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I'm not sure if you are saying that you have a genuine problem with lack of control, or whether you are simply saying that you have a preference for eating a lot of food. You can lose weight as long as you stick to your calorie deficit - from there, the details of how you maintain that deficit are up to your personal…

It's very easy to undo your deficit from having treats that you don't log. Since you are maintaining your weight, this tells you that your treats have had enough extra calories in them that you weren't able to make up for them by being in a deficit during other times (our bodies keep an accurate log of what we eat, even if…

Well done on your results so far. As others have mentioned, there is likely a problem in how you are logging your food. We've all had to learn about how to log accurately too - it's normal to have some things that you have overlooked (e.g. not using correct entries, or just estimating portion sizes, or missing whole days…

You don't have to think that you're just unlucky - you can increase your calorie expenditure (and therefore how much you can eat!!) by being more active. It does take some effort to carve out time every day in a busy life, but it's worth it for the food, and the physical and mental health benefits too.

You are not logging accurately, so you are eating more than you have realized. The good news is that once you learn how to log your food properly, you will be able to control how much you eat, and you will lose weight. Some specific examples: - Logging 1 ounce of cheese, and 4 ounces of chicken breast, for example. Weigh…

Keep hiking! Don't let winter stop you from adventuring. It can be even more beautiful, and even more of an exciting adventure to hike in the winter. Make sure you are prepared with enough extra warm clothes, and stay away from steep-angle areas unless you know a lot about avalanches. I also love snow-shoeing and…

Rather than trying to speculate about the mystery of what happened after your date meal, I will try a fresh perspective to unravel what was going on before that time. I'm going to look at the numbers you've provided, since you have complete certainty in those. My calculations will, of course, be approximations though. You…

Congratulations on losing 6 pounds in 6 weeks. That is a great rate of weight loss. Keep in mind that averaging a 1 pound per week weight loss is great, and that it is not reasonable to expect every week to be like your first week. Also, don't be disappointed if you don't lose weight consistently every single week. You may…

I did not realize that muscle doesn't use a very significant amount of calories, so I really appreciate your response because it made me look into this further. Sometimes I forget how much more active I am in these recent years, compared to when I started losing weight - as it's such a huge part of who I am now, it's easy…

Nice work on your weight loss! Even though you haven't reached your end goal, you have made progress toward it. You have also learned that Keto is something you find that you're able to stick to, so that's progress in itself. If you had lost weight at the rate that you hoped to, you would likely have lost muscle mass in…

I have been okay with the fact that my TDEE will be lower as I continue to lose some more weight - that makes sense to me purely because I will be less heavy, so my body is doing less work to move me around, and because of increased exercise efficiency. However, I was worried about what he was saying in regards to the…

I think that if they knew they were always off by a particular factor, they would just change the numbers accordingly. The reason why MFP can be so inaccurate with estimating calories burned is because every person is different - so the amount they are over for you will be different than for someone else. As a general rule…

You are right that weight fluctuates because of these factors. So even if you were eating the same foods, you could have drunk less water which could make your body may hold onto extra water. Also, another huge factor is your time of the month (if you are a female) as this can make your weight fluctuate too (some people on…

This is a myth.

How can you be accurate or specific in your logging, if you don't know how much of it you consume..? For example, if you have a serving of chicken, or a serving of fruit, etc. A "serving" is meaningless. Cup measurements are not accurate for foods. Even if you are going by the nutrition labels on foods: one "slice" of…

I am also 5'4", and when I started losing weight when I was also 148lb. It took me 7 months to get down to 125lb, so I think it was probably somewhere around 6 months to lose 20lb. Even before I reached 125lb, I was feeling much, much better. You mentioned that you "felt amazing" before, so maybe you can remind yourself of…

The time taken for a person to see their scale weight go up after overeating can vary depending on the person, and on the food they ate. The most likely case is that you will see a big jump on the scale straight away (especially if there is any of the food still in your system). You mentioned earlier that you are worried…

Try performing this experiment, to see that air does have weight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5LT_wfI98w

Yep, your diary is open. It is very clear to me that your problem is in your logging. It is unfortunately incredibly easy to consume far more calories than we realize. You are logging generic entries and not weighing your food, so your food diary is currently just a vague estimate of what you have been eating. For example,…

Looking through your diary, I think that your biggest issue would just be lack of consistency in logging. It is important to log everything you consume, every day. I know that I can easily undo my weekly deficit in a single day of overeating, so it is important to log properly every day. Since you mentioned that you have…

Your weight will fluctuate, this is totally normal. When you start a new exercise regime, your body will likely hold on to water for a little bit while it repairs muscles (not growing muscles, just helping your current muscles). If you were to eat food with lots of sodium in it, your body would hold on to water for a bit…

Hi Jeremiah, I have some good news for you: you can certainly still lose weight even if you can't afford different food. It is a common misconception that losing weight only happens from eating the "right" foods, or cutting out the "bad" foods. The most important thing for you to understand about weight loss is that is…

You can still lose weight even if you're not spot on your calories every single day. But you will be over by more than you realize, because you don't weigh your food (just scanning packages is usually not accurate). There will come a point in your weight loss journey when your weight will stall - at that point, you will…

I think you are directing this at me, which I feel is unfair. I don't believe that telling someone to take responsibility for themselves is judgemental; I personally find it motivating to know that the outcome I earn depends on the effort I put in. Your post is titled "Need friends to yell at me". I believe I was more…

No, you need to take responsibility for your actions and hold yourself accountable for your choices. If you want something, have the dedication and determination to see it through. If you don't have the motivation, then maybe you don't want it badly enough.

Hi there, Weight loss can often stall for a week or so, then have a big whoosh, so if you feel that you "can't seem to lose" but it's only been a few weeks, then don't be discouraged. However, if it's been a few months of no weight loss, then that means you are eating the amount of calories required to maintain your…

I just wanted to weigh in about not logging on weekends, in case it helps you to be motivated to track your calories consistently even while you're traveling. If you're aiming for a 1lb loss per week, then your daily deficit is set up to be 500 calories per day. But if you only stick to this deficit for 5 days out of 7,…

I'm glad that you have a special measuring cup for liquids... because measuring cups are only for liquids. They are for measuring volume. To measure weight of solid food, a food scale is required.

Your mention of using a food scale specifically when you cook is interesting, because it indicates that you might not have thought to be weighing all your food. I'm not kidding. Things like fruit should be weighed (can't log "1 banana" since they can be different sizes, and eyeballing it can be quite off). Packaged foods…

I agree with others who have addressed that the goal might not be very realistic, and so I would just like to add: Congratulations on your weight loss so far! I hope that you won't be disappointed if you lose "only" 4lb over the next few weeks, instead of your goal of 10lb. You have made such awesome progress, and you…