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I tried it for awhile and the only thing it helped me with is discipline in avoiding late night snacking. Since I didn’t monitor my food intake I didn’t lose any weight because I wasn’t eating in a deficit in my eating window.

Talk to your doctor first but eat at maintenance at an absolute minimum. Many studies have shown that pregnant women only need an extra 300 calories a day (ballpark, discuss with your doctor about your specific needs) to support the pregnancy in the second and third trimester. I’ve had three gestational diabetes…

Are you at risk for Type 2 diabetes? Extremely high blood sugar can make you really tired.

I’ve gained 10 pounds since January and 15 since November. I’ve erased half of last year’s weight loss so I know the feeling of disappointment. My gain was pure and simple laziness. I didn’t go for walks because of the weather, I ate too much because it tasted good and I was bored. Pick yourself up, make a realistic goal…

I regained half of my 32 pound weight loss this winter... 🤦🏻‍♀️ I’ve just started working to get my weight back down before it balloons out of control again.

If you have access to therapy I think it would be worth a try! Over the summer and early fall I had lost 32 pounds and between the holidays, vacation, winter and my own poor decisions I’ve gained almost half of that back since Nov 1st. Larger portions, more snacking and pounding cookies and desserts like no one’s business…

I have a series 3 watch and it updated a few days ago. Today I did a walking workout that had me burning more calories on the same distance at a similar pace as before the update (about 60 calories more). I wonder if they updated something in their calculations...

Unfortunately she doesn’t seem to be interested in professional help because many people in many of her threads have made that suggestion and she doesn’t seem to go get help or even admit that she needs help.

I’m 39, 5 ft 3 and started at 196 (highest was 215 when pregnant). My lowest weight as an adult was 172 so I set my original goal at 165 and honestly never thought I would reach it, but I did! I’m still not satisfied so I’m working towards 160 and I’ll see how I feel. I’m still considered overweight based on height but I’m…

The extra carbs might cause some water retention, but you won’t gain fat unless you go over maintenance calories. And you would have to be over by roughly 3,500 calories to gain an actual pound of fat.

Earlier this spring I was super tired, no matter how much I slept. I was obese at 196 pounds, PCOS, lots of aches and pains and generally not happy when I had every reason in the world to be happy. I decided to try to start getting some activity in and bought myself an Apple Watch for motivation. It was rough the first…

If you are gaining weight you are eating more calories than you are burning. I also don’t like most veggies and don’t do a lot of meal prep so that isn’t an excuse for not losing weight. You need to figure out your goals, then see how you can fit the foods you like into those. I buy single serve snack bags of chips because…

Protein is key, followed by fats. When you pair protein and fat with a carb (steak with a baked potato for example) it helps your body process the carb intake better than eating the carb alone. As a diabetic you will still need to eat carbs, just in different amounts. Everyone’s body handles different carbs in different…

I weigh daily so I can see exactly what is going on. It helps me identify trends on how my hormone changes affect weight.

Everyone is different so no way of knowing. Not to mention aiming for “anorexic” is not healthy.

Most people say something when they see someone engaging in unhealthy, potentially self-harming behavior. If someone posted “does anyone else plan on getting blackout drunk on a regular basis? I don’t drink much on other days.” The responses would probably be concerned about alcoholism and liver function. It is the same…

If you are under in a calorie deficit, nothing happens except you lose weight.

There is a huge difference between a planned meal that is larger/more calories than what you normally eat and sitting down on a regular basis and eating so much food you feel sick, can’t walk, or the restaurant basically kicks you out. The fact you can’t tell the difference (again if you aren’t trolling us) tells me that…

Assuming you aren’t trolling us, I really recommend you seek out professional help with a therapist who specializes in disordered eating. Many people might go back for a second piece of cheesecake if it was good, but probably not TWO more and add on an ice cream bar. Then if you were at the restaurant long enough for…

We all have meals where we eat more than we should but to plan meals where you fully expect to eat so much doesn’t sound normal to me. To eat so much you literally couldn’t walk afterwards is not good.

I just ordered new ones. So far they aren’t bothering me but no sense in risking injury being stubborn about buying new ones. My husband is a runner and I never understood why he was constantly spending $150 on new shoes... I get it now.

My goal is only 350 and I’ve increased it once. I wanted to keep everything reasonable because I have a goal to close all of my rings every day for the whole month. I’m trying to strike a balance between increasing my activity but keeping the goals reachable at the same time. So 350 active calories, 30 minutes exercise and…

Amazing!

Did you start a workout on the watch? Is the band tight enough? Seems odd that it would catch less than half of the exercise minutes. I only walk (so far) for exercise, if I stroll I don’t get credit for exercise, I have to go at a decent pace.

This will depend on your stride and weight. A shorter person takes more steps than a taller person which should burn more calories. The calorie burn will also be higher for someone who weighs more. Both could be inaccurate but for it to be that different I would think setup is wrong on one of them.

Adult lunchable type meals. Pre-portioned cheese, meat and fruit and/or veggies. Then add nuts or crackers.

100% clean as I don’t eat actual dirt. 🤷🏻‍♀️🤣 (sarcasm)

I’m trying so hard to make this sustainable (hence the slipping up sometimes) for my health and vanity. I’m high risk for type 2 diabetes (family history, PCOS, and three gestational diabetes pregnancies) and have a gene mutation that causes high cholesterol no matter what I do. So the lower I can maintain my weight the…

Weight fluctuations are completely normal (but frustrating) and 2-4 pounds a month is still a great accomplishment even if it is slower than it was at the beginning. Most people slow down their weight loss at some point, sometimes it plateaus for a bit and sometimes it will pick back up. I know when my weight loss slows it…

Yeah, challenging is good but I can easily see them getting insane as I continue to work on being more active. The 2,000 minutes of exercise was challenging but doable, but that was an average of 66 minutes a day all month. I can’t do much more than that and still have balance in my life.