not actually looked at protein fluff recipes so I have no idea if what I do comes close.

@PAV8888 the timeframe and conditions are still being investigated - here's a fairly recent abstract - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26399868

One or two eggs fried to taste, served on a piece of whole grain toast, topped with half an avocado and a little ketchup.

If it were me, I'd consult a physician for advice (you don't need to take the advice - just know what you are dealing with and proceed accordingly). You may have one or more things going on - eczema, allergies (topical or other), autoimmune issue, other.

Scales don't tell the whole story. Keep everything going another month and see where you are at, not only scale weight but measurements as well.

Your data are your guide. Close to 5 pounds in two weeks is too fast. Eat more, but track, and adjust your intake as you discover a safe weight loss.

http://michigantoday.umich.edu/youre-about-to-have-a-moving-experience/ This was the closest I got to a credible source in a brief net search.

Fit bit will indeed sync total calorie expenditure for the day (BMR plus activity).

Too little protein and too much sweetness for me. I'll pass, thank you.

Bodies are complicated mechanisms. Scale weight is a factor of both body mass and what happens to be busy digesting inside of it at the same time, plus water. As long as you have a downward trend, are adequately nourished, and feel OK, just keep doing what you are doing. Edit to add this thought - all of the numbers for…

Look at your data for 30 days - I keep an eye on the rolling 30 day average (thank you FitBit for the little graph that tracks CICO).

At that height and weight, I am wondering why you are eating at a deficit at all.

Eat for nutrition and taste, at a small deficit. Monitor your energy levels, get enough sleep, & fold in some resistance training. The weight will come off and you will have developed habits that will help you maintain.

Where is the boredom coming from? What's going on in your life outside of additional carbs, no alcohol, healthy snacks staying within or under my calorie goal and going to the gym 5x a week?

Keep up the good work!