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They really only give you the option to copy a meal to yesterday, today, tomorrow or the day after. I eat all my meals the same Monday through Friday (except dinner) so I just make a meal. Three dots, create meal and I call it lunch and then add that meal to each day of the week.

I need a calorie level. What I may consider "high" may not be what you're needed. Are you wanting refrigerated? Microwaved?

Honestly, I wouldn't use MFP as a starting point. I'd log how you normally eat for 2 weeks and see where your current intake is before MFP guestimates for you. It's no different than us guessing for you as well. So, for the next two weeks, just log your food and see how many calories you're eating. I'd recommend a food…

Good luck! The biggest key to your success is knowing you won't always have motivation but sticking with the plan anyways. Also, not eating so little that you binge on the weekends. Weight loss is about going slow and finding ways to make it in the long term. You got this.

what is your protein goal and your calorie goal? I can help but without those two, it's hard to say what you need.

Even if that extra protein shake puts you above those daily calories? Weekends I tend to be more lax on macros. I eat the amount of calories but I do tend to veer towards more carbs vs protein sources.

Thank you all. I was varying it by quite a bit in that example. IRL, I am trying to build. I do have a coach who is slowly building me up on my calories. I'm at 2300 now. Based on my TDEE (6' and 165lbs), this is roughly accurate for my maintenance calories which is probably why my weight hasn't gone up much. But I'm…

Are you using an app to track your progress? I use the free Hard75 app to help stay on track (currently on day 34). I also walk/job with my dog for that second workout. She's starting to get really used to it so if I go outside without her she just doesn't understand haha. Sometimes I don't feel like walking and instead I…

Absolutely not. I got my mom into weight lifting last year and she was 57. She'll be 58 this year and she's in the best shape she's been in, in over 20 years.

Is there a way to workout before work?

sugar free sodas, drinks, equal packets in my tea, unsweet tea, pickles, sometimes the crystal light powder packets, I log but don't weigh sriracha, hot sauce or mustard, spices (garlic powder, salt pepper etc), cooking spray, I usually log the popcorn flavoring (butter/kettlecorn etc) but I certainly don't weigh it... I'm…

Break the fast with a couple of hard-boiled eggs? That has fat and protein and is a great easy snack. That or some string cheese or pistachios?

You can't really "restart" your metabolism but you can increase it by doing a reverse diet. Start by adding 50 calories a week. You won't lose any weight most likely but after a few months of it, you'll be maintaining at a higher calorie intake so you won't have to cut calories so low to lose weight.

Just curious, are you weighing any of your foods or using measuring cups? I always ask when I see nuts and peanut butter in someone's diary just because those little *kitten* are tasty but very high calorie. Same for the chocolate chips. PS, your meals sounds rather tasty. I love Cod. I wish it was cheaper!!

How many calories are you eating and what's your macro breakdown in grams p/c/f?

Sometimes when I need lower carb but want pasta, I do half and half. I only do angel hair pasta as I believe you get more pasta for less calories. But, I do half a serving of that and then I do a full serving of spiralized pasta made from zucchini. Do you have a spiralizer? If not, they sell the spiralized zucchini pasta…

Check out the facebook group No Period Not What. There's a book on what you're going through and it will blow your mind how you're not alone in this. I suffered from it too. I Had to gain all the weight back I lost last year by eating around 3000 calories and working out less. I used this time as a Bulking period to gain…

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This was awesome. Thank you for this!

Cookies and creme is disgusting, I agree. I love the plain ones like chocolate and vanilla. I LOVE the cookie dough one, pistachio, candy bar, and red velvet. Not a fan of the mint or smores and the pancake and waffles one is way too sweet for my liking. I've tried them all. :smile:

I have hypothalamic amenorrhea as well. How long did it take you to recover completely if you don't mind me asking? Are you fully recovered? When you lost that 20lbs, have you remained to keep your cycle? Have you been tracking on here? If you're getting fatigued easily, it could be a lack of calories, protein or carbs.…

I eat half a box of cereal at a time so I agree with you on that one. Cereal is the best!!!

The weight before and after cooking will 99.9% of the time be different. So, if you can, log the raw weight and just divide the jerky into the amount of servings you want.

Good point. I didn't see the age thing. And sorry for the avocado rant. spelling "avocado" and "losing weight" (loosing by some people) wrong has been driving me nuts in the forums as of late. It's just one of those days.

Besides the fact that you can have carbs if you want as long as it fits in your calorie budget (fiber or no fiber), this person has a good point. Do you track other measurements besides weight? Have you taken progress photos and measurements? When I first started losing weight last year, if it wasn't for the progress…

Oh geeze. So much Woo in this post. fruits and veggies have calories so the OP is right. You aren't actually eating 1,146calories/day. Also, someone else had a good question, how tall are you to gain at 1600 calories a day? I was going to check your diary out of curiosity but it's not open to the public.

^ OP you didn't state if you eat back your exercise calories or not and how much of those calories you do eat back if you don't. [Edited by MFP moderator]

I just read somewhere that milk was a good way to get those calories in. I'm actually thinking about going back to regular milk (away from cashew/almond) during my recomp just to change it up and get some other calories in. Popcorn is a good one. Eat a bag of that and you get 50 carbs and a decent amount of fiber. Bagels…

It shouldn't NEED access to those things to work. Just say no to those options.

It may be a scam but I take that stuff if I feel like I'm about to get sick. It has worked for me. It was just a suggestion.