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Someone else mentioned I should start weighing things too. Since it's just my first week of trying, I will focus on low fat, high protein recipes for next week instead. In the future, if I become seriously committed I will consider making that kind of purchase

Thanks all for the input. Right now the consensus seems to be: 1) taking my rudimentary food measuring with a grain of salt, 2) increasing my protein, carb, and overall calorie intake, and 3) possible reducing my fat intake. I will try to find some different recipes with more protein. I'm not a big meat eater, but will…

I only just started to make a sincere effort at losing weight a little over a week ago. Before I was not one to track my eating or even weigh myself. I've known for at least a year now that I have put on weight, since I've had to buy bigger clothes. I must have gained 30 pounds (14kgs) over the past three years, due to…

Ok. Thanks for your advice. And so sorry that happened to you. It's been a little over a week of me making a sincere effort to lose weight. And that under calorie thing happened three times. So I will start looking for new recipes to raise my protein and carb levels. And then hopefully lower my fat intake and meet the…

Thanks for the input. I will try to do more research and figure out what's going on. But I already eat fruits and vegetables, so I think I should be good there. The main problem is that my carb and protein intake are too low. So maybe I will need to learn some new recipes.

Yes, I'm coming to understand that. But actually I don't feel hungry beyond what I've been eating. I tend to eat lots of rich things like avocado, olives, tuna, eggs, etc. But I also eat vegetables like spinach, celery, tomato, and cucumber. Honestly I don't feel hungry. I would hate to just start eating more for the hell…