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If you're not weighing your food you don't know how much you are eating. You very well could be eating A LOT more than 1200-1400 calories AND with added binges puts you over maintenance.

Just skin removal may not be all that expensive. I had a full tummy tuck with muscle repair and an insurance covered breast reduction. The muscle repair was because of two pregnancies that essentially tore my abs apart. Have you spoken to a plastic surgeon? Got an actual estimate? I went to the best in my area for an…

My first 100 days were a piece of cake. Then I went on a 6 week road trip where I wouldn't have data or internet, so I didnt bother tracking. It's been a fight ever since I got back. I've lost 20lbs more since then, but it's taken a LONG TIME.

Its unhealthy, not unrealistic.

As society it's because food is so readily available. We don't have to wait for food. We don't have to grow food. And we don't have to ration food. Snacks are constantly available to kids and adults. Sugar is CONSTANTLY available. It's not a Christmas treat to have sugar, it's every day always. Fast Food is the norm. It's…

Eat more for breakfast? Your body still needs fuel. Especially going to school, your brain needs easy accessible calories to function. ALSO when you're losing weight, you lose muscle mass. And your heart is a muscle. Don't want to lose weight too fast and risk your health!

I don't want to be fat anymore.

When I tell my mom I've lost weight by counting calories, she immediately wants to know what I eat for every meal. I say, I dunno......Food? No magical food, just eating less.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/expert-answers/cholesterol/faq-20058468 Chicken eggs are high in cholesterol, but the effect of egg consumption on blood cholesterol is minimal when compared with the effect of trans fats and saturated fats. The risk of heart disease may be more closely…

You need to weigh the entire casserole minus the weight of the dish. Then you can divide by servings. If the entire thing with dish weighs 1000g. But empty the dish weighs 400g. Then the casserole weighed 600g. Divide that by how ever many servings, 6 perhaps, and each serving is 100g. You can do it backwards if you don't…

Being informed about weight loss and maintenance!!!! You can't go back to previous eating habits (aka AMOUNTS) You'll always be eating less than you did at 250-300-800 lbs. You'll never be able to eat that way again. But you don't have to eat 1200 calories either. Lose the weight, eat less, move more. It's simple in…

Save your calories for the evening during that week. Or plan to eat at maintenance for that week and eat at a deficit the other three weeks.

Menu planning and freezer meal planning. emeals.com livingwellspendingless.com has 7 different menus to make 5 meals in an hour that are freezer friendly (5 meals of 8 servings, 10 meals of 4 servings)

I'm planning on fully celebrating each DAY. Halloween I'll have some treats and candy. Thanksgiving I'll have what I want. And probably the week between Christmas and New Years I'll eat at maintenance. But it won't be a 3 month long food fest! They are holi-DAYS not holi-MONTHS!

At my heaviest I was at 350ish. I started MFP weighing in at 294, I'm now down to 258! Get a food scale! Weigh all your solid food. Use the recipe builder! Eat some protein at every meal! (just a tip that helps me from getting hungry) Don't go all fat free, sugar free, low calorie all at once. Track and see where you can…

I like the suggestion of leaving the seasoning out of the meat and putting it in the sour cream. Not that I have any problem with taco shells, but taco salads are my favorite! Having them tonight!!!!

Stick to your calories, go over with the drinks, and consider the dancing exercise.

Thank you for the explanation!

No, I have no idea where they got the 4000 number. With almost 100 lbs to lose, you can be at -2lbs a week until about 50lbs remaining then switch to 1.5. With 25-30lbs remaining switch to 1lb a week, and with 10lbs switch to .5lb. That's about the recommended amounts to maximize fat loss, and not lose muscle mass.

I didn't hijack someone else's post. I started my own. I had just finished reading two posts. One was someone really wanting pizza, and asking for a "healthy" substitute. The suggestions were cauliflower crust or a tortilla. The other was about overnight oats, yogurt, milk, oats, and berries. And because it added up to be…

Patience! A true plateau is doing everything perfect, no slip ups or cheats and not losing for 6 weeks. Keep within your calories, drink more water, and just be patient! I've had 3-4 weeks with nothing, then boom -4lbs in 4 days.

London Broil and salad!

No, it won't recommend less that 1200 calories. You still have the same organs and brain that need calories to function. How much do you have to lose? Maybe 1 lb a week is still too aggressive?

200g of yogurt is quite a lot of yogurt. I use a small amount of light greek yogurt and add some almond milk along with some blue berries. 350 for a filling breakfast isn't bad. Why would you say it's bad? It's just a number of calories.

If scooby gave you 1952 EAT 1952. I plugged in your info and got 2473 to MAINTAIN and 1972 to Lose.

I do a weekly menu plan. We always have a baked potato night, pizza night, and a meatless meal. Then I find different recipes on pinterest or blogs to fill in the rest of the days. I can't eat based on "feeling" that's how I got where I am. My menu plan is completely flexible, and I can make anything from my plan on any…

Cheesecake!

Smaller shirts. When I fold laundry or have my daughter fold laundry, it's embarrassing to have my shirts look like ship sails. I'll never wear a bikini, but I'm looking forward to not leaving such a huge butt print on the sand at the beach. And having a smaller shadow. My husband and my kids will have these LONG SLIM…

How many slices was the whole pizza? 1/6th is 776 according to another calorie counting website. 1/12th would be 388.

Depending on your body, you may "weigh" more than the number you've decided you should be. You may naturally store more glycogen and water, even if your fat levels are where you want them. I imagine just like weight loss not being linear, maintenance isn't a flat line. There will still be bumps, jumps, and dips. It's just…