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It wouldn't have been the "calorie counting" not working as such... it would have been the "not checking the weights of the things inside the packaging and thus logging an incorrect amount of calories" that didn't work. :) What do you mean by "food rules"? (Whatever actually works for you is fine, everyone finds their own…

Timing makes no difference, unless you're eating late enough that you "forget" - intentionally or otherwise - to log those calories. But if extra calories are sneaking in, they could be contributing to your problems. If you like to have a snack before bed, save some calories for it. Do you enjoy all the exercise you're…

Also, this. Sometimes weight loss stalls for a bit but there are still other changes going on. How often do you weigh yourself, OP? And do you use a trending weight app like Libra or Happy Scale to smooth out the inevitable bumps?

I'm also 5'6", very sedentary, and currently hovering around 11st after regaining a bit. (And I'm in my fifties.) My maintenance is around 1700 calories or so. Now, everyone is different. You'll see lighter, often shorter women post that they can maintain on close to 2,000 calories and saying they are sedentary... I…

But have you updated your weight in your goals on MFP? If you set it once and have stuck to the same calorie goal ever since, then that would be why you're not losing. (Smaller bodies need less calories to maintain.) Otherwise, try setting your goal to maintain your weight for 2-3 weeks and take a "diet break", then go…

It really will! But you may be a bit sad when you find out what a "portion" of some foods really looks like... :) Looking at you, cheese... (For many people, it's peanut butter. I'm not a huge fan of that anyway, but what 30g of cheese looked like was very upsetting! If I grate it, it looks like way more and I'm happy…

Not necessarily. Especially for women.

This thread needs to be constantly at the top of the "most recent" list. :)

And another bump. :)

Bumpity-bump! (See also this excellent thread: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10498882/weighing-food-takes-too-long-and-is-obsessive/p1)

Always worth a bump.

She insisted she was barely eating, but didn't seem to be actually weighing and logging her food properly - wouldn't clarify that, like you said! My point about the energy drinks was that she'd claimed she gained weight on less than 1200 per day, but then also said she'd been drinking four of these things per day. Can't…

Do you really like carbs? (That includes a lot of fruit and veg as well as bread and pasta.) Can you see yourself lasting very long on a diet that cuts them out? If you can't then no, you shouldn't do keto. There are a ton of threads on the subject, and probably several groups, so if you want more information then I'm sure…

I've dropped frozen sausages on the floor before, but grabbed them as fast as I could and rinsed them well. They cooked up just fine and we weren't ill... :)

:)

Nope, no one... it's all young people trying to get off with each other in the social sections... ;) Just kidding - there are loads of us over 50! This is an excellent tool, if you use it right. But it's just that - a tool. You also need to be willing to put in some time and effort at the start, to learn how it works and…

Have I told you lately that I love you? :)

If that's the case, she's just one more of a large group of people who sadly would rather believe they have no control over their bodies and their weight than to put forth some honesty and effort to really dig into the specifics. Unfortunately, a lot of people see the phrase "you're eating more than you think" and feel as…

OP's diary is open - or at least it was yesterday - but she only has a few days logged so far. Most entries seem to be in cups, or per item, or by size of fruit/veg rather than grams. (Although I can't fault everyone for that and it doesn't necessarily mean they're not weighing- some of my own entries are in "cups" or…

See, here you're contradicting yourself. You say you ate less than 1200 a day, then later you say you drank four of those energy drinks a day. Did you only eat 200-300 calories of actual food per day?

Most doctors know very little about nutrition and they're susceptible to all the same woo that us mere mortals are. "Starvation mode", as most people use it, is not a thing. https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/ Your energy drinks are apparently 220 calories each. If you've cut out three of those a day, that's a…

Here's a reading list for you: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1 https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1…

So don't count calories - eat what you usually like to eat, but just eat less of it! You don't have to eat any special diet foods or anything like that, if you don't want to. And you don't have much weight to lose, so expect it to be very slow. Water weight and hormonal fluctuations can easily mask any loss, and it may…

Don't go low carb or your butt will deflate like a burst balloon!! Seriously, just find a way of eating less calories than you usually do, and which you feel you can stick with for the amount of time it will take to lose the excess weight and beyond. If you go back to the way you used to eat afterwards, you'll end up…

Just as a follow up, to show you how you're contradicting yourself... the two bolded statements are at odds. You cannot possibly be "ridiculously accurate" if you're eating a lot of take out food. You can't trust restaurant nutrition info for something you're eating on a regular basis, every person will make it differently…

The OP has stated elsewhere that she has no desire to build muscle. However, given her current stats, if she were truly eating 1200 calories a day she would be losing weight. Now that she's mentioned eating take out salads very frequently, that's probably the issue and not her metabolism. OP, you cannot claim to be logging…

If you're certain that you don't want any chance of pregnancy, have you considered sterilisation? Any surgery comes with some risks (and I wish my husband would have agreed to do it instead of me, as both surgery and recovery is easier on men!), but I don't regret it - it freed me of the constant nagging worry about an…

I'm sorry to hear about your accident, and wish you a speedy and full recovery! If you search on Google for things like "seated exercise" or "exercises for disability", or even "chair yoga", you might find some gentle exercises that you're able to do. Please do listen to your body and your doctors, though, and don't do…

No, it really doesn't.

Note that I have zero in common with you, OP, as I'm still very unfit and therefore unqualified to advise! However, I remembered reading this article some time ago, and you might find it useful? https://www.precisionnutrition.com/cost-of-getting-lean [ETA: It includes a great infographic that breaks down the pros and cons…