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When you log cereal, it’s for the dry cereal itself. Log the milk separately, depending on what kind you use.

I count them, but don’t measure or weigh them. I’ll log “apple” or “cabbage” based on estimates. But I will weigh peanut butter to the gram (and most things). I’m not ignoring the calories they contain, but I’m much more relaxed about produce.

1. Five pounds is a great start. There’s no reason to say “only five pounds.” You’ve lost five pounds. Awesome job. 2. 1300 calories isn’t enough if you’re doing two hours of cardio daily. Of course you’re always hungry. 3. Be careful with your mindset. Over exercising and undereating and becoming obsessive about these…

The coffee cake one is incredible.

Much less sodium than traditional soy sauce. Not nearly as good though.

Do you have any of the Fodmap apps? They can be helpful in tracking what you can eat and what you can’t. Fodmap is a simple version and the Monash University app is helpful too — it can tell you down to the gram how much of each ingredient you can have. Try not to eat out for a couple of weeks until you get used to it.…

I use the free version, and you can still track macros and alter the daily percentage.

Cardio does burn more calories than weights, yes. Adding a walk in the morning could absolutely help towards your goals. Generally speaking, I got through the rough patches with just consistency and patience. I weigh myself monthly or bi-weekly, so I’m not discouraged by water weight, salt intake, normal fluctuations. I…

Braised and stewed are the only two that really compare to steamed (added water weight, fat rendered), and they’re virtually identical in the USDA guidelines. I don’t think either of them seem high for steamed chicken thighs. Raw is the only accurate way to do it. If you’re just going to guess, stick with one of those two.

Apologies, that math is for seven pounds rather than the eight you’ve lost. So it is closer to a 116 calorie deficit. Also note: if you’re back in the gym after a while, inches are a better indicator than pounds. If you’re building muscle, the scale is going to go down much slower. Don’t get discouraged by that — being too…

I agree with the poster above. You have to be consistent with weighing all of your food and being completely honest with yourself about what you’re eating. Seven pounds is a great start. Some basic math suggests you’re at roughly a 100 calorie deficit per day, on average: [7 lbs x 3500 calories = 24,500 calorie deficit…

The one here does too, and it’s significantly cheaper there than other grocery stores around here.

That’s what the smoothie is called at the restaurant. She was just being specific.

While everyone that’s responding about the body’s ability to detox itself is completely correct, the OP is simply looking for a copycat recipe from a chain. Try this: 3/4ths of a medium banana One cup raw kale 3oz pineapple One mango 1tbsp fresh ginger One cup raw spinach This will make two servings. Freeze half or share.…

Milk and Cookies.

If you love peanut butter, PB2 and PBfit are powdered peanut butter brands. They are low in carbs and fat, but similar in protein to the real stuff. Add it to smoothies, shakes or add a little water to make a spread. I like to mix PBfit with cocoa powder, stevia and water to make “Nutella”. Much better ingredients and…

For a number of different reasons, yes.

The opposite is actually true. Weekly caloric count is more important than daily. And monthly is more important than weekly. Daily is the easiest way to track, however, so it’s most commonly used. For example, if you were to overeat by 3000 calories in a single day but were “really good” for the other six days that week…

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@Gen216 I now see you’re in Canada. Perhaps the NEDIC out of Toronto would be a good resource for you. Their helpline is tel:1-866-633-4220

@Gen216 National Eating Disorders Association (US) has a helpline and a chat you can contact. In the UK, I think the program is called Beat Eating Disorders. Depending on where you’re located, either would be helpful in pointing you towards trusted professionals in your area.

Serious binge eating disorder should be discussed with a licensed professional. If it’s just a case of snacking at night, it could be an issue of either discipline or undereating during the day. If you’re severely restricting calories during the day, you’re going to be more prone to wanting to “make up” for that large…

There are certain flavors of Halo and Enlightened that I really enjoy, but the best of each don’t compare to the worst Chilly Cow. Chilly Cow is by far the best.

Patience, consistency, food scale.

The two worst things you can do are, 1) give up and let the bad day become a bad week/month/year and 2) try to overcompensate and eat nothing/very little the following day. In the grand scheme of losing 20 pounds, one day is nothing. Don’t let it stress you out. Make tomorrow healthy and look forward. I would suggest…

As mentioned above, daily totals are far more important than meal by meal totals. Generally what I do is add items individually to my diary instead of making recipes all the time. The recipe function has some advantages, but I find it flawed. Make a guess for breakfast and lunch based on your macro percentage and then when…

The headaches could be caused by a couple of factors: - Caffeine withdrawal - Sugar withdrawal - Dehydration caused my drinking less Drink a lot more water and have some green tea, coffee or the occasional diet soda. The worst of it will take about a week. Then you should be able to cope pretty easily. Ibuprofen can help…

“Spot reduction,” as it’s called, isn’t possible. He simply needs to reduce the number of calories he eats or increase the number of calories he burns for exercise to the point that he’s at a weekly caloric deficit, and his stomach fat will melt away. His situation is no different than a person who isn’t lean anywhere. All…

I second that. Tomorrow never comes. It’s always tomorrow. Start now. Good luck!

Chris is right. You’ve proven you can do it before. So do it again. You got this.