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  • Don’t beat yourself up over it. As you have less weight to lose, it will come off slower. Consider reducing your daily deficit to allow yourself more “give” in your day to day eating. Psychologically, the app is meant to penalize you for going “over” and making you think that you’ll gain weight if you’re over. Just remind…
    in I'm feeling so lost and trapped. Comment by knhigham October 2018
  • I’ve gotten back on the wagon again this week. I’ve planned to have one “cheat” day a week where I can eat into my 750 calorie deficit, but not exceed it.
    in Cheat day Comment by knhigham July 2018
  • My husband keeps on getting frustrated with me trying to track my food intake. He always tells me “you can eat whatever you want if you just go to the gym five days a week” and then he wonders why I don’t put as much on my plate as he does. :#
    in Strangest thing someone has said to you about health/diet?? Comment by knhigham February 2018
  • I would agree with everyone here by saying that the most important step is to log accurately and be honest about what you’re eating. The silver lining in this is that because you weigh so much, you don’t have to starve yourself or cut out all of your favourite foods to maintain a deficit. You also will burn more calories…
    in 19, Male, 509 lb. What do I even do at this point? Comment by knhigham December 2017
  • My sister, telling me that I should have bariatric surgery, because she had it. (Only had 55-60 lbs to lose, no discomfort in my body, and no health conditions. Hadn’t seriously tried losing weight for years, until nine weeks ago. Down 10 lbs so far.)
    in Unwarranted Advice Comment by knhigham December 2017
  • Eating healthy and exercising more are admirable goals, at any body size. Because you don’t have that much weight to lose, and muscle build up is a goal, I wouldn’t fixate on exact calories consumed/burned, or the numbers on the scale. I second the idea of using pictures/selfies to track your progress. That will show you…
    in Calories burnt Comment by knhigham November 2017
  • The thing that people have to keep in mind about (a lot of) people in the movement is that many of them have had bad experiences with dieting. They wanted to lose weight in the past, but weren’t in the right headspace to lose it sustainably, so they often resorted to crash/fad diets promising quick results. They repeated…
    in Fat Acceptance Movement Comment by knhigham November 2017
  • Assuming that you’re serious; Eating super low calorie diets unless absolutely necessary results in one of two paths. Either: A : You drain yourself, feel like crap, and cheat daily until you ragequit on the diet in general. B : Your obsession with restricting and burning calories will escalate until you have a diagnosable…
    in 800 calories a day... Comment by knhigham November 2017
  • Sometimes you have to read the fine print. I’ve noticed that on the MFP app, the entries will often use partial portions from what is actually served.
    in Calories listed on restaurant menu Comment by knhigham November 2017
  • Ideally, the more that individual ingredients that can be used, the better. In your case, it can certainly be difficult. I would search for community resources for people with physical disabilities. They may be able to refer you to other healthy, affordable options if you’re getting tired of the Atkins meals. Or at very…
    in Eating only pre-packaged food to lose weight??? Comment by knhigham November 2017
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