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  • I measure pretty much everything using measuring cups, bowls, spoons... except meat. I am planning on purchasing a food scale in the very near future. The size of a deck of cards=4oz meat is what I've been doing. Or if its a 20oz package I split it into 4-5 portions. I count out individual almonds, baby carrots, celery…
  • I'm 5'4", at my thinnest I was 128lbs with no muscle and didn't eat healthy. I am very comfortable around 135lbs. My goal is to be 135 and fit.
  • I get the feeling that using the nutrition label isn't enough? I count out individual almonds, individual carrots, one container of yogurt... I don't have a food scale but i use measuring cups and spoons when necessary. I figure if I'm off by a gram here or a 1/8 of a cup there then i'm only off 50-100 calories by the end…
  • I think what confuses me most is that I went from Zero (eating junk and not working out) to Eating clean/healthy food and working out 6 days a week and there is no change... that math doesn't make sense. I'm not giving up yet mainly because I feel healthier/fitter now and I am willing to ignore the scale if my…
    in Not losing Comment by wood385 May 2014
  • I used to keep a food diary every day for over a year so I have a pretty good grasp on how many calories I eat but after I wasn't losing weight I started using myfitnesspal again to make sure. My estimations were right on. I have been recording everything for the last 8 days and I average ~1200 a day. I've been doing the…
    in Not losing Comment by wood385 May 2014
  • Yes! It is very hard... I try to refuse and they always push harder for me to take some. I say i'm on a diet, watching what I eat...etc and then it turns into a discussion on how I don't need to diet or you only live once or something like that. One of my coworkers says she doesn't like sweets... people seem to accept that…
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