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I can't have dairy anymore for health reasons either - it's been a big shift for sure! I've found that vegan websites like "Oh she glows" has helped me immensely to come up with alternative recipes. I roast a big pan of veggies every week - brussel sprouts, potatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, and mushrooms - and then I'll…

That is a pretty aggressive schedule you've worked out. If you haven't been working out and you are starting at 5x/week of HIIT then I'm going to side with the trainer that 1400 calories per day may be too little, not to mention the fact that you'll burn out and/or possibly injure yourself fairly quickly. I would not…

My reward when I lose 10 more pounds to hit my goal weight and complete my two half marathons I signed up for is to get a lord of the rings tattoo across my foot ( nerd alert!) I think it's an awesome incentive!

If it's been a few months then you are de-conditioned and may need to get back into running more slowly. I agree with the running shoes/socks. That is important. I went and got fitted for my shoes, and I needed to buy a sock that comes with additional cushioning to absorb the shock and reduce the pain I feel in my legs…

I enjoy my fit bit because I'm able to use it as a stop watch to log workouts and it monitors heart rate while I'm exercising so I'm more accurate about how intense my workouts are.

I get all my indoor workouts from the YouTube. There's thousands of fitness videos uploaded - just type in what you're looking for. I use Fitness Blender a lot, but they may be slower paced for you and the workouts go from 10 minutes up to 90 minutes. There are some Jillian Michaels uploaded as well, and a few other…

1 week is not a plateau. Usually when you increase exercise there will be a fair amount of water retention due to increased muscle repair from the damage of the workout. I'm sure once your body adapts to the workout changes then the weight gain will dissipate fairly quickly. You will not lose weight consistently every…

Some of your days listed are 400 and 500 calorie days? Is that accurate? And you're still doing 60 minutes of cardio on those days? How did you calculate this 1000 calories a day? What is your current weight goal? Are you within the healthy range already? Still overweight? It's hard to know without knowing your starting…

My stats are pretty similar to yours - 5'5 and 143 pounds. 10 pounds in 5 weeks is very ambitious and I think it will make you hangry - especially since you are actively working out. I would aim for 1/2 pound to 1 pound weight loss since that is much more realistic. The nice thing is since you are a normal weight, even if…

You're doing fine! Don't get discouraged. This week I went out for dinner ( Italian) and I went to town on a bread basket with garlic butter. I had a doctor's appt the next day and all of a sudden - 5 pounds heavier. I know it's not accurate. Your weight will fluctuate constantly because stress, hormones, salt intake,…

Yup, I've been taking the pill for a few years and I've lost over 50 pounds. I agree with the above posters - when I finish my 21 days of pills the weight drops a few pounds for that week before I start up again. If you're having trouble maybe switching brands or switching the levels of estrogen and progesterone might…

What has also helped me is moving back my lunch time as I don't get home until about 9:30. I eat a very late lunch (maybe 2 or 3 PM) and it tends to be my heaviest meal of the day - lots of protein, lots of fiber - very filling. I do have a small measured snack - maybe fruit - before I leave and that way when I get home…

You shouldn't be discouraged - you're doing great! Awesome job on the food scale, that's one of the harder things. Depending on where you are at in your weight, if you are already fairly close to a normal weight then that one cheat day on Sunday may be wiping some of your deficit. It's hard to be patient, everyone wants to…

Are you weighing all your food? Recording everything properly? No cheat days? How are your workouts? Do you use a heart rate monitor? Is it all cardio? Only lifting? Are you eating back any exercise calories? Were you active at all before you started 3 weeks ago? If not you may be retaining some water from repair on the…

That's an awesome job! More people have probably noticed but since discussing someone's weight can be a taboo topic so they may just not want to say anything. Most people didn't say anything about my weight loss until I'd lost about 45 pounds. My first 25 pounds very few people noticed or said anything. I've read this in…

Yup! I had a 2 cocktails this week, pizza, lasagna, half of a cupcake, and I still lost 2 pounds. Of course I had to run a few extra miles, and ate a LOT more baby spinach than usual to offset the more delicious food. It works for me, but I wouldn't recommend it for everyone. I'm at a stage where I can cut myself off from…

You can try getting a more accurate body fat percentage estimate. Getting a DEXA scan is pretty expensive but the BOD POD is within a reasonable margin of error for body composition. Most of the major universities that have an exercise physiology program will have a BOD POD that can be accessed by the public (the one in my…

If you are weighing everything out then by all accounts you should be able to lose weight. A quick BMR with your stats at a sedentary lifestyle means you burn about 1860 calories a day, eating back only 1200 would put you at a deficit of 600 calories a day or about a pound of weight loss a week. 1. Make sure you weigh…

Are you weighing your food? If you aren't weighing your food then you are most likely eating more than 1600 calories, which is very easy to do. The recommended serving sizes can be inconsistent and grossly under-estimate what you are eating. If you want to lose weight you need to take the time and measure your food in…

My family doesn't diet at all, and my boyfriend doesn't either - there is always delicious food to be had on the counters, in the fridge and pantry - I even take them to drive thrus and order food for them. It's not fair to force others to adhere to your lifestyle - it's important to find some sort of motivation that will…

Yes. I lost my first 40 pounds without any exercise. It was all weighing my food and keeping on top of how many calories I put in my body everyday. I work out now a few days a week and I'm starting to see more definition and tone in my body.

I saw this posted by someone awhile back: Everyday they bring a banana to work and it sits on the desk. She doesn't eat the banana, it just sits there. If she's not hungry enough to eat the banana.....then she doesn't need to snack on something else. Find your banana. Don't give up everything you love, make small changes…

Cravings are a pain -but it's important to find something that will work for you to help you thru those times. For example, I do get cravings for sweets AND salty things (lucky me!). For me I buy sweets and chips in small individual wrapped portions which means I don't have access to a king sized bag of anything. Anything…

I think you should spend a week consistently weighing everything you eat. I weigh my fruits and veggies. I'm obsessed with tomatoes at the moment. It highlights that 2 campari tomatoes are 85 grams and 50 calories. Well, when I weigh the tomatoes sometimes 1 tomato is 79 grams! So if I eat two of them I'm already a little…

You are correct - it would be fine for them to eat back 55 calories if they wanted. I was merely using the study to highlight that people put into MFP that they workout for x number of minutes and the "calories burned" may be a gross over-estimation. The study has it's flaws but I've seen enough posts on here where someone…

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Here is a study out of Ball State. They took 6 of the top fitness trackers and measured them against oxygen consumption (one of the most accurate ways to measure true calories burned). They were all over-estimating calories burned as much as 122%.…

You need to weigh everything. It's annoying but if you aren't I guarantee you're eating more than you think. Whenever I weigh my food against the recommended serving size what I weigh is ALWAYS less than what the recommended serving size says (an ounce of Cheetos is never 14 cheetos, it's more like 8 or 9). You can't be…

I enjoy this video - it highlights measuring food with cups and measuring against a food scale. There is a noticeable difference that can add up to a few hundred calories per day - putting you at maintenence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI9ZSGeBkqc

Do you have a food scale? This is an excellent youtube video highlighting the difference between measuring cups and an actual food scale. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI9ZSGeBkqc If you are not weighing your food, then you probably aren't eating at 1200-1300 calories. You're very petite with very little to lose which…