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Eating your calories in one meal vs. three makes no difference. It's completely personal choice, and one person may lose better eating only one meal because they stick to their calorie goal better, but meal timing doesn't affect weight loss. Your system doesn't need detoxifying, your body takes care of that for you itself.…

One glass of non-lemon-based lemon juice coming up.

I meant this thread itself. Every time I see this thread's title, I suppose would have been a better way of phrasing it. Inb4 the influx of new posters asking if painting causes weight gain.

I forgot to check back on this thread, but you already got some great answers from others. I was 368lbs when I started, I know the temptation to get the weight off fast. But do it the healthy way. Your body will thank you.

Why are you trying to net only 500kcal? That is not healthy nor sustainable.

Not gonna lie, every time I see this topic, my first thought is: Did you eat the paint?

I spike quite a bit during ovulation. Give it a few days.

It's the chemikalz. They're all out to make us fat.

I agree. You're doing a great job, but I hope you're not eating only 1200kcal a day. I started at 368lbs, am now 296lbs, and I eat ~1700kcal without exercise, around 2000kcal with. There's no reason to eat miserably low at our weight, not when we have so much to lose.

That's not how it works. It only adds calories for the steps your activity level doesn't take into account. My activity level is sedentary. If I stay under 2,000 steps a day, Fitbit + MFP doesn't give me extra calories. When I go over 2,000 steps, it starts adding calories because I'm not sedentary at that point. They…

You... eat those calories. Best way to "handle" them.

You're not actually reducing the sodium if you do this, you're just diluting it down so that it doesn't taste as salty. If the OP dilutes the soup and then eats it all anyway, they're still taking in the same amount of sodium.

This isn't about making the others around you live the way you live, it's about exercising self-control. Foods aren't bad, they're just food. If they fit into your calorie goals, eat them. If you can't eat them without eating the whole bag and killing your deficit, ignore them. I've found that willpower is a lot easier…

Wouldn't eating in a way to prevent bonk be a good idea?

Track your results from eating back only 50% and see how it goes. I tracked my intake/expenditure/weight loss for a few months and found that my fitbit's adjustment was completely accurate. I'm able to eat 100% of the adjustment back and still lose my 2lbs a week.

If those numbers are accurate, she's giving her body only 300kcal to survive on the entire day. That's a problem, no matter how you want to rationalize it.

Those numbers don't match with MFP's activity levels, however. If you take more than 2,500 steps a day, you're not considered sedentary by MFP. But if the OP is using a fitbit and allowing it to make adjustments, it doesn't really matter. It'll adjust it however it needs to in order for the numbers to match up at the end…

You're wrong. OP, please ignore all of the quoted posts. Counting calories works. Caffeine will not harm you (though, if you want to give it up, do it slowly). All you have to do is accurately measure your food and stay at your calorie goal. You don't have to exercise, but it generally improves your health and it's good…

Not eating enough will cause weight loss and eventually death by starvation. Your body won't "hold onto fat", it'll devour everything as it tries to survive.

No, starvation mode is not a thing. Eating more calories doesn't cause a higher weight loss, the OP likely has inaccuracies in their logging.

The only way that cutting out caffeine would help my weight loss is because if someone took away my coffee, I would probably kill them. And then I'd have 150lbs of negativity lost from my life.

I started out at 368lbs, I've lost ~70lbs so far. All you need to do is count calories. There's no reason to try and restrict, no real need for exercise yet (I injured my knees exercising at my highest weight). If you can, purchase a food scale and weigh the things you eat. Choose the correct entries in the database and…

I'm not commenting on the useless woo pills, but why are you eating so little? You said you had a small breakfast, and then for lunch you only had two eggs, some veggies, and peanut butter? What's your calorie goal for the day?

As a guesstimate on calories, I'd say you're eating a good deal more than you think. For that breakfast, I'd guess it was at least 600kcal. Lunch, maybe another 600kcal depending on how the chicken's prepared. Glass of lemonade, probably 200kcal. Supper probably 500kcal at least, and another 600kcal for the three cookies.…

I'm 6'0", 27 years old, and 296lbs, so almost your exact stats. I've lost over 70lbs so far and I eat all the way up to my calorie goal of ~1700kcal before exercise, and often above 2000kcal with exercise. There's no reason for you to be eating so little. You have a lot to lose, just like I do, and starving yourself to do…

Unless it specifically says that the calories are for cooked rice, assume it means uncooked. So the entire pack is worth (244kcal)(3) = 732kcal. If you ate half the pack, you ate 366kcal.

4 Krispy Kremes are ~760kcal. If someone wants to forgo a meal or two to fit them in, that's their prerogative. It doesn't mean they're doing anything wrong. Also, no one should be eating low carb and low fat at the same time. And they don't have to eat either low carb or low fat unless they have medical reasons.

I drink a small amount of NoSalt in the morning, mixed in a glass of water. Keeps the leg cramps away.

It's true. Unless the food is spoiled, or laced with arsenic, it's just food. Nothing bad about it.

OP isn't doing things sensibly. They're losing at twice the rate they should, which is most likely because they're much more active than they realise.