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I was almost 10 pounds heavier than you and 3 inches shorter. So if you're angry with yourself, I guess I should be furious at myself. ;) Really though, there's no sense in beating yourself up. Just be super accurate with your logging (the message boards here are a great resource if you're having trouble with that) and you…

That's what I did. I was probably unnecessarily secretive about it to the point where when people noticed my habits change (drinking water instead of soda, etc.) I'd try to deflect. But you know... being secretive worked for me. There was no pressure. I didn't have to worry about people not believing I could do it. I…

I actually agree that some of the swaps you mentioned are helpful tips: avoiding liquid calories, using less butter and oil, etc. I think the issue though is just that those are just tips to *actually* eat 1200 calories. So the bold part is not really true. I mean, I've been eating 1200 for about 9 months, I've lost ~52…

How long have you been losing 4 pounds per week? If it's only been one week, don't worry about it but keep an eye on your weight loss and see if it continues at such a dramatic pace. Also, if your current weight is 400 pounds or more, don't worry about it. But if you've been consistently losing 4 pounds per week for…

Generally speaking, yes, if you eat less than MFP tells you, that's unhealthy. To be more specific, we'd have to know what your MFP calorie goal is and how many pounds you set it to lose per week. As a side note, a lot of people have trouble logging accurately when they first start. So if you think you've only eaten 700…

I agree. 75 calories worth of rice is like a tablespoon - it's a tiny amount and I can't imagine it's what you're actually eating. Same thing with .25 cups trail mix. I don't know what's in your trailmix, but that's probably like 4 peanuts, 3 raisins, and a pinch of granola. (I'm exaggerating slightly but my point is that…

Fat free cool whip. No lie, I had TEN servings the other day but it was only 150 calories and totally worth it.

This, so much. I hate wasting food, but I had to get over that or I never would have lost weight. When I was overweight, I would often overeat just so food wouldn't go to "waste," but that's such a silly attitude - eating food I didn't want or need to eat was just as much of a waste as throwing it in the trash, with the…

If your doctor recommended it, I'd double check with your doctor. That being said, if your only goal is weight loss, then being in a calorie deficit is all that matters. Eating keto is just a tool to help you stay in a calorie deficit. Things like adding butter to your coffee or mayo on your food are supposed to help keep…

I think it just depends on expectations. As others have said, a lot of foods are considered "healthy" but aren't actually low calorie, so you expect them to be lower calorie than they actually are. For example: 1. Quinoa - people talk about it like it's a super food and I ate it every day for the first month or two trying…

There's a lot of great advice here so most things I could say would be redundant, so I just want to say welcome to MFP and congratulations on deciding to get healthier. My only piece of advice that might not have been mentioned: it gets easier! You're tired and hungry now, but it gets better. Once you start getting closer…

I think maybe get a second opinion to be on the safe side. From your other thread, it seems like your doctor is more reactive than proactive, and if there *is* an underlying medical condition that's causing your hunger, you definitely want to know ASAP. If you rule out any medical conditions and it's just plain old hunger,…

BMR is the number of calories you would burn if you were in a coma. Anything you do burns calories. So unless you have a day where you literally stay in bed and sleep for 24 straight hours, you will burn more than 1500 calories. Your TDEE is the total number of calories you burn in a day, which includes BMR calories,…

I'm about your same height and between your starting weight and goal weight. I don't think 1300 is too much, especially since 1200 is the bare minimum. For me, if I'm pretty sedentary my maintenance is around 1400. If I exercise, I'm usually around 1700 or so (based on my fitbit which seems accurate so far based on weight…

At some point did you accidentally change your activity level? Very active people will have a higher calorie goal than if you're set to sendentary.

I lost 50 pounds doing it, so I'm a pretty big fan. Technically I lost the first 20 pounds without logging or tracking, but it wasn't really sustainable. I felt like I had to just eat really small amounts of food, but once I actually made a calorie goal I started being able to eat larger meals, desserts, etc and have the…

This. Before I started trying to make changes, I was always tired. I was VERY sedentary. Now, I'm still tired sometimes and I have days where I just want to sit on the couch, but if I get up and make myself move a bit, I usually feel better and have more energy. You don't need to go to the gym to lose weight. If you don't…

This. I use Libra and I'm pretty happy with it, but there are plenty of others. It's made a world of difference. It even estimates my daily deficit which gives me some guidance as to how accurate my logging and TDEE estimates are.

Eating at a caloric deficit is the only way to lose weight, exercise (including swimming) is just the icing on the cake (and benenficial for your health also.) So swimming can be a great way to burn some more calories, but if you're eating more than your body needs, swimming may still not be enough to make a difference.…

I second the guess of water weight. If it's only been 3 weeks since the scale changed, that could be water weight fluctuations masking your true weight loss. Time of the month can also really make your weight fluctuate so unfortunately it sometimes takes a full cycle to actually see how much weight you're losing. If you…

What's your deficit set to? If you set your goal to lose 2 lbs per week, maybe that's too aggressive and you should try for 1 pound a week which would give you a few more calories per day. Otherwise, I don't know your stats, but 2500 sounds like a ton of calories to me. For frame of reference, I'm on 1200 and while I…

I definitely don't think you should reward yourself with food, but can't you incorporate some sweets into your diet and still be under your calorie goal? If you're a cold turkey person, I get it. For me, I can't really do portion control with salty snacks so I just had to cut them out. But if you can moderate, there are…

If you want to talk about a slippery slope, stressing about 100 calories is more like a slippery slope to an eating disorder than a slippery slope to eating too much. I just think you're offering bad advice here. As other posters have said, if you're in a 500 calorie deficit and you eat 100 calories over, you're still in a…

Every person who comes to this forum is either losing weight, maintaining a weight loss, or looking to start weight loss. Everyone here has been overweight (many by 100s more than the OP) so why are you singling out this one poster? To the OP, congrats! As other posters have said, you can sometimes lose a lot of water…

That's doubtful. A few weeks is a pretty short time and unless you're eating at a very severe calorie deficit and not getting much protein, you probably didn't lose enough muscle to tell a difference. It's possible you have some extra water weight that's making you feel bloated. Either way, don't stress if you've missed…

I agree with this. If you're eating 2000 calories and you feel starving, you may want to change up what you're eating. I eat 1200 calories and while I wouldn't say that's plenty of food, I'm not really starving. (I'm 5 foot exaclty so 1200 works for me, I'm not recommending it to anyone else, just using it to point out…

At your weight, you really shouldn't try to lose more than a pound or 1.5 pounds per week. (Losing more than that is not very healthy and puts you at risk for losing muscle, so even if you only care about appearance and not health, you need to keep your muscle if you want to look toned when you reach your goal weight.) The…

I don't sync my fitbit because I don't usually log exercise on MFP. (I don't like how it changes my macro goals.) But otherwise, I totally agree. Counting my steps has been an awesome incentive to get up and move more.