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Any weight you gain from upping your calories to at least 1200 will not be fat, it will be temporary fluid retention. it's clear from this post you're not interested in listening to the overwhelming advice and instead only want to listen to advice that closest resembles your current calorific intake (Which is stupid and…

You're clearly not counting your calories properly if you lose 1lb a week as 1300-1500 but anything over 1500 = weight gain. You need to eat 500 calories a day OVER your TDEE to gain 1lb a week, so to have such a tiny margin between lose and gain literally makes 0 sense scientifically. Please don't confuse people because…

Sounds like you're not counting calories accurately. Or being too impatient to see results and giving up before you can see any shift in the scale (weight loss isn't linear you can go 5 weeks without seeing a shift, doesn't mean what you're doing isn't working). Either that or a trip to the doctor is needed to rule out any…

. Because you can't explain it. Because biologically and physically it simply does not happen. You don't gain fat when at a deficit. It's as simple as that. the energy has to come from somewhere to build fat cells, if you're at a deficit there is no energy to build fat cells. This is basic science. If you make a claim you…

You're not eating enough. 600 calories a day is a ridiculous and unnecessary low amount of calories. Up your calories to at least 1200 if not more depending what your TDEE. There is no reason to be this irresponsible with your health and well being. You're setting yourself up for failure and yo-yoing with this kind of…

Due to being a student I have to get as much variety and nutrition from food for as little as possible due to my low budget. The list equates to about £20 a week or less (as some things are switched out or changed), though the list covers 2 weeks for about £40 though not all the items will be bought every 2 weeks. The list…

Cordial and ice water.

Some people won't be supportive. They'll see you actually making a positive change and not making excuses, and realise they don't have much excuse to complain about their weight anymore so they try to bring you down with them. Unfortunate fact, but thankfully they're not the majority.

Your weight loss expectations are wildly unrealistic if you think losing 3lbs in 2 weeks is "not losing weight". You need to chill out and get real. Having such an unrealistic and unhealthy view on how fast you should be losing weight is not helping you.

Diet. Because it is far easier to cut out a few hundred calories from your diet than it is to burn a few hundred calories, this gets more and more true the more weight you lose as you expend less energy the less you weigh.

Then you need to change your post goal behaviour. It sounds like you probably stop tracking your calories once you get to your goal? you need to make sure you're not eating more than you maintenance calories once you reach your goal weight otherwise yes you'll regain the weight. just as weight loss is a numbers game, so is…

Hi. I just plugged your numbers into a TDEE calculator (choosing sedentary/ little to no exercise as the activity level as you have no stated yours). And it appears you sedentary maintenance calories per day (to not gain weight) is around 1700 calories. So if you are eating 100 calories a day you are at a deficit of 700…

As a brit I find this hilarious. Over here 63 is rather temperate neither warm nor cold. Wheras 73 is getting into the warmer area. And 89 for us brits is basically unbearable heat! Haha acclimatisation is a funny thing.

As someone who used to have a really unhealthy view on weight and disordered eating. I don't think the video means she is giving up on her weight all together. I think she is just trying to get to a healthy state of mind before she continues with any future weight loss. And I agree with doing that, as someone with a…

A sample size of 4 is a scientifically horrific sample size which can not shed good light on findings. And it has long been understood some people are intolerant to milk, just as some people are intolerant to gluten. That does not equate to it being bad for everyone. The jury is still out on milk and there is conflicting…

There is no need to make yourself miserable on low carb. In terms of weight loss calories are the only things that matter, it's a numbers game. In terms of nutrition and health the macro and micro nutrients matter. people often confuse the two. if you're not happy on low carb stop eating a low carb diet.

Just because you aren't counting calories doesn't mean calories don't apply. By cutting out the things you said you are inevitably cutting down your calories, thus creating a calorie deficit which causes weight loss. It's a simple concept, and absolutely no scientific research ever has found anything but a calorie deficit…

There are lots of brands that don't add any sugar at all. And if you make it yourself (literally as easy as sticking peanuts in a blender) this isn't a problem at all. Also you can make your own almond butter if you find store bought too expensive, again super easy. I love nut butters but since I'm currently trying to lose…

I personally love Aldi salad bowls, they're cheap and always crispy. And they have numerous different toppings to suit lots of different calorie goals.

The problem for you doesn't seem to be losing, as you have done that several times. It is maintaining. How is your behaviour changing once you reach your goal? That is what you need to address.

No, that's not how it works.

Thanks. I'll give it a go. Might be a nice pasta change to the spiralized veg alternative.

Thanks I had no idea! The instruction were all in chinese so I couldn't read the instructions! :') and the only way I saw them cooked online by westerners was boiling.

Unfortunately being a uni student I am on a very strict budget, so price matters a lot for me. Thankfully when I move back to my city there are loads of asian supermarkets and they're only around £1.50 a pack. So you don't boil them at all? Only out of packet, drain/dry then fry? I've not done that before so I'll…

I've not eaten them in quite a while as I've moved in with my mum until I get the keys to my new place in September, and there are no Asian supermarkets round here and buying them online is extortionate. How do you cook them to get a better texture? Sometimes I find the texture to really ruin the dish, I just can't seem to…

You can buy extremely low calorie noodles (like 15 cals a pack) called konnyaku, konjac or shirataki noodles. You can find them in east asian food stores.You may also be able to find them in health food stores, but they'll be way more expensive than in the asian supermarkets. You can use those to substitute regular noodles…

Because I'm so small and have such a low TDEE (Just under 1600) I don't have any room to manoeuvre other than counting calories to ensure I'm at a deficit. The first week of eating at 500 cal deficit I do notice myself being hungry, but that subsides as my stomach shrinks and I get used to the portion sizes. If I'm eating…

I also gained weight at university. I started university at around 95lb (bare in mind I'm only 4'9) and got to my highest weight of 117lbs lbs (only just pushing me into the overweight category) during my last exam period. I didn't much mind getting up to 105lbs as my clothes all still fit and I guess I just didn't notice…

Cooking doesn't have to take a lot of time and preparation. Pretty much all my meals take 20 mins or less to make, preparation included. This honestly just sounds like an excuse to eat crap food. stir fries are incredibly quick to make, full of nutritious ingredients and low in calories. If you also don't mind eating the…

Only if the CO and CI part of the equation is accurate and if you have the same CO and CI every day.