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Answering an earlier question you asked in response to my initial feedback -not usually. You may have noticed that the maximum setting is to lose 2lb a week. Even that's only recommended for people with a lot to lose so be aware that, at some point in the future, you should slow your rate down. There's a graphic, somewhere…

Who recommended the 1700 cals? Why did you then drop if by another 200? Go in to the Goals - Guided Set Up screen, here on MFP, enter your stats, set your goal for weight loss and then get a target number of cals. That's how many (net) cals you should be eating per day. MFP is designed for you to log and eat your exercise…

Are you using the app or website? I take it you've clicked to add a recipe manually. Are you then typing a list of all the ingredients, including quantity / measurement then clicking 'Match Ingredients'? At what point do you get the blank screen?

I also question the possibility of portion creep. Also, are you still eating the same sized portions you were at a higher weight? Reducing your portions sizes a little would enable you to eat in a way that you're happy. You need some fat for your body to function, so don't eliminate them completely. Perhaps log every few…

It took me 2 years to lose weight down to my target level. I've been in maintenance since last March. I finally bought new jeans in September, once shops were open, as belts to hold in my old jeans really weren't a good look. In the shop, I needed help reaching a higher shelf and asked the assistant to get down a slightly…

Just what I was about to add. Have you been back in to the Guided Set Up and re-clicked Save? It's highly likely that the number of cals you need, per day, has reduced with your weight loss. If you're still working to your original calories, you're eating more than you need / your deficit is much smaller than you think.

I'm not doing keto, but I have reduced my carbs and try to keep under 130g a day, which is the number suggested by Diabetes UK. Counting / cutting my calories is what helped me lose weight though. I'm sure I could overeat on protein (especially cheese), nuts, oil in cooking etc., even on low carbs. I know keto is much much…

My trigger was being diagnosed as diabetic type 2, three years ago this week. I was shocked. However, I was adamant that I didn't want medication and would sort myself out via diet - my GP gave me 6 months to prove I could lower my blood sugar number myself, otherwise I was going on to tablets. I knew I had to be serious…

One of my go-to things for breakfast is Plain No Sugar soya yoghurt with chia seeds and a handful of berries. That's definitely under 200 cals. My salads are usually under 100 cals and could still be under 200 cals, depending on what / how much protein I added. My home-made chicken and vegetable soup is also under 100 cals.

Check out Alpro's soya yoghurt (the Plain, No Sugar one) - it's zero carb, low fat and will give you some protein. It's not as easy to find as the normal soya yoghurt, but bigger Tesco's, Sainsbury's and Waitrose sell it. I add chia seeds (will also give you some protein) and a handful of berries. Alpro's unsweetened…

It's do-able but possibly not in 7-8 months. I'm a fraction shorter and weigh less than that. It was slow going though - it took me two years to go from 150lb to 114lb, although I've dropped a bit further since I reached my initial goal. It's really not recommended to eat less than 1200 calories a day (and that's 1200 net…

Alternatively, select the entry, say it's not right - and edit it so that it is right. Slowly, you'll play your part in reducing the vast number of wrong entries.

To add to Tinkerbell's response, MFP is designed for you to eat back your exercise calories* so you should aim for your NET calories to be the figure MFP set for you. It's OK if you're over some days and (a bit) under on others, if your average net calories for the week are roughly in line with your goal. A lot of us…

Agreed. But the way some people go about weight loss is actually unhealthy. Unfortunately many don't realise it is / how unhealthy and think that losing quickly is good.

As long as your net calories are below your Maintenance calories, you'll be losing weight. You may be losing a little slower than planned, but you'll still be losing weight. A useful tool is in the app version of MFP where you can see your weekly net average. It's common for people to bank calories and eat (or drink) a…

The recommended wisdom is to eat the number of cals suggested for 6 weeks. Look at your wight at the start and end of that period and calculate your rate of loss. Are you losing at the rate you expected? If so, carry on. If not, adjust a little up or down. It's all based on averages, whereas most of us are not average. The…

It probably is just a case of what you're accustomed to. I've adapted to black coffee but, for some reason, no milk in tea isn't right. GrizzledSquirrel could be right about the stronger teas though. I don't like mine particularly strong (a few stirs and get the teabag out) but still find it quite bitter with no milk. I…

Please also read this, or at least page 1: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10761904/under-1200-for-weight-loss/p1 It's in the Useful Posts (also referred to as the stickies) at the top of the General Health forum. I've been on MFP long enough to have read several similar posts. It's not worth it.

Sounds a little low but not entirely unreasonable. With exercise it should be giving you a bit more, which you should also be eating (or at least eating a fair percentage of those exercise cals). You definitely shouldn't be trying to eat less than what MFP suggests as a baseline, but make sure that your diary entries are…

Aside from agreeing with all of the above due to the health risks from under-eating, how tall are you, how much do you weigh and how much are you trying to lose? Also, are you logging exercise and eating your exercise calories?

It's a relatively new option; I don't know about on the app but it's definitely on the website version. It's very useful. Just be aware it's a bit temperamental with saving. I select Copy, change the name to what I want the new recipe to be called then click Save. Then Edit the new recipe and change my ingredients as…

[/quote] If you're weighing your rice cooked, make sure you're using an entry for cooked rice. [/quote] I have a recipe in the recipe builder and use that. That way I can enter the brand of rice that I've got and the raw weight that I cooked, and know that the nutritional info matches what the packet says. I then set it to…

Good luck in finding something you like. I've tried soya, almond, oat and rice and I didn't like any - it just didn't taste like tea. Perhaps if I'd persevered for long enough I might have got used to it, in the same way that I now drink my coffee black, but I didn't. As I'm intolerant to dairy, not allergic, I now just…

You can also Copy an existing recipe, if you're doing a variation. I edit most of mine, but if I decide to make chicken curry, for example, I might copy an older beef curry recipe entry as a starting point so that I don't have to re-add all the basic ingredients again. I'd just delete the ingredient entry for beef and add…

Although it's great for muscles and general health, you don't need to exercise to lose weight - you just need to eat less. Walking far enough, for long enough and/or at a brisk enough pace will have an effect on your calorie burn but, if you're eating more than you burn then, no, you won't lose weight. A lot of people…

As Lietchi asks, how long have you been losing weight? How much are you trying to lose / do you have left to lose? How long since you last lost anything? If you don't have much to lose and/or have a small deficit, it may not show on the scales for a while. If you look at the app, via your phone, you can see a Week View…

Try making cauliflower rice and mixing it with normal rice. I make curries in bulk and freeze in me-sized portions. I cook white rice in bulk and freeze in 100g portions. If I want more (or I don't have enough cals left for a portions of rice), I add (or use) cauliflower rice. OP, I'm not American or first generation…

I agree with snowflake that you can achieve that. Don't try to do it too quickly - far better to go slow and learn what portion sizes work for you, what keeps you feeling full etc. Weighing and measuring your food / logging everything you eat or drink is the best way to track but, if sweeping change is a little daunting,…

I also watch my carbs, due to diabetes, but am not keto. My lowest carb breakfasts are bacon, eggs (usually scrambled) and mushrooms. Sometimes I add grilled tomato for variety. Or I'll have sugar-free soya yoghurt with nuts, seeds and berries. Any carbs come from the berries. My porridge isn't low carb, but the oats keep…

You're filling up on carbs, which are high in cals. You may find that protein or fat make you feel more satiated. Salad and veg can be eaten in large quantities for not a lot of cals, as long as you don't pour on dressings or sauces. Depending on what cereal you have, half the portion size and add some yoghurt and berries.…