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I'm aware of the term "eggitarian", but I don't think it has a universal exact definition. I'm assuming it implies ovo-vegetarian? But I'm not sure what else might be included. Background: I'm ovo-lacto vegetarian, have been for over 50 years. I do eat a lot of dairy, but I think at this point I could get adequate protein…

There are some great nutrient-dense choices mentioned in posts above . . . but I'm thinking that if you're struggling to gain weight, you may need suggestions that aren't very filling. Getting in the calories for weight gain can be a challenge for some, if their appetite isn't big. People vary in what they find filling.…

The starting calorie goal is just that, a starting point. After 4-6 weeks (or one full menstrual cycle for people who have those), you have enough personal experience data to adjust your calorie goal, personalizing it. The calorie goal MFP or other calculators spit out - even fitness trackers - is just the average for…

Generally, the MFP staff don't read every post in the Community. The Community at large is for mutual help amongst users. High odds you're saying this only to other app users who have no more influence over the app than you have yourself. If you want to suggest changes/improvements, post that here: The staff read that area…

Honestly, don't obsess. Try to eat reasonably - not super restrictively, but healthily and not stuffing yourself. Enjoy some of the special foods a cruise offers. If you want to track, estimate using entries you look up by typing in names of things. Try to be physically active in fun ways while you're on the cruise. This…

1350 is NOT a lot of calories, especially for someone whose body is still maturing - maybe literally growing, maybe "only" developing. I assume - hope - that if you're already that light in weight, you're very petite. Even if you're only 4'11", 90 pounds is already technically underweight. You'd need to be quite a bit…

Excellent - congratulations!

This is such a fabulous accomplishment, on many fronts: Physical, psychological, health, fitness and more. Go, you - you're a champ! Keep up the great work!

You log the foods you've eaten in the food diary here. For accuracy, food scale is better than measuring spoons/cups, and spoons/cups better than eyeballing amounts to estimate, especially for calorie-dense foods. Ideally, don't use other people's recipe entries in the food database (things like "ham sandwich", "meat…

There's a meal planning feature in MFP Premium+, not in free MFP. Even with Premium+, the meal planning feature only exists in the phone/tablet version of MFP, not the web browser version.

I understand that. What I'm suggesting is that - if you wish - you can set your calorie goal manually based on your history, and ignore what MFP recommends. That will generally be more accurate because more personalized. I admit, I'm biased: MFP is so crazy far off for me that I haven't used its estimates since the few…

How old are you, and how active besides the elliptical (job, home chores, other exercise)? If I assume you're young (20), 157 pounds, 5'10", female, your sedentary (normal life activity) maintenance calories would be under 1900 by a bit. 400 calories for 45 minutes of elliptical is possibly, but also possibly generous. You…

@springlering62 , I think it would still cause issues for your guy, but maybe for you: A thing I've done in the past was to keep a can of frozen apple juice concentrate in the freezer to use as a sweetener. If our food products we make at home had labels, that would count as an added sugar, though. Other natural caloric…

If you've been at this since May 25, you have enough personal experience data to estimate your total average calorie needs from that, including the exercise. Since you say you're not going to eat back the exercise calories, this data will tell you what you need, total calories. As others have suggested, the rough math…

Nowadays, quality of life for sure. Being slim feels better - lots better - than being overweight, and it's easier and more fun to do active things when I'm slimmer. My health markers are better, too - all solidly in the normal range, even ones that were seriously bad news when I was overweight. While that's true, that…

What sub-type of vegetarian are you? Examples: Fully plant based, lacto-vegetarian, ovo-vegetarian, something else? What's your current protein goal in grams, for what height? As context, before I say more I'm a long-time ovo-lacto vegetarian, lost weight fine 9+ years ago with MFP, have maintained weight fine since. My…

Two things commonly suggested around here: The size of your deficit depends on how fast you choose to lose fat weight. Roughly, a 500 calorie average daily deficit would be expected to result in losing about a pound a week, when averaging loss over a 4-6 week time period. Averaging over several weeks is because the loss…

If you've been at this logging and loss thing for at least 4-6 weeks, use your own data to estimate your calorie needs. That'll typically give a person a more on-target personalized calorie needs estimate than any calculator or fitness tracker. You do need a solid food logging and weight-change record for that much time,…

I'd be stronger in this part of the situation than those above: If you weren't prescribed diuretics for a serious health condition, don't take them. Water retention fluctuations are part of how a healthy body stays healthy. They know what they're doing. Don't try to game that. It's water, not fat. If you have a meaningful…

If your watch is accurate for you, and you're eating roughly 1860 your daily deficit is only about 140 calories. If your deficit were actually 140, it would take roughly 25 days to lose a pound of fat. There are two potential problems here: Any fitness tracker is only giving you an estimate of your calorie burn. It's a…

The added calorie burn is likely happening, but so small. Walking with a 20 pound vest would be like walking with 20 pounds more body weight. Therefore, at 3mph, a 20 pound vest would be expected to net me about 8 more calories per mile, so 24 more per hour. Wheee. I guess that's nice, but in the grand scheme it wouldn't…

Consider adding some more calorie dense foods that you personally don't find too filling, if part of the problem is lacking appetite: Nuts, nut butters, avocadoes, fatty cold-water fish, a little more olive oil or similar on salads/veggies or used in cooking, and that sort of thing. If your nutrition is already in good…

In my experience, if I eat at minimum the recommended 5 or more full servings of veggies and fruits daily, and at least some whole grains, it'd be hard NOT to get enough fiber.

I think it's not that the weighted vests are supposed to substitute for normal strength training, it's that they're like walking at a heavier body weight, i.e., burning a few extra calories and loading the walking muscles a little more. Maybe some of the users think it's more magical than that, I don't know. It's arguably…

I'm not sure that post-loss it's just part of the long term metabolic adaptation. It's been a while since I read about it, but I remember - possibly remember inaccurately - the finding as being that as a statistical average obese people were actually more placid and sedentary in daily life movement, and remained more…

@PAV8888 - Admittedly cherry-picking from https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/13/2/55 When people spend extended periods in physically inactive postures—such as prolonged sitting—NEAT naturally decreases, contributing to a sustained positive energy balance. Studies in both lean and obese populations consistently show that…

The move option is also available in web browser MFP. Click on the food name in your diary, and you'll get a pop-up like this: The labeling there isn't great, but if you click on the drop-down in "To which meal?", pick the target meal, then click "Save", it will move the food to the selected meal.

IMU, net carbs is a feature only in the phone/tablet app, and only with premium MFP. In premium MFP, you can turn off the net carbs feature, which should give you what you want, if I'm understanding correctly: Showing total carbs in both the app and web browser versions of MFP. In the app, it's in More, Settings, Diary…

I resonate with that. 😉 My favorite coffee shop, where I go with my rowing buddies multiple times a week in summer after rowing, has the most beautiful pastries. Unlike some other places in town that have beautiful-looking pastries, these are as delicious as they look. (How do I know? On the truly rare occasion, I have…

Ponzer et. al. have been on this theme since at least 2015, comparing Hadza energy expenditure to developed-world energy expenditure. Maybe they do have a "new study" adding to that literature, but the WaPo contention that this is upsetting conventional wisdom in 2025 is IMO just clickbait. Maybe it's upsetting people who…