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A normal food routine: Breakfast: Coffee w/ creamer English muffin w/ peanut butter. Lunch: Coffee w/ creamer Protein shake or like a salad with fish on top. Dinner: Oatmeal and some type of protein bar. ( I work nights and do not get a sit down dinner. ) Usually comes to about 1300-1400 calories depending. Weekends are…

I found food items that helped me feel like I’m cheating but actually I’m not. I specifically crave peanut butter and pasta on the weekends. I found the most amazing peanut butter pie protein bars, I let it warm up a little and it’s gooey and delicious. I also snack on salt free peanuts. I found konjac noodles with 1/4 cup…

So when someone asks what you weigh, do you say an in genera weight? Ball park it? What you weigh that day? Like for my drivers license. What do you put? Goal weight? I know it really doesn’t matter. Just curious.

Thank you everyone! Will will follow these helpful posts and tailor it into my day to day! Thank you!!

So I am set at 1200 and eat my exercise half way back and estimate 200.

Yes I weigh, measure and log everything

Someone/friend asked me if I was pregnant. When I said I wasn’t they replied with “ when did you let yourself go?”

Drink your water too! Great job so far!!

I had been doing my routine workout for about 6 months to a year and I was bouncing around 195 to 185 for about 4 or 5 months before I stopped workout out around September or 2017. October 2017 is where I dropped from 190-185 weight range down to my now 172.

1.5 lbs per week. I’ve been working at this for 2.5 years of MFP but a lifelong struggle before then too. I am worried about hitting a plateau again and then becoming frustrated and giving up. I’m addicted to food and it’s easier to not go off my calories if I’m not hungry but I know working out is good for me. I used to…

Such great points! I never really thought about this.

Thank you everyone for your input! I do lean on food and during my strict days I tend to only do it because I want that ice cream at the end of the week which isn't just a scoop of plain ice cream, it's a big amazing sundae. Which I know sets me back but I've come to only work all week just for that. I understand it's the…

Great advice. Thank you everyone!

I'm having a horrible time with portion control. Even with my veggies, fibers and proteins. I am constantly over eating. Which I know is all me. I know the food scald game and use it but always go back for more even though I shouldn't. I was hoping to use meal shakes as a reset for a week or two.

That was what mfp gave me when I put in my settings Of sedentary activity and wanting to lose .5 lbs per week. I do use my food scale too. I also have hypothyroidism. Which adds to my difficulty, perhaps. I am treated thoughh so not sure why it would even be a factor.

Dr. Google and from my own interpretation hehe. I will adjust!

I have updated my macros to now 180g protein, 60g fat and 80g carb. It was 170 g carb,40g fat and 50g protein. Thoughts? SW 223 GW 150 CW 180 5'3

I shouldve rephrased. Ive been plateued for about 4 or 5 months. I am eating nearly double the amount of carbs that are recommended for me.

Thank you everybody for their very helpful posts! No pregnancies or PMSing here at the moment which was why I was so confused. I see the point that we want to eat as much as possible and still lose, that makes sense! I will try buying some higher fibre foods/snacks and more bean sourced proteins to help bulk up my protein.…

I have those days where we go to a restaurant and I eat good foods during a buffet but just have no clue what exactly Ive eatten. Hence the guessing game. I do not do it often though. I am a very mild pescitarian. I only eat small amounts of fish if any. I find it hard to find proteins that arent in yogurt or shakes, bars…

I had that thought in the back of my mind. I just have been feeling like I am on a hamster wheel with my logging and eat. I guess I am getting bored and with my lengthy plateu, doesnt help this be anymore fun. I know that my lifestyle is changing to be more healthy in the long run. But I often fear I wont get through my…

Yes, mostly. I would weigh and pre portion my snacks.

To help push through my 4 month plateu. Figured I was eating too much. SW 223 GW 150 CW 180 5'3. I was on 1600 cals before and I seemed to just maintain.

So I have been at 1200 for about 1 1/2 months and literally lost nothing. Ive since bumped back up to 1600 but eat more like 1400. I did fib about my activity level to get the 1200 cals. Ive been back to 1600 for about a week now.

I do not eat back my exercise calories at all.

I am checked every 3 months. So far Doc is happy with my levels.

Love that this was brought up! Never thought about it. I have literally a 5 lb wt gain from heat and Ibuprofen use. Thanks for posting on this topic

Thanks!

Because I wasn't losing or I had thought I needed to change up.