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I did it! Managed to have dinner and still finish under my calorie goal. Thanks everyone for the advice. I'll keep practicing it at every dinner.

MFP has me at about a 500 calories deficit every day. If I'm still hungry, I eat a portion of lean protein for up to 100 calories of those 500 (Egg whites, shrimp, etc). It makes me feel full.

Alcohol is a tough one for me too. Tonight, I am hoping to stick to one glass of wine. I have a lot of work to do tomorrow so I'm going to use that as motivation to stick to one. But then I always want to try all the bottles they open. Maybe I could ask for taster portions!

The dinners are not always with the same groups. I have two group of friends - people from work and then old time friends.

Usually, overnight oats -but if not prepped, I'll go for a hot oatmeal with egg white, blueberries, cinnamon, greek yogurt and walnuts. I'm going on vacation next week, but when I get back, I want to make avocado-egg open sandwiches.

I've become an expert at using overnight oats to curb the cravings. Made this this morning, which made me feel like I was getting my chocolate fix and more: https://www.organizeyourselfskinny.com/2015/03/03/black-forest-overnight-oats-chocolate-and-cherries/

I don't know how to give you advice other than to say: I had a hysterectomy last summer and it took way longer than 6 weeks for me to recover enough so that my work outs really made a difference. CICO did work a bit in the meantime in my case. When did you have yours?

The only thing that is truly bad for anyone is being inactive. The best thing for you: whatever motivates you to move. After that, sure you can look into what experts have to say about the best workouts out there. But don't let that poison your relationship to rule number one: move.

Breakfast: 400-500 Snack: 100 Lunch: 300-400 Snack: 200 Dinner: 400 Snack: 200

Exercise is very useful when you want a few extra calories in your MyFitnessPal budget. It doesn't have to be a lot to give you some leeway. The trick is finding an exercise you like doing.

For a salty treat, I put salsa and (if fat macros allow) avocado in cottage cheese. If you're really looking to amp the protein, add some deli chicken or turkey in there. I use them both in oatmeal cakes, as per this recipe: http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/recipe-blueberry-cheesecake-baked-oatmeal/

Most of the people I know who have always been at a healthy weight work at it. They talk about health and healthy foods a lot. They make an effort to exercise regularly, not for weight loss but because it's good for them, helps them manage stress. They try to eat healthy because they feel better that way. They frequently…

I pay attention to calories first, macros second. That said, I absolutely have less cravings when I hit my macros. Curious to see what others will say.

Oh heck yeah it's normal to gain weight during your period! I don't weigh myself during my period. It will all be fine next week. Good job on jumping back on the wagon.

I struggle with weekends too! All my socializing seems to involve food. In your shoes, I would pick one of the two meals as my "cheat" meal and try to eat with some control for the other one. I'm guessing it would be easier to get your husband to support you in wanting to be reasonable than your whole family at family…

I imagine someone else already said this, but pay attention to the macros suggested by MFP. If you're on the app, go to the space where you log your food, scroll down and tap on nutrition (my app is another language, not sure what it would be called in English). There, you'll see the suggested amounts of carbs, protein and…

Eggwhites, eggs, fish or chicken, oatmeal, salsa, lemon, avocado, good mustard, greek yogurt, fruits, lots of veggies (kale, red pepper, cucumber, arugula, onions, carrots, spouts), multigrain breads, brown rice, peanut butter.

That's a good point. For vodka soda, I ask for a single shot in a tall glass. I usually never feel the need for more than 3 drinks, which keeps me under the 500 calories I have burned even if the bartender is generous (6*70= 420). For whiskey 6*80= 480. My point was that I earn my drinks through exercise. It works for me.…

How do you think your parents would respond if you told them? I work with young adults. Most want to hide whatever challenge they are facing from their parents. My experience has been that parents usually react with a lot of concern and empathy. They likely want to help you if you are facing challenges in your life. It…

On nights when I want more than one drink, I have vodka soda. The OP drinks whiskey. Straight up whiskey is about 80 calories. As for the food, you can have that on a regular calorie budget, especially if you accept to go at maintenance on days when you have dates as others have suggested. It will slow down the progress…

Whenever I'm going out, I try to burn "drink calories" on the treadmill. In my head, 500 calories = 3 or 4 drinks (depending on what I'm drinking).

I have cheat meals Friday and Saturday evening, usually because I am out with friends. It hasn't affected my weight loss thus far. My calories deficit every week is in the order of 3600 calories and those cheat meals have me go about 200 over maintenance. +400-3600= -3200. Everything still good. Incidentally, I'm fairly…

I'd love it if the OP could tell us whether his experience is that men are friendlier to each other at the gym. As in: he tried befriending both groups equally and that's how he's observed that women are not as friendly. At my gym, I'd say levels of friendliness are similar for both genders. I perhaps have more…

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Great challenge. How many burpees a day will you be doing?

Oh my YES! Okay so downloaded the app. I chose level 2 intermediate as well in great part because I have a love hate relationship with jump squats.

Another cardio-*kitten* here. I walk to and from work so bank about 45 minutes of light cardio every day. I tend to walk at a brisk pace. I used to hate running but now love it. It gets addictive - so if you're new to it, give it a chance. My preference is to run as fast I can for 30 minutes. I usually do sprints - so a…

I wish I could hug you eque_price. I'm glad you're taking care of yourself. It will get better - and with the support you've actively gotten for yourself, it will likely go faster than you imagine. The best I can say is that, for now, rest. It might feel like the fatigue will never lift, but it does... When you rest. If…

Some high calorie foods, such as chickpeas, make me feel full, others don't as much, such as coconut. I've learned to bank on those that make me feel full. It sounds like the bowls do it for you, so keep them in your diet.

I was diagnosed with "professional exhaustion" a few years back. I woke up crying a few mornings and knew something was wrong. I'm the one who showed up telling the doctor it was likely a burn out. I just had this strong feeling of failing at everything I did, of being overwhelmed, of not ever being able to catch up.…