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Make a list of changes you would like to make (SMALL ones!) and change one thing at a time, every 2 weeks or every 20 days or whatever time frame. get used to one before you add another. Make sure you can maintain ALL of them. If its impossible for you to give up chocolate, DONT. Gotta have that diet soda? do it up! just…

you can see my diary. yesterday is not a good example but other than that i do a lot of my shopping at trader joe's.

measure your food, slowly increase your calories towards 1500 (50-100 cals a week increase), and stop weighing so often. your weight can fluctuate up to 6 lbs in WATER, in a 24 hour period. weigh once a week, the same day, the same time each week, if you must weigh that often. Give your body time to adjust to the changes.…

i'm 5'7. eat 1600 calories a day, and lose weight. you definitely need to eat more, my BMR is more than you are currently eating

You should be eating AT your goal, not under. the goal is what you should eat to lose weight. That's my guess.

the eating healthy and exercising are what works, not the pills and shakes.

unless a doctor/dietitian tells you to (and they wont), its a waste of money. swap tea for soda, make healthy choices, and move more.

you lost 40 lbs in 4 months...that's awesome! its only been 3 weeks, you are probably fine. weight loss comes in shifts, its not linear, and you wont lose exactly 1 lb per exactly 7 days, even if your MFP is set to lose 1 lb a week. it just doesnt work that way.

it depends on where you got the number. If the MFP calculator gave you the number, eat them. If you did the TDEE-X% route, and included the exercise in your estimations, then no. Just looking at your number, its rather on the low end so I'm guessing its the MFP number. I would recommend at least calculating your BMR and…

you're too literal. In a way, eat more to weigh less agrees with eating when you are hungry. I tried 1200. I was hungry. so i ATE MORE. and now I weigh less. How can you disagree with that??

your sister is the exception, not the rule. most of us cannot function on a 1200 calorie diet for an extended period. Counter intuitive =/= incorrect. it just means its not what you would expect. If her BMR is 1400, she should never eat below that for her body to function properly. your sister is petite and short and her…

Nothings going to work if you dont log--how do you know accurately what you ate? I bottomed out on 1200 very quickly. Now I lose slow and steady at 1600. Also important is that the less you are trying to lose, the slower it will be. especially because a difference of 5 lbs is likely all within a healthy body weight for you.

The problem with using 1200 as a 'maintenance' amount is that everybody is different, so its the very specific person that maintains at 1200. If you dont want to use the BMR/TDEE, this formual is a little less confusing: Take your goal weight and convert to kg (multiply by 2.2). Then multiply by any number 25-30, and thats…

I was on Yaz for about 6 months...and it was awfull. 30-40 lbs, 2 cup sizes, horrendous mood swings..you name it. I switched to the nuvaring and immediately the weight gain stopped and i acted normal. I've been on it 7 years now. I did have a hard time losing weight, because of being in college etc, but now im still on it…

if you are making them yourselves...cant you just make whatever you want to drink? if what you want is a gin and tonic, whos stopping you? that said, stay away from things with syrup-y additives and juices. brew some unsweetened iced tea and make long islands, perhaps.

I'm only an inch taller and my GW is 140...I still have 22 lbs to go but I eat around 1600 (close to TDEE-20% except I round bc i like nice even numbers).

If you worked out every other day, or at least yesterday, a day of rest will not ruin you--especially if you are under calorie and not hungry. Getting enough sleep is important for a healthy lifestyle too! Just make sure you do it tomorrow.

so basically 2 weeks? Do it for 4-6 weeks and see how it goes. And try not to weigh yourself too often or you will obsess about that 3 lbs, which in all likelihood is water due to your cycle or your body getting used to metabolizing slightly more food.

Myf riend lives in LA and she just gets her workout gear at old navy. she actually got these great compression pants that have a zip pocket on the back for your ID and maybe some money.

Chocolate covered raisins. they are my movie theatre candy of choice anyways :)

happens to the best of us :) I just have math and grammar OCD, apparently.

ummmm....math. 6/8 =/= 2/3. 6 oz is .75 of 8 oz, or 3/4.

That picture wont happen to you, i guarantee it. Injured Marine possibility aside. First of all, hes probably not eating at a calorie deficit like most of us. hes probably eating at a surplus and all the things he needs to do to build muscle. i hate when people post this picture for women, too, because its nearly…

#1 Advice: stop weighing every day! STOP RIGHT NOW! If i logged my weight every day it would look like a toddler drawing a line in an earthquake. Pick one day a week and weigh then and ONLY then. Your body will fluctuate by up to 5-6 POUNDS just in water weight--for you to have actually gained a pound, you would have had…

If you are going through the MFP calculator and it gives you 1400 calories, you are meant to ALSO eat any additional calories you burn through exercise. So if you burn 500 through exercise one day, you should actually consume 1900 for that day.

i know, right?? I gained 40lbs between 2005 and this January....entirely on my torso! my legs still look like i'm regularly athletic and my wrists are so tiny as to be fragile....yet my boobs are huge and I have a pudge belly! not that i particularly mind the boobs....its the belly who was uninvited!

3 lbs is very easily water retention, especially with women. how long did you try 1400? You gotta let yourself get used to it. Also...10 lbs will take a loooooooong time. the less you have to lose the longer it takes.

How long has it been since you lost? 1-2 weeks is not a plateau, and weight loss is not linear. with all that working out you do, your body may be holding on to things to heal and then after a few weeks it may start falling off again. Are you eating enough? 1200 is not usually enough for anyone except super petite ladies.…

Unfortunately, you can't lose from specific places by eating or not eating certain things, or by doing certain exercises. You just have to eat at a caloric deficit and exercise, and your body will decide where it is going to change shape.

Without having your diary open its hard to say whether or not you are eating enough, but if you are going by MFP's default of 1200 calories, i can almost guarantee you arent--especially if you dont make sure to eat your exercise calories back. I am also 5'7. my GW is 140. I am eating 1600 calories and losing .5-1 lb a…