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Good luck and best wishes to you. The MFP community will be here if you have any questions along the way.

I would keep my favorites, but find a way to make the more nutritious, less animal/saturated/trans fatty, and lower sugar (lower calorie would be nice too). Examples would be tacos but with whole wheat shells with more veg and less dairy. Portion control is a good strategy to help prevent overeating calories. Start…

Have you considered getting a second opinion from an endocrinologist? You may feel better about the standard course of treatment (synthetic hormones) if another doctor can confirm that this is a good treatment for you. You may also want to ask about starting with a smaller dosage and stepping up the dosage if necessary, as…

If you've lost fifty pounds, keep working the system. Weight trends can take weeks. I once resolved some constipation that lowered my weight by 6 lbs when it fully resolved. If you feel like you have to do something different, try increasing your intake of water, lower your sodium intake if possible/healthy. Keep working…

I knew a person that once lost 30 pounds while eating whatever he wanted. CICO is a lie, just like his phantom limb pain!

One line of reasoning about when you should eat during the day is the idea that the act of ingesting food will alter the mix of metabolic processes occurring in the body in favor of those processes that break down carbohydrates for energy as opposed to those metabolic processes that break down fat for the same. I've read…

You could try stocking up on some lower calorie foods and see if that helps to quell the hunger.

It's completely natural to pick the most delicious, calorie dense item on the menu/available to you pretty much all the time with a little deviation for our personal preferences. What helps some people chose the salad is the knowledge that they can drown it in ranch dressing which is even more calorie dense than the Big…

Copied over from another thread because it might help you out: There are ways to eat out healthily. The phrases that will _really_ help you out: "No Butter" "On the side." "Substitute for sauteed spinach." "Hold the cheese." "What are my calorie friendly options?" A nice six ounce sirloin with two vegetable options minus…

When people use a term like CICO, they are usually talking about their understanding of what it means, rather than what CICO actually is. There's a danger in that. The calories in is pretty simple, the gateway is your mouth and the amount is measured in whatever you ingest. The Calories Out is where things can get a little…

Sounds like the quick achievement mindset. You achieve a weight loss goal, then move on. Old habits produce old body. Maintenance is not really considered an achievement by many, however, it is probably the most important part of the plan for your body. Sugar and fat are calorie dense, highly available, and seductive not…

Temptation will always be there, the bigger question is how much space it will take up in your life. The larger you grow your life, temptation will take up less and less proportional space in it. Sometimes I'll give into temptation. But it'll just be one scoop of ice cream that gets dutifully logged and 130 calories go…

I drink about a gallon of water a day normally, but I'm also pretty large.

Are you including any oils used in the preparation of your food? 1 tablespoon of oil adds 120 calories. Also, do you log what you drink?

Tapering can help you make behavioral changes in a less jarring and thus less likely to be catastrophic way. When reaching your goal weight, some will chose to go back to the behaviors that caused them to have excess weight in the first place. Well, by some I mean most. I think you should do whatever you think will help…

Haha, one thing I learned on my journey to good health is that if you have extra fat you also need a proverbial thick skin. It is definitely annoying to be constantly reminded that you're fat. It's also annoying when people give you unsolicited advice that's half wrong or half applicable. Even when you lose the weight the…

This... may not be helpful, but a Subway 6" Steak and Cheese clocks in just under 400 calories.

Probably half of the advice I'm given is mostly correct, I just don't want to hear any of it because I am cranky.

I suspect that's because no one has worked to improve this product for years. It's now owned by a clothing company if that tells you much.

It's probably not too low, but it could be too low. Time will tell on your journey.

So, there's a second part of this that people may not understand: that doctors are people too. They have strengths and flaws, their own personalities, and etc. Like everyone else, there are people they get along well with and there are people that they don't. Generally speaking, if you find that you are not getting along…

I've heard that vinegar when consumed with other food slows the release of food into the intestines. It is currently being studied as a meaningful way for diabetics to possibly level out their post-meal blood sugar spikes. However, I've also read that this is really only effective when eating a meal with some fairly simple…

Time, effort, honesty, persistence, and accountability.

It's a doctor's job to discuss any health problems or major health risks you are having. If they notice a funny mole, discoloration in your foot, or even if you have difficulty hearing them from certain angles, they're supposed to help you with it. I would fault a doctor for not bringing up an obvious health risk.

I tried it. I see how it could really work for some, but I went my own way.

There are ways to eat out healthily. The phrases that will _really_ help you out: "No Butter" "On the side." "Substitute for sauteed spinach." "Hold the cheese." "What are my calorie friendly options?" A nice six ounce sirloin with two vegetable options minus the butter will only clock in around 500 calories or so. AVOID…

Congratulations on your hard work, dedication, and results! I am a little concerned, however, because what you've described in your post, OP, are the potential beginnings for an unhealthy relationship with food. I hope that the feeling of having 'messed up' isn't messing up your mood or your day. So take care with that and…

Sure, it's possible. Assuming a loss of 7 lbs water, 14 lbs fat, 7 lbs misc 'other' tissue, you would need an overall calorie deficit of around 60,000 calories for a calorie deficit of about 500 per day, assuming you can cut half the sodium/potassium/salts from your diet and walk at a gentle pace for about two hours a day…

Oh, also many folks experience a sudden rush of weight loss when they just start out that won't be their experience with their weight. Remember that a loss of 0.5 lbs per week will add up to a loss of 26 lbs this time next year.

This is me. Weight loss isn't linear. Weight is not fat. Overall trends can take weeks to show. Work the system, believe in and encourage yourself. This community will be here for you to support you and offer advice for as long as you are trying. If you hit a wall for four weeks, let us know and we'll help you figure out…