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First, ignore the message. The app won't quit working because it says you are under eating. It just doesn't let you close the daily diary which isn't a big deal. Concentrate on eating high calorie foods like avocados peanut butter, etc.. Can you drink things like Boost? I was in the hospital and had to eat a lot of…

I agree with the above. Make yourself eat more nutritious foods and make yourself go to the gym, or whatever exercise you have wnjoyed in the past. There have been days I had to make myself go to the gym and do something. Usually ince I was there, I could get through it. It will help your mood. Just make it a habit.

Menopause/perimenopause does not affect metabolism! There are studies proving this is a myth. Your metabolism does not go down umtil at least 60 yes old and then it is only maybe a 5% decrease. It has everything to do with people just eat too many calories.

But how are you measuring the number of calories you are eating? Do you weigh your food on a food scale and measure all liquids? If you aren't losing on 1300 calories, you are eating more calories than you think you are.

Last time I checked, you do need a certain amount of fat, and if you are losing weight and/or exercising, you certainly need to make sure you get enough protein. Oh, and to lose weight, ultimately you do need to watch your calorie intake.

FODMAP isn't a long term diet. It is an elimination diet to see what foods cause you issues. You are not to stay on it very long since it is extremely restrictive and eliminates a lot of healthy foods that may not even be a problem for you.

Calling people names on the forum is against the terms of use. There is no need tl be so rude.

My thought is a week is not a plateau. If it is a month- 6 weeks, then it is a plateau and you would beed to refigure calorie needs after losing 10lbsor more.

How long has it been? Have you just recently started exercising? Are you weighing solid food on a food scale and measuring liquids? If you have just started in the last several weeks, give it time. Make sure you are measuring your food accurately as possible, including oils, dressings, butter, etc.

I took almost 2 years to lose about 60 lbs. I have managed to keep it off for the last 14 years. Slow is almost always better.

Did your doctor refer you to a Diabetes educator/Registered Dietician? My mom was diabetic and fiber negates carbs, so if something has 45 grams of carbs, but 10 grams of fiber, that lowers the net carbs you take in, to 35. She was able to eat 45 NET carbs per meal, plus a couple of 15 NET carbs snacks. You may be…

Because you have to ipdate your info with the amount of weight lost. The app has no idea and no way to know you lost weight.

I agree, "flexing" your calories (never heard of it called that before) is not what you need to do. You need to stay in a consistent calorie deficit.

Deoends on the antibiotic. I've been on some where I was told do not deink as it would intwrfere with the antibiotic. I have no problem telling people I can't drink because of a medicarion I'm on. They don't need to know specifics and they usually leave me alone after I tell them.

You are fine around 100. I agree 160 is overkill.

Wow, talk about changing subjects on a thread. I naturally do intermittent fasting as it works for my schedule. It also lets me eat a large, satisfying supper.

Of course you should. Why wouldn't you? Getting discouraged will just make you quit, then you won't lose the weight. Slow weight loss is best.

With only 35 lbs to lose, you are losing at a good rate. You shouldn't really be losing more than a pound a week, so you are losing at a good rate.

I don't mean to bump an almost 10 year old thread, but @chris_in_cal , this thread is almost 10 years old, how in the world did you find it to resurrect it?

According to the profile picture of the OP, looks like she is about 12 years old........

Your diary doesn't have to be closed at the end of the day. If you are trying to and it tells you you haven't eaten enough, it isn't because you are intermittent fasting, it is because you haven't reached the calories you should, that were set by MFP. I intermittent fast, and when I was logging I just put it as my dinner,…

Figure out a reasonable calorie deficit, losing no more than 1 lb a eeek. Use the guided set up for MFP, answer honestly, and it will give you a calorie deficit to at least start at. Also, learn to weigh your food on a foood scale to get as accurate as you can for calories. Read the stickies at the top of the page. It…

First you say you haven't lost weight, then you say you lost 4.5 lbs. So you HAVE lost weight. You aren't going to drop 20 lbs in 4 weeks, so you need to change your expectations. A lb or so of loss per week is a perfect amount to lose, if you don't have a lot of weight to lose. It would help to know current stats to know…

What do you mean by weekly plan? This is a calorie tracking app that you do the inputs for to keep track of your calories each day.

No, you don't need motivation. Develop healthy habits and stick with them.

So you're switching one sugary drink for another? Honey is sugar. I would just switch to diet pop.

Most of your examples in yoir diary look like you aren't weighing your food on a scale. All food needs.to be weighed grams. Also, are you including all.sauces, drinks that may have calories? That combined with over estimating calorie burn, means you are probably not in 1000 calorie deficit.

You have basically netted 800 calories. If it tells you you need to eat 2258 calories, that should have your deficit already figured.in . Then when you burn extra calories from exercise, you need to eat those.also. (Most eat back half of exercise calories because they are usually over-inflated. ) so you still need to.eat…

You aren't losing because younare guessing. Weighing your food is not that hard or time consuming. After about a week it should just be automatic and take less than a couple of minutes If you don't weigh your food, you really have no idea how much you are eating, and if you aren't losing, you aren't in the deficit you…

Don't have it in the house. Remove the temptation and you are less likely to binge.