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If this is a more recent feeling, maybe Aunt Flo is on her way? I know that visit makes me pretty tired (and cranky) :)

It's pretty common to confuse the ideas of healthy eating with diets for weight loss because the rules are similar...but not identical. For your health, talk too your doc about vitamin deficiency concerns, try to make up the difference with vitamin rich veg and maybe supplements. For weight loss, you can pretty much eat…

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This is not something to be concerned about unless you're not eating enough. You said your goal is 1200 cal, are you getting that many in per day? Also sometimes I find hunger and cravings can come in cycles. This week you're fine, next week you may be more hungry.

Look up free or cheap things to do in your area and incorporate those into your evenings out (for instance, our local art museum doesn't charge admission Friday nights). Check out groupon and the like for discounts

Oh hell yes! I had lost about 90 pounds a few years ago and was keeping it off and working on slowly losing the last 20 or so when my life completely derailed at the end of 2014. I regained about 40 pounds! I was able to stop gaining in the fall (refuse to buy bigger clothes!) and when I couldn't seen to lose on my own,…

I think the type of protein matters. Those bars don't always satisfy my hungry but a whole food high protein option like lentils or yogurt is pretty filing. Something to consider

Did you enter your gender and activity level correctly? You can view your macros in the free version. Where depends on which version you use

It kind of sounds like you feel you've earned a cheat for being good...be careful about this line of thinking. You can have fast food while staying on target if you plan correctly.

60kg is technically underweight for 180cm. What does your doc say?

Go to bed earlier. Stop making excuses

You say you meet your protein goal, but what is it set at? The MFP standard is a bit low, try setting it higher and eating more of those filling foods. Really examine your diet and how it makes you feel (what helps you stay full, what leaves you wanting more, etc). Try new things, change it up until you get it right.

http://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03/ideal-body-fat-percentage-chart/ The above is a good source for healthy body fat percentages. You're not obese, just on the high side of average...with the caveat that may of those machines come with at least a 3% margin of error. If you want to change, start doing more…

In my experience (6 years of serious effort, many more half assed), it helps to have some serious goals. Not just wanting to lose for an event and definitely not trying to lose to please someone else. Do this for your health, and not immediate but long term, longevity. Do it to feel better, not just physically but mentally…

Time to reassess your goals. Why did you join? Why do you want to lose weight, get fit/healthy? What do you want to accomplish long term? If you want it bad enough, you will figure it out.

Some people are more active/social than others and some don't take the friend part too seriously. Keep reaching out and I'm sure you'll find a crew of more like minded folks in time.

That's a setting specific to your treadmill. Can you contact the manufacturer to see if there's a way to bypass it?

I could see if you did everything perfectly but you know why it happened so why be demotivated? Stay on track and do better this week. Think about your goals. Are you just looking for a smaller # on the scale or are you also working towards being more healthy, fit, etc. Measure your success on other ways like body…

PS. I sometimes find being in a relationship to be motivating because although he doesn't care about the extra weight, I know I'll be a better girlfriend when I'm more fit. He's proud to have me on his arm either way but this way I'll be proud too. More self confident, more agile in bed, and more in shape for fishing and…

I do the grocery shopping and meal planning so it's pretty easy most of the time. Once in a while he makes a request for a sweet indulgence but they're few and far between and usually easy to work into the plan.

If you're that worried about the gain, you need to start tracking your food on the weekends to be certain about your intake. You do pretty well Mon thru Fri but are you indulging on the weekend?

Stop wasting your energy on anger and use this as a learning experience. You can't go back in time and change what you did but you CAN think about how you can handle things differently the next time you're stressed out. Make a plan, write it down. Forgive yourself and be patient with yourself but don't forget the mistakes…

Fit in little activities here and there. Park further away at work, walk up and down stairs in your breaks, check out baby and me workouts on YouTube.

1.5 pounds per week is a bit of a lofty goal for someone with only about 30 pounds to lose (I gather from your original post), however it probably gives you the wiggle room you need to cover your cheat meals. Just know that on average a loss of somewhere between 1/2 and 1 pound per week is much more reasonable. And…