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Tracking your calorie intake is really important. In the past, whenever I'd try to lose weight by just adding exercise, without closely monitoring what I'd eat, I'd end up gaining weight. Why? Because exercise would make me hungrier, and I'd end up eating a bit more, over and above the few calories I'd use up exercising.…

I had previously lost weight by going low carb, and then I'd regain it all back immediately after going off diet. I have now lost 45 lbs eating everything with a small calorie deficit, and I have been now successfully maintaining for the last 3-4 months by continuing to monitor my instead. I am a real foodie, I enjoy…

Is this a brilliant typo or a phrase I'm not familiar with? :smiley:

Of course her weight is going up and down, that's how it works. It's impossible to only ever go down. Here is a snapshot of what my weight loss looked like - see how the overall trend is down, but day on day it goes up pretty much as often as it goes down? If she logs her weight on MFP, and she lost 20 lbs in recent…

I've lost over 45 lbs and am now maintaining at 139, at 5'5 and 42 years old. My approach was to take it steadily and slowly, I lost it over a year and a half, gaining good eating habits along the way. My diary is open. Best of luck!

I'm still sticking to my calorie allowance, it's just that a much higher proportion of my calories now comes from ice cream. For any UK readers - my best food discovery of the year is Oppo ice cream. Delicious, but less than half of the calories of regular ice cream. Pricey (though often on special offer) but worth it.…

This. Best advice and I'd say the only advice most people need. I wish it was printed as a leaflet and handed out to every individual who ever tried to lose weight.

Hm. Maybe my body is a super furnace, which would be awesome, but I'm 42, 5'5, 139lbs, walk 12,000 steps on average with no other exercise and I use up about 2,000 calories a day. I'm set to sedentary but synch my steps via Fitbit - my maintenance calories would be about 1,600 at sedentary, but I reach 2,000 calories (so…

I grew up in a communist country during the 80's when food in shops was totally basic and unexciting. I now live in London, with an abundance of supermarkets, specialist food stores, ethnic food stores, the biggest Whole Foods in England nearby...so I LOVE going food shopping. Whenever I see adverts for those pre-planned…

Fantastic success! You look incredible.

This was my weight loss trend: up and down and up and down for about year and a half! As to weighing more after pizza: I regularly weigh 1-2 pounds more the following day after eating one sachet of soy sauce with my sushi even though the sachet itself has maybe 10ml. Perfectly normal. I had a big birthday meal on…

Here is my weight loss trend snapshot of a few months ago. - see how the overall trend is down - See also that when you look at day after day measurements, it's gone up almost as often as it's gone down. That is perfectly normal.

I lost over 45 lbs while still eating a small chunk of chocolate every day. I have anything between 10-40g per day, and make it fit into my calorie budget.

Wow, you've lost 5.5 lbs in a week? You could easily (assuming a deficit of 500 calories a day) not lose for anything for another 4-5 weeks, and still be on track for a good overall loss rate..

I meant just dried prunes that are not very dry, for lack of better description. I think ones imported from France (I'm in the U.K.) are usually a bit softer than some of the other ones, while still having that delicious caramelised aroma that prunes have while fresh plums lack.

I love prunes and find them absolutely delicious. I think they are one of the most underrated foods out there. Prunes in syrup and soft prunes are my favourites.

Accepting that slow and steady was the right way for me to lose weight. Logging absolutely everything, including days when I go over my allowance. Not having to quit any foods, just working really heard to eat reasonable portions.

Hi fluffygoodas, First of all best of luck with your weight loss. I am sure the small increase you mention is temporary, as some fluctuation is normal. But I wanted to address the balded part of your post. And I'm saying it from my own experience and with best possible intentions. If you weigh 286 lbs at 5'6 and your…

- cheat day/ meal - so frustrating and self-hating. Of course everyone will have a bigger meal every now and then, it's perfectly normal. No cheating involved. - Lol. Ok, I'm showing my age here (an ancient 41 year old here), but why do people feel the urge to write lol in random places in a sentence? For example "I am at…

No way, at least double that for most people.

What do you mean by weight not falling off - have you lost any weight at all? Just checking as often it's not the rate of loss that's at fault, but the expectations of the person on diet - I've seen it in this forum too many times. Also, how are you measuring your intake? Are you counting every single thing that you eat…

Seconding the opinion that your current diet sounds very low fat, and that your body could be reacting to that. Also would like to add to the questions about why you are cutting the coffee. Two cups of coffee a day are good for you. If you were drinking eight, than sure reducing it would be good, but two? Good luck on your…

Do you eat 1300 calories, or do you eat 1300+exercise calories? What are your stats? If you are eating 1300 calories, something really doesn't add up.

I lost 46 lbs - over 20% of my starting weight - by CICO. Note - CICO. Not just CI. I had to decrease my CI, but in order to help being able to still enjoy a decent amount of food, I increased my CO, by walking over 10000 steps a day. During my weight loss, there's hardly been a day I ate under 1600 calories and I lost the…

This really is key - a successful diet is one you can adhere to on the long run, and turn it into your new normal. You need to find what works for you. Some of the other things to consider: - how many calories in total are you consuming? What calorie deficit are you aiming for - is it too harsh and therefore making you…

I also wonder if your numbers are off? We have similar stats, I'm 5'5.5 and 139 lbs and I walk about 11,000 steps a day - my maintenance is just over 2000 calories. I'm also older than you at 41.

Good luck in your quest to get healthier. Echoing what others said about your current therapist, it doesn't sound like this one is acting in your own interest. Telling you to not eat things with labels? Why? And not taking into account your eating disorder history when giving you advice. Actually, just the fact a…

My weight loss was the other way around- I lost 46 lbs and close to 10 inches off my waist, but I only lost an inch or two from my hips. I think it's just genetic predisposition.

I'm confused now - do you eat 2500-3000 a day or 1200-1300 a day?

It's not the calorie counting itself you are finding difficult, it's eating as few calories a day you are trying to! It took me a year and a half to lose 46 or so lbs, but I never ate as low as you are trying to. I started at about 1lb per week for the first couple of months, then continued at about 1/2 lb per week until I…