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I'm sorry if this may sound silly, but since you're working with a nutritionist, why don't you ask him/her to change your plan? Usually a nutritionist will give a plan that thinks is best for you, then adjust it if he/she sees it's not working... You can say ask them why so many protein, you can tell them you are…

I'm no expert in nutrition, but my two cents: your dinner is a protein based food near to another protein based food. Usually on planning a meal I plan it around one item, that is usually either carb based or protein based. So if I'm building around prontein I will add vegetables, some fat (condiments) and maybe some carbs…

I did it this way: first I tracked all I was eating for a couple of weeks before starting to cut them, to understand how it worked and to see how much I was consuming daily. Then I put MFP on maintenace and saw that the number it gave me was pretty similar to the calories I was actually consuming normally. Then I choose…

No you shouldn't worry, if the net is created thanks to a high number of calories burned. The best way to know how much exercise cals to eat back is to look at your results week after week and eating more if you are losing too quickly, more then you expected. If you are losing slower you can either decide to eat less back,…

Me too I do quick add if I can't find similar entries but I think I can guess the calories. Or I don't add at all, it is not going to change the fact that I ate it, and if it's dinner, it doesn't change the amount of cals I ate that day...

Well yes if MFP tells you 300 cals burned but you think they are less, let's say 150, and so you decide to eat 1350 in total for the day, but MFP will tell you you need to eat 1500 because it overestimated the burn. So MFP will say you are under 1200 net, but if you think it overestimated, then you will not be under in…

If you want a diet plan already made, where you don't have to choose what you're eating or the amount of calories, I would suggest to go to a nutritionist/dietician. I understand that not everybody can or has time to research and make decisions everyday, but this is what professionist are for. You pay them so they do…

Yes you don't have to exercise to lose weight, but you usually need exercise to look good and have a nice toned body. If you're losing weight for aesthetic reasons, then exercising will probably do more for you then deficit without exercise. Moreover, muscles weight more then fat, so at the same weight you can gave more or…

So, first goal achieved, I lost 1 kg and I'm now confident again then I can do it, albeit very slowly. Next mini-goal: be able to wear again a pair of pants I bought last time I lost weight. I'm going by the pants and not by the weight because I changed scale in the meantime...

Hi, where are you going exactly in Italy? I'm going to reassure you: you will be able to eat non pasta dishes pratically everywhere, there's much more to Italian cuisine then just pasta. I would suggest you try it al least once, and so also pizza, especially if you visit southern Italy too, but on a daily basis you can eat…

For me, it was wine and alchool in general. I knew it had some calories, but didn't know they were that much! I don't drink often, but I like a glass of wine or two when I eat out with friends. Last week I was going out with friends and left a lot of calories for dinner, when I went home I logged what I ate and was just…

Breackfast: Greek yogurt with strawberries Snack: unplanned and stress related snacking on crackers and pecorino cheese Lunch: cannellini beans + tuna with olive oil and basil and a side of bell pepper. Afternoon snack: skipped to account for morning snacking Dinner: The rest of the bell pepper + half a spelt burger and…

If you don't like lifting, you don't need it ever. If you won't be satisfied with the apparence of you body once you lose the weight, starting doing some strenght training will help you build muscle and that will give you a toned look, but I think in kickboxing you will develop muscle, even if you don't focus on it only.…

Thanks, this is the first thing I thought too, but then I wonderend if maybe the calories specified in the package were meant to be for 100 gr of edamame with the pods on. The problem is not how do I weight this, but, the cals are meant for 100 gr of the whole pods or for 100 gr of just the beans?

Stopping to smoke has this effect, I'm sorry to say... My father gained a lot when he quit smoking. But you get used to it eventually. If you are trying to lose maybe it could help to stay at maintenance for a while, and when you feel the super hunger is gone you can try to lose again. In any case, experiment with how many…

Tomatoes with rice (140 cals each) and roasted potatoes (150 cals for a portion, ca one fourth of what you see)

Ok, what you describe doesn't sound like an eating disorder, but I'm not a doctor, so if you feel you need medical help go see a therapist. If not, this is what I would do if I were you (and I do find myself in your position sometimes...) 1) Check the rate of weight loss you selected. Maybe is too aggressive for you, try…

Well, that is easy, bein a pescatarian too, protein comes from legumes (that also have carbs), and eggs or cheese (that also have fat), and fish (some fish have fat too). But even so, I never go over with fats, I left the basic split that MFP suggests you at the beginning and I find it very balanced (50% carbs, 30% fat,…

Well yes whn someone says you can eat everything it is meant to be under your calories. But what we mean is not to say eat as you want and then stop, but more on the note of: try to plan your meals so that you have enough calories to eat a treat once in a while. Not everyday, and not big portions. I think the most…

Thanks for the infos. I think that every culture in the world has, with different culinary basis, his own way to build a healty and balanced diet. This that you described is one of the best approach to nutrition in general, in my opinion. If, with a Med Diet one means to say to try to eat less meat and more fish and…

I understand it better now. I thought it was about using products from the Mediterranean region, but I see is more a way of saying a balanced diet with lots of vegetable, grains, oil, and less meat

Thanks, the link was actually very useful! A food pyramid like the one in the article is in every children textbook when they teach you a healty wat of eating, so yes, the basic idea in there is how an average person in Italy would think of a normal or healty way of eating. Not that everyone would follow it, obviously. I…

The amounts of calories for 100 grams should be on the packet. Every brand is different, so use the amount that is written on the package. Better to weight before cooking (this way you can also choose how much you will eat. I've always weighted pasta before cooking, it is my way of knowing how much I should cook). If…

Just a little slip won't destroy everything you achieved in the week! Don't worry, if it happens, just keep going on as before the next day, just a burger is not going to ruin everything. You did lose weight, haven't you? Try to be more indulgent, and if you can, try to find ways to insert the food you enjoy in your diet,…

Naturally these ingredients are also found in the Mediterranean area and are being used more and more, but saying that in the Mediterranean diet there is a stress on the use of salmon and avocado is just false. They are not very used here, and they also costs a lot more then in America or other places in the world, so they…

Yesterday was: Breakfast: milk and coffee plus a mini yogurt plum cake Morning snack: some edamame beans Lunch: Valeriana, tomato, and chickpea salad + half a homemade chickpea burger + some certosa and a slice of bread Afternoon snack: I ate some cookies with my tea Dinner: My homemade parmigiana di melanzane

Yesterday evening I made Melanzane alla Parmigiana, in a lighter version than the original recipe (we divided this in two people, it was ca 430 cals each)

How are you measuring your food? Maybe you are eating more then you think... It's not important what you're eating, but how much. Try to do as much bodyweight workout as you can, having some muscle is essential if you want a toned look

Breakfast: Whole wheat bread with a scrambled egg + black coffe Mid morning: A croissant with custard (we bought them yesterday evening, but I forgot it when I woke up! I was lucky that saturday I workout in the morning, so I ate it as a pre-workout snack and at the end of the day, I stayed under my calories) Lunch:…

That seems a very good answer! Re-reading your post I noticed the itch is on your hand too, so rosacea and sensitive face skin may not be the right answer. If you go for your walk outside in a grassy area is very likely an allergy