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+1 for this, even though it's often the last thing people want to hear or believe when they're trying so hard to lose weight. I struggled a lot early on when I wasn't eating enough. Upping my cals by even just 100 a day helped a lot. Even now, in maintenance, I find that I'm really sensitive to not eating enough for my…

I agree that planning really helps. It takes some practice, but you get better. Also, it's not for everyone, but when you eat a lot of the same things over again, it can be easier. I eat very similar things day after day for my lunches and breakfast if I have breakfast. Dinner is much more varied, but I usually leave…

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Could you add a little context? People post on the "gaining weight" board for different reasons, so it can be helpful for us to know what your situation is. For example, some people are here because they are recovering from eating disorders. Others because they just want to be more muscular. People in the former category…

It doesn't sound like it's really "working" for you if it means you can't reach your calorie goal. It's called a goal because you're supposed to hit it - or at least get very close to it. Consistently undereating will have a detrimental effect on your body. Obviously, you need to undereat a little in order to lose the fat,…

Maybe that's the part you need to work on. That, and the "all or nothing" thinking. It doesn't have to be lose weight or eat a cookie; get fit or eat a cookie; be healthy or eat a cookie; have a balanced, nutritious diet or eat a cookie. I'm not trying to make light of your feelings, and these are issues that a lot of us…

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I\m not much of a breakfast person. I just prefer to eat more later, so I do. It suits me. There are people who find that if they don't eat breakfast, they have trouble controlling their intake later, and if they have breakfast, they don't have that problem. If that's happening for you, having breakfast might be a good…

Fat and calories are not bad. This often happens when people start dieting and change their diets to include only foods they think they "should" be eating when "on a diet". Eat the foods you like to eat. When you struggle to keep within your calorie limit, then look at what to change to cut down on calories. By all means…

To be clear: you went from not running at all to running 5k every day? That's going way too fast, and you'll definitely be risking injuring yourself. You need to build up gradually. I would recommend doing a structured programme. The C25k is a popular one, for example. 3 days a week is probably better to start with, and…

Hard to tell what you mean, but if you mean you're 2000 calories under the weekly goal that MFP has set for you, then it means you're doing it wrong.

I didn't quit anything. If anything, I eat more of certain foods than I used to. I've focused on fitting more nutrients in, and my diet has gradually shifted. I didn't need to quit anything.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change_goals_custom

No, fat is more calorie dense than alcohol.

Have you been restricting your intake all that time? It might be worth considering a diet break where you eat at maintenance for a couple of weeks. I did that a couple of times and found it was really helpful, psychologically. It may also allow your hormones to come up to normal levels.…

How do I feel about them? It's just protein. It helps people reach their protein goals. Protein comes from many sources, shakes/powders are just another source. Some people like to drink whey protein because it's absorbed fast, or casein because it's absorbed slowly. I guess getting it in those forms allows them to…

Why without loads of fat? The most calorie dense foods are the ones that are high in fat, because fat contains more calories per gram than either carbs or protein. Do you have a medical reason to be staying away from fat? If not, then please don't! Dietary fat is a very important nutrient. It won't make you fat (unless you…

If you want to go that route, there are unsweetened cereals that are fortified with vitamins and minerals too. (Grape nuts, for one, off the top of my head.) It is non-haem iron though, so not as easily absorbed by the body.

You could totally reframe that. You just ate some Taco Bell and really enjoyed it. :drinker: ETA: someone just posted this elsewhere. It's good read, might be helpfu to you. http://body-improvements.com/2013/05/24/undiet-your-diet/

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I agree with this. Your profile states that you're in recovery from anorexia, so it's hardly surprising that you don't have a good gauge of hunger. Are you still receiving professional help for this? If not, it's time to get back to that. You say you're supposed to be gaining, but losing about 1lb a week. It seems like…

As others have said, MFP doesn't include exercise, so once you add those calories in, you should be closer to the goal you get from the TDEE method. Having said that, TDEE-20% might be a bit too aggressive for you considering how little you have to lose and how little fat you have stored. It might be worth spending time…

What's wrong with bread? Also, I don't think it's uncommon or abnormal to feel hungry in the morning. Nor is there anything wrong with eating a 450 calorie breakfast. ETA: also nothing wrong with having a small breakfast, or skipping it altogether if that suits you (I myself am not a big breakfast person) but maybe you're…

Work on this. Seriously. This is the key. This is what will prevent you from succeeding. I'd argue its even more important than the emotional eating. Emotional eating can be managed and will reduce as you find better coping mechanisms, but the all or nothing thinking is really what's sabotaging you. You don't have to be…

What are you doing in your first day that's making it so hard to stick to? If it's so hard that you can't contemplate a few days of it, I'd argue you making it harder than it needs to be. Eat (preferably food you like), log your intake, hit your goal, move around a bit (preferably doing something you enjoy) and repeat.

I would go with what your nutritionist is advising, and rely on professional help.

Welcome. Impossible question to answer without knowing your stats (height being the most important, but also age, body fat %).

Or, the ones that ask a question, get 24 great, thoughtful responses telling them what they don't want to hear, get one or two enthusiastic responses telling exactly what they do want to hear, and only listen to/reply to those.

Start now. Not to "tone" (the term, as most people use it, simply means losing enough fat to reveal some muscle definition) and not to build muscle, but to hold onto the muscle you already have as you lose weight. No point in losing a decent chunk of muscle as you lose weight only to try to gain it again once you've…

I don't see what's unsustainable abut eating after seven. I pretty much always eat the vast majority of my day's calories after 7pm - a large meal and snacks until I go to bed. It's not for everyone, but it just suits how I like to eat. I've done this since I started on MFP. So, that's coming up 2 and a half years, 18…