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"In the future try to be more supportive with you are comments." you're = you are A little grammar tip, for what it's worth.

It does sound contradictory to come here because we're overweight from overeating and then complain that it's hard to get the recommended calories in. However, I had the same problem. I decided that the first thing I needed to do was quit eating between meals. I discovered that the meals I was accustomed to eating were…

Sometimes I like a hamburger patty on whole grain toast for breakfast.

It IS hard to change bad eating habits. I've been struggling with it most of my adult life. I've been on and off My Fitness Pal for years without much success (have lost 21 pounds in the past 3 years; need to lose 50 more). I'm recently back to MFP after a long break because I saw some lost weight creeping back. I decided…

Thank you so much for starting this thread. It isn't just the presence of the uterus, it's also how the pelvis is tilted to accommodate it and a pregnancy. In most women, there's going to be a rounded effect that will never go away.

I have ulcerative colitis and prediabetes. Keeping a food diary will prove invaluable to your family member because she will be able to, over time, identify what makes her symptoms worse. It may not be food at all but life stresses.

As I was mentioning in another thread, the best weight loss advice I've ever heard was "if you aren't willing to give it up forever, don't give it up for a weight loss diet." We have to learn to keep ourselves healthy doing what we'd normally do. I used to think I could diet, reach my goal, and go back to normal eating.…

At this point, I don't even enter my exercise or activity. It's hard enough making myself log my food. Therefore, I eat no exercise calories back.

This is the best advice about losing weight that I've ever gotten: If you aren't willing to give it up forever, then don't give it up for a weight loss diet. It's pretty simple - eat less food and get more activity. Things like the egg diet, the cabbage soup diet, the military diet, keto, etc and etc WILL backfire on you…

However, for the person who doesn't want to go out and buy a food scale for whatever reason, you can make a diet work with the measuring cups and spoons that you probably already have in your kitchen. In the past, I've lost 30-40 pounds using them. One has to keep in mind that 1 cup (etc) means 1 LEVEL cup. Be sure there's…

I don't see a diary when I click on you. I don't think there's a problem with using measuring cups and spoons. I've successfully lost all the weight I needed to lose in the past, and that's all I had. Just remember that measurements like 1 cup or 1 tablespoon mean that the top should be absolutely level, not heaped at all.…

I've been around enough dieting in my life to know that pretty much everybody hits plateaus, and there isn't necessarily a cause that you can correct. Just hang in there, do the right stuff, and weight loss will resume.

One thing I'm sure of: that is not fat. It could be the way your uterus is tilted.

I'm in a similar situation, except my husband doesn't order out or go buy separate food; he makes himself something extra and/or complains. I swear, sometimes he reminds me of a whiny kid! As others said, all I can control is me, and in the past I've allowed myself to be derailed by his behavior, mostly because I love the…

I'm right there with you; all the good reasons for losing the extra fat, but struggling to do what it takes. What I'm focusing on right now is 1) drinking water before I eat. I think I'm one of those people who mistakes thirst for hunger. If I don't pay attention, I'll go the entire day without any water except what was in…

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Some women are never going to get a flat abdomen because of the way the pelvis is tilted, but ab exercises can only help.

Menopaused for years now, but I remember my eating used to balance itself out because I ate more for a few days during the premenstrual phase, then would lose my appetite almost completely for the first few days of the menstrual phase. It was the rest of the month that was the problem.

I'm so squirrely! I can be busy all day long and get absolutely nothing done.

I've taken the attitude that there's no starting over because life is a continuum. I'll reap tomorrow what I sow today, so it's best to do what I need to do today. When I lose focus and eat more than I should, I realize there's no starting over, there's only dealing with the consequences and moving on as quickly as I can.…

It takes time for a body to shift from fat storing to fat burning. Give it more time; keep doing the very best you can to meet your nutritional needs and keep logging whatever you eat or drink. I've gained 5 pounds overnight on seemingly nothing on more than one occasion. The body works in mysterious ways sometimes.

Change takes time, sometimes a lot of time. I haven't been consistent, and it has taken me 3 years to lose 21 pounds. You've only given it a month, and it doesn't sound like you're counting calories (or even servings). I am now logging everything on MFP and fully expect that I will lose fat more rapidly. 0.5 pounds a week…

Oh my goodness; thumbs up! That's huge! I hope I can post something like this someday. I noticed last night that I should stay out of the kitchen after dinner (I usually clean up and put away leftovers) otherwise extra bites pass my lips almost against my will.

Sometimes I concoct things in the kitchen to condition my hair.

Agree with "it depends". For example, I started near-daily yoga 3 months 3 weeks ago. I can feel results because my stamina has increased and I can now hold plank without collapsing in the shoulders. Does anybody else see results? Apparently not.

Same, except I add a dash of cayenne pepper.

Been there, done that, lost 8 pounds, gained it all back. No thanks.

Been dieting off and on since age 11; lose the weight, slowly gain it back plus extra. Now prediabetic and borderline hypertensive. Trying to improve those numbers.

Wow Aaron, good info; thanks.

Oh man - don't eat up your student loans! You're going to have to pay that back in more ways than one.