Kathryn247 Member

Try to separate your happiness and your weight and look at them as 2 different issues, because they are. Try the talk therapy to work on the happiness part. Therapy rocks and changed my life. For your weight, what are you going for? A certain level of fitness, to fit into your prom dress again, to just be healthy? Then eat…

What are you trying to figure out? This post has a lot of useful info: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

110g plain nonfat greek yogurt, 140g frozen fruit, protein powder (I use 15g of Quest vanilla), and 5oz water. You can change up the types of fruit and flavor of protein powder for variety - bananas with chocolate protein powder is good. I'm going for low calorie - if you're going for high calorie you can add oats, nut…

Hello! This could be either water weight fluctuations hiding your loss, or you're actually eating at maintenance. Make sure you're logging everything as accurately as possible, and give it more time. Also: 1300 seems kind of low for your stats, is that what MFP recommended? You say you weigh "nearly all" of your food. The…

You've discovered the unfortunately truth about "cheat" meals - you aren't really getting away with anything. Your body still counts it. There's nothing wrong with having a somewhat larger than usual meal from time to time, just log it and figure it into your daily or weekly deficit, or realize maybe you won't lose any…

Make sure you WEIGH your toppings in grams rather than using measuring spoons, which can be very inaccurate. The ones you listed are calorie-dense and a few extra can make a big difference. They should keep fine if you mix them ahead of time. Sounds yummy!

Here's the USDA site: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list

Skrilus - just wanted to say great job for taking the advice on here and working on weighing your food. I know it sounds little "extra" at first, but it really is the way to go. It takes some practice but you've got this! I've been doing this for 2 years and still weigh everything. It turns into a habit soon enough.

Do you LIKE eating just protein and fat? Does it keep you feeling full? If not, give yourself a break and just count the calories of foods you enjoy and that help you feel full. Use a food scale for everything. You didn't give your current weight or how much you want to lose, but 1220 is likely to be too low. Use the goal…

You don't need any exercise for weight loss, you need a calorie deficit. Get a food scale and start weighing everything you eat and logging it accurately. Check this out: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1 I'm 5'2" and went from 182 to 133, the…

Fantastic! Getting healthy and removing barriers to living your best life? Awesome!!!

Do you mean cravings for something specific, or the craving to eat everything all the time that got a lot of us overweight in the first place? If it's something specific, I might have a little and count it, if I think I can stop at a little. For the "I just want to eat all the time" cravings, I remember that I always…

If you have an Aldi near you, they have a fair trade medium roast to which I am now married. And it's $4 for a 12-ounce bag.

I have some days when I eat quite a bit above my usual calorie goal. I log them like any other days. I don't call them "cheat" days because I'm not really cheating anything.

Hard liquor + diet soda is the best choice in terms of buzz per calorie, just log it like anything else. Sometimes the real problem is bad food choices made while drinking. That takes planning ahead, serious determination, and/or not going out so much.

40g quick oats and 11g Ovaltine, because chocolate. 190 calories.

You don't really have that much to lose, so it might be a slow process. And one day of eating 3,000 calories can wipe out several days' worth of deficit, unfortunately!

Pizza. Seriously. I cut up leftover pizza and put it on lettuce with some balsamic. It's all of the usual salad toppings (meat, veggies, cheese, bread) all ready to go, like little pizza-croutons. :)

You didn't say anything about calories - a calorie deficit is necessary for weight loss. Check this out:

There was just another thread like this: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10728186/some-intake-of-sweets-but-calorie-deficit-weight-loss/p1 TL/DR: Yes! :)

Hi! Don't be scared, first of all. You can do this. To start: 1) Enter your info into MFP and get your calorie goal. 2) Do you have a food scale? if not, get one. 3) Start logging what you already eat. Check out this post for more details:…

This past Sunday and Monday, about half of my calories were from cookies and cheesecake. I was still within my calorie goal and my weight is fine. I don't usually eat mostly cookies, and it's not the best idea from a nutrition standpoint, obviously, but if you want sweets you can work them into your calories. :)

I don't know what you can/can't eat with IBD, but nuts and nut butters might be a good option since they're really calorie-dense. And jam/jelly. Mmm... PB&J... Avocados are calories-dense, too.

Would you really re-gain and re-lose noticeable weight just for compliments and attention? I did not enjoy being overweight or being at a deficit enough to make that worthwhile. For me, the compliment in maintenance is when people call me "tiny" in an off-hand way, like it's my natural state and not the result of…

When properly medicated, hypothyroidism isn't a hindrance to weight loss. I was diagnosed in 1981 at age 8, and have lost weight just fine by counting calories. Make sure you're weighing your food and logging it accurately.

As others have said, just start logging whatever you already eat. Even if you still eat what you consider "junk food." You'll start to see very quickly what you can cut back on.

Oops, should have linked to page 1 of the motivation thread, here it is: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818701/the-myth-of-motivation-and-what-you-need-instead/p1

Hi and welcome! Check these out: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1 https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/818701/the-myth-of-motivation-and-what-you-need-instead#latest And feel free to send me a friend request, I'm on here every day.…

Still counting calories. A caloric deficit is the ONLY thing that leads to weight loss. Low carb, intermittent fasting, and any other WOE (way of eating) helps you lose weight only if they help you keep your calorie deficit. @joelletamara , doctors, personal trainers, and nutritionists are notorious for giving advice like…