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You are focused on the wrong thing. Keep going. Focus on the food amounts (the process) and the results will still come later. Always the deficit will work, you are just being impatient and want it now, but if you keep going you will see. Directly from my text book right this minute in college... this is why you must keep…

It's usually electrolyte imbalance and it can take some trial and error as the imbalance is different for everyone, obviously depending on what your imbalance is. For some it's potassium or magnesium, for others it might be sodium or calcium. Sometimes it's too much plain water with no electrolytes. If you want to see if…

@toxikon You can eat anything under 1800 and it's a deficit. Every day does not have to be the same. You are not stuck with 1300 every single day to achieve your goal. And 1800 at least one day a week will help keep your hormones stable. I like to call those 1800 days maintenance days, not cheat days, because it's actually…

Fat loss is all about the calorie deficit. Exercise only gives a slight edge. It's one of the valuable lessons us cardio queens have learned over the years. I recently had hernia surgery and can't lift weights - which I now LOVE - but knowing that it's all about the food ENERGY and portions will keep me from falling back…

I've learned to keep the intensity really low to keep it enjoyable. Having been a long time runner for years and pushing myself too hard all the time, I've learned that low intensity while watching a movie on my ipad or listening to a podcast, is a nice escape - in fact I'm stuck with only that right now as I'm recovering…

Atkins was part of my 15 years of yo-yo dieting. I'm watching people yo-yo with those new fads. Have fun! I'm happy with my balanced carbs, fats, protein, fiber, and nutrients and keeping it simple!!! You body runs on carbs, and needs everything. Those fads may serve a short term purpose in some rare situations, but they…

Fat loss doesn't really work linear like that. It's more of a trend over time. The closer you get to your goal the slower and more "chunky" things will happen and before long the scale is not very useful. It is a good tool for the trend over time, like months more than weeks.

We keep our fat cells and we have a nearly unlimited ability to keep creating more of them. liposuction can get rid of some and your body can make even more. Not a good reason for liposuction at all.

The lose skin thing is different for each person. I have lose skin after losing 85 pounds. Once you get to your goal, learn to maintain for a year and let the skin adjust, lift weights to fill in with muscle tissue, and then go see a skin specialist doctor to find out your options for skin issues. It is very common to have…

Not really. We don't gain muscle very fast, especially females! Also, since the body is 2/3 water you have to take that into consideration. The liver alone can fluctuate several pounds on any given day just doing it's job, then you have all the other metabolism processes (pathways) doing the various things with…

Typically we don't need to worry about the calorie burn with lifting and cardio - both of course provide some calorie burn. When we have excess fat we instead rely on the calorie deficit - too low isn't good either - it's a fine line, just under your TDEE but not over, and it's best to eat up to TDEE at least one day a…

THIS! In the end trust how you feel more than others opinions. Your body gives you the truth. As long as you are eating enough in the 24 hour period every day, you won't feel ill. Just listen to your body over time. :) Every day doesn't have to be the same so don't get stuck in a "rule" about it. Some seasons you might…

I started eating pre-cooked meats and packaged veggies, and my stand by protein powder mixed in oatmeal. The problem with most pre-packaged foods is the sodium goes way up so look out for that! Good luck!

Trying to set a weight per week doesn't always work well. Consistency always works best, more than low calories. All you need is 300 or so under your maintenance consistently to lose body fat. If you do that and give it 30-90 days of consistency you will see results. Focus on the food scale not the body weight scale. It…

All this and it sounds like 1200 is too restrictive for you. The binge is the clue. It worked before when your body had more body fat stores, but not so much now. It is okay to eat at maintenance a few more days a week (you won't gain weight - it's what you need - not cheating!). Maybe try 1300-1400 2-3 days a week, 1500…

The same can happen here but at least you are not paying fees to use this. It's hard to do the points, macros, calories, and all of it really. As you move forward in here make sure to jot some favorite meals and "fast food out and about meals" and their calories and macros in a notebook so you have something to fall back…

THIS ^^^^ And yes even the yogurt makes me bloat so I have to limit this. As we age our ability to produce lactase (the enzyme that metabolizes lactose) decreases and so we have less tolerance for lactose. Our body does ebb and flow inside with all those metabolic processes, so it's why some days are better than others.

pretty much how we all felt. You just need to have some portion control and to find other ways to deal with stress. Come'on, you can do it, just like everyone else around here. We are all human. Nothing special here on doing this. So super powers needed. Just consistency and enjoying the foods you love in balance and not…

It does have a higher energy value compared to regular carbs though... Carb grams x 4 = kcal (or Calories) Fat grams x 9 = kcal (or Calories) Protein grams x 4 = kcal (or Calories) Alcohol grams x 7 = kcal (or Calories) Each macro total Calories divided by the total Calories for the day gives you the % like in those pie…

I gained weight to obesity eating 100% clean as an extreme fanatic, and lost 85 pounds over 3 years eating the same in much smaller portions. The AMOUNT you eat will cause fat loss, no matter where the food energy comes from. But WHAT you eat will determine the performance of your body and all the chemical reactions like…

I used to have this problem. The calorie deficit for fat loss slowly over time will fix it. When we have muscles under the fat it's the fat that makes it "bulky" but it's hard to actually see that until it's gone. Keep going, you will see.

Eat small bites and portions and spend a lot of time actively listening and asking people questions while drinking lots of water. I like ask for water with lemon or lime in a fancy glass. As far as foods, it's easy to do a search on just about any food dish or horderve there is, just log a best guess on them and don't…

When you lose body fat but not body weight it's called body re-composition. It happens that way sometimes but since your body is 2/3 water body weight on the scale is not always accurate of what is happening. Definitely when your waist goes down in size it's an indicator of losing body fat! So if that happened for real,…

Yes, I know. MFP is an amazing tool for fat loss and maintaining. It also does not give us a bigger list of vitamins and minerals, or the amount of EPA and DHA in omega 3. Use MFP for what it's great for and if you want a more nutritionist's point of view on deeper specific's there are other tools like Choose MyPlate. So…

First of all you can't really speed things up, but you can make it more consistent with your nutrition being more accurate. It's always about not being accurate with food intake. Your exercise is spot on, keep doing it. Exercise burns a little of course the fat loss is mainly about the food portions and amount. You didn't…

The foods highest in protein yet lowest in calories are; white fish, egg whites, protein powder isolate, bone broth, lean chicken/turkey/ham, then fat free yogurt and cottage cheese. It drops off dramatically after that as far as the ratio. We all have to find FUN ways to eat that protein right?

Yes, in fact it's the maximum amount of true HIIT. If you are really doing the intensity high enough you won't be able to go longer than 30 minutes, and usually we have to work up to that! Start with 7-15 minutes and you can do super light intensity steady state for the rest of the 30 minutes. 30 minutes a day is a great…

Absolutely, Yes, it's true. But realize that fat loss is about the calorie deficit --- But PERFORMANCE and feeling good is about eating healthy and balanced protein/fat/carbs and fiber and nutrients - FOR SURE! If you want sustainability, go with mostly healthy and the macros MFP recommends is a great place to start!

Most women have this problem and you have to remember that eating at maintenance is always a WIN. The deficit is corrective action and causes stress on your body. It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking you have to eat at a deficit every day to lose fat, but that is not true. You can eat at maintenance any time your…

Actually there is a protein powder that does reduce soreness and help muscles recover faster. It works because it's isolated down to a mono chain protein (fast absorbing) and if mixed with only water and the mono chain carb that goes with it (insulin is the vehicle that gets it into the muscle). Whole food takes longer to…