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I usually answer these types of posts with the short-term solution that worked for me when I would eat as a reaction to stress: having lots of low-calorie food available, so that when I would keep reaching for something, it would be easy to fit into my calorie deficit. But for you, it seems like you're specifically looking…
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The OP said that their thyroid is fine, according to an endocrinologist. The BMR and TDEE calculators are estimates of calories burned based on population averages. Not losing weight at a rate that you are expecting is an indication that you did not have the calorie deficit that you had hoped for. It does not mean that…
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Your stall has only been 2 weeks, and you have added exercise in that time. This makes it most likely that your muscles are retaining water. Your body will flush that extra water out naturally eventually. Stick to your plan, and have patience :) I would also like to add: if you were experiencing a stall for longer, then it…
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Good on you for your commitment to going to the gym, and your weight loss! :) Keep in mind that your healthy rate of weight loss (losing 7 lbs over 3 months) is very gradual and so the people around you may not notice any changes for some time. You might find that people who don't see you so often will marvel at your…
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I can't find it either, it seems like it's even gone from the BBC website. They mention the 'experiment' between friends at http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/humanbody/truthaboutfood/slim/fatthin.shtml
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It's a great video! Similar to this one, I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA9AdlhB18o
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It's interesting to think about another factor, aside from metabolism: some people can literally eat as much as they want because they don't desire to eat very much. To an outsider, it can seem like they have a high caloric intake: you can see that your sister has access to lots of calorie-dense foods and restaurants, and…
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Snark is not really intended - please note that you are in the "debate" section of the forums where members are not trying to sugar coat their discussions. That is a very interesting point that you make about the special needs adults that you work with. People of different heights, ages and activity levels need different…
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Hi there. I'm very sorry for the loss of your daughter. Some things to address from your post: 1) It has only been 1 month of food tracking. Weight loss takes time and can easily be masked by water weight - your muscles retain more water when you start a new exercise routine, and hormonal cycles can also cause…
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I'm glad you have decided to make a change, and it's great that your girlfriend is supportive of you as you make healthy changes :) Since you're still quite young, I believe that the effects of your obesity can be minimized greatly by getting to a healthy weight. I will allow others to chime in with any further info on…
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OP, I'm glad you will weigh your food tomorrow - it can be interesting to see how we can easily view something as "not much" but actually it contains quite a lot of calories. To get an objective view of what you've been eating, it would be interesting for you to choose your portions before weighing them tomorrow. Usually,…
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I am sorry if my post contributed to making you feel bad. I'm very happy for you, that you are enjoying making positive changes. I wish you the best of luck with your weight loss journey - I know you will reach your goal because you get that the important thing is to consume less calories than you burn, and that the food…
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Good for you, that you are enjoying something different. It does have a lot of sugar in it though, roughly equivalent to Coca Cola - even though it might say "no added sugar" on the label, a 450mL serving still has 43g of sugar in it (according to http://www.nakedjuice.com/our-products/juice/green-machine ). It's a good…
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How long have you been weighing everything you eat? Weight loss takes consistency and patience, you will lose the weight if you stick with it. From looking at your diary, I can see many instances from a week ago where it looks like you have not weighed food at all (e.g. logging "1/2 a pizza" "1/2 tablespoon of peanut…
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All that is needed for weight loss is to be in a calorie deficit. This means that as long as you eat less calories than your body burns, you will lose weight. You can earn yourself some extra calories by working out, if you like. But you can still absolutely lose weight without working out. It doesn't matter if you are a…
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I can really relate to what you're going through. In my last semester of grad school I kept stress-eating. I also put on about 20lb, and I really, really wish that I had got it under control before I had let that happen. I managed to overcome it, so here's what worked for me. Band-aid type fixes: I wanted to eat a bunch of…
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Maybe they mean Fitness Pals? I'm not down with all the lingo the kids are using these days....
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Here's why it's not possible: To lose 1lb you would need to eat about 3500 calories less than your body burns. So to lose 33lb you would need to eat 3500 times 33 = 115,500 calories less than you burn. To create this large calorie deficit over 3 weeks (21 days), you would need to be eating 5,500 calories less than your…
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Yep, if your TDEE is around 2601 and you eat around 2080 calories per day, then your weight loss should likely be on average 1 lb per week. Note that this number varies from week to week: you might lose 4lb in the first week, nothing in the 2nd week, etc. Just stick with it and be patient, and you will lose the weight.
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Hi Trinity425, It can seem like people are being super mean when they say that you're "in denial" (is there ever a nice way to say that to someone? haha). But the thing is, they have your best interests at heart. I doubt anyone thinks that you're lying about what you're eating or anything. You might think, "no one knows…
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This is excellent advice. It seems like you really love your wife and care about her well-being, so any activities that you could enjoy together while being a bit more physically active might be a nice thing to do, regardless of whether she is aiming to lose any weight. This could help her to see that she might enjoy being…
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I'm 5'4'' too, and when I was around your weight with similar step counts, my maintenance calories were around 1800. So it seems to me that it might be a good idea to aim for a 0.5lb loss per week so that you can eat 1550 calories each day - that's a reasonable goal, and not as miserable as 1200 calories. Congrats on all…
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Why do the percentages total more than 100%?
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For the last 10 lb, we don't have as much room for error. If your goal is to lose 0.5lb per week, then that means you have a 250 calorie deficit per day - so if you're not being as accurate as possible with your logging, it's super easy to wipe out your deficit. For example, when I had more weight to lose it didn't end up…
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Since I don't have much weight to lose, it would not work for me to log the way that you log. When I have a deficit of 250 calories per day, that could easily be wiped out by such inaccurate logging. Think of this example: what if I just logged "a sandwich" - it really, really matters what ingredients were on the sandwich,…
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It's totally possible to come back from that. 8lb isn't too much to lose again, and you already know how to successfully lose it. I went on holiday mode for a few months and ended up putting on 20lb. Don't let that happen to you, turn it around now, get it under control before it becomes a larger gain.
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Looking through your diary, it looks like you are not logging accurately. For example, 1 cup of chinese food and 1 cup of beef strogonoff on Sunday. It is extremely unlikely that you are eating that little. Please note that I'm not at all saying that you're lying - I'm saying that we, as humans, are all pretty poor at…
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Unfortunately, labels can be off by up to around 20%. For me, this has meant that weighing my slices of bread shows that I'm eating more calories than are in a "serving" according to the packet. I'd really recommend weighing your portion sizes, to get a more accurate calorie count. Also, are you logging all your…
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This is scientifically impossible. Your body stores fat because it has *excess* calories. It cannot make fat out of nothing.
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The issue is probably just that ingredients (and portion sizes!) can vary so wildly. The person who inputted the recipe might have used different brands and amounts of ingredients, and so it makes sense that their calorie amounts would be different from yours.
