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You have probably set your weekly weight loss goal too high. What does MFP give you if you select lightly active and lose 1lb per week?

Yes, and even more so when your search is so leading. If you search for the words "3500 calories 1lb myth", of course you're going to pull up sites featuring the same words. I just searched "earth is flat" and some of the first results are "5 facts that prove the earth is flat" and "why the earth is actually 100% flat".

0.5lb per week would be a more appropriate and reasonable goal.

Yes, this is important. Your cheat day might be cancelling out a lot of your weekly deficit. If you haven't lost weight since April, you are eating at maintenance. Be aware as well that weightlifting doesn't burn many calories unfortunately, so if you swapped some walks for weights you may be burning less now.

Yes, you should be alerting at least 1200 calories net, that's the minimum a woman needs for adequate nutrition. Possibly more depending on your height and current weight. And patience, you're not likely to see visible results in only 2 weeks.

I agree it would be worth checking with them, as it sounds like what you are trying to do is replace one form of activity with another, thereby remaining as active as you were before. It doesnt sound like that was the intention of reducing cardio to reduce stress on your body...

You maintain your weight, you eat in moderation, you eat food you like, which happens to be bought outside sometimes. What is the issue?

Depends. How much chicken? How much rice? Cooked with what? You need to weigh and log each ingredient separately.

What exactly was wrong with all the other suggestions, to try caffeine, water, more fat, more protein, delaying breakfast, exercise...? Why is fiber or a supplement the only answer you are looking for? If that's the case, maybe your question should be phrased "which supplements suppress appetite?"

Me neither, what other type of business or service would routinely weigh people? In my home country I have seen some pharmacies with a scale that you can pay to use, but it was definitely not in the majority of pharmacies and I'm not sure what their maximum weight would be. Otherwise, I can't think if anything besides…

You don't have enough weight to lose to be able to do 2lbs per week. You should aim for 0.5lb or maximum 1lb, not more, otherwise you risk losing muscle and burning out. Aim for a reasonable deficit and eat whatever you like within those calories!

You will gain weight but it will be almost entirely fat, with no muscle. You may even lose some of the muscle you already have. Protein is super inportant: can you add some more eggs/meat/yoghurt/tuna etc. to your diet?

You probably picked a weekly rate of loss that is too high to sustain, given your height and current weight. Did you pick faster than 1lb per week and the lowest activity level? If you choose a slower weight loss rate, it will likely give you a higher calorie goal. How tall are you and how much weight do you have to lose?

I think the OP means they are doing the Les Mills Body Pump group class, which is primarily cardio using some light weights with high repetitions, rather than traditional strength training and weight lifting.

Or there is a middle ground: it's not either "being active every waking minute" or "8 solid hours sitting at a desk followed by 7 hours sitting in front of the tv". There are options in between, with some activity between work and bed as well as some relaxation time. Same with the chicken nuggets, you don't have to go from…

I still don't understand. It's the burn from "activities like not working" (sitting on the couch watching tv?) and also including exercise? So your total calorie burn for the whole day?

This sounds more reasonable. How much weight are you losing on 1300 calories? Over the last 4-6 weeks, for example, what did you lose? Your real life data will give you the best idea of your true caloric needs.

Agree, and I also wouldn't use a "homemade" entry for anything bought from a restaurant or take out place, as they tend to use way more oil,/butter/salt etc. Homemade really implies you made it in your kitchen.

I had the same, low blood pressure and feeling light headed and dizzy when standing up quickly but eating a bit more salt really helped.

How big is the plate? How full is "full"? What else is in the dish apart from chicken and rice (oils, sauces, veg, seasoning) and how much of those? If you made it yourself, the best way is to weigh and log each ingredient separately. Otherwise you can try to find a generic entry in the database, but be aware that then you…

I don't think this usually refers to the difference between 20s and 30s, though. 30-something is still young!

I'm with ya, I hate burpees!

Agree with the above. Also, dont measure any solids in millilitres, liquids only.

MFP is designed for you to log your exercise and then get additional calories to eat back. Part of the reason you find your calorie goal too low is that you're not using the site as designed. If you have a fairly consistent exercise regime and prefer not to log exercise separately, I second the suggestion to use a TDEE…

Your body shape is not determined by how much water you drink.

Patience, 2 weeks is not a plateau, especially for a young woman as hormones can affect your weight. Trust the process and wait at least 4 weeks.

That's why you use a scale: Weigh the steak raw, search in the database for e.g. "sirloin, raw" and enter how many grams the steak is. Log any oil or butter used to cook it separately. Then you know how many calories are in that steak (whereas if you select a more generic database entry like "steak 1 piece" you don't know…

There is no way to know that.

I wouldn't log the extra weight for that, personally, but if you do, definitely not weight training. I think NorthCascades' suggestion would be a more accurate estimate.

Wouldn't that be juice, rather than shakes? Just fruit, blended, seems more like juice.