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I have a “naturally” thin friend and she eats more sweets then I do though I think she’s better about portion control over all and not overdoing it regularly. She eats out and gets fried foods, sweets, etc all the time but she eats much more sparsely at home.

Congrats on quitting and losing 50lbs!!! You smoked for years so you can’t expect your body to know what to do and readjust automatically. Give it time. Here is an article I found explaining quitting and the effects: https://caloriebee.com/misc/The-Truth-About-Gaining-Weight-When-You-Quit-Smoking

I hated veggies until my early twenties and I’m still kind of picky. When I learned how to cook them right it changed my mind. Roasting them with your favorite spices or adding them to stews, chili’s, soups helps me eat my veggies. Keto will probably hamper your workouts. Maybe just eat a slight deficit and start a weight…

My friend tried it along with the very low calorie diet. Needless to say she passed out when we did a charity 5K walk/run. The HCG is bogus and you lose weight because of the low calorie diet. It’s not healthy.

I eat them without soaking all the time.

I don’t like the sugar tracker on here because it counts sugar in good foods like fruit and dairy. I easily go over with just those things. You need to worry about added sugar like in salad dressings and processed food. Sodium isn’t an issue really but could retain water, drink more water to help flush it out. Maybe just…

I don’t have a Fitbit but 1600 seems high to account for activity or is that your total daily calories? Maybe check to see if it calibrated right?

I’m just getting started in biking and we got an indoor trainer recently. I was debating the Wahoo sensors because when I did spin in the past I liked trying to beat my numbers. Will the Wahoo sensors and Strava or Zwift give me calories without a fitness tracker? (I don’t have Garmin). I want to join a cycling club this…

It seems going too low carb might interfere with your lifestyles and culture too much. What happens when you go to a family get together? Will you refuse the food because it’s high carb? Wouldn’t it be better to portion it and still Be able to enjoy it? If you want to try it short term then ok but 90g isn’t too low. I had…

The book has a chapter on diet. If you don’t need to lose fat then maintenance while making sure you’re getting adequate protein.

I read it very fast. I skimmed some sections but a lot of it is explaining the exercises

Learned that today. Said prosciutto was 500 calories for 2 ounces. An entry from Aldi was only 50 calories per ounce.

Usually people suggest .75-1g of protein per pound of lean body mass (or per kg). .4g of fat per pound then let carbs fill it in. I only worry about protein though. Calories are where is matters most for weight loss. You won’t gain much muscle if any while in a deficit but you can at least maintain what you have through…

Maybe find sauces with less calories? You don’t need to use butter. I often roast chicken with just some herbs, white wine or vinegar and maybe just a bit of olive oil.

Definitely dressings. I got the Chipotle salad and it all was fine until I looked up the dressing. So much oil! Also Starbucks. I usually only get a cappuccino or flat white but that is still 150+ calories. I just drink plain coffee now with a bit of milk.

Cool! I used to live out there. Great job!!

Awesome! What was your calorie goal? I can't wait till it's warmer out so baby and I can go on long walks.

The initial 5 lbs was mostly water weight. If you’ve kept off 2lbs this month that might be fat loss. Have you measured yourself? Sometimes I’ll lose inches but not weight esp if you are doing weights.

If that’s all I ate I’d probably be hungry in an hour too. I love pizza and I’ll usually try to have it with a big side salad too to help fill me up while still enjoying the pizza.

http://www.bodyforwife.com/understanding-caloric-deficits-for-weight-loss/ http://www.bodyforwife.com/the-caloric-deficit-cheat-sheet/

You’d probably getting better advice from bodybuilders on the gaining muscle and maintaining forum. Losing the last bit can be very slow.

Usually 7 but it’s not strict. Sometimes I’ll share a glass of wine with hubby. It’s just there as a way to stop snacking. I don’t eat until 9am once my kids are on the bus so I can make a healthy breakfast for myself though I make coffee as soon as I get up.

What's in the soup? I struggle with getting to 100g

I’m not sure you’re going to have as much success by using general numbers. Weight loss via diet is simple math and if you aren’t inputting the numbers correctly then it won’t work out. Yes the machines tend to be off on their calorie counts though so some recommend putting it in on MFP and only eating 2/2-2/3 back. Your…

Yep it’s just the diet dujour. In a few months or year it will be something else.

Scientists think the sweetness tricks your brain into releasing insulin anyway in preparation of the incoming sugar but then when it’s not there you just have extra insulin floating around which may or may not lead to insulin sensitivy. I’m sure having too many could be bad for this reason but if it’s something you like…

Go to your doctor and get blood work done. Chronic nausea could mean lots of things but with the fatigue it sounds like anemia. So yes please go to your doctor ASAP. You should also try to eat at a maintenance level now too at least until you figure out what is going on.

https://thinkeatlift.com/how-to-lose-fat-and-gain-muscle-at-the-same-time/. Also check out Alan Aragon and Lou Schuler. Eat at maintenance and do a progressive strength program.

I'm about the same stats and my protein goal is 115g then 42g fat and fill the rest with carbs or more protein and fat. I don't do macros really but do try to get my protein goal as I'm trying to build muscle.

Plenty of stories on here of people who did that.