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I eat 50% on average, more if I am still starving. That usually only happens the week before TOM, I eat about 100% that week, sometimes all the way up to maintenance.

Either create it as a cardio exercise, or search the food data base for breastfeeding. It will subtract calories from what you have eaten. General rule of thumb is 500 if your baby is only nursing, taking in no formula or solids, 250 if they are eating other things. Adjust according to your results, as this is only a rule…

Echoing everyone. I never thought I needed to weigh. So I used measuring cups, and what I'd log as a cup was really short of the cup line. I thought that covered it. Around 210, my weight loss stopped. So I sucked it up and got a scale. It didn't cover it. Each meal I was eating at least 150 more calories than I thought I…

Maybe not ER. But definitely Urgent Care if your PCP doesn't have same day access.

I never did home care, but if it were me in this situation I'd probably eat a sustaining breakfast, pack a snack just in case, and then eat a good dinner. We're very programmed in our society to have those three meals. But that's not necessary really. If you're not starving, no need to build in that lunch break. If I could…

In fairness, I have gotten some pretty yummy recipes from the blogs!

I second this. Tell them that you would like to help Kayla in any way that you can, but an 11 year old girl is not the same as an adult woman, and the three of you should meet with someone who can help an 11 year old girl. All of you get on the same page, all of you implement change, all of you support Kayla. And $500 is…

Female, 1690. Plus half of my exercise cals.

Unless you are deficient of something, a multivitamin will do. If there is any possibility you might want to conceive, take a prenatal instead. Women's multivitamins have more Folic Acid, prenatals have even more. I also take fish oil because I have found, anecdotally, I do not get constipated when I take one regularly.

There is no reason to really monitor or cut salt if you don't have underlying health issues (which your hypotension seems like maybe you should monitor to insure enough, not cut). However, if you have increased a little bit, your scale will show it. Same with carbs. Also, if you've changed workout routines, your muscles…

Is it possible that hormones are impacting your numbers on the scale? Salt levels? You could be looking at totally normal water weight fluctuations. Each month I have about 10 days with a jump of anywhere from 7 to 10 lbs.

Echoing recomp - that may make you happier. As far as TTC, barring any other health issues, you should be fine. My OB did not recommend intense ab work after the first trimester. I did t25 through the first and half of the 2nd trimester with my youngest, and I'm over 30, and out weighed you by 50lbs. Towards the end I was…

I'm nursing a 9 month old, and I didn't start losing until I stopped counting for breastfeeding at all. At that, it's been slow, like 1/2 lb a week. Now that Lil'Bit is eating 3 solid meals a day, I felt more comfortable messing with my deficit. I know it's frustrating, but I remind myself that I'm not going to be nursing…

You should eat all the calories MFP gives you, and some of your exercise calories. Would you fill your gas tank, drive around for a while, and then expect to keep going without replenishing the fuel? MFP assumes you're not going to exercise when it gives you that number. If it were me, I would hit 1500, and then eat back…

Timing matters not. If you're satisfied that's all that counts! If I'm eating out, I'll skip breakfast, eat a lighter lunch, and not munch throughout the day. The numbers matter, not the time. There are other reasons - some people can't sleep if they eat too late, etc - but for the purposes of weight management, timing is…

Seriously - I make something similar with chicken bacon and avocado, but no seeds. I call it my Chicken BLT Salad. It's delicious and so filling.

Try all three! See which makes you feel satisfied AND within your calorie goal. For me, I'd increase the chicken a little bit and the broccoli a little bit. Experiment. See what feels good to you

It's possible if you're struggling to hit 1200 that you're eating more than you think, so I'd definitely consider getting a kitchen scale if you don't already have one! I didn't get one until my weight loss stalled around 50lbs down. It is possible to do it without, but the closer you are to goal, the more accurate you…

If you're weighing and you know for sure that you're below 1200, there are plenty of calorie dense "clean" foods to have. A serving of nuts goes a long way. Cook your chicken in olive oil - is that "clean"? It means different things to so many different people, but if you're putting cheese in your chicken, I imagine olive…

Excellent, and I wish you luck on this. This community may not be the best for insight on this topic.

Yes, for spiritual reasons. And if OP is interested for spiritual reasons, then rock on. Merely pointing out, that barring health concerns, there is no need to detox, and the concept of detoxing is a trend sold to us by the diet industry.

Edited because double post.

Her initial interest was sparked by people who used it to "detox and reset their systems".

"detoxing" and "resetting" are trends that are fed to us by the diet industry. Again, barring health issues, the body does all the detoxing it needs on its own and doesn't need help.

If you have healthy kidneys and a healthy liver, you do not need to reset or detox, and you're buying into the bs the diet/health industry is selling you. You ARE following trends.

Every morning I have a yogurt and piece of fruit, or string cheese and piece of fruit. Sometimes a boiled egg. In the afternoon, it's usually fiber one bar or lara bar. And every night, I have a serving of ice cream.

As long as you are eating enough to meet your nutritional needs, it doesn't matter when. I eat on a pretty regular schedule. If I get hungry not during that schedule, I'll often drink a large glass of water and wait 10-20 minutes before having a snack. If I'm not hungry any more, I don't worry about it. ETA: If I'm still…

I also use libra, logging every day, and update MFP with my trendweight, up or down, on Wednesdays. I don't update my calorie goal however, because I have it set at goal weight sedentary maintenance. I realize as I get closer to goal, this will slow my loss down, however it makes sense to me to be used to eating the amount…

Both are estimates. Go with the lower, evaluate your progress in 4-6 weeks, adjust accordingly. When I was using MFP estimates, I immediately cut that number in half, and ate back all of it.

Always buy greek yogurt, spinach, apples, bananas, and usually some sort of snack cheese - string or babybels.