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4'11 and 24 y/o and started MFP and CICO at around 118lbs, though my highest weight was probably around 123. I have been on and off active about logging over the past year but by keeping net calories at/under 1200 I've gotten to 99.6 (scale weight today). I would like to hit 95-98 depending on how it looks on my body, and…

Not to be super nit-picky here, but I try to give good information and dispel myths that sometimes make their way around the internet. You are spot on when you say that dehydration and low electrolyte (especially salt levels) can give you headaches. Our bodies have very fine-tuned regulatory systems to buffer these changes…

A lot of hip width is genetic and determined by your bones. Additionally, as a female, estrogen naturally tends to encourage fat storage around the hip area even when there is loss just about everywhere else. I would say start to recomp! It will definitely improve your appearance by firming the area and giving shape to the…

In your first trimester you don't need to eat additional calories over maintenance, but In your second trimester it is generally advisable to add ~350 calories to your TDEE and in your third trimester a bit over 400. If you are already overweight , the only 15-25 lbs of additional gain is safe (but definitely no…

When they are truly special occasions that are once in a while I make it a cheat meal/evening! I try to eat on the lighter side during the day (no starving, just reasonable, good portions) and don't stress about the night. Then you just get right back on the horse the next day with meeting daily goals! My one goal for…

Thank you all for your recommendations! Definitely looking to start this weekend and will take a look at The New Rules of Lifting and compare to see whether it vs Strong Lifts is a better match! I will definitely increase my intake on days that I'm lifting, and for sure protein, and see where it gets me --> aiming for a…

Height: 4'11.5" (I'll take what I can get) Cw: 102.6 Goal range: 97-100 I am SO close to goal but am at the part where things move very, very slowly.

Once you hit your goal weight, you would eat at maintenance (your TDEE), not 1200 calories. So this is not a forever thing, just a while you're losing thing. Think of 1200 as your base calories, and then eat back half of what you earn back through increased activity. I've been eating at ~1100-1300 depending on the day…

If it is pre-cooked (i.e. off of a rotisserie chicken) is it okay that I log it as grams of rotisserie chicken? I pulled the skin off and am only using the white breast meat but am always open to suggestions for a more accurate calorie count!

When you are short and you are already close to a healthy weight (vs at an obese BMI), weight loss moves at a glacial pace because the calorie deficits are very small. As a fellow short gal (though shorter than you at about 5 foot) that is also relatively sedentary, I would accept that your base calorie intake should be…

The reason you lost weight eating yogurt and produce is because you were probably eating fewer calories than when you were eating a carb-based diet. Again, this has nothing to do with your body type and everything to do with eating fewer calories than you burn! If it worked for you, you should do it again, but perhaps a…

Clearly there is anatomical variation in humans but it isn't usually enough to compensate for someone registering as "obese" or very "overweight" on a BMI scale or any other measure of height/weight ratio--those inaccuracies are more likely related to muscle mass or actually having a lot of excess fat. I say this as…

I will engage you for just one minute. What you eat DOES count, for nutrition. However, how much of it X its caloric density (i.e. Calories,) is what matters for weight loss. Both are important...but for MFP and losing fat, CICO is king. Now it is harder to get eat over your deficit if all you are eating is Iceburg…

Excellent! Hang in there in the meanwhile, and good luck with your appointment! Stick to bland foods until then to see if it helps (low fat/acid, more easily digestible starches). Hope you feel better!

Obviously go talk to your doctor about it, but assuming you don't have any conditions that would block you from taking them (frequent kidney stones, etc.) you could try a tums with your next meal and see if it happens

It also could be acid reflux if it right after you eat.

You can go ahead and add me. Definitely not perfect every day but usually somewhere between 1100 and 1300

This is hocus pocus. Would not recommend wasting your money on those

How do you count your calories? Do you measure everything? Weigh everything? Estimate? Do you log every bite you eat? Weight loss is mostly about diet.

I am about 4'11 and a half to 5foot (and almost at goal weight) on a good day! I eat between 1000 and 1200 (depending on how good I am that day at planning) when I am trying to lose and I find that I maintain at pretty much exactly 1325. Above that I start to gain. It took me about 10 days of eating small too get used to…

"Last week I hit a plateau" There we have it. A real plateau typically lasts longer than a week. Sometimes multiple weeks. The big drop it weight you experienced was likely a result of some fat loss, along with more than usual water loss, and the loss from perhaps a larger than usual BM, variations in water retention from…

If you have high BP then low sodium is a good thing. If your blood pressure is normal, then don't spend too much time worrying about it unless you are doing a lot of cardio and sweating a lot and are not consuming ANY sodium at all (then you could add a sports drink or something). Or if you are getting headaches, you could…

Same boat. I am great at keeping my deficit all day long but something happens after 9pm...last night I ate 6 Oreo thins and ruined my deficit! I would love to know that someone is "watching" to keep me more accountable. I think I need to stop buying little snacky foods like that because my self control just gets week at…

I recommend using the app Happy Scale! You weigh yourself every day and it accounts for those normal fluctuations and gives you a "moving average" so you can get a more realistic idea of what your weight loss looks like without getting upset by water retention or too excited over a big poo haha

You sound like you are under 18 (talking about prom) and so your calorie and weight loss needs might be different than that of an adult. Weight loss is also highly behavioral and psychological. I encourage you to talk to your pediatrician/family doctor (maybe just go in for a checkup if you haven't gone this year and bring…

That's exactly the right attitude!! Any movement so long as it's in the right direction is the right kinda movement :) good luck and keep us updated on your progress!

Perhaps you are underestimating your calories! Are you weighing/measuring and tracking everything you eat?

To clarify, this allows you to regulate your blood sugar and keep it normalized between meals despite not eating classic carbohydrates...assuming you are not fasting and do not have any other medical problems involving glycogen storage or glucose/insulin regulation

U You theoretically don't need carbs with every meal so long as you don't have diabetes or other medical conditions and can manage your glucose effectively. Your liver and muscle cells store energy in the form of glycogen that it can convert to glucose ("sugar") for short term use while your body digests the proteins and…

That's such a frustrating feeling! How long have you been weighing? Are you just starting, or hitting a plateau? What sorts of foods are you eating, and how accurately do you track? If you want help I would be happy to take a look! Though if it has been less than 10 days or so (of good eating/exercise) it could just be a…