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Just finished my first week on keto and am down 6 pounds! I know it’s probably mostly water but I still feel really good. I’ve also been flexibly doing IF by not eating until 1 or 2pm and stopping by 9 or 10pm. It’s been super easy since I’m already not a breakfast person and I don’t really get hungry either. Coffee…

I just started and this was my list: - Almond flour, coconut four - Eggs - Heavy whipping cream - Stevia - Unsalted butter - Low carb tortillas - Everything bagel seasoning - Asparagus - Green beans - Snap peas - Cinnamon - Dark chocolate/Lillie’s chocolate - Chicken - Beef - Pre-cooked Bacon - Shirataki noodles - Halo top…

@khlokins @sardelsa thanks for the suggestion and photos! I appreciate it :) @DeadliftsAndSprinkles haha I feel your pain! I never use contour or bronzer like they do because it would look so unnatural on me or just make me look dirty lol @VUA21 that does make sense! I hadn’t thought about how that might make muscles show…

Thanks for all the responses! That's what I was afraid of, I saw a Tasty video for a "healthy" vegan meal that involved grinding cashews as a substitute. When I entered the amount of cashews into MFP to see how many calories that was, I was pretty shocked haha. I guess I'm just trying to find a way to eat delicious cheesy…

@kommodevaran @TavistockToad It's not filled with them, there are just several days where breakfast or lunch involves a banana smoothie or hard boiled egg, and I don't like those food. Almost every other meal in the plan sounds like stuff I'll enjoy. I'm doing the challenge because 1) it was free to download and is…

Thank you for your kind words and encouragement, everyone. @rheddmobile I'm a 5'3" 22 year old female, so I don't think even my maintenance calories would be that high. I'm sure that my logging isn't always as accurate as it should be, but it's pretty much impossible to weigh or measure your food when you eat out or…

My goal is set to 1250 a day with no exercise, but I usually get an extra 100-200 calories added from my Fitbit steps. However, I've been having trouble meeting my goal and so the scale stays the same. I've been at this for a while (almost 1 year on MFP) but during school I struggle to find time to go workout. I'm in class…

Ah, thanks for clearing that up! A bit disappointing though haha, I was wistfully thinking that if somehow I became 5'3" of pure muscle then I'd be able to eat a lot more

If only I still rode

I'm not an expert by any means, but I came across this woman on Instagram the other day: @jacquelineadan44 If she can lose over 300 lbs with diet and exercise, I imagine you can reach your goal the same way

Chips: Pop Chips Tangy BBQ are delicious and low calorie, 1 serving (20 chips) is 120 calories Plain or lightly salted snack bags of popcorn Sweet potato kettle chips, they seem to be less greasy and lower cal than regular ones Lightly Salted Snap Pea Crisps, these are kind of addictive, 1 serving is 110 calories for 22…

I'm a senior in college with almost identical stats to you, so I'll add you if you want. I'm not going to lie, it's been way easier for me to eat healthier and lose weight since I moved off campus into an apartment last year. I can prepare my own food and cook what I want and control what goes in. That being said, it is…

One of mine and my boyfriend's (he always requests it haha) favorites is brown sugar garlic chicken. I make a ton of chicken breast recipes too, but this one is always delicious. It's really simple and easy and you can add other herbs or spices if you want. Here's a recipe:…

I've lost 10 (153 to about 143) and can't see any difference at all yet. It's kind of a bummer, but I feel better. And when I need a reminder that I have made progress, I google what 10lbs of fat actually looks like and I feel a lot more proud of what ive done haha

I live snacks, so I started finding lower calorie substitutes for the things I liked. I eat plain popcorn a lot, and I found BBQ pop chips that are really flavorful and tasty. I like them just as much at the regular kind, but a serving (20 chips) is only 110 calories. Sweet potato chips are also good, and salted sugar snap…

We've got similar goals, I'll add you!

I'll add you, we're close in age! And I'd love to have more friends on here

My boyfriend weighs less than me. He's taller too. But he's a stick and always has been. (And you know what, he's a bit insecure about his weight too). I get kind of self-conscious about it sometimes because I feel like I have an idea of what a couple should look like, and in my head it's me (the girl) being smaller than…

That is interesting. I've experienced a whoosh before but I can't remember what I did leading up to it. I just remember drinking a ton the day before and having to pee a lot, and then woke up 2 lbs lighter the next day. I've read a little about refeeds before but I'm not entirely sure how to do it. I certainly ate too much…

Yeah I guess that's what I'm gonna do, just hope they get smaller and work on strength training. I'd rather be fit with saggy boobs than the alternative haha

Yeah I've heard girls claim that about wearing bras while they sleep, but it's just so uncomfortable. I've accidentally fallen asleep with my bra on before and woke up having taken it off in the middle of the night

Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought unfortunately, haha. I'm hoping if they get smaller it'll help a little and since I'm young my skin will be elastic enough not to be too loose :P Obviously good bras work wonders but I've always been jealous of the girls who can go braless and still have perfect boobs. But I guess…

So how does MFP factor in the data from your Fitbit? Do y'all count your calories from steps or just up your activity level? Im a brand new Fitbit user and haven't been able to connect MFP to the Fitbit app yet so I'm not sure how or if to factor in my Fitbit calories

Not really part of the discussion, but since you all seem to know about fitbits and have synced them to MFP, maybe one of you could help me? I've had the charge hr for a couple of days and it works fine with my phone and all, but I can't get MFP to sync with the Fitbit app. Every time I hit connect, it takes me to a login…

I don't think it's the starting weight, because it tells me I've lost on the progress page along with my % change. I may try updating the app because it seems glitchy to me

I've always loved dark chocolate way more than milk. It's just richer and more satisfying and doesn't leave me feeling icky afterwards. It's just an extra plus that it also has good health benefits too. I love having a square or two of ghirardelli dark chocolate after dinner

I'm trying to go from 153 to 125 (ideally). I'm down 7. Just added you!

I'm not married and have only been with my boyfriend for 9 months, but I still feel like I can say that if you react negatively to your partner trying to better themselves, you've got some issues you need to work though yourself. I've never been thin (I was about 25 lbs overweight when we started dating), and my boyfriend…

When I'm at home, Ingles, Publix, and occasionally the Piggly Wiggly (I'm from SC). When I'm at school, the Neighborhood Walmart Grocery because it's like 100 yards from my apartment door. Can't really beat that

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