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  • The same happens for me. You got this, and as hermit532 said, you're not alone.
  • You don't need to be burning 3500 calories more than what you eat in a day, though— I don't really think that's right. It's a bit extreme there. Reducing your calorie intake, ergo beginning a deficit should be enough to allow you to lose a lot of weight overtime. For example, at one point, I ate ~1400 calories, burned…
    in I lost 5lbs Comment by _Joe_Jow_ May 21
  • Awesome!! Keep it up!
  • Normally for running a 5k I eat breakfast 3-4 hours before, then eat something healthy like a banana, apple, energy bar, whatever, maybe an hour or half an hour before I begin the run. You don't want to fill up on snacks (when first starting long distance, I did so and I kind of regretted that…). However you would want a…
  • It took me about a week of being active and healthier to see my weight go down; I lost two pounds after ~9 days of doing so. As I suggested to @lindaswachs , your lack of weight loss could be connected to external factors as well, so take care of yourself, get lots of sleep and don't stress too much. Good luck, I hope…
  • Maybe your lack of weight loss could be caused by external factors such as sleep, stress, or other factors like health conditions? One of those would be the best bet so make sure you're meditating or doing some sort of calming activity every now and then. And of course getting plenty of rest. If not, then I have no idea.
  • Walking would be the most effective exercise for fat/weight loss. Running and other high intensity training takes up a lot of energy, which is obtained by carbs. Though it is a good source of cardio it doesn't significantly contribute to weight loss unless you run a good few miles every day or do 30 minutes of HIIT every…
  • Thin crust is indeed healthier than thick crust due to fewer amounts of calories, carbs, sodium and fats than thick crust has
  • Start slow; start walking, doing beginner classes, or even join a sport or two. The thing is that beginning to exercise is really slow and you definitely won't like it (I know I didn't), especially because you're physically "weak" (not an insult, just meant you're not really used to anything yet?) but as soon as you get…
  • Good luck, you got this! Don't starve or overwork yourself!
    in I lost 5lbs Comment by _Joe_Jow_ May 16
  • Not a professional here, but just to point out, if the deficit is super drastic then your body's probably going to think there's not enough available food and will store everything as fat for later uses. If you're not using a calorie deficit correctly (Ex. you immediately lower calorie intake by hundreds without a gradual…
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