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I am happy for you if this is something that will work for you. I have found something that is working for me which is keeping track of how much protein and carbs and fat I am putting into my body. When I eat more calories than my body needs I gain weight and when I eat less calories than my body needs I lose weight.…
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Wow, I have been pondering your questions for a long time and still find it difficult to answer. The main thing that has kept me going has been seeing my weight go down by keeping my calories low enough. Feeling better about the way I look has also helped to keep me motivated. The difficult part has been trying to be…
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The same thing happened to me when I increased my exercise but after 3 weeks of no loss then a huge drop. Stick with what you are doing and the pounds on the scale will drop after your body adjusts to the water weight that is now stored in your muscles. Stick with what you have been doing, it is still working. I know how…
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Thank you for your post. For some of us eating more to lose weight does not work. However if you are one of those that is able to lose more weight by eating more then I envy you.
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If the exercise you are now doing is much more than it used to be it is possible that your body is holding extra water in your muscles. It will mask the fact that you are losing fat pounds. Ten days is a short amount of time. I have waited for as much as 3 weeks to see a weight loss on the scale when I increased my…
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Yes, I have had a problem with binging on certain foods. I have restricted myself from eating those foods as much as possible so that I could keep my calories down to where I wanted them. I have allowed myself to eat some of those foods on special occasions but not often because I want to feel that I have control over how…
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The calories sound reasonable to me. You could eat the 2200 calories for a month or two and if you are not seeing the weight loss you are looking for then you could drop as low as the 1700 if you wanted to. Or you could just look at it as a range to stay between the 1700 and 2200. I have been at your weight before and…
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I am sure it is different for other people but for me it was too many calories. I ate and drank more calories than my body needed and it held onto those extra calories in the form of fat. Now that I am eating too few calories it is using up those fat stores. It has not been an easy adjustment but it was a necessary one. I…
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The only thing that has helped me to lose weight is to eat and drink less calories. Patience and perserverence seem to be the most difficult part of losing weght for me. 100 lbs in a year is about 2 lbs per week average which is easier to do for someone that has more than 100 pounds to lose compared to someone with less to…
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It is very easy to overestimate the amount of calories that our bodies are burning and underestimate the calories that we eat and drink. However you are doing an excellent job of losing weight at the rate recommended by mfp. Weight loss on the scale is not consistent because of water weight fluctuations. One pound per week…
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NOTHING!!!. Only cutting back on calorie intake.
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Oh I guess I was doing it wrong, I was drinking lots of the high calorie non diet sodas.
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Your calorie intake seems high. I would try a 250 to 500 calorie cut per day depending on what you are comfortable with. Cashews won't make you fat if they fit into your calorie goals. Sodium from pickles doesn't cause a person to get fat and any extra pounds on the scale would be temporary. You have done an awesome job so…
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Salt is not bad for you. It sounds like you have gotten good advice about adding some salt to your food. Looking at your food diary you have an extremely low intake of salt. If your getting dizzy goes away by adding some salt it seems like a good idea. If you do happen to gain a couple of pounds of water weight it will go…
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Weekly targets have worked well for me. I have averaged one or two days per week of higher calories and one or two days per week of lower calories. It has made it easier for things like birthdays, holidays, vacation days or any other celebrations that normally result in higher calories.
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Yes I agree with you on limits. If it puts me over on the amount of calories that I want to eat then it would be too much. It is always possible to get too much of a good thing.
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Weekly calorie goals.
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If you have been eating less than 1200 calories per day for 2 months and have lost no weight at all then it may be possible that you have a medical issue that needs to be addressed.
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Yes. Yes you can!!!!
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Fats in your diet do not make you fat unless you are eating too many calories. It would be to your benefit to not reduce your fat intake any more than you already are, you are not doing anything wrong. Getting less than 55 percent carbohydrates is not bad for you.
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Yes.
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I enjoy eating most fast food. If it wasn't for the high calories I would eat it as often as I could. I envy those who hate it.
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Exercise makes you look good naked. Cutting calories makes you look good in clothes. I started out with my focus on cutting calories to lose the weight. The closer I get to my goal weight the more I am focused on exercise.
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Exercise is for physical fitness. Cutting down on your calories is for losing weight. You will lose weight if your calories are low enough. There is no magic solution, we have to eat less calories or burn more calories while still eating the same. Some people feel comfortable with eating less calories and some would rather…
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Eating and drinking less calories than your body needs will result in weight loss. It is not linear. I have gone as much as 3 weeks not showing a loss and then a huge loss. Exercise to look and feel great. Eat and drink less calories than your body needs to lose weight. You can do it, just be honest with yourself and log…
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Concerning weight loss it does not matter where the calories come from. If you eat and drink less calories than your body needs you will lose weight. You are at a healthy weight now so however you have been eating so far has been working pretty well for you. A small cut in calories and/or a small increase in exercise and…
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Society is saying that being obese is unhealthy. So maybe some people are trying to shame others into not being obese. Some people think the obesity problem is causing their medical insurance to go up in cost. Getting rid of fast food or any other one type of food or drink is not going to solve the problem. Education is…
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Slowly but surely. We are doing it and so can you. No big secret. Just lower calories. And exercise is always a good idea. It takes a long time so patience helps. Oh also you can never give up no matter what happens. Yes, you can do it.
