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What Kriss said. Weight loss isn't linear, and water fluctuations make a big difference, you need to look at the trend over time. Also, you don't actually need to go low-carb if you haven't been advised to by a medical professional, for most people, macronutrient ratios are more about what feels most satisfying/satiating…

A professional isn't going to label you, though they may label your behaviour. I struggled with binge eating for years and when I finally got up the courage to ask for professional help, what I got were strategies and information on how to handle it, and not a label, even though I specifically went in prepared for a label,…

As others have said, if you've only just started or recently ramped up your exercise regimen, that can cause water retention, which would disguise your progress on the scale. It's only been three weeks, be patient with it as your body adjusts to the new normal. If after a few more weeks, you're still not seeing progress on…

As others have said, this isn't quite how it works. Now, there is something to be said for focusing on nutrient-dense foods over calorie-dense foods but it's not that the former are processed differently it's just that they offer many people more volume and/or satiation for the same amount of calories, and thus help with…

I have my meals named as time blocks too, and as DancingMoosie said, you can do it without premium - you can name your meals whatever you want in the "diary settings" page. I personally have them named as time blocks just so I can kind of track when in the day I was most hungry and adjust for it (like, was I super snacky…

From your diary, you seem to like to eat large meals. This can cause issues with digestion for some people (not everyone; I have heard from some people who do well eating one large meal a day) - it also seems that you trend towards pre-prepared food. I think that it may be helpful to focus on starting to transition some of…

That depends on how many calories you're going for total and when you tend to feel most hungry. If you're brand new to tracking your food and trying to lose weight, it's probably best to just start with tracking how you're already eating and seeing if that gives you any insight into when you tend to eat most and where you…

Most fruit, although apples or citrus fruits probably travel the best, although grapes or berries in a plastic container would also be good. Depending how long you need it to be shelf-stable, carrot sticks should be fine out of a fridge for a day, maybe get some hearty high-fiber crackers, or a small amount of nuts or…

As long as the only ingredients are carbonated water and natural flavour, you can count it as part of your water intake. I even sometimes will count non-caffeinated tea toward my water intake, although I also have a separate section of my MFP diary for beverages and vitamins just so I can track exactly where my fluid…

Anyone in this group can feel free to add me! Just let me know you're from this group.

About the weight loss stall, just be aware that as you up your intake of carbs from a keto-level, your body is going to hold more water, because you won't be running off depleted glycogen stores any more. So it's totally normal for weight loss to seem to stall in the first few weeks of switching from low-carb to high-carb.…

Depending on the proportion of my calories that are coming from whole foods/cooking from scratch, my macros vary. When I'm mostly eating whole foods, my macro split tends to be around 60-65% carbs, 20-25% fat, and 15% protein. If I'm eating more processed/prepackaged foods, the carbs tend to go down to around 55% and the…

Hello friends! I'm Dee, and I've been vegan for just about 5 years now (I count my veganniversary as October 10, 2015). I had been considering going more plant-based for a couple years at that point and had started experimenting more with plant-based meals earlier in that year and then one day I saw an ad for a butterball…

Stupidly lazy pasta with lentil "bolognese" - angel hair pasta, a jar of premade marinara sauce, a can of lentils, and some herbs and spices to taste to improve the sauce. If you eat meat or cheese you could add/sub that in but I find this way is pretty decent in terms of satiation and volume per calorie.

Long-term success comes from long-term goals. Also, it's important to have a strong "why" for why you want to do it. You've said you're training to be a health coach. Perhaps spend some time really examining what it is you think will be better at a lower weight. What is it you actually want? Is it 12 less pounds of weight…

I've meal planned off and on for several years. What I find best is to just pencil things onto a calendar - either get a weekly pad or put some space in your regular planner for meals, or I've even done it digitally using google calendar - I made a calendar for meal planning and would add all-day events labelled with which…

I think something like silken tofu is going to be a good option (or like someone above said, white beans or chickpeas - only those might not get quite as smooth as the tofu would). I haven't personally tried it as I'm not a huge smoothie fan, but I've seen a good number of smoothie recipes that use silken tofu as a protein…

I'm just getting back into logging myself, but I'm going to be trying to be more active in the community via forums/commenting on people's statuses/making blog posts, so feel free to add me! I'm looking to lose 70-100lbs total (depending where I feel comfortable), with a smaller goal of 20-30pounds by the end of 2020, but…

I'm back again as well, I'd be happy to add you if you'd like :)

Hey! I'm on my ... some number'th restart in the past five years, been working on taking care of myself and my food attitude for a while with varying amounts of success and decided that being able to talk freely about my goals and such is probably good since it's generally been what's coincided with my more successful…

I did a quick google of Ideal Protein and it says "Three Ideal Protein food products are consumed per day, along with 4 cups of select vegetables, unlimited lettuce, and 8 ounces of lean meat or fish." for phase one, and for phase 2 it says "You reduce the Ideal Protein products to 2 per day and add a second meal of 4 cups…