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Girl, I gain 2 lbs between breakfast and lunch! Don't over think it. Maybe you should get a Fitbit or A quality heart rate monitor so you can learn how many calories you are actually burning in a day? Our maintenance calories for a sedentary lifestyle with zero exercise is 1600 calories but exercise changes that.…

Is there a reason you need to keep your carbs low? Low carbs isn't required to achieve weight loss. On another note, a good friend of mine has Chrohn's and Celiac Disease and she pretty live on meat and produce. Why do you have to keep your protein down? In any case, if a medical condition means you can't hit those macros…

I'm going to say keto is a bad idea because your gallbladder is what releases the bile that helps you break down and digest the fat. Instead of bursts of bile when you need it, you now just have a slow, constant trickle. I had my gallbladder removed in 2003 and I can eat moderate amounts of fat now but when I first had it…

7 years ago I did really well on the Points Plus program, so when I needed to lose 10 lbs I decided to try WW again. The new Smart Points program just plain sucks. I was starving all the time. When I tracked in WW and MFP I was only eating about 1100 calories a day if I stayed within my daily points. I always need to eat a…

I don't eat as much in the summer. I do better if I switch to more seasonal foods like veggies and fruit, and stick to chicken and fish. Even if I don't get the same hunger cues my blood sugar still drops every 4 hours, so I just plan what to eat and stick to a schedule.

I hope you know was totally not trying to compare a 28 day water fast to Ramadan! I was just saying it's the only situation I know of where people fast for that long and pointing out that they are still eating after sundown. My ex-husband is Muslim and spent a week with his family in Turkey during Ramadan. His family…

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I'm pretty sure that's the way it is most people, so don't beat yourself up over it :)

I'm 5'6", 133, 40 year old and I walk 10-12k steps a day, maybe run 10-15 miles per week (included in my steps), and my maintenance is 1800-2100 calories per day. I know it doesn't answer your question but your calories seem really low. It could be water weight if your exercising more. I know it's been more humid this last…

My ex-husband AND my current partner both washed, folded, and put away laundry. I guess I lucked out in that department (because I HATE doing laundry). I'd say you can have my ex but I wouldn't wish that hot mess on anyone. Anyhoo...I visited family last week and made 4 dozen peanut butter chocolate chip cookies (probably…

I wonder what research he found that says this is a good idea. I mean, Muslims fast from sun up to sun down for 30 days Ramadan, but the can eat after sun down. My friends who do this say it's very difficult, especially when it falls in the summer months. He most likely won't last two days. Regardless, he's a minor and his…

I'm 5'6" and I weighed 115lb at my smallest and 180lb at my largest. I feel the best at 125-135 because it is a weight that I can maintain with the least amount of effort. Right now I'm maintaining at 133 and about 25% body fat (I'd like to reduce my BF to about 23%).

I watched a documentary about a girl who was addicted to eating Comet cleanser. I wonder if she read somewhere on FB that it would help her lose weight...

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I'm read on when I'm on the bike, walking on treadmill, or elliptical (on an e-reader, not paper books). I read the first three Game of Thrones books at the gym. Running requires music, and maybe TV with the subtitles on. Multitasking is easy for my ADHD brain so I figure I should get as most out of that time as possible.…

I have found that I do best when I have a lot of protein with my breakfast, and when my breakfast is my biggest meal of the day. I usually have a protein shake with almond milk and a banana blended in around 6am, then around 9am I will have either an English muffin with 1 egg (and maybe a slice of Swiss) or steel cut…

I usually lose my appetite when I'm stuffed up but when I do want food I tend to want salty/rich/spicy foods. You should eat a little more when your sick since your body will burn a little more calories fighting off the virus. Just aim for maintenance rather than loss until you get better.

Seriously? Again?! Braggs must have a campaign to troll MFP because there has been at least 1 NEW thread every day asking ACV.

Just based on personal experience, I would not weight train on the days you run. It's just too much strain on your joints. I need a little extra recovery time to avoid joint injuries so I've done a cycle run/lift/rest days without too many issues (so 2 days between runs, and on rest days I still walk 12K steps). I know…

I'm still a new runner and I've just recently met my goal of running 3miles on the treadmill without stopping. I'm working with a PT to strengthen my hips and he says once I can run 3 miles on the treadmill consistently I should be strong enough to start transitioning outside (I've got really weak hip joints). Treadmill…

I just got a flip belt and Bluetooth headphones. I love them both!

Express has had great jeans lately! The fit my thunder thighs and butt, are just a tiny but big in the waist (which is better than average), and they fit my long legs. And if you get them when they have a 40% off sale they are only about $50! Target's new jeans fit pretty good (especially the high waisted ones) and you can…

I literally bought the exact same pair of shorts 3 different times in one season when I lost 40lbs, each time a smaller size. Most of my tops and sweaters worked throughout with that addition of a tank or cami underneath if the neck/armholes started to hang too low, but I had to buy new jeans about every 10lbs lost. New…

The other reason I stopped drinking is that I developed an allergy to the histamines in alcohol, and tannin gives me migraines. I'm limited to sake, cider, and high quality champagne, all in small doses. Last time I had happy hour champagne I went home with hives, a stuffy/runny nose, elevated heartbeat, and…

I work in fashion and the company I'm at LOVES happy hours...it's not so hard. Just get one drink and learn the art of nursing it for an hour, drink a water, then (maybe) have a second. I can drag 2 drinks out for at least 4 hours. Everyone else around you will be to drunk to notice or care :)

I have and I stay away.

I just had to stop drinking...the 4:00am post bar nachos and 6:00am post club corned beef hash breakfasts were killing me. I'll have 1 or 2 drinks at a party or happy hour but it's been 8 years since I've been drunk and I don't miss it even a little bit.

I like the points about consistency and slowly progressing. I've tried several different things but I always come back to running. It's the thing I "see" myself doing when I imagine an elite athlete version of myself, but I've always struggled to make progress. This time I dialed back the speed (my pet turtle probably runs…

Replacing clothes. It's gets super expensive really fast, especially when you have to replace underwear, bras, coats, and shoes (yeah, your feet get smaller) I addition to tops and pants.

Honestly, those glazed doughnuts will taste 1000x better when you have them every now and then as a treat rather than on a regular basis. Imagine that your taste buds are no longer used to the taste of those glazed doughnuts because they are no longer regularly exposed to them. Now imagine a special occasion when you do…