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Thank you, I appreciate that! Very helpful. No one in my years and years of trying to lose has anyone ever expressed the importance of a scale. I have known people to lose jug on a regular calorie counting diet and regular exercise, no food scales. I guess this is something that may open my eyes to how much I actually eat…

Thank you-was not aware. Apparently I haven't been educated enough on this as I seem to be asking questions that don't make any sense. I just meant I don't want to be gaining what seemed to be muscle in my arms by using weights, but could very well be a combination of retaining weight and not being in the deficit I thought…

I think another factor of all of this is being held accountable for mistakes or bringing light to the things I wasn't aware of originally. My mistake, thanks for the help everyone.

I agree. I posted for help. I'll make sure to track every day and weigh what I'm eating.

Correct. I track on and off on this app. I don't own a food scale, but I'm planning to get one. I do however eat the same things every day, so am aware of what the cost is. I don't weigh my food if I go out and I occasionally screw up drinking alcohol with friends. I understand the point you are trying to make, but I'm…

Ok, and that is what I'm currently trying to figure out. Like I mentioned, I stick between 300-500 deficit.

I have stayed between a 300-500 cal deficit consistently and still can't lose weight. I started tracking my macros to see if I was just eating too many high fat foods, and it turns out I was and I wasn't eating enough protein. I started tracking that this week to see if it makes a difference. The only high fat foods I eat…

I also had no idea water retention was even a factor

Thank you so much. This broke it down in a way that was easy to understand!

I do track and stay at a deficit or maintain give or take a weird off day once every 2 weeks.

Thank you! :)

Can I tone with what I'm doing? Or is there a better way?

Forgot to say I don't want to gain more muscle! Just want to tone!

I feel like I eat generally healthy, but maybe my portion sizes are way bigger than I imagined...very helpful, thank you!

Awesome idea! I don't know why I didn't think of that! Thank you!

I am getting a food scale this weekend :)

I track them on here and track my macros on another app. Does anyone else find the social part of losing weight the hardest? I.e....alcohol, food temptations, etc?

Trying to lose for about 3 months now and tracking on and off for the same time. If I don't track it on here, I keep it in my head. O know there are slip up days, but if I have starting working out 3-5 days a week, it should' t make one slip up here and there go out the window, would it?