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Well, this ain't happening for me - either jiggly fat getting less jiggly, or skin snapping back. It didn't happen at 11% bf (hydrostatic) and it's of course no better now that I've put about 7 lbs back on.

Small changes? I think not. You are very visibly leaner and stronger. Great job!

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Possibly relevant brand new study just published on 16 May. When fed controlled diets of "unprocessed" and "ultra-processed" foods, the "ultra-processed" group regularly consumed around 500 kcal/day more than the "unprocessed" when both groups ate however much they wanted, and their consequent weight gain was directly…

Food. Which foods lead to the longer-lasting sense of satiety are highly individual. For many, proteins and fats are most effective, which is one reason why low-carb diets seem to work well -- people actually eat less because with that mix of macros they feel fuller for longer with fewer calories. But for you personally it…

Weight loss is not linear. There are day-to-day ups and downs from various causes like water retention, food still in your digestive tract, etc. And then, losses often seem to happen very quickly after a week or two of stalling. You'll find some folks here calling that the "whoosh". This is why we can't get too discouraged…

Benadryl, if necessary.

The sandwich is listed on their website as "meatball and provolone", so I imagine it does. http://www.nutritionix.com/dions-pizza/menu/premium

There are about 180 calories in 1.5 tbsp of olive oil. The lion's share of the rest of the calories are going to come from the beef, but the amount is impossible to guess from what you've said.

Weight loss is difficult enough without purists turning food choices into a moral issue. As long as you're getting enough nutrition and are staying within your calorie goals, eat what you want.

Step back, take a deep breath, and just This isn't the end of the world. Relax. You might have put on a pound or two from all this, but they're easily lost again. Starting tomorrow, just climb back on the wagon and move forward as you did before. You're still much better off than someone who has never had to lose weight…

You love running, so run. You just need to eat enough to keep up with your calorie burn. This is an issue for endurance athletes in general. For instance, cyclists in training or in competition need upwards of 6,000 cal/day just to keep up. You aren't going to need that much, of course. According to the runnersworld.com…

You're making a distinction without a difference. Ignoring distance is exactly the same as ignoring speed, since distance = speed x time.

When a user gets a "warning" from an admin, their avatar appears with an overlay of prison bars. I'm not seeing it though, so perhaps it was done in error.

This was thoughtful and helpful, and said nothing significantly different from many other replies on this thread. I am baffled as to what you might find to be either judgmental or negative about it. We used a ketogenic diet to control my son's epilepsy for most of his teen years, until he no longer seemed to be benefiting…

None of that has anything to do with a ketogenic diet, which is all about altering your body's fuel source from glucose to ketones. You do that by starving your body of the foods from which it derives glucose, mainly carbohydrates, which causes the liver to metabolize fat into fatty acids and ketone bodies. Unless you're…

Ice is usually good for reducing swelling, yes.

Poor you.

There's a lot here. The easiest to talk about is your thyroid. You clearly have something going out outside your GP's area of competence. Try to get in to see a specialist in endocrinology. There might be other problems going on, but that's probably the best place to start since its manifesting as hypothyroidism. (A minor…

Look what you did! That's awesome!

Alcohol is alcohol (at 7 cal/g) and sugar is sugar (at 4 cal/g). Some alcoholic beverages have more sugar in them than others, but they don't automatically go together. The sugar content in wine can vary quite a lot, depending on how completely the fermentation is allowed to go and whether or not it's fortified after…

I would recommend against such a diet, but not for that reason. Losing weight is only part of the weight-loss journey. The other part is creating new, healthy eating habits that you can sustain for the rest of your life. If you happen to be the sort of person who in fact can eat just one meal a day for the next several…

I see what you did there.

I don't get guilty over food because I don't consider it a moral issue to eat over my goal.

"Eating clean" has nothing to do with weight loss. And you're nowhere near patient enough. 4 days is too soon to expect clear results. I also suspect you told MFP you wanted to lose 2 lbs a week. Since you're only a little overweight by the standard BMI charts, that's too aggressive. If you're not eating back a portion of…

Where on earth did you get that calorie goal from? You can eat a few hundred calories a day more and still lose weight. Do that.

I have no idea why that crap is allowed to be labeled "half and half". It's no such thing. Light cream is, unfortunately, not available everywhere. I've actually never heard of "5% light cream". At least here in the US, where you can get light cream it's 20%, as opposed to heavy cream at 38%, whipping cream at 35%,…

Just use less. Cut back gradually so you get used to it. Non-dairy creamers aren't any better for the most part.

Oh, we can still get milk in returnable glass bottles here in the US, from small organic dairies, anyway, and in certain parts of the country. We just can't get it delivered. Good for you guys though. Sometimes the old ways are the best ways. Fresh milk every day, in glass, is one of them.

Toast.