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In addition to all of the above, until you can get the bingeing under control or figure a way to accommodate evening snacks into your daily calories, perhaps ensure that you have low cal snacks to hand so that the impact of bingeing is reduced.

For various reasons, I tweak something in my set up every so often, so MFP recalculates my maintenance cals based on the last weight I logged (which, of course, fluctuates). I'm also female, 54yo and 5'1 and a bit, so very close to your own stats. With my last recorded weight of 56.2kg, which is apparently 123.9 lbs, my…

My motivation was being diagnosed as diabetic. Not as bad as having a heart attack, but also not recommended. I wish I'd known I was even close - getting a full blown diagnosis was a huge shock and a wake up call that I needed to lose weight and take a closer look at what I was snacking on every day. I was going to the gym…

I'm 5'1 (and a little bit) and, when I initially set myself up on MFP, I got allocated 1200 cals. It didn't matter what rate of loss I selected, I got 1200. When I selected 'Maintain', MFP calculated that, at my weight at that time, I needed 1450 cals. Choosing to lose at 0.5lb a week takes off a 250 cal deficit, ergo 1200…

When I started out, my gym sessions remained the same and I just reduced portion sizes. I've tinkered with things over the years and played around with substitutions such that I now don't eat pasta, potatoes or rice very often as I get sufficient carbs (and fuller) from having a plateful of veg instead, but mostly I still…

As above. It depends on the person's height, age and starting weight as well as their activity level. When I first came to MFP, after putting in my stats I got allocated 1200 cals. However, I noticed that it didn't matter what rate of loss I selected, I still got 1200 cals. I then played around and changed the setting to…

I wouldn't even bother adding a new database entry. I'd find a 'bloomer' entry and select that I've had two slices. It won't be 100% accurate, but it'll be close. On the rare occasions that I have bread at home, I use Hovis' medium sliced wholemeal (smaller slices of bread / weigh less than most) but, for most breakfast…

Like scarlett_k, I also add seeds and fresh fruit (raspberries or blueberries or diced apple) or dried fruit (blueberries or cranberries) to my porridge, usually along with a sprinkling of ground cinnamon. And I too make it with water. Although it's high in carbs (something I do watch as I'm diabetic), oats are…

I'm another who sees the protein and fat as a minimum figure to aim for. The only number I really pay attention to is carbs, but that's because I'm diabetic. I also keep an eye on my fibre number to ensure I'm eating enough; apparently most people don't. Full fat Babybel would give you another 3g of fat over the babybel…

Your height, age, weight and activity level all have an impact. I'm 5'1 (and a half) and maintain at around 1400. However, I usually eat more than that as I'm out walking multiple times a week and an 8 mile hike burns a few calories that need eating back.

I agree with all of the above. You're going through a lot at the moment, so be kind to yourself and take things slowly; don't try changing everything at the same time. Logging on to MFP and recognising that you want / need to lose weight is a huge start. Read some of the 'helpful' posts at the top of the forum as there's…

Your post prompted me to check my Spam folder, which I don't do very regularly. Plenty of the usual rubbish, and two emails that actually weren't Spam, but not more than I'd expect given that I haven't looked at it for about a month.

[/quote] But what if the weight won’t come off?? I’m trying to lose weight slowly with small changes. I would LOVE to lose 0.5 pounds per week! But my weight keeps going UP at about that rate instead. I am TRYING to lose the weight but I keep getting fatter and it is very discouraging. :([/quote] In addition to the…

I eat out at least once a week and my most frequented restaurant definitely doesn't post calorie info. I go with a best-effort of finding similar entries from other restaurants. They may not have been cooked the same way, may not use the same ratio of ingredients etc, but it's closer and more accurate than not logging…

All of the above. To add to the answer about one of your points re cutting food types out: when I started, I stuck to foods that I ate previously- but served myself smaller portion sizes. At no point have I felt I was depriving myself, because I was (and still do) eat foods that I like. I mostly cook in bulk anyway so, my…

I'm close to my 5 years. This has been my only account and name - I didn't even realise you could change your name. Maybe I'll have a think and get more creative on my 5th anniversary.

In the years that I've been on here, the general suggestion has always been to do so after every 10lb lost. However, after an extended period of cutting cals, you may need a diet break for a few weeks so switch to maintenance, or you may find you're struggling so change to lose at a slower rate in order to give yourself…

So you've lost 10lbs in 8 weeks. Not the 2lb a week you'd like, but you're still averaging at more than 1lb a week which is a solid achievement. You also weigh 10lb less than you did two months ago - Congratulations. Read through the two threads that I mentioned previously and, as suggested by others above, perhaps get a…

No you shouldn't decrease your calories. In addition to the above, how tall are you? How much do you weigh? How much are you trying to lose? If you're short and close to a healthy weight, your maintenance calories may not be high. In my case, even when I started on MFP, it calculated my maintenance calories as 1450. It…

It's a common theme on this forum; so much so that, in the Most Helpful Posts 'stickies' at the top of this board, there's a thread about the weird and annoying world of scale fluctuations and another about how weight loss isn't linear. It may be worth reading those as they may put your mind at ease. Even if you eat…

It's probably not just Romanians. I still correct UK-logged entries if I come across them. I've got a salt-to-sodium conversion website saved on every laptop / PC that I use, although these days I use it less as I've corrected all the entries I use regularly. I guess US nutrition info uses sodium, hence MFP (only) has that…

The weekly net figure is an average, over the last 7 days - so, yes, it's saying that that's what you're eating per day, on average. If you were adding exercise to the tracker, it would be calculated as your food intake minus your exercise cals. Depending on how much you weigh at the moment, at your height it's quite…

In addition to eating veggies and beans, I sprinkle 10-15g of chia seeds in to my morning yoghurt to boost my fibre intake. I've changed my diary in MFP so that fibre is one of the things that I keep track of each day along with fat, protein and carbs. The suggestion (here in the UK) is to eat 30g a day. Most people don't…

@saynow111 Reading your post, above, you lost 20kg between March and May 2020 with the help of doctors. That's 44lbs. In 8-10 weeks. Yikes! The maximum that MFP allows people to select is 1kg / 2lb a week. Whilst you may have had medical support, you presumably didn't learn anything in the process that would help long…

You've lost 11kg so far, which is great and something you should feel proud of having done. You say that you don't want to regain those 11kg and you want to lose more weight. Then you ask if you should pause and just maintain. Like the others here, I'd say keep doing what you've been doing. How long have you been losing…

Stirfry would be one option. Add your protein then, once cooked, add veg. Add a sauce or spices as required. I have a large plate of veg and don't need rice or noodles with it. Usually I use diced chicken (or prawns or whatever) but sometimes I just do stirfry veg and top it with a baked salmon fillet. You could also make…

I guess this is just another quirk that depends on how you access MFP and isn't applicable to all devices /operating systems. I definitely don't have any of the mentioned options on my laptop. Edited to add: just re-tried the suggestion of sorting in the recipe tab, when adding a food to my diary. Yes, that displayed my…

I'm also in the UK and have noticed the same thing - so much so that I've started buying tinned chickpeas again, to use in recipes where I'm bulk cooking. The tins in my cupboard (Tesco own brand) say that the nutrition info is 'as sold, drained'. On the bag of dried chickpeas in my cupboard, I have a note telling me how…

One point not mentioned - make sure you're eating your exercise calories on top of the 1500 you're consuming. Although the 2550 that you're allocated now will reduce as you also lose weight, if you do find yourself in a position where 1500 isn't enough, you have plenty of scope to increase and still be at a deficit.

Ooh, how do I sort them alphabetically? I don't see any options*. Still not what the OP is looking for but I've never been able to find a way to do anything. If I want to re-use an old recipe that I created, I have to trawl back through all my pages until I find it. *in case it makes a difference, I don't have Premium…