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Ding ding ding! Your trainer told a five-foot petite with thyroid issues to eat 2000 calories a day? Is your trainer blind? Too many for you. Plus the medication, plus probably over-estimated exercise burns, plus possible under-estimated calorie intake. There's lots of good advice above. Remember however that in calories,…

Quick answer: Yes. At 5'1", female and 56, even if you select .5 pounds a week you'll still get a recommendation of 1250-1290 calories max assuming you're slightly active. If you're sedentary you'll get 1200 every time. At those stats your BMR is only 1100 or so. MFP's calculator (to be fair, everyone's calculator) is not…

I had no idea the weight variation on clinic scales was so universal. It makes me think it might be deliberate but to what end I can't imagine. I was prepared at first to assume that the clinic scale was more accurate than my home one. Then I tested my digital with one of my 20 lb barbells. A Life brand scale might not be…

I'm 5'0' and age 50+. I'm maintaining at 122 right now but I want to drift down to 118-ish and recomp to firm up.

I eat about 1600 a day. I'm short and old. :P I maintain on a calorie range of +/- 100 rather than a hard ceiling. I also tend to track calories on a weekly rather than daily basis. My meals break down roughly: Breakfast - 20% of daily calories. Lunch - 30% Dinner - 30% Snack/Dessert - 20% Then if I know if one meal or…

This is how you do it! Well done Orphia. :smiley:

So, you are losing weight successfully because you're motivated and making an effort. Your friend is not, because she's not motivated and not making an effort, but it's your problem and you should shut up and not talk about it? I don't agree. Sure, don't natter on nonstop about your weight (or your health, or your job, or…

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I make doctor's appointments for the morning and I skip food or coffee until after the weigh-in. My doctor's scale still weighs me consistently at five pounds heavier than my home scale every time. I know my scale is correct because I use a 20lb dumbbell to check it, and I trust the accuracy of the plates more than I do…

I have 58 weeks worth of data that says otherwise.

I followed a 1200 per day plan for almost a year. I am currently in my first year of maintenance. First things first. I see you are 65 years old. Your TDEE will be on the low side because of your age, and if you told MFP you wanted to lose two pounds a week it will almost inevitably default to assigning you 1200 calories…

I'd define "clean eating" as a shibboleth for its particular branch of dietary tribalism. This is why the phrase is frequently capitalised by its core proponents.

Eight pounds a week is quite a lot. However, a starting weight of 340 is well above the average starting point as well. Regardless of your results and progress it would probably be prudent to consult a medical professional and work with that person throughout your loss. Good luck!

Something in your math is off. Possibly several somethings. Assuming all of your supplied data is correct: Female, 5'4", 66 years old, 263 lbs, lightly active, your current TDEE should be around 2360 calories. If you were eating 1360 (a deficit of 1000 per day) you'd be losing 2 lbs a week. 1100 calories per day is too…

This is my schedule almost exactly. Eighty+ pounds lost. No, it makes no difference.

If you're dealing with multiple numbers of random sizes, just weigh all of them together, deduct a few grams for the shells and log them by combined weight as per the chart. I.e. 42g combined weight = one medium, 61g = one jumbo, etc.

If the sweet snacks aren't good for you, they're no good for the kids either. Get the junk out of the house for everyone's good and supply your kids (and incidentally you) with healthy snacks instead.

I can't give you a magic solution or any answer you probably want to hear, but here it is: You have to eat less. At 35 years old and 5'0" your TDEE is only 1700 give or take a hundred or so depending on activity level. Your maintenance calories are less than what most taller people lose weight on. It's not fair and sort of…

I have lost 80 so far and I have age and genetics against me--over 50 with brittle skin. Yes, I have lots of loose skin, but I've also been told I look twenty years younger nevertheless. In my opinion, vanity-based reservations over loose skin are not a reason to not lose weight. No one but you will ever see most of it,…

Sometimes a buffet will defy the skill of the best logger. For those times bless the twisted heart of whoever created this entry. It defaults to 2501 calories but you can always log half a trough. o:)

*sigh* Does it ever. :persevere:

QFT. The freshness of the food is irrelevant. The best farm-fresh grilled cheese and bacon on artisanal sourdough is never going to a low-fat lunch.

@chinny88 I work the same hours that you do, also in food handling. This is what I do: - 10:30 - Get up. Coffee. Just coffee. I'm never hungry in the morning but YMMV. Something small if you are. - Have a good solid lunch before work, around 2pm. Front-load your energy so you don't get hungry at work. Don't snack on the…

"We think of obesity as a state of excess, but it’s really more akin to a state of starvation. If the fat cells are storing too many calories, the brain doesn’t have access to enough to make sure that metabolism runs properly." In other news, War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. For his next trick, the…

Well done. You look smokin' hot! I've lost 80 pounds in a year following the same rules. I'm quoting them for emphasis because they WORK. People over-analyse weight loss. They torture themselves with unsustainable workout regimens, tunnel-vision on macros or fad diet plans, or obsess about magical 'good foods' versus 'bad…

Saved! Thanks!

Wherever you end up shopping, don't buy anything expensive. If/when you're successful you'll size out of them in a couple of months, so buy cheap.

Well done! Thanks for the photos. Very inspiring. :blush:

The OP doesn't list her height or starting weight, but at a starting size of 2XL, 3.8lbs per week is a bit high but within normal loss for her activity level. When I was a 2XL a year ago I lost 2.5-3 lbs a week for several months with no added exercise at all, and I'm more than twice her age. At that size, numbers drop…

First rule of Food Club: Ignore those lists. Ignore magazine covers, easy-diet click bait on Facebook, 90% of the "health" section of your preferred news media source and 99% of any advice offered by friends, family and inquiring strangers. Consume less than you burn. That's it.