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Agree with Kimny. Also, I have found that if I do start snacking, I will often want to continue snacking, and my whole day is blown. So I stopped snacking and started to distract myself with busy work. If I move away from the kitchen /tv / computer and get really busy doing something, I'll suddenly find myself with a…

*pedantry ;p

What exactly are you looking for input on? Are you unhappy with what you are currently eating? I currently have Mahatma jasmine in the pantry.

Yea, I over-simplified it (assuming that a 15-20% reduction in TDEE is typically a number that is between BMR and TDEE), and I see what you are saying about the problem with assuming the BMR number.

This exactly. Plus, "just looking for something short-term" will always fail in the end. You'll be right back where you started after your "short term."

I was doing 1200 for a few months last year, so have a look at my diary: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary?date=2016-03-02. I recommend that you make sure you hit your protein, fat, and fiber goal. ETA: Plan your day in advance to make sure you have enough calories left over for dinner!

Check out The New Rules of Lifting for Women or Strong Curves. Both are great books with a lot of useful information. IMO, each has its own strength: NROLFW has great background information on some of the science behind gaining strength but I didn't like the way the program was set up. Strong Curves has a nice selection of…

You WILL lose muscle if you do not eat protein. Just use the goals that MFP sets for you and lose weight the right way. It will teach you how to eat so you can maintain your weight loss forever, instead of having to starve yourself every couple of months.

If your BMR is 1581 and you are eating 1500, you are not eating enough. You should eat somewhere between your BMR and TDEE to lose weight. Like TDEE minus 500 daily if you want to lose one pound per week. EDIT: Hit your protein goal every day to help retain muscle (which you will lose if you are losing weight and not…

Babybear, you can do this! I struggled all my life until I started using this website. This site helps you to lose weight by ensuring that you are eating fewer calories than you are burning every day. This is how every successful diet works -- you eat at a calorie deficit. "Weight loss foods" do not work because they do…

Never heard of that, @ronjsteele1. Thank you!

Appreciate your response and willingness to help. I am not having any significant problems digesting foods right now, and not necessarily looking for relief from anything (thankfully). I just want to get rid of the gallstones that are sitting there, growing larger, waiting to hurt me. So far what I have found related to…

But it is released via gall bladder contraction in response to what you eat, fat in particular. I am pretty sure that gallbladder emptying in response to fat is fairly well studied, along with how stones are normally passed via that mechanism, but I am happy to go back and look for more supporting information about passing…

I had liposuction done, probably 20-ish years ago, and not just spot treatments. I felt that I had a disproportionate amount of fat around my hips, upper thighs, and upper arms. They were very bulge-y. I thought freakishly so, even when I was not overweight, and I didn't want to be like that for the rest of my life. I…

There is no way you undid 4 months of work. Maybe you end this week not losing much weight, but that's the extent of it. You just delayed his week's loss. You get right back in the saddle and keep going and lose that pound next week.

MFP = My Fitness Pal (this site). I personally prefer to put myself down as sedentary and then log all of my activity. But start wherever you think is best and gauge it by how successful you are week to week. You can always tweak it.

There is nothing wrong with considering the distance in your goal, and it's worth knowing your options. Couch to 30 minutes or Couch to 5K, it's all good.

Agree with going slow. However, I considered a large part of the "C25K" goal to be able to actually run 5 Kilometers. Having gone through all 9 weeks running slowly, I found that I was nowhere near a distance of 5K at the end, since I was so focused on running for the prescribed amount of time. So I would recommend that if…

Similar story here with experience in most of those diets. I have also had liposuction. All of them "worked." But not long-term. I never really learned how to eat until I entered my stats here on MFP and consistently measured and logged what I ate for several months. I lost a pound per week like clockwork. Measuring your…

I think it's sweeter than sugar and you probably used way too much. I cannot tolerate it unless I use it very sparingly. As in, like 1/2 packet max in a cup of coffee. Maybe you could try adding half as much sugar into your tea as you usually would, and then VERY slowly add your stevia, tasting it after every small…

Dang. Pull-ups are the devil. Kudos!!!

That stinks. Do you now have to take prednisone /prednisolone forever?

The protein goal given to you on MFP is an absolute minimum, unlike your calorie goal which you should consider a maximum. You are losing muscle while you are losing weight and eating more protein will help prevent some of that muscle loss. It also helps keep many people satiated (along with adequate fiber). You can adjust…

Meat - Chicken, fish, beef, pork, turkey Eggs Cheese Greek Yogurt Tofu Start planning your meals with a serving of one of the above, then add vegetables and starches and whatever you want. Enter your meals into your MFP food diary before you eat them, so you can see where you might want to add or take away. Nuts and seeds…