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With such little exercise, I'd say might not really be a deficit. But also, 2 weeks isn't a very long time and many don't see a reduction in the body weight scale (which is a deceptive tool), especially in such a short period of time. 6’3” TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure): 2930 Calories. Which means your calories are…

Hi Deb, What you eat is highly individual. What matters is how many calories according to your height, protein according to your goal weight, and just enough healthy fat to function properly. I'm 58 and I lost 85 pounds of body fat between ages 48-50, and yo-yo'd on various diets for 15 years before that. People tend to…

Frozen is great. Actually the cool thing about frozen is they harvest when ripe, as opposed to fresh they harvest earlier because of shipping time. So sometimes frozen actually has more nutrients developed, even if freezing alters, as does cooking alter. :)

There are so many ways to reduce the cost, all of them mentioned already. Time is a resource too, so I totally get not wanting to go to a different store for each item and hours looking for coupons! Everything is a balance right? A give and take. Eating healthy is my health insurance cost.

The average TDEE for a 5'3" female is 1680 calories (that's an average of all the various calculations used in nutrition college in which each calculation result is all over the map!) Since there is no magic one size fits all formula, this is a great place to start for you. What this means is if you have a rolling daily…

I've done many seasons of intermittent and daily fasting over the last 10 years. My biggest tip is use it for a tool and don't get stuck in a rut with it. Intermittent means only sometimes. Every day means every day. I know, basic, but it gets lost in regards to the various types of fasting. Even though there are some…

Hey there, I'm 58 and I can honestly tell you it's not your age. Be patient with yourself as it will still get better as you drop more weight. Some of what you experience will get better over time as your body continues to adapt to exercise. There is nothing wrong with all body workouts multiple days in a row. Soreness is…

Always! Even when we reach our goal, we need some wiggle room and various clothes within a range. We deserve to feel good in our clothes no matter what.

I would test it out by measuring it on a food scale. It's a great idea. I often use various measuring tools once I KNOW the accuracy on a food scale. Use all the tools, a variety is the spice of life. Whatever keeps us in the game is good. For life!

The closer you get to your goal the less your body can handle a deficit, so make sure you are eating closer to your TDEE. The biggest mistake people make is the focus on a deficit number instead of your TDEE number which is what your body actually needs. Also, this happens when you don't get enough protein. Protein should…

Some weeks not losing will happen as well, and it doesn't mean too slow. The body weight scale is a poor measure of progress in such a short period. Jot it down and keep doing the process. Focus on the food scale not the body weight scale. The food scale trumps the body weight scale any day and for life!

The TDEE (Total Daily Energy Expenditure) for the average 5'4" females is approximately 1731. So that means that is what you typically need to stay the same, not lose, not gain, with a few rare exceptions and the fact that metabolism does have some ebbs and flows. That means they you can certainly eat 1500 calories a day…

That is the truth. You need skillpower over willpower. Everyone does, a really cool ted talk and it explains how you are all by yourself in a tug of war. You need to get some people on your side! https://youtu.be/3TX-Nu5wTS8

It's a strange definition right? Usually for me it means 5 ingredients or less if in some sort of package, 1-2 ingredients is even better AND personally for me knowing about their manufacturing practices a little and what kinds of additives if any, and what sort of growing practices if it's a farm.

I had that problem too!! Once you lose more body fat you realize that's all it was. It's always the same process... slight calorie deficit that gets harder the slimmer you are. You have to have more patience the closer you get, you can't have such deep deficits as before, and you can't have deficits every day, sometimes…

It actually does depend on body weight and so many other factors: -body weight -how much water consumed in the past few days -how much and what type of food eaten -carbs hold more water -food in your digestive track has weight -hormone cycles -medications -DOMS -sodium -sweating -other electrolyte balance intra and extra…

I am unsure as to why WHAT you eat has anything to do with 1200? You can eat anything you want. But I get it, unfortunately the 1200 it's giving you isn't really sustainable long term. Some days it can work, and it's important to not get stuck into a rut or think it has to be a specific deficit like that. Your body will at…

Perfect advice right here. It goes slower the less fat you have and also the smaller (shorter) you are as a person. The most common errors are; under estimating food intake, eating too low some days thus a little too high other days, and not knowing or trusting your TDEE, relying on HRM's for calorie burns that are not…

At your height and weight 1300 is pretty low for working out, that is likely why you are tired. I'm 5 foot nothing and I have been maintaining about 8 years now pretty much not going lower than 1400-1500 and even that feels low when I'm doing hard workouts. It's really tricky at your weight, I call it a calorie tightrope.…

The thing is that ANY diet will work because the math all adds up to CALORIES. 1g of protein equals 4 calories 1g of carbs equals 4 calories 1g of fat equals 9 calories 1g of alcohol equals 7 calories. We all need .9 to 1.2g of protein per lean body mass no matter what the diet style. We all need a minimum amount of…

It's still actually the calorie deficit that caused the fat loss. The daily fasting window OR the weekly intermittent fasting are just tools to manage the calories like a budget. That's all it is. Don't get caught up in the glitter, use the tools, remember that every day can be different and as long as the calories in the…

Fruit is full of nutrients, vitamins, antioxidants, fiber, enzymes, etc. It's good for you. Anything in excess is usually not good. What matters is the balance and amount in a 24 hour period. The whole picture, extended out 7 days, 30 days, 60 and 90 days. There is not enough information here to give an answer but right…

PS your fat loss is not realistic for the low body fat and low body weight. Something people don't realize is that the bigger fat loss numbers are when people have significant body fat. The less you have, the slower it will go. The smaller you are, the slower it will go. You are in the very very very slow like waiting for…

Hi Cristina For a 5'2" female on average it's 1629 per day. You are already at a healthy body weight. Even in nutrition college the calculators are all over the map so we usually use all of them and take an average, and even then it's just an estimate. 1600 would be a good number for you to remember for life. Metabolism is…

Intermittent fasting is so greatly misunderstood. Intermittent means sometimes, not daily. Daily fasting is eating and not eating windows to manage calories. No matter how you dice it up, fat loss is about calories in a 24 hour block related to your TDEE. Everything is relative to your TDEE. Anything slightly under your…

There is not enough real data here to determine anything. 1) Start logging your food accurately right now, measure everything with a food scale. Take it seriously and not as an afterthought. Treat it like a lab experiment that is crucial and that your life depends on the accuracy. 2) Do this for 30, 60, 90 days. 3) Weigh…

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No, it doesn't sound dumb at all. People don't realize that the deficit is added stress and sometimes during the stress of menopause we need to "stair step" the deficit and eat at TDEE more. The menopause journey is so unique and different for each women, and the endocrine system with all the hormones and communications…

EPOC is more about oxygen consumed in the body which is important to metabolism. Your body will likely have enough glycogen stores in the muscle and liver before you exercise if your session in an hour or less even on an empty stomach, but really it depends on how much food energy you consumed the day before. You will feel…

Hi Mrs Richards, If your doctor diagnosed hypothyroid did they also give you a prescription? And then you should have it checked on a regular basis. I have that too, and really I found that the calorie deficit causes fat loss regardless. I thought taking the medicine was going to make it easier, but it didn't. I still had…