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You have no idea what it probably is or isn't. There can be many things that might result in appetite loss, so it might be more useful if OP consults a doctor if the problem persists and/or is becoming detrimental.

"Intuitive eating" sounds like "learned eating habits that have become embedded over time". If those habits are helpful, then I guess intuitive eating can work however you choose to prepare and eat your food. If they're not, then maybe they won't.

If you don't deal with your anxiety while you're losing weight, you'll go from being a fat person with anxiety to a thin person with anxiety. Your weight can affect your mindset and self esteem whatever weight you are. You could end up looking like a twig and still feel anxious and unhappy with yourself. So work on losing…

If you have 20lbs or less to lose, it will probably take a while, as you may lose slowly. Don't aim or expect to lose a lot fast, as you may get .5lb a week loss. Weigh and log everything, even condiments like mayonnaise, salad dressings and ketchup, as they can add up in calories without you noticing. There's no need to…

Not necessarily. If the ingredients have been changed or quantities adjusted, the new calorie amount could be a reflection of that. But a ten calorie difference isn't much unless you happen to eat multiple cans of these beans on a regular basis.

Soda is water. It's just been carbonated and had a bit of flavouring and colour added. It's not really that different to sparkling flavoured water, except that those tend to use natural rather than artificial flavourings. Both types count toward your daily fluid intake.

Maybe you could have your evening meal at 8, so you're still full later in the evening, which might help you have less snacks. You could try sugar free boiled sweets that take longer to dissolve as long as you're not tempted to crunch them. Ricola, Fruitella, Werther's and Chupa Chups have sugar free ranges that taste…

I'm really sorry for your loss. It sounds like you're on autopilot, and that's understandable, since you're still going through the shock, pain and grief of losing your sister. Is there anyone close to you, like a good friend, who you can talk to? Would you consider talking with a grief counsellor? Sometimes we put on our…

I find the MFP sugar counter misleading, as it counts all sugars instead of separating them into naturally occurring sugars and added sugars. I'm diabetic and eat very little added sugar, but I still stress about the sugar totals even though there's no need for me to. I would follow the 40g added sugar recommended limit,…

Laughing Cow extra light cheese triangles. They have zero flavour. And Fibre One cake bars. I find the lemon ones particularly rancid; apparently someone thought it was a good idea to mix lemon dish soap with liquid paraffin and sand.

Weight loss is as much about mindset as physical loss. While you're losing weight, work on your self esteem, because if you don't end up with the body you may be expecting, you might negatively focus on what you don't have rather than the success you achieve, and you might start putting yourself down over some other aspect…

This kind of mostly pseudo scientific information comes and goes. There were probably one or two studies on fat cells in rats or something and the results got overblown in the media. Just wait ten minutes, there'll be something else along soon.

You could buy a vegetarian cookbook. Don't overcook fresh veg, you only need to boil most chopped veg for 5-10 minutes. You can add a vegetable stock cube and herbs like parsley, chives and marjoram to the water which will give the veg a nice flavour, and then use the veg water to make instant gravy. A small microwave egg…

The only cheating in not logging everything is you cheating yourself of valuable information that might give you insight into your eating patterns, moods and triggers. No one cares what or how you eat. Your diary is for you, no one else. Yeah, you might be embarrassed logging certain foods, but so what? You're not likely…

One bite won't hurt unless you know it's a food that will cause a binge/crave/binge cycle. If there are any foods that trigger overeating, avoid them until you're at a place where you can have them in moderation and feel satisfied with one or two portions. You can make this journey as hard or easy as you like. If you're…

You can have as much as you like if it's within your calories. Why do you feel you can't get enough? Are you eating filling foods, drinking enough fluids? Are you eating a lot of salty or sugary food that can spur on a craving for more? Is sticking to your usual diet within your calorie totals becoming a problem for you?

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If I'm craving something, I'll have it, because if I'm not going to avoid it for the rest of my life, I have to find a way to incorporate it into my normal diet. I try to keep to moderate portions, and if I go over my calories I do my best to eat less calories in the following days. If I deny my cravings I end up thinking…

I've always wanted a corset. I'd like to be small enough to fit into the vintage chiffon peignoir I bought years ago, and I'd also like to try on a Victorian era dress.

You could try cookingonabootstrap.com it's UK based but has very cheap recipes, some starting at under the equivalent of 50 cents a portion, and you can try out some British recipes like rhubarb crumble!

There's a lot of low cal/carb/sugar alternatives around nowadays. Gullon do sugar free biscuits (I found them in Home Bargains), Chocologic does 90% and 60% less sugar chocolate, Werther's do sugar free hard and chewy toffee, Fruitella and Ricola do sugar free sweets, Chupa Chups have sugar free lollies, Frank's, Halo Top…

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I log a day or three in advance. I'd really like to build up to prelogging a week in advance, but I'm not that organised yet. I also use a shopping list app with a pantry option, so I've listed what I have in the house and that helps me plan meals around fresh food and leftovers I need to use up.

Motivation and willpower are fleeting things and not to be relied on to get you through. Weight loss doesn't need to be some hard, tortuous thing full of restriction, frustration and craving things you can have but have told yourself (or been told) you can't. Be realistic. You're not going to see instant big results and…

Your initial question was about how much fat you should be consuming on the tablets. As I understand it, you were asking for advice, not support. You said you had nothing to lose, implying you were desperate, and that you'd tried to lose weight over a year and couldn't. Now you say you're losing some, but more slowly. The…

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Hate to burst your bubble but MFP is social media, and the free version has ads.

I was on Orlistat many years ago. Yes, it dealt with the fat in my diet, but it didn't deal with the sugar and carbs that were also making me put the weight on. It didn't make me change the way I ate, and it didn't help me make different food choices, or understand how my body worked and what I needed to do for it to lose…

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