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You after get more. Like avocado!

⬆️ if you just type the foodit will only bring up "recents". You have to press the big blue search key on the keyboard to bring up all of those items in the data base.

Agree with ⬆️ I think it works much better for people with a lot to lose. It's just not tight enough for those with less to lose - you have to pretty exact in your caloric intake when you only have a 250 deficit.

Cancelled WW last month. Like MFP far better - macros/nutrients, true calories with no "free" foods that can totally negate any deficit, much more diverse and successful community and I learn a lot more here. Only benefit of WW in my opinion is meetings for those who like that kind of thing. I found them excruciating.

Wow, you're going to have a baby any day now! Focus on that excitement and ignore mom for now - you can deal with her later. Everyone is different, but I was Barney when I was pregnant - gained 80 pounds. Lost 20 within first week after birth, 30 more within 2 months and the weight was gone by 4 months. So much water -…

Log everything before it goes in your mouth. Even if it's crap. It will at least make you be honest with yourself and give you an opportunity to make a different choice. Putting on a pair of expensive skinny jeans that I worked hard to have fit perfectly usually gets me back on track quickly! Sometimes, vanity wins over…

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Just take different portions and proportions. A balanced meal has carbs, protein and fat anyways, so just include all in your meal and take different portions. My 13 year old daughter is a competitive athlete and requires up to 4000 calories a day, compared to my 1200! We eat the same things, just in different quantities,…

If you want the fat gone first, you'll just need to continue on with eating at a deficit. You cannot control where the fat comes off first and exercise will only burn calories in general, not on a specific body part.

As someone that quit Weight Watchers largely because the "community" was so full of excuses and celebrating losing the same 3 pounds for the umpteenth time, I understand the frustration. I agree with OP that there will always be birthdays, anniversaries, births, deaths, TOM, vacations, sad days, stressful days, holidays -…

Same ⬆️ Magnesium has pretty much eliminated my horrible peri-menopausal pms symptoms and 3 week/month bloat.

Magnesium supplements reduced my bloating tremendously. Maybe worth a try.

I'd bank some calories every day that week and eat at maintenance level while away. That would still be a deficit for the week!

Vanity. I stopped and took a good look in the mirror. That motivated me to want my body back. Discipline is what got me there, though, not motivation. The mirror now motivates me to never go back.

Every morning. As a result, I truly understand my body's fluctuations.

Water weight - I gain 3-5 week before and lost week of/ after.

A serving of hamburger helper has 190% of my recommended intake of sodium. That would make me nauseous , not the salad! But it might be that the veggies are causing additional bloat as your body gets used to unprocessed foods, which coupled with the water retention you must be experiencing from that much sodium, must make…

Before it goes in my mouth, it gets tracked. Sometimes that alone stops me from eating something I was about to. I have a small deficit since I am very near goal - I have to be completely thorough and accurate with my tracking in order to lose. Also, a lot of those types of items contained huge amounts of sodium - think…

I always break it down, for the reason you mention. Why bother tracking at all if you're not going to be accurate?

Ha - that's exactly what went through my head when I read that! He'd look at me like I had 3 heads! I guess a lot of people watch that stuff - to each his own :)

I find that magnesium supplements prevent bloating significantly. If I am bloated though, 1 tsp baking soda, 2 tsp vinegar in a small glass of warm water works for me.

Total myth. Made up, I suspect, by dieters that have never been successful because they find ridiculous ways to justify eating more. Calories in/Calories out. That's it.

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I'm 49, had two kids, 5'8" and 124 lbs - I gave a flat stomach now, except when retaining water re:hormones. It took getting to this weight and lowest BMI of my healthy range to get it. I haven't really done any strength training but at all, but plan to start. Genetics may play a role as well, but very little body fat is…

Go to Davids Tea or browse on line - they have many different flavours made with black tea or other types of tea. They also sell really handy pitchers and travel cups for brewing it and give the easy, fast directions for preparing. Mostly 0 or minimal calories, unless you add sweetener of your choice. I drink it daily, and…

Milk? I make a latte with 1.25 cups skim milk every day, and they gets me well on my way. I also grill about 12 flattened chicken breast and put them in baggies with the weight written in sharpie to grab and go. And Greek yoghurt - my choice is plain, non fat.

I'm good. It's my age - 49. Caloric requirements drop as you age. At 1200, I am losing less than 1 pound every two weeks - perimenopausal hormones are game changers. I have noticed a dramatic change in my ability to drop excess pounds. And yes, fairly sedentary right now, but even when I adjust to light, my calorie…

My TDEE is 1489, so pretty much right in line with what you mention. Cheers.

I was maintaining, but gained a little travelling in Europe in December. My "happy" weight is 120 - this is when I feel my best and my clothes fit the best. So, once I'm back to that, I will change back to naintain. When you are at your ideal weight, there is not a lot of difference between maintaining and losing, since…