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Family of 4, we spend between $200-$250 a week including toiletries/cleaning stuff. About 90% of our meals are home cooked, we all pack lunch and breakfast. The majority of the foods we buy are fresh, we don't do a lot of canned and frozen. The foods that cost the most for us are the meats/fish. We like good steaks, salmon…

Disagree. You need to research on what is strength training. In fact, look up starting strength or strong lifts or new rules for lifting. Anything but these silly 1000 rep "strength" workouts....and I use the term workout loosely.

My night time snacks that I like" small bag of smart food white cheddar popcorn chocolate chip cookie/s peanut butter haagen daz dulce del leche

There are way better "workouts" than this.

How much weight? How much do you weigh? How much do you want to lose? Tips & tricks? Eat a little less, move a little more.

This is me also, there have been a couple of months where I actually lost 2. I know others might consider that slow but it works for me.

All your water weight will never be gone. A significant amount of water is what makes up our bodies.

My tips: Don't be too aggressive with your caloric deficit Use a food scale Have realistic expectations Be consistent Realize that weight loss isn't linear, there will be days where the scale won't move and there will be days that the scale will go up. Do NOT let that deter you from your plan. On days when you want to…

Maybe your deficit is too aggressive. Maybe your exercise regime is too aggressive. You don't have to be hungry all the time to lose weight. You need to educate yourself on sustainable weight loss. There are a ton of stickies in this forum to help you get started losing weight in a realistic, sustainable way.

Not enough to even matter ime. I fidget all the time and still managed to gain weight over the years.

Depend on my goals. Right now I want to lose some weight so I'd go with meal prep.

Are you sure you're eating 1200 calories? Are you guesstimating your portions or are you using a food scale to measure/weigh all food and drinks?

No. I guess this would be good for a "binger" maybe. Or maybe it wouldn't since once it's unlocked you can pull out all the cookies in that allotted time it's open.

How long have you been at this? How much have you lost? Like the other posters here, I'm trying to figure out what you mean by extremely slow.

What are you doing wrong? Not being patient Unrealistic expectations

A lot of women here (including me) have this issue and still manage to lose weight and stay within their calorie deficit. If you have cravings for chocolate, you can still eat it as long as it fits into your calorie goal. The point I'm trying to make is you don't have to overeat during this time. If you feel like you want…

Are you using a food scale or are you guesstimating your portion sizes?

I don't, I don't think it burns that many calories anyway.

I've never done any isolated ab work/routines and my stomach has gotten smaller. You can't spot reduce even with an ab routine.

Have you ever considered a progressive weight training program? Instead of trying to lose more, look into body recomposition.

It's the only way to go imo. My tips for you: Use a food scale Be consistent Don't demonize food - there are no bad foods

You look great, imo get into lifting heavy or even a progressive body weight routine like You are your own gym or Convict conditioning. Honestly, I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve exactly. Do you want to reach a certain number on the scale like 120 lbs or a certain look/aesthetic? And if it's a certain…

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/113609/relatively-light-people-trying-to-get-leaner/p1

Good in what sense? If you're eating foods you like and are staying within your calorie goal it's all good. My only advice would be eat foods you like, don't demonize foods, don't believe there's some "super food" that will make you lose weight better or faster, be consistent, use a food scale for portion control. Good…

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Bank some calories throughout the week. Try pre-logging your weekend meals and snacks.

If I'm feeling sick I don't work out. The way I see it 1 day isn't going to derail my progress. As soon as I'm better I get back to my routine.

Why the rush?

Weight loss is mostly about how much you're eating. You don't have to work out in order to lose weight, lots of people here have lost weight with little to no exercise so that shouldn't discourage you.

It's only been a couple of weeks and you've started a new exercise program so it could be water weight. That said, it hasn't been enough time to start switching anything yet imo. If you aren't using a food scale and are guesstimating calories, then you should switch that and start using a food scale to weigh/measure…