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My doctor told me that my stomach will produce more acid if it’s empty so smaller frequent meals of low acidic foods is best. If I miss a meal and then eat my acid reflux is worse for sure. So maybe try to keep some good and don’t fast or skip meals.

As you only desire to lose 15 lbs. then your goal should be to lose 0.5 lbs. a week and not 2 lbs. It will require tracking things carefully and can be masked by water weight but you will lose if you stay consistent and you won’t feel like you’re starving. I don’t know how tall you are but 1200 is the minimum for women and…

Short term goals and non scale goals helped me. By non scale I mean there was a dress I loved that I no longer fit into and getting to the point that I could wear it again was a victory. Then I chose a new goal and went for that. Also, I decided to stop beating myself up for one day or two days or even a week of not…

I imagine a lot of this is water retention due to you now working your muscles more. How much do you weigh now and how tall are you? Are you tracking calories with a food scale? Are you eating back your exercise calories? Lastly, do you like walking? Don't give up something you potentially enjoy that has great health…

Are you counting your calories?

Yes, weight loss isn't linear and you'll go up and down depending on time of month (if you're a girl), new exercise causing water retention, extra salt one day, more carbs one day, etc. There are weigh trend apps to track all the fluctuations and average what your weigh probably is and smooths out those dramatic spikes.

I need more information because I want this haha.

The skeletal elements that make up the shoulder are they way that they are so that we can lift over our head or move like that so I don't know why anyone would say this.

I love reading your posts because they are so funny and enthusiastic. They motivate me to continue to eat well and stay on course. I'm so excited to keep reading about your journey. Water weight and other fluctuations often mask losses and you never know when it'll strike. I'm glad you're staying positive and a loss is a…

Weird, mine said at 5'4 and 131 that I'm healthy but could go as low as 105.7 all the way to 142. 105.7 is way too low for me though. I'd look like a skeleton. I initially got obese but didn't click on the lbs. and inches bubble so had to redo it.

I have a twin who is a boy. I am not a boy. People know I am not a boy and that my brother is one...yet they will still ask if we are identical twins....my whole life.

You burn calories just by being alive daily and then you get more when you walk around a grocery store or do housework. I burn around 1600-1700 calories just doing my normal routine, without exercise. If I burn 1700 calories that day and only eat 1200 calories, then I will lose weight because I am in a deficit of 500…

I'm 5'4. I started out at 153 lbs. and I'm down to 123lbs. I currently eat 1500 calories a day for .5 lb. loss at lightly active and my goal is 120 and then i'll recomp or try and add muscle. Early on I had lower calories for a 1 lb. loss but as you get closer to goal .5 lb. is best. You are about 5 lbs. outside the high…

I did the walk but didn't have the app just the print outs. The app would have made it easier. I didn't have a fitbit for almost half of it so I just tracked all my exercise walks. Once I got my fitbit it went faster. I did the whole journey in exactly 2 years. It was fun!

NPR did a good article with helpful links and info http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/07/541204499/flattening-the-mummy-tummy-with-1-exercise-10-minutes-a-day. I know cross over crunches and bicycles are a big no no.

No a dentist would not. It's like brushing your teeth with acid if you do it after. They recommend the opposite, which is waiting to brush your teeth. That is why I commented. Brushing and flossing helps most with acid by ridding it of bacteria on your teeth that creates acid. We are talking about acid from outside sources…

Brushing and flossing can rid your mouth of bacteria that creates acid, but we are talking about acid from food and drink sources that can also erode your teeth. With these they recommend cutting back on the substance, using a straw, rinsing your mouth with water after consuming something highly acidic, and waiting to…

50% my response was also about bone issues actually. And the reason I explained teeth issues was that he acted like flossing and brushing would negate the issues it causes to teeth, and it doesn't.

Well the acid in the soda eats away at enamel and once that is gone there is no getting it back. No amount of brushing and flossing will help that tooth. They also know that soda is bad for bone density but they have yet to figure out what about it causes bone loss. Most doctors say stick to 1 to 2 a day and you should be…

All solids should be weighed in grams on the scale and liquids you can use a measuring cup. That is the most accurate as cups and spoons are known to be off with solids.

How are you calculating your calories burned? Are you eating those back? How are you calculating your 1200 calories you eat a day? You're at a healthy weight so losing 10 lbs. is going to be a slow process. You don't have a lot of wiggle room so you have to be as accurate as possible.

You're right in the middle of a normal healthy weight range for your height. So getting down to the lower end of a healthy weight takes time, being precise, and losses can be masked easily. I'd give it more time. You should probably aim for .5 lb a week.

My fitness pal has built in the calorie deficit into your calories already and doesn't take into account exercise. So if you set it to lose 2 lbs. a week, the most recommended by health professionals, then you need to eat back some exercise calories. Otherwise you are under eating and not fueling your body which can lead…

First congrats on the weight lost already and on your wedding. If you only have about 38lbs. to go to a healthy weight range for your height then 1.7 might not be doable the whole time and may be a bit aggressive. Usually under 25lbs. to lose is about a .5 loss a week. Just, unfortunately, the closer you get to a healthy…

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