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I think losing slowly is a healthy attitude toward it, I was aiming my comment more for the person suggesting that you lose in a dangerous way. 900 calories is a fantastic way to lose too much muscle mass and end up skinny fat. I hope the big protein breakfast is the thing that works for you!

Those figures are for fresh, btw

I might be confusing you for someone else, but haven't I seen you posting about restricting sugar before? 190 cherries has 982 calories and 200 grams of sugar.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/my_goals And then click "edit" by the nutrition goals to change the percentages so you can limit carbs.

Why not both?

Did you know that everything in your post is wrong and/or against MFP guidelines? Your stomach doesn't shrink, you don't need a "lot" of health problems for three days of fasting to have a negative impact on you, they do NOT use water fasting for chemo patients to build up their immune system, you do not need to eat 900…

What are you doing now to "tone"? You might get advice if you outlined what you're doing.

Do go away.

Celery? Baked chips? Use the salsa on salad instead?

I like putting canned beans (chickpeas, kidneys, black beans) in salad.

Source: Each time you eat, metabolic rate increases slightly for a few hours. Paradoxically, it takes energy to break down and absorb energy. This is the Thermic Effect of Food (TEF). The amount of energy expended is directly proportional to the amount of calories and nutrients consumed in the meal. Let's assume that we…

That's exactly what caloric deficit means. Why are you eating so frequently? The thermic effect is the same whether you eat everything at once or 7 times a day. And personally, I found larger, more infrequent meals to be a key component of my loss.

You're doing ThermoDynamics too? It's an amazing diet! I can barely keep up with society and physics-applied rules, let alone self-imposed no-carbs-after-11am-unless-Mercury-is-in-retrograde type rules.

Don't put deadlines on yourself and you will have a better time. Forgive me if you answered this--your syntax is a little difficult--but HOW LONG have you been stuck? I wouldn't worry until it's been a few weeks. I also wouldn't drop down to 1100 calories. You'll lose more muscle along with that fat.

How long has it been since you last lost weight? stalls do happen and there's nothing you can do. But if you just began a month ago and you have lost 22 pounds in that time, you are doing well. As someone else pointed out, you lose lots of water weight at first. When did you start running? I stalled for a couple of weeks…

Pretty thick. Truly can't worry--the times I've been attacked online the confrontational part of me has gone YES! because I kind of like engaging. Not so in real life--I'll still engage, but I'll be upset the rest of the day.

Obligatory why are there fat celebrities comment Buy a food scale. Buy new and interesting fruits and vegetables. Buy some comfortable sneakers and get to walking around more, or buy things for a new fitness hobby. If you still have diet pill money after all that, send it my way.

Newbie gains, covered it in the post you quoted. It is unlikely that someone--especially a female--is going to see much of a gain on the scale in one month. I never said you can't gain strength at a deficit. You undoubtedly can. But strength gain =/= muscle gain. I also did not say that it was impossible. I said that it…

+1 to that link OP, if you're feeling burned out, better go ahead and take that diet break. Because you're probably going to start slipping in little unlogged bites or snacks and they're going to add up. You can be mentally fatigued, even if you aren't experiencing physical fatigue. I continued to log during my diet breaks…

I wouldn't put a date on it. Just start logging accurately and results will follow--and wherever you are in the new year, you'll be in better shape than you are today.

You're not going to lose 1-2 pounds a week with a BMI of 23.4. Not without resorting to unhealthy methods that will cost you lean muscle, anyway. For weight loss, only calories matter. Not HFLC or cutting out pasta or eating before a certain time. If you don't already use a food scale, buy one. Use the recipe builder…

I don't mean to be a jerk here, but: Building muscle in a caloric deficit is unlikely unless you've just started lifting heavy Stalls are natural and to be expected Sometimes you will lose inches and not lose weight--I have lost inches since I hit maintenance, but have only lost 1 additional pound since then If your stall…

Throughout human history, most people have survived and thrived on carbohydrate-based diets. What has not happened for most people is the excess of calorie consumption that we have today. Carbohydrate restriction is undoubtedly a fantastic tool to treat metabolic disorders (the article referenced a study in which some…

1. I went with 40/30/30 because the standard formula for protein is .8-1 gram/per pound of body weight. For a 129-lb person, this works out to 104 at a minimum. 30% is where I end up with rounding. Fewer than 40% carbs and I think my workouts suffer. 2. Your MFP will default to 50/30/20 every time you change your goals. So…