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If it’s Lakanto then you can swap it 1:1 and my family can’t tell the difference. That stuff is magic. Swapping butter for applesauce would work in other kinds of baked goods but not cookies!

This close to goal you will lose slowly, 1/2 pound or less/week, that combined with new exercise causing water retention you are very likely unable to see anything on the scale (extra water balancing out any fat loss). Fat loss, even when we have more to lose, takes weeks to show on the scale, short term weigh ins only…

The last part about trends tells me she’s not treating you, just spouting nonsense. It makes me unreasonably angry on your behalf, given what you shared with how your body is reacting to the foods she’s advised she’s killing you, not helping you. Please listen to your body and what it tells you via your sugar readings…

And the bonus for the whole container on the scale method is you can lick the spoon since your going to log the calories stuck to it

In addition to water and gum, hot tea. Fruity or cinnamon ones that have a touch of natural sweetness to them. The hot liquid helps. And I agree, you will adjust in a bit and then the hunger will be easier.

All lagers will have similar numbers won't they? They all have carbs which are just sugar, right? That's what carbs are if not fiber and sadly no lager has that:) I'm guessing you just found a nutrition panel that showed the carbs broken down into sugars for the Fosters. Any lager with a nutrition panel showing how many of…

No they do understand. That's why they are encouraging you to eat more. Eat to your goal. Not under it. Re-assess your goal with a reasonable loss per week with your activity level dialed in. Eat your activity calories, your loss comes from the deficit MFP has already calculated for you. As a busy, at home Mom of a…

I've lived with the partner that prefers me fat for over two decades too. A health scare got him to stop being an @ss about it. By focusing on a health issue all the underlying passive fear issues magically disappeared. You could go to the doctor and manufacture a scare;) Or tell him to Lump it. Your health matters and you…

I will be checking for these on my next trip there!

Has the scale or tape measure shown change? BodPod is not a great tool for showing progress per a quick google search. A month is a short amount of time. Are you weighing all solids and semi solids on a scale or using cups and spoons to measure your intake?

Kids eat what we eat. That's the simplest way to view it. You already know it based on your own story. If you are making and eating balanced meals they will learn to eat them. They will hate some things and love others you can't predict which will be which. And so long as over a week things are somewhat balanced don't…

Ridiculous as it sounds the protein powder trick is too sweet for me. The coffee can't be strong enough to mask the too sweet. I stick with a bit of real sugar (2 dots) and two tablespoons of half and half. The creamy is apparently more important than the sweet. And I agree, coffee that's not worth drinking isn't going to…

Log log log. Logging and facing what you eat is the only path forward IMO. Focus on how you feel when you want to "go off the rails" and remind yourself that if hunger isn't the problem food isn't the answer. Staying busy and productive can help here. IME, when eating was your biggest best habit/ friend there is a fair…

Upping your protein intake may help you resist temptation. It helps many people with hunger. It's certainly worth a try. When you do have food from the restaurant remember how high the sodium is and drink water to try to counteract the water retention. Good luck!

And you are thereby losing a much greater percentage of your lean mass (muscles) than you'll like when you get 'done'. It's a thing. You might want to check it out.

The most important thing I've learned, aside from the most fundamental part of eating less than I burn equals loss, is that loss takes time. Patience and trusting the process to work over time is key. Others may want me to starve to lose weight fast because they see my weight as a crisis but if I'm going to do this long…

One of the reasons that I'm succeeding at sustaining my deficit long enough to lose, and maintain for periods of time, is that I do not cook different food for myself. I eat what I cook for the family. There is always someone who won't eat some part of the meal and sometimes it's me:) if my husband or son won't eat a…

A habit replacement for me is I've substituted buying a calorie free or as close as possible treat in place of that bag of candy or chips I used to buy. A nice cold Diet Coke or fresh pack of gum are not the punishment of being allowed absolutely nothing. So when the itch to "get something" hits I'm now pretty good at…

Seconded. Focusing on changing habits in ways that stick matters more than anything else. I'm down 80 with 40 more to go, at least. This is not my first rodeo, This time it works and keeps on working because nothing I've done is a temporary fix.

Exercise is not what will move the scale. Food intake is what does that. Don't get that backwards will only lead to frustration. Exercise is for health and happiness. Walking is the perfect "mom" exercise. A gym with daycare works well (not for a one month old yet) and workout videos are great too. Nap time=exercise time.…

Im so glad you posted this. My slow cooker is dead so I've just ordered this. Have wanted one and like the deal. Happy Mother's Day to me! Gina at Skinnytaste has posted some of her slow cooker recipes converted to the instapot. So you might look there for recipes too. She never disappoints IMO.

Is that your TDEE or your BMR though?

I don't have any studies to quote but I know I've read that a 200/day lowering is pretty normal. That's not insignificant but not as horrible as the 500 they were throwing around in that article.

You can google for a facility that can measure your rmr. I would only go to a reputable hospital or other non-weight loss business location. kwim? That article was disheartening, for sure. The reality is we aren't actually guaranteed that the BL fast weight loss is the SOLE cause of the lowered rmr. Knowing the reality of…

So then you've two options. 1) You haven't given this enough time to see scale weight change. As women this can be excruciatingly painfully slow. My weight only changes once every four weeks. It took me months to accept this was my reality and learn to trust my logging and math rather than more regular scale feedback. I…

To "weigh all of your food" I will just add: How are you measuring your exercise calories? And are you eating all of them? It is depressingly easy to under estimate our intake and over estimate our exercise and end up perfectly maintaining weight rather than losing. Believe me, we've all 'been there' and it's not a…

In addition to sticking to a calorie deficit and weighing my food? Finally grasping that it takes time. Allowing it to take time and getting over the fact that it wasn't going to be fast. This finally allowed me to do the first part long enough to get 60lbs off myself. I have more to lose but not being morbidly obese is…

The $50 zip is an awesome Fitbit choice. I started with it and loved it. My DH upgraded me to a One after a year for Christmas. I wouldn't spend the $100 but he would! I never wanted the wrist kind so that helped my happiness level with the zip. There are other devoted zip users around here. It's a great budget option. And…

+1 I use this salt once a day and have no more leg cramps.

The only requirement to lose weight is a caloric deficit. Nothing else matters, not how much you workout, how perfectly you hit your macros or even how perfectly you track your intake. If you are losing weight then by definition you are eating less than you burn. If you are not you are not. There is unfortunately no other…