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Experiment and figure out what categories fill you up. For me, that's high protein (I try to hit 120-130 grams each day) and high fiber (I eat about 50 grams of fiber each day) with a decent amount of fat. Some people need high fat; some people need high carb. Even within those categories, different things fill different…

You need to be eating more than a bagel and nine pieces of shrimp. That is not enough to fuel your body--not calorie wise, not nutrition wise. You are not obese. This is not an emergency. The weight will come off, I absolutely guarantee it, but the best way to go about it is not to lose as much as possible as quickly as…

I have the same breakfast every day and mostly the same lunch (it's always a salad with either bok choy, brussel sprouts, or broccoli as the base with avocado and either canned chicken or tuna). I always have the exact same protein shake in the afternoon for snack, which really only leaves dinner. For dinners I always…

How are you measuring your caloric intake? How are you measuring your caloric output? Also, two weeks isn't that long--sometimes my body bounces around higher than I feel it should because of TOM, travel, higher sodium from eating out, or just because my body can be weird sometimes. Give it a couple more weeks to know if…

You might want to try pre-logging all your food for the day and plan specific treats throughout the day. If you have everything planned out and logged then you can tell yourself "well, in an hour I can have that cookie . . ." and that can help you to stick to the plan. Also, lots of water and other calorie-burned drinks…

In high school I was my small country church's pianist. I happened to be the only person in the church who could play (thus them having a fifteen year old kid as the pianist, lol). There's a whole slew of embarrassing stories there, but I'm just going to tell the worst one. My parents lived an hour north of the church and…

For me my weight tends to go up by one to three pounds the day my period starts (usually I have a "huh?" moment in the morning, as I too am highly irregular). My weight stays up until Aunt Flo has just about run her course--usually I will go back to normal the day before my period is completely done, at which point I will…

I have a Nexus 5! Good phone. :) So I believe that with posting an image from an Android it is either one of two things: a. You can't attach a photo from your phone or b. It will attach the photo to your post instead of embedding the photo within your post. Either way it is probably better to go ahead and post it from your…

Hello, mi2mina! Way to go on starting back at MyFitnessPal; you can certainly achieve your goals! You are right about all those diets you tried, by the way. While health is important, eating healthy food is completely separate from losing weight. Even if I eat low-carb, organic, completely unprocessed, vegan food brought…

Thanks so much for the honest advice and feedback, everyone! I agree about WebMD, by the way . . . I have moreso been checking out the Mayo Clinic as well as PCOS websites. I really honestly don't know if something is wrong or not (I do not have a strong gut feeling about anything . . . more so just questions, I guess). As…

Woah! You can totally see the change in these pictures! Thanks for sharing your everyday photos--these are hugely inspiring! :smiley:

Yowza! You are looking awesome--way to go!

First of all, Fogo de Chao is amazing!! Have fun! It's also expensive, so seriously, if I were you I would specifically try to enjoy myself and not stress out too much. :) They do have tons of fresh fruit, soup, veggies, and other lower-calorie options to fill up on. Still, have some of the fun stuff (it's Fogo De Chao,…

If you are losing more weight than expected then your deficit is probably too steep (although generally there is a beginning whoosh). 1400 calories is really low for a guy, though, generally the lowest a male is every supposed to eat is 1500. I would definitely recommend upping your daily calories to at least 1500 and then…

Way to go, and thanks so much for sharing further updates! You are a magnificent inspiration!!

I would love to be an accountability buddy with you! I am a former teacher, currently getting my MS in education. I know how hard it is to be healthy while teaching. Thus far I have lost about forty pounds and have twenty five left to go.

Eating the same things all the time shouldn't be an issue--a calorie is a calorie, even if it comes from the same source every day. How long have you been at the same weight? Are you fluctuating between the same couple of pounds or are you at the same exact weight during this time?

Green tea does not increase your metabolism or anything else that would cause you to burn "extra" calories. However, as pointed out above, if you use it to replace higher-calorie items then it can help. For me, whenever I studied for school previously I would snack. Constantly. Tons of peanut butter, nuts, ice cream, and…

I used to feel like it would never happen for me. This time around, I know that I am going to get there and achieve my goals. A lot of it is mindset. Previously, similar to you, I was really strict. When I "fell off the wagon" I felt like I was a failure, I couldn't do this, and I would give up. Now when I make mistakes…

I use an Excel spreadsheet, in which I record my calorie intake, exercise calories burned, my daily weigh-ins (and the caloric loss they show), as well as my Fitbit information with my estimated TDEE (from Fitbit and my heart rate monitor), my estimated prediction for weight loss, versus my actual weight loss and what that…

I love early morning workouts! I am a morning person, while my husband is most definitely not, but we still hit the gym together every morning before work. I genuinely enjoy working out early in the morning while my husband more just gets through it. However, both of us constantly used to say "we'll work out after work!"…

I agree with those who recommend increasing fiber--fiber is pretty important to satiety for me personally. I usually have half a grapefruit and oatmeal with chia seeds (specifically to increase the fiber) and PB2 (for the protein) along with an egg. This is probably lower protein than your breakfast, but the greater bulk…

You have a great attitude in your last post! We are human. We will always mess up and make mistakes. However, tomorrow is a new day to start fresh, and this is an excellent perspective that will allow you to keep going and not get derailed by a hard day. Keep it up!

Initially you can use guesstimates (as you did with gardening) and over time you can look at the results you have achieved with those guesstimates and refine the system as needed. Keep it up; you're going strong so far! :)

This probably sounds pretty horrible, but I stayed for about a week with a friend of mine who is pretty severely anorexic. I have always vacillated between overweight/obese since puberty, but after two years of teaching my weight had increased another forty pounds on top of my previous overly-much padding. All to say, I…

Definitely, definitely invest in the kitchen scale. Especially if you are on a deadline, use it religiously. Also, as women our weight loss cycles with our cycles. Personally, I tend to gain weight on my period, gradually drift back down to my previous weight the week after my period, stay there for a week, and then lose…

Way to go on following through with your commitment! So far you really seem to be doing a great job! Allowing yourself to have the things you enjoy in moderation is really the way to go. I am a huge ice cream person: previously I would eat a heaping bowl (or two) of ice cream when I got home from work; now I have one…

I have some non-fat string cheese in my fridge. Each stick has 7 grams of protein (protein tends to be pretty filling for me) and are 50 calories a pop. Whenever I get late-night munchies they tend to be my go-to option. It also works well since you can string (oh za punz!) eating them out a bit. ;) Also, a mug of tea…