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Thank you for taking the time to comment. Maybe i will look for a lower calorie deficit. That might be more sustainable for me. I do try to work hard at timing my meals, to start cooking before i am hungry and not starving. eating only when im hungry, and try to be more mindful. I do try to eat high volume, low calorie…

Thank you for taking the time and commenting, i use smaller plates and i try to eat based on volume, more fiberous foods, less calories. I use an 8 inch plate most of the time. I was particularly feeling low the day i wrote this. I'm realizing it had a rough few months, home was damaged in flood at the same time my cat…

My biggest issue is forgetting to weigh the pot. But now I have done this so often I have all my weights in a book

Good strategy! Hey, anything that works :) amirite

The "/" means divided. Total calories in the pot divided by weight food in grams equal how many calories in 1 gram of food. Then multiply it by 100 to know how many calories are in 100 grams. You can also cross multiply. Comes out the same.

I didn't think of that haha

No specific supplements for weight loss. But you don't need anything fancy. Do not take anything with ultra high doses as they can lead to toxicity. Make sure it has the USP label. Your standard nature's made would be good enough. I take the nature's made gummies and vit D3 (5000iu) gummies (I'm deficient as per bloodwork)…

If anyone is like me. I'm cooking a box of pasta for me and my fiance. He's 6'0 fit, with an active job. I'm 5'4 and not. LOL Before I start cooking (this works for everything when you are making large pot meals for a family) I weigh the pot (write that down) I measure everything that goes into the pot. Except the water.…

Well I scrolled past this quick 1 use real eggs or w.r they said above and 2 yes cream of tartar will help stabilize egg foam (egg whites)

Blood vessels dialate and you sweat when you exercise. Takes a little time to shut the cooling mechanism off

Years of over eating, eating seconds, eating dessert when eating out (after overeating). I just love food. other than over eating I do cook healthy and always have, lean meats, lots of veggies, whole grains. it was just the amount of food i would consume also chocolate. love it. >.< if its in front of me I will probably…

Families share similar eating patterns therefore its not uncommon for obese parents to have obese children. But I do believe genetics play a SMALL role. NOT 70%. I have friends that eat everything in front of them plus eat my left overs and don't gain an ounce, meanwhile the cake I glanced at appeared on my butt. But its…

regardless of religion, if he is worried about the fat content in bread... bacon is not the best choice :P

I totally forgot about water found in foods. But if I'm thirsty I go for water

My professor that is a registered dietitian and has a master's in nutrition said someone literally made that number up. And that many factors play into how much water you need. Environment, (living in the desert will require more water) and altitude also plays a role and of course activity levels. I drink water when i wake…

I normally eat 2 eggs and make a piece of toast using Dave's killer bread (2g of fat, 250mg omega 3, 22g whole grains) and top it with Greek yogurt and w.e fruit I have in my house. around 300 calories depending how much yogurt and the type of fruit.

keep lifting!!!!

before i started MFP, i would work out for an hour to two hours a day 3-4 times a week. I had a very active summer once where i would go to the gym, do cardio for an hour, strength train, go bike to the park, play sports with my friends, bike again (my main form of transportation at the time). The scale never moved. You…

I was too scared to step on the scale for months. when I finally did i realized I gained the weight that I lost. I wish i stepped on the scale sooner and stop the weight gain in its tracks :/ its been three weeks and i've been working out and doing my best to eat out less and measuring/logging everything. I lost about 4…

tell them to eat the extra slice of pizza and watch their butt grow bigger :) all jokes aside, that really sucks that they aren't being supportive :/

chobani is a little tart. I like Fage :) but i never tried their no fat one, either total or 2%. keeps me full longer.

And to O.P, best of luck!

Thanks, when I was learning about ketosis, it was in biochem and we were going over ketosis, acidosis, diabetes, etc everything so i might have gotten a little mixed up.

Why would I respond to a post that I didn't read? I meant why choose keto when she isn't feeling the greatest vs. other diets

I used the term carbs because it breaks down to glucose, I was just simplifying it.

hey if what you are doing is working then ignore them! prove them wrong. As for the veggie thing you can buy frozen if you have a freezer. :)

i drink coffee when i wake up and then if i can i go to the gym while i still have that boost. if it is later in the day i drink green tea.

I'm studying nutrition... eating that low seems... pretty dangerous... I don't know much about the keto diet. except that your body starts to burn fat instead of carbs but... you can also mess around with your blood pH and your brain does need carbs to function. Is there a specific reason why you are doing Keto?

as i was growing up i would never eat breakfast and i hated school lunches. I never packed food for school either. This led to me binge later on in the day. Huge meals, seconds, portions out of control. I started working and i couldn't do it anymore. i needed breakfast. Now I'm not eating nearly as much as i used to. So!…

if you go to your food diary, there is a little calendar button on the top. just click that :smile: