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How low are you going with your calorie deficit that you feel starving? My advice is to start with a modest deficit rather than a really big one. I know the temptation will be "If I eat at a big deficit and lose the weight quicker I can get back to eating at maintenance sooner." Many try that and it works for a couple…

Exactly. The no eating after "X"pm is simply because the average person that eats a traditional morning breakfast, lunch, snack, and dinner has already eaten to maintenance at the conclusion of dinner therefore anything they eat after is surplus leading to weight gain. But if you fast and skip breakfast, have a…

Could be a variety of things. 4 lbs is like nothing though. Environmental changes and coming off of the stress of long travel could easily account for a handful of lbs. Just get back on the horse and keep doing the things you were doing that were leading to success before you left and I'm sure within a few weeks your body…

Exactly. Going 0 to 60 has never worked for me to sustain weight loss. I have started with extreme low calorie/lower carb healthy clean diets and rigorous exercise programs in the past and while I experience rapid weight loss early (1-2 months) I just don't find the pace sustainable. I end up using the calories I burn in…

I'd definitely bump it up. 2lbs/week is good and steady weight loss. Eating only 1400 means you likely aren't getting enough protein and you are also losing muscle along with fat.

Both. You can eat just donuts and bread each day and lose weight if you stay within a caloric deficit. The problem is eating just that is likely not going to satiate you and you are going to be hungry and eat into a surplus. It also means eating that way could lead to other negative health conditions as you are not…

It's mostly diet. Exercise is great for overall wellness but you can't out exercise a poor diet. I started at a similar weight, am 5'6", and 36 years old and I've found success getting my weight down eating at a caloric deficit (2000 - 2200 kcals) daily and just walking about 30 mins for exercise. In the past when I would…

Yeah if you have an Aldi and have a wholesale club like a BJs, Sams, or Costco you should be set. Just make sure when you go to the wholesale clubs that you make a list and stick to it, otherwise it will be an expensive trip! Not sure if you have a farmers market close to you. I know we do and one trick is to go about an…

Agree with the above comment. If you are weighing yourself daily it should be in the morning, after using the restroom, completely naked. Also if you are just starting you may want to invest in a food scale if you don't have one. Most people that start out trying to count calories are not able to guesstimate accurately. I…

I buy both eggs and egg whites in the carton. I typically go with 2 whole eggs and then a couple tablespoons of the egg whites and scramble. It helps cut down on the cholesterol but eating only the whites would be pretty expensive.

There is no way you could be 320 lbs eating 1500 calories a day and not losing weight. I'm 235 lbs eating between 1800-2000 calories a day and I'm losing on average 1.5 lbs per week and that is just with walking for 30 mins a day as my only consistent form of exercise right now.

Bananas, berries, oranges, and many other fruits. Celery,carrots, cucumbers w/ a homemade dip using plain non fat greek yogurt as your base with other seasonings and a splash of lemon juice. Protein shakes. I buy the Members Mark brand from Sams Club and its 160 calories, 2 net carbs, 1 gram of sugar, and 30 grams of…

They probably read somewhere that posting their weight loss journey on social media or telling friends and family helps to keep them accountable. Personally I find that to be terrible advice for a variety of reasons. First it is way to easy to manipulate what you post on social media and omit posting the bad food choices…

As far as fruits and veggies go you can look into some smoothie recipes and if you need an added sweetener you can use stevia. Another thing that helps me and my wife is making sure to clean, sort, cut up fruits and veggies into individual server containers right when we get home from the store. You will snack better if…

While it may not answer your question directly, I'd suggest going to a bar and make observations of what people are drinking and what their body size is. In my experience the people that are more in shape are either drinking straight liquor drinks or liquor mixed with a low calorie mixer, some with a glass or two of wine.…

Try using lean ground turkey instead of ground beef for some recipes. You can make stuffed peppers with ground turkey and instead of rice use quinoa or riced cauliflower as a substitute. You can make healthy burrito bowls or chili with ground turkey as your protein. Another hack if you want breaded chicken or pork is to…

Try eating a high quality low sugar added sea salt/dark chocolate bar as a dessert. Rich quality dark chocolate is hard to binge on and at least for me having a quarter of a bar leaves me feeling full. Another lower calorie dessert hack is taking light Cool Whip and mixing with zero sugar jello and then putting it in the…

The key is understanding that a diet and lifestyle changes are two completely different things. If you are significantly overweight/obese you need to want to make a lifestyle change to lose the weight and keep it off permanently. Diets are something for people who are slightly overweight that want to drop 10-15 lbs to look…

I find weekly works well. Daily I find to be too much because it makes me way too obsessive to an unhealthy level. Monthly IMO is a bit too long because you can go weeks thinking you are making progress and you go into it with a number in your head on what you expect the scale to say and if it doesn't match up (heavier) it…

Weight loss isn't a race, especially if you want to keep it off for good. Your plan is simply not sustainable. There are no foods that are going to make you feel full at 500 calories a day. At 500 calories or even 900 calories you are past the point of cravings and your body is just hungry. You really need to re-calibrate…

That is not Keto and no your ancestors did not eat Keto. Our ancestors ate a lot of fruits and grains, neither of which are Keto friendly foods. I think you are confusing the Paleo diet and Keto. Keto is low carb, high fat, moderate protein. The Paleo diet stresses no processed foods and minimal to no refined sugars.…

A Keto diet is based on putting your body in a state of ketosis to use fat for fuel rather than carbohydrates. If you overdo protein and miscalculate your other macros you are never going to get your body in ketosis. A low/no carb diet is not inherently "Keto". Now if you would say your are doing a Keto-like diet based on…

Option A would be my choice. C would not even be a consideration. If I don't get something I really want I'm likely to cave into cravings for something else and will end up eating another snack that in total with the meal would put me over option A. B could work but if it's not going to fill you up and you are going to…

Try dynamic stretching before your workouts if you are not already doing so. In my experience dynamic stretching works better for me when I am doing higher intensity circuit training. I don't feel that static stretching is adequately preparing my muscles for a vigorous workout. I save static stretching for after the…

I exercise at home (resistance bands, kettlebells, dumbbells, bodyweight) and do my walking outside. I've found this equipment is sufficient for my goals right now.

It largely depends on what your goals are. If your goals are to get lean and tone you have plenty in your home gym to accomplish that. I would say as long as you aren't bodybuilding or trying to make huge muscle gains you have pretty much all you need.

Generally I take leftovers from what I had for dinner the night before but the leftovers are a smaller portion than my dinner portion. If my dinner portion was around 800-1000 calories, my lunch portion is around 450-600 calories. If I don't have enough leftovers to take for lunch I will get a soup/salad at work. Some days…

In theory they are using additional exercise and maintenance calories to lose a couple lbs. Assuming the OP recalculates maintenance at their new weight and consistently eats at maintenance they should maintain their weight even if they cut out the exercise.

A calorie is just a unit of energy. Bottom line if you hit your deficit no matter what you eat you will lose weight. The issue with eating an abundance of fast food like McDonalds is that much of it is processed, lacks nutrients, and is filled with simple carbs and sugar. So if you are trying to build lean muscle while you…

What about taking a couples dance class or maybe a kickboxing/martial arts class? Just remember most weight loss is going to occur from nutrition so if you need to lose a lot of weight you can't expect to just do that from whichever activity you choose to supplement your 30 min walks.