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I looked around for twenty minutes last night but i could find no controlled study on diet breaks. The closest I have seen to actual science is a very small study on calorie shifting diets that only tracked for a short period of time, where any additional weight loss could have easily been explained by the placement of the…

Fatigue is one of the prime symptoms of hypothyroid. You may need to have your medication adjusted. Studies have shown that weight loss can affect how well your hormone replacement works.

That's pretty good OP. If you're eating significantly less than you were before, you may need to drink more water than you did before as well. Hope you're doing well. If you need to lose 50 lbs in about 60 days, I wish you luck. You're already going to get the advice of a dietician and that's a really good thing. Follow…

How much water do you drink in a day?

If you or others still want to estimate, three ounces of fish may be approximated by volume as a checkbook. A decent sushi place will slice sashimi about as thick as a checkbook, so I'd say you can imagine each piece to be between one-third and two-thirds of an ounce. Beware that some fish as served are much fattier than…

Bathroom scales are only so accurate. They can be as much as +/- 5 lbs off. Your body weight will also vary from day-to-day and throughout the day. Scales tend to be consistent with themselves, however, and if you're weighing yourself during the same part of your day, you should expect it to move. Sometimes, as a…

Jimmy John's recently came to my area. I snarfed some Coca-cola when I saw their neon sign in the window: "free smells."

I've enjoyed La Croix whenever I get one, but this was a trendy item for me. I liked it enough for the first box I purchased, but I haven't bothered buying another box of cans since. I'll sometimes grab a single when I just don't feel like drinking just water.

They say that's actually quite good for you when it's actually coffee and not just sugar and cream.

If you are putting on weight, trending over a period of 9 weeks, the simple answer is that you are overeating. If you want to lose weight, you'll have to reduce your average caloric intake by about 150-280 calories per day. The longer answer is that estimates of calorie expenditure in exercise are rarely accurate. They are…

Any chance you've tried pre-portioning? Just seal up in baggies or containers the amount you think will be reasonably satisfying and try not to overeat throw out the rest of your food?

When I am not actively trying to lose weight, I will hop back onto MFP every once in a while to track my calories to make sure I'm staying honest with myself about what is "okay" to eat. What I observed from my own behavior is I start deciding that more and more is safe for me to eat. Every once in a while I'll log…

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* Order smaller portions. * _Share_ plates and items with fellow travelers so you don't take all the calorie hits. * Eat, but don't finish your food - take the rest home or leave it for the compost pile. * Take your time when you eat, savor, and enjoy your new experience. Eating slowly will help you eat less and feel more…

If you are just starting out, the exercise bike or treadmill will be a good start. Walking on the treadmill can be made challenging and difficult at any level of physical fitness. You can speed up, use incline, or just expand your stride and take fewer steps. Exercise bikes for the truly sedentary can get your body used to…

I think your biggest concern will be counting calories correctly. This is not a trivial task and many have found it necessary to prepare their own food and weigh their ingredients in order to hit an accurate number. Ultimately, calorie counting is a skill that many take for granted. In my experience with helping people…

For "sushi" I keep to some rules when guesstimating: * I assume approximately half the weight of the roll is sushi rice. * I pay careful attention to any rolls that contain any sort of 'sauce,' which I then assume is entirely mayonnaise. * Any fish I cannot identify I assume is an oily fish such as mackerel for calories. *…

I forgot my usual caution to consult with a medical professional, or in this case, a registered dietician (RD or RDN). The advice I gave should be in-line with whatever recommendations were made by a medical professional.

My general advice would be to look to adopt a plant based diet with some animal meat on a non-daily basis, preferring so-called 'white' meats and fish. This person can look into incorporating complex carbohydrates for a majority of their calories. Solid inclusions like everything whole-grain bagels and pasta will keep the…

This is the grisly fate that befell the hazelnut cream stuffed croissant that was on my counter this morning. The butter croissants will live to fight another day. #thecalories

Take a picture with a quarter or an object of known size next to the roll and show it to us and you can take the average of all of our guesstimates :)

Remember that continued weight loss is cumulative. Keep going and the results get increasingly obvious.

So, I spent half of yesterday plotting out the simple meal I was going to eat for dinner. It didn't have quite the punch as satisfying a specific craving, but it did boost my mood to eat it. I'll probably be more of a mindful eater despite my annoyance at having to put the effort into cooking and cleaning up!

I did. Three issues with this: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4018593/ * Tiny sample group of 72 people that are highly obese. * "Adherence" (complying with the study protocol) was self-reported. * Followup was only a month after a 6 week long trial period. I would not draw any far reaching conclusions from…

I think @Nony_Mouse has brought up a viable issue. But, while there is some limited evidence that suggests that "refeeds" may have some beneficial effects on an overall weight loss plan, however, I have not come across a study that is well controlled and/or tracks overall outcomes. I will say that if a "refeed" will help…

So, OP and I were discussing after weight loss if that helps our conversation make more sense. I don't have too much of an opinion for while people are dieting because, in my experience it's just such an individual experience.

I mean, feel free to go into a greater caloric deficit, it'll speed your weight loss if it's consistent. Just take care not to consume too few calories or you might encounter health problems.

This is probably the most true, but, for me, it'll never happen. Live to eat. Eat to live. I have in the past successfully replaced food with bedroom activities, but that's a special chemistry that I don't have anywhere near as much control over as what I eat.

Actually, I think I might give this a try. Part of what makes restaurant meals so exciting for me is that it's rarely a spur-of-the-moment thing. I always want it for hours before I actually go. I think that if I spent more time thinking about what I was going to eat that it would be more satisfying. Thanks for the tip!

Haha, portion control is so much easier when your food is pre-portioned.