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Are you using MFP settings? If you just plug in your stats, and record your weight regularly, MFP will adjust your calorie allowance as you lose weight. HOWEVER, if you are using your fit band to calculate your calories, I would stop doing this. So many post here about how inaccurate these devices can be. I would just use…

"I am as fit as a Stradivarius." Oh! I am SO stealing this and using it in a story. Or poem. Or essay. !!

Well, speaking from years of all sorts of therapy (bipolar), and I don't want to be harsh, you will only get something from therapy if you are willing to put in the work to make it work. I have so many friends who have "tried" therapy and insist it doesn't work. Yes, they went a few times and then gave up because they…

Yes. It sounds like you need help with your anxiety. Please see a food counselor. It did world's for me.

Perfect post.

I do better if I eat more often. Staples--Weight Watchers lite string cheese, Stacy's bagel chips, Pecan crackers, saltines, bagels, Laughing Cow cheese wedges, loaf bread, breakfast strips, bacon, eggs, nonfat milk, nonfat Greek yogurt, Luna Protein bars. Shaved turkey breast and ham, tuna. Bananas. Guacamole 100 calorie…

As for the sleep issues, you may need a sleep study. So I would see a doctor about your sleep. But if you have been eating once a day, in the evening and wearing yourself exercising, I can see that you would have trouble sleeping.

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking....you want to lose weight? How much? How long has it been since you ate normally, i.e. 5-6 small meals a day or 3 meals and a couple of snacks? The way I've lost weight with MFP is to eat whatever I want WITHIN my calorie allowance. I didn't do anything special. And I still don't. I…

Right on, mayburcm1--"Oh wait, no one else is thinking about what I'm eating, I should enjoy the food I want to." This is so true, but for me it's about everything and I am just now really believing it--Things are not all about me. People do not think about how I look more than a few seconds. Same thing for the things I…

I'm 51. I've lost over 80 lbs. My advice to you is to switch your weight loss goal to 1 lb a week, or .5 a week, and lose the weight slowly. You are much more likely to keep the weight off if you have time to make real lifestyle changes and stick to them. You do not need to eat so few calories unless you are quite short,…

I told myself when I started MFP I wouldn't lie. I don't play games with my dairy and I don't play games with my scale. I think that what you're talking about has to do with shame and I am often ashamed when I overeat. But I log EVERY Single Bite. Every day. I know that if I skip, I'm setting myself up for the big…

I haven't had the exact same experience that you have had, but sometimes I do wonder if I'm being scrutinized by people if I eat a donut or whatever. And I do have stressing about food situations. First, I am more likely to overeat if I go out for lunch or dinner. Second, I have food restrictions because of a stomach…

I am so sorry that you are so I'll. I hope you do find your balance.

You would probably lose weight if you up your calories from 1,200. Have you set it to .5 a week? And if you have, you could eat just a 100 calorie deficient every day and you would lose weight, slowly. Good luck.

Why to you feel you need to change methods anyway? If you like to eat back exercise calories on the day (I do as well) then carry on - just custom set your base calories until you find your maintenance level. Do give yourself time to get used to maintenance, after a while you realise you can relax your iron grip on things…

I plan on maintaining--180-195 pounds. I'm 5'5.5", so almost in obese range, but I feel comfortable at this weight. I may lose more in the future as long as I can do it comfortably. After weighing 270 last year and losing the weight pretty easily, I refuse to make myself miserable just to lose more. I know that I will…

I don't know if I mentioned this, but when I was diagnosed I learned a lot about how digestion works and some of it was counter-intuitive. Fiber slows down digestion (for everyone hence eating lots of fiber to "keep you full longer") Fat slows down digestion. My diet is the opposite of the diet everyone considers…

Hello. There is not a lot of information in your post so I'll not offer advice in addition to what's be given here. But I will tell you this. Every day, several times a day, I read a post written by a person who cannot lose weight AND is eating too few calories. Too few is below 1,200 for a woman. Period. If you drop below…

I do look at the trend

One of you guys mentioned not logging my weight when it changes if it falls within my range--now THAT is scary. Truly. However, if MFP doesn't change my calories once I set to maintain, then that addresses my issues. Thanks to all of you!

Well, I'm like DUH. I hadn't figured this out on my own. Duh. Another poster also mentioned this. Thank you.

FODMAP is confusing. The trick, as far as I can tell, is to figure out which foods trigger you. It's the same with gastroparesis. But I cannot stress enough the role that anxiety and stress play in flares. Not to mention that I want to eat ALL the crap when I'm stressing, foods I know are perilous--high fiber and fat,…

I wonder about this, in my situation now. I think my body is just happy at this weight, though I would like to lose a few more pounds. But it may not happen. I do know that I don't want to torture myself to lose it and am trusting that it will come off with time, or I will remain where I am and just be happy. At this…

Whenever someone talks about bingeing, I wonder what she means. Are you talking overeating (and drinking) by 500 calories? 1,500? 3,000? Throwing down 5,000 in a single evening? I binge. For me this usually means going over my daily calories by 1,000-1,500. I do this during the week and on the weekend. I don't like doing…

Hello. How long have you been doing MFP? A couple weeks? Six weeks? Three months? Your duration with the program is the most important thing any of us needs to know to help you. You mention your increasing weight, but without knowing how long you've been with MFP and how often you weigh, it's hard to offer advice.

Hummm. When I was your age, I had already developed habits that led me down the path to serious obesity. I suggest that you explore the behavior that lead to your weight gain. Have you always been overweight, or did you gain over the last couple of years? At 24 I was still out to eat everything I wanted whenever I wanted.…

I have never weighed my food. I do sometimes measure things I use often, like butter or milk, to be sure I'm staying consistent. This has worked for me, but I've read many posts here from folks who aren't losing because they don't log accurately. When I started MFP I was very educated and aware of calories in foods. Lots…

This will not make you lose weight. But it may make you feel better than you do now. And make you more aware of your body. Being more aware of your body and feeling better are excellent ways to keep on keeping on in the weight loss process.

The overall trend of your scale is DOWN. And you're doing beautifully. From what others have posted, your experience seems in the normal range.

Fitbit, and other wearables don't always give accurate calorie counts. I know that my Polar is awfully damn close, but I know this because I started out MFP without it and can now compare it to MFP's counts. If you aren't hungry, then you may just not need to eat as much. I suspect that you are eating more than you…