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I have thought about doing that, but then if I don't weigh myself, I won't be able to adjust my calories as I lose weight.

How well would it work for someone with a low LBM? When I was 179lbs, I still had maybe 10-15 pounds of fat left. Now that I am 218, you can imagine how much is there now. I don't really look fat, definitely no where near slim, kind of slightly overweight looking. My stomach slightly hangs, my chest is a little fat with…

Good info, but it talks about dieting and I wanted to know if it's possible to do this without dieting. Can I eat at maintenance while lifting to build muscle and burn fat? For example, could I lose maybe 20 pounds in a year and slim down, but build some muscle and look leaner without cutting calories? I am sick of cutting…

Be careful if they talk about homeopathic medicine as they must now state that it does not work, by law. I know the two are different, but just be careful about things like that.

I like baby carrots. I can eat an entire bag for not many calories. The bulk helps with the fullness feeling. They're also great roasted or steamed.

I will admit I tried it for a month when I started at 340 pounds. It made me very anxious and did nothing for my appetite. I stopped and lost 160 pounds without it. If you don't eat at a deficit with it, it won't help you lose weight.

I've never had problems with carbs. I usually end up with over 200 grams a day and I lose weight just fine. Some people may be sensitive to them and eat either a lower carb diet, or full on keto. Calories are what matters in the end, not carbs or sugar.

I have never experienced the loss of a parent, only my grandmother. I do however suffer with severe depression and I know it makes me want to drown it in food. Back in 2007-2008 I lost over 100 pounds, got badly depressed again, and gained from 185 to 340. Even though I was still depressed, I had enough of it and set my…

I am on 150mg of Wellbutrin XL, which is weight neutral. I am also on 15mg of Remeron, which is known to cause carb cravings. I have been on other meds such as Zoloft, Paxil, etc. While they may have increased my appetite, as long as I was in a deficit, I had no problem losing weight and never gained weight because of them.

For smaller or short people, it's harder to create a deficit. I am 6'5'. When I got down to around 190, I could still easily lose 2+ pounds a week eating around 1300-1400 calories with no exercise. I don't exercise now, and never have. I am very sedentary because I have MS and it's difficult enough to have enough energy to…

If I have left over calories for the week, I will add them up and eat whatever I want with them, as long as I don't go over. I don't have cheat days or meals, I could easily undo the entire week's effort in a single day.

My days are mostly the same. Breakfast - Turkey sausage & cheese in a low-carb wrap - 200 calories. Snack - Either some Greek yogurt, or an apple - 65-130 calories. Lunch - Frozen Meal + a can of sliced carrots - 305 calories. Snack - Low-carb wrap with ham, cottage cheese, mustard, and dill. 170 calories. Snack - Apple -…

I lost 160 pounds in 8.5 months last year by eating 1300 calories. I custom set my calories and lost way more than two pounds per week. I was medically supervised because I needed to get the weight off as quickly as possible. Do not do this. Do not lose faster than 2 pounds per week and do not go under the recommended…

I eat 1550 calories for 2lbs a week. 36 male, 6'5", 220. Sedentary.

There is a keto script for Chrome that will show you net carbs. Just search for "mfp net carb script".

It's best to think of it more as a lifestyle change than a diet. A diet is typically seen as a temporary state in which you lose weight, then return to your previous way of eating. Being on a diet, like this, is a good way to regain the weight you will have lost. Make small but meaningful changes to your overall eating…

I can weigh ten pounds more the day before I weigh, and when I wake up, it's gone.

You need a more filling breakfast. I have a turkey sausage and cheese wrap. I use Ole Xtreme Wellness wraps, 50 calories. Two Johnsonville turkey sausages, 110 calories, and a slice of Velveeta Original cheese, 40 calories. The entire wrap has 200 calories, 19 protein, 11 fiber, 10 fat, and 22 carbs (11 net). It's filling…

Try using sugar free vanilla syrup in place of the sugar. You can use the creamer, also available in sugar free.

Unless you get some expensive tests done, you will never know your exact sedentary TDEE. Which will change as you lose weight. By how much, it can only be estimated, nothing is a guarantee. BTW, you should be sedentary as being lightly active at work is already calculated for being sedentary. Only log your exercise, or…

The best way to lose the ten pounds is by using MFP as designed. Having so little to lose, set your loss at no more than .5 pounds per week. At this level, you should be around 1300 calories a day, according to my TDEE calculator. Being female, you shouldn't go below 1200 calories, which MFP won't let you do unless you…

What about people who have WLS? They eat as low as 3-400 calories (in the beginning) and lose weight. They didn't damage their metabolisms. You may think so because many do gain some or all of their weight back, but the issue isn't metabolism, it's that the surgery doesn't fix the underlying problem, food addiction and bad…

So if your BMR is 1653, then your sedentary TDEE would be 1984 calories. To lose one pound a week, you would cut 500 calories to put you at 1484 calories, which is below your BMR. So no, it's not true that you shouldn't eat below your BMR. You just don't want to go below 1200 calories for a woman, unless you are either…

I was taking a double dose of BP meds plus a beta blocker. Even with those, my BP was still regularly around 140/120. I lost 160 pounds, but gained back 50, then lost 20. So I am down to 130 pounds lost from my original weight. The last time I had my BP taken it was 103/56. That is an awesome BP and is nothing to worry…

I was at a low point in my life at my heaviest. I didn't care about my appearance at all. I had a huge ugly beard, short fluffy hair, and was miserable all the time. I don't like showing people my pictures, even though my wife still has them on a Facebook album. Especially now, that I've gained a bit of weight, I don't…

After I had lost 160 pounds, from 340 to 180 @ 6'5", I still had it in my head that I needed to lose another 15-20 pounds, even though I probably didn't. Everyone said I was too skinny, or if they knew I wanted to lose more weight, they would freak out and give me a lecture. I've only been skinny once in my life, and that…

I have my loss set at 2 pounds per week and I lost 20 pounds in the first 5 weeks, this time (after gaining this year). Last year I lost 160 pounds in 9 months, but I did set my calories at 1300, and for reference I am a 36, Male, 6'5". I had a huge deficit but felt satisfied with the amount of food I ate. I chose to eat a…

I flew when I was over 300 pounds and fit without an extender. However that was back in 1994, so I guess things have changed since then.

With ultra serious dedication, and some questionable "supplements", would be the only way to look like a body builder. For the mass majority of women, you will never look like one. Even if you lifted and worked out your muscles every single day, you would just have a nice tight firm body with some nice definition, but no…

I skipped from the first page, but I wanted to give my experience with diet soda. I have drank diet soda for over 20 years exclusively. I have on average of 6-8 cans a day, sometimes with an entire 2-liter, and I have successfully lost 160 pounds last year while drinking this amount. It has never caused me to crave sugar,…