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I drink whiskey with a splash of water sometimes. I don't count it but I also don't eat anything after it. Alcohol can't be stored as fat. I do not record it or fit it in. It has had no impact on my weight loss goal but I didn't drink if I planned to work out the next day. Alcohol doesn't slow down your metabolism. What it…

I log my strength training but not my running. I think it gives too many calories for exercise either way though just like MFP. I never eat back strength training calories because I don't trust it.

Hahahaha! I read some Mercola and David Wolfe and thought I knew everything about nutrition once too. Then I actually educated myself on nutrition, dropped the fad diets and lost 60 pounds. Good luck with all of that everyone! Enjoy all your crazy food rules! I hated it when I did it and it didn't make me any healthier…

If you're starting keto without a plan, you're gonna have a bad time. There are probably some keto groups here on MFP. Reddit has a really good keto subreddit. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post links here though, but if you use reddit's search function you should be able to find it.

Be aware that all you lost was water weight (as others have mentioned) and also that if you go back to eating carbs that 5.5 pounds will come back on immediately. Like within 24 hours. You would have to burn 3500 calories to lose a pound of fat which I highly doubt you could do in a few days. That means you have to eat…

No. My liver filters things just fine and I don't want diabetes from the fruit juice.

This is not a very healthy or realistic way to look at food. You can eat well rounded meals at most of those places with a little effort. It is much more about the amount of these foods you allow yourself than abstaining altogether. I am a food professional btw so I know for a fact that the places you listed have decent…

1. What was your starting weight and height? 5'4" 212 pounds 2. What is your current weight/goal weight? 150 pounds 3. How long did it take you to reach your goal? 7 months 4. Did you feel different, mentally? e.g. did you have more confidence or did you feel awkward? I felt back to myself since I had gained weight while…

I just eat smaller portions of what I like.

I just use less of what I like. I use half and half because I love my one cup a day and I'm willing to use the 40 calories on it. I refuse to let my food or drinks dictate my habits. I can't give up everything. Why not just cut back a bit with what you currently use for cream instead? I honestly think people who start…

All my clothes are getting too big! It's a problem, but it's a good one!

I am going through the same thing right now. I haven't lost anything in a few weeks but I have lost a dress size. Great job!

Tonight I made baked balsamic chicken thighs and roasted broccoli. My husband went to bed early so I decided to skip the starch and save up for a treat later.

I love when people try to argue with science. "B-b-but my friend's cousin's sister's dog's owner said they gained muscle while eating 1000 calories a day so I know it's true!"

On very active days I eat up to 2500 calories. I am a 5'4" woman who lifts heavy and runs. On less active days I still to about 1650, though sometimes I average it out for the week and eat in the middle of those numbers each day. It depends. I have no idea how anyone survives on 1200 calories a day and I think most people…

I just got one this month and so far I love it. It hasn't been long enough to see if it is accurate or needs to be calibrated, but so far it seems to be right on.

Don't worry! It can't be fat gain overnight. Drink lots of water and don't eat too much sodium and it will come off.

Inches lost means more than pounds. Pounds fluctuate daily and are not the best measure of your body composition. The focus for most people here is the scale. Most of these people will be back here again and again and again though and they will never realize that maybe their approach doesn't work even though it gets…

Try to only use entries with a green check next to them. These are ones that have been verified to be accurate.

I really wish there was more accurate information on potassium. As someone who is battling back from HBP, it would be nice to have accurate counts instead of having to figure it out on my own.

I have lost people to addiction too, but that doesn't mean someone can't struggle with a food addiction. I'd say more people die each day from overeating than from drugs or alcohol. Obesity will kill you a full decade earlier (on average) than smoking cigarettes. This has been researched and is not simply my opinion.…

I've learned that in my case this is all mind over matter. I just make myself stick to what I have planned even if I really don't want to in the moment. I spent so much of my life thinking that instant gratification is somehow a right and that it was soooo unfair that I couldn't live for it and also look and feel the way I…

I love this and this is my approach as well. Most people I know yo-yo a lot because they go on super restrictive diets they can never hope to keep up with and then go straight back to pizza and beer the second they reach their goal. Slow and steady wins the race because when you get to the end you have forgotten you even…

Just looking at your diary for yesterday, it looks like you drank three of your meals and only ate a small something at dinner. You need to actually eat food. Protein shakes are not food. Can I ask if you have had disordered eating issues in the past? This is VERY restrictive and seems almost punishing. Are you afraid of…

Generally my workout is between 600 and 700 calories. I lift heavy and run three times a week each. I don't aim for a particular goal, but since I'm doing a program it is generally close each time. As I get smaller, I will burn less calories but it will be relative to my size.

Scientifically impossible if you're doing it right. I think we have a lot of trolls on here today trying to prove "diets don't work". If you're not trolling then you're simply eating too much and not as diligent about counting as you claim. You are not the single medical exception to human biology. No one is that special.…

Penicillin has repeatedly been shown to work for the usage it is advertised for. There are no reliable studies that show the same for turmeric, although it does seem to help with inflammation. No one is saying there is no value in turmeric, but we are saying that there are NO miracle foods, spices, drugs or drinks that…

There are no miracle foods for weight loss. Metabolism is more controlled by your activity level and diet than anything else and it fluctuates for healthy people 200-300 calories a day at most. That means that when you have a "fast metabolism" you can still only eat one snack or light meal more than you would with a "slow"…

I feel like all the debate on the artificial sweeteners in this thread should be deleted. It does not cause weight gain, it has been debunked here a million times and no matter how many links someone has, there is no scientific evidence and there never will be that calories appear out of nowhere. If you are aware that…