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Sitting still for long periods of time is being reported as being as bad for smoking, but I think a happy medium is fine. Try to get up and move for a minute or two every hour. My Apple Watch buzzes me at 50 minutes after the hour if it detects I have not been up and moving. I know a lot of Fitbit products do the same and…

There is nothing wrong with sitting in front of the tv at night if that works with your goals! Being healthy doesn’t mean being active all day, every day. I’m currently furloughed and home with two young kids so my routine might not work for you, but here is what I do. Up by 8:00 and feed the kids and get them dressed.…

I love carbs way too much to ever do keto, my three gestational diabetes pregnancies were enough to prove I can never do full keto. I’ve lost 24 pounds since June 6. I eat chips and something sweet almost every day. I’ve had pizza, pasta, bbq sauce, birthday cake, ice cream and cookies. I only worry about calorie counts…

Personally that would not be filling enough. Where is your protein?

Ditto Lietchi. Special events can be enjoyed as long as every day doesn’t become a special event. Eat a light breakfast and lunch (or skip one), bank some calories throughout the week, do a workout, and then enjoy yourself in moderation.

Your rate of loss might be a little slower depending on how many “over” days you have, but the goal is to lose weight in a way that you can maintain the loss long term, and for most of us, that requires being flexible. Celebrations, business meals, travel, etc. can throw us off so we just need to not go crazy and get back…

Are you exercising at all? If you aren’t you should start something simple, then eat your exercise calories back. Also, special occasions are hard so you can go a smidge over and forgive yourself. The problem is when you are going over more days than not for “reasons”.

If your Fitbit is properly synced then it will show up as an adjustment and you can eat those calories back if you want.

It depends on his calorie deficit, but doing this weekly really would defeat the purpose of being in a deficit all week. But don’t argue with him about it, he will eventually figure it out if it isn’t working for him.

This is terrible advice for a diabetic.

I bought myself an Apple Watch for motivation and 3 months in it has worked beyond my wildest dreams. I went from 3,000 ish steps a day and 196 pounds to 10,000+ a day and 173 pounds since June 1st. Trying to close my rings every day, the different activity goals and the custom monthly goals keep me motivated to be more…

I started walking in June and while it wasn’t pleasant or “enjoyable” at the beginning I stuck with it and now I crave my daily walks. When I’m not pushing our two kids in a double stroller I listen to podcasts to keep my mind engaged. Walking is a great starting activity. Other than shoes you don’t need any special…

I have PCOS (bad enough to require fertility meds to get pregnant). I’ve been losing weight 1.5-2 pounds a week between diet and exercise. You really need to weigh your food because what most of us thinks is a serving and the actual measurement of a serving are two VERY different things.

Do you have an Aldi near you? They have some great diabetic friendly foods at low prices. Things I recommend: Eggs Lunch meats Cheeses Greek yogurt Wheat bread (better than white or honey wheat bread for diabetics) Low carb tortillas (great for sandwich wraps) Ground turkey Pork chops Ground beef Protein bars (be careful…

Losing weight is 100% about eating in a calorie deficit (eating less calories than it takes to maintain your current weight). Exercise is a good way to make that deficit larger, and has a ton of other health benefits, but it is absolutely possible to lose weight without exercise. I’ve done it before, but alas the weight…

Chips and salsa/queso/any dip. Sometimes I can have willpower but not often...

I walk for exercise, usually pushing a stroller loaded with 50 pounds of kids (toddler and baby). For the last 3 months I’ve walked every day but one, a minimum of 30 minutes a day, usually closer to 50 and sometimes over an hour. Some days I go out for a second 20-30 minute walk without the kids for some peace and quiet.

The USDA site is helpful, the item packaging is good and then if you scan through the MFP listings if you see several with the same weight and calories it is a fairly safe bet.

If you search the MFP database for chicken breasts, you will see many different entries with many different nutritional info, you have to be careful when selecting your entry to make sure it is correct. Weighing your food accurately is half the battle, the other half is making sure it is logged correctly.

It is very hard (maybe actually impossible) to build muscle while in a calorie deficit. It is more likely that losing weight is just revealing the muscle definition that you already have.

Are you using accurate entries for the individual items? There are many, many MANY wrong entries in the MFP database.

I would classify it as over eating, but not a binge. But I honestly don’t know if there is a good “limit” to define the gray area between over eating and binge eating.

There are a lot of things that could be part of this... In no particular order: 1) You may not “feel full” because you, like many of us, don’t really know what “feeling full” is. Many of us think that stuffed is full and full is still hungry. 2) you need more calories 3) you are actually thirsty 4) you are eating more…

That is one reason I don’t eat my exercise calories back, it gives me a cushion agains those random bites of food that make their way into my mouth.

The first few weeks are more time and labor intensive, but then the app remembers your entries and they tend to come up at the top as you start to type them in. Also use the bar code scanner feature, that can save time.

I’m 5’3 and 173 right now and I’m at 1300 calories (1lb week). I’ve been here for a few days and it is hard to stick to, even when eating back a portion of my exercise calories I earned. I’m thinking about going to 1/2 pound a week so I’m not miserable. I usually earn 500-600 calories a day by walking 9,000-12,000 steps a…

That may not be enough for your needs, assuming you are accurately weighing and logging your food.

You may be tired because you aren’t eating enough. How many calories are you actually eating in a day?

Periods are a PITA, but not having one, especially when possibly the result of under eating, over exercising and/or an eating disorder is very dangerous for a woman’s health.

Your rate of progress is up to you. General consensus is that slower is better because it is more sustainable in the long run (nothing too extreme). As long as you keep your calories at a safe intake you can cut a bit more if you want, but if you are losing now you don’t have to. Are you inputting you’re exercise calories…