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Thank you, this is very helpful. That last sentence made me cringe; I've been working rotating nights for 20 years. Am I doomed or what?! :neutral:

Foods with high protein and fiber content generally help me feel fuller longer. Perhaps do some experimenting with different foods so you can find those with the greatest satiety.

I strongly recommend you not do this. You can't "kick start" your metabolism. Just start on your calorie counting journey. Your better bet is to get a food scale and practice weighing and measuring everything you put in your mouth, and logging faithfully. This is where the real results will happen. Using Slim Fast isn't…

Same here. I like Sprite Zero or Diet 7UP. Hits the spot.

As your fitness level improves, your heart rate does not need to go as high to compensate for the work you're doing. If the only thing being measured to determine caloric burn is your heart rate, then yes, as it drops, your calorie burn will be lower. If you're not eating back exercise calories, it shouldn't matter.

Concentrate more on your logging and caloric intake than on your exercise routines. Calorie deficit for weight loss, working out for fitness. Simple as that.

I fail to see what a diet like that would teach you. OK, so you have to follow a bunch of rules. What do you learn? Personally, weighing, measuring, and logging has taught me more in the past 1 1/2 years than over my lifetime of trying different diets, each with varying rules. Learning about what my body requires…

I would start by taking a good, hard look at the "diet plans" you have tried and determine what led to their ultimate failure. Were they scams that promised too much and delivered too little? Most commercial diet plans are. Have you tried calorie counting over a long period of time? I strongly recommend you peruse this…

I use it to make homemade salad dressing!

Welcome! If I had any advice for you it would be to read ALL of the sticky posts on this forum! Soooo much great information that will help change your mind/attitude about weight loss (just because you mentioned that) and set you on the path to success! It takes time and you won't see changes every week. Be patient and…

I am an entirely different person from the summer to the winter. Right now, I have no energy, am sleepy, have no motivation. In the summer I'm the energizer bunny! Sometimes water consumption dips in winter because it's cold, so ensure you're hydrated. As someone mentioned, good sleep is extremely important. I take add'l…

You are right, it can...it's called death.

I gave up regular sodas too, mostly to cut some sugar out of my diet. But I have a diet soda every so often if I'm craving fizzy goodness!

No, no you can't "stop your metabolism." This only happens after severe starvation and malnutrition for weeks and months. If she's eating much less, she'll just lose faster. As another poster stated, if she's not losing, she's eating too much.

Cereal? Most versions of Cheerios are low fat, low sugar, and gluten free (if you need that), and are around 100-110 calories per cup (a cup is roughly 30 grams).

Thanks for sharing that link!

The area around my belly button is the absolute last place my body will release fat. I tend to lose around my thighs and hips first, and it makes that area look even more pronounced. Last summer my belly button area fat finally began to disappear, but sadly I've gained some of it back...continuing to work on it! So yes,…

Hello from a 20-year paramedic! This made me chuckle.

The biggest piece of this weight loss pie (sorry for the analogy!) is PATIENCE. 3.5 lbs in one week is tremendous! That tells me you're still losing and not at a plateau. You won't necessarily lose the same amount every week, some will be up and some will be down. Cliche alert! Weight loss isn't linear!

I suggest ditching the bathroom scale altogether, investing in a good digital kitchen scale as has been recommended already, and practice (and get good at) weighing and measuring for the closest caloric accuracy. Forget weighing yourself for a while. Concentrate really hard on knowing almost exactly how many calories you…

Know what else has a lot of chemicals in it? Your blood. Personally, stuff with artificial sweeteners in it satisfies my cravings and never leaves me wanting more. So it's really a personal preference. I choose Splenda because I like the taste.

Dannon Light & Fit; most flavors have around 6-7 grams of sugar. Some have more, so you have to read labels. But I think they're delicious.

You do need to persevere. Have patience. When I first started, I didn't see a whole lot of change for a couple months. Then all of a sudden, bang. I stepped on a scale at the gym and could not believe the number. Sometimes it happens that way. I recommend staying away from the scale on a daily basis. The number will move…

Get a food scale. Weigh and measure everything that goes into your mouth. Don't forget things like coffee creamers, cooking oils, etc. Don't go by the package measurements - those can be off by several grams. The most important thing however, is TIME and PATIENCE. You didn't put this weight on in a month, so why do you…

'Cause most of us here enjoy eating our calories, and do not depend on any specific food/drink to help us lose weight. We understand that it's all a matter of calories in/calories out.

I don't finish my diaries; I have been using them as a guide. I usually log breakfast and lunch so I know how much I have left for dinner, and while I weigh and measure my dinner choices, I usually don't log them. I don't feel the need to have MFP tell me "if every day were like today..." But rest assured I do weigh and…

Something about moths...and a route? A route to where? Moths fly, do they really map out their routes? I'm so confused.

It's a good workout program, but weight loss is the result of eating at a calorie deficit. I hope you're weighing/measuring your food intake and logging - that's where the results will come from. Working out is great for your overall fitness level.

One of the biggest road blocks is time....people want to see instant results within minimal time as soon as they make the decision to start "dieting" (for lack of a better term). It doesn't work that way. Sustainable weight loss takes time and healthy weight loss is no more than 2 lbs./week. That being said, 2 lbs. per…

I am grateful that there has been such a discussion on a much maligned product, and I am grateful that the time was taken to spell out its chemical makeup and that such a detailed, informative discussion ensued. I happen to like the taste of things sweetened with aspartame and Splenda; I think Stevia tastes like ****. Does…