MichelleSilverleaf Member

DEXA scans and I think there's another type are pretty much the only ones that are relatively accurate. The rest (including the one you describe) generally are not. I would go by measurements and appearance in your case, take progress pictures if you don't already and see that trend over time.

OP, I get the impression from a lot of your posts and replies that you're not being 100% assured by the answers you've been given since being here. You seem to more or less ask the same general question over and over.

Calorie deficit. You can do all the exercise you like, but if you're not in a calorie deficit you're not going to lose any body fat. Do exercise you enjoy, weight lifting isn't a bad idea as well, weigh your food and track it accurately, maintain a reasonable deficit and be diligent.

It's understandable. Are you tracking calories, weighing your food? That would be the place to start to make sure you're in a proper deficit

You're not in starvation mode, it doesn't exist in that context. Either your losses are so small they're hidden by fluctuations or you're actually maintaining.

Use MFP's defaults and see how it works for you. Adjust as needed.

Sounds unnecessarily restrictive.

Depends on whether said customer was really asking or "asking"/actually being really nasty. Customer service in general can be pretty awful, but people seem to get especially nasty when it comes to food. And those customers tend not to see themselves as being the problem.

Honestly a dr's visit would probably be warranted. In case there's something going on that isn't apparent.

Is your deficit too extreme? Not eating exercise calories back? What rate are you losing at, how much do you have to lose? Hard to give you any advice without specifics.

It's a great waste of money. I don't understand why people prefer products over food.

Yup. I saw a government advert about diabetes and catching it early, and one of the comments said that the healthy looking young woman was misleading, and they should have shown someone obese sitting on the couch eating chips and drinking soda instead. Said all it needs to how society perceives obese people and how they…

There is a volume eater's thread somewhere here on the boards, if you plug it into the search you may find it. That would give you ideas of things to eat that isn't going to put you over your calories.

It's not an addiction, sounds more like too much restriction causing you to cave. Do you plan on giving these things up forever? If not, find a way to fit. Find lower cal sweets. Bank calories.

It's the same line of thinking as that obese people got that way purely due to a diet of fast food and "junk".

Everyone is different. Whether they could 'outrun the fork' depends on their age, stats, fitness level, current calorie intake, etc. And unless you're with a person 24/7, you have no idea what they're doing the rest of the week. Maybe they're banking calories and it's not so much a splurge as a plan.

Who cares what others think. What matters is what you think about your current weight and shape. Are you happy with the way you currently look? Like the way your clothes fit? If yes then screw what others think. Living up to others' ideals is a recipe for misery. Once upon a time super tiny waists were "ideal", and look…

I love Chapman's ice creams for my sweet tooth. I'll buy the sorbets semi-regularly (80cal per serving), we've been having the popsicles in the house since my mom's been relying on them post-surgery, and recently I've had the mini ice cream bars. And I recently discovered the Creamy Ranch Crispy Minis, all the taste of…

Nuts to motivation. Build discipline. You lost the weight before, you can do it again. Weigh and track accurately, stick to a maintainable deficit, and be diligent. Pre-log your day if it helps. Meal prep/plan if you can. Your boyfriend may have been bringing in the food but he wasn't force-feeding you, learn to moderate…

General advice if you're exclusively breastfeeding is to eat at maintenance and let it create your deficit. For more specific advice for you then you should talk to your ob/gyn.

Not sure where you're located but be careful about seeing a nutritionist. In many places nutritionists are not well-educated and regulated so be sure the nutritionist you're seeing has an actual education and didn't take some online course.

That's part of learning good maintenance though. Learning how to have those fun nights in a way that's manageable. Once in awhile isn't going to ruin your progress or set you back or undo everything. If it becomes a habit though, then you reign it in. Because you should absolutely be able to go out and have fun!

Pick one method or the other. TDEE includes your exercise calories, MFP's number does not. So either go with your TDEE and take calories from that number, or use MFP's number and add your exercise calories separately. Activity levels are usually what you do day-to-day, not including exercise.

Food scale. Helps me know how many calories I'm eating which helps me stay on track.

Dr. Oz has a real medical degree and pedals detoxes and other such crap on his show regularly. Kelly Brogan has a real degree but charges $4000 for consultations and has an online supplement store. Degrees sadly aren't 100% guarantees that the professional in question is giving good information.

A 40 year old woman with kids only having a bmr of 900? I call bs. Having kids lowering the amount of fuel you need also sounds like bs. Besides, it's not your BMR you need to know so much as either your NEAT or TDEE, and take a deficit from there.

That averages out to about 8lbs a month. Doable for most of it I imagine. With diligence you'll definitely see a change between now and a year from now! Use the calories and macros MFP gives you and go from there.

Track your calories and make sure you're eating in a deficit. Which you'll have to do when you come off the meds and want to keep losing anyway. Appetite suppressants are quick fixes, they don't teach you anything about long-term weight loss or maintenance. Especially since its success seems to be linked to exercising and…

You've slowed it, you haven't ruined it. Continue on as normal tomorrow. Just remember those 7lbs is going to come off slowly. Be accurate and be patient.

Agree, a diet break might help you out.