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I love bacon. It has helped me to get the much needed fats and protein that I need to keep healthy. And paired with eggs it has been the perfect breakfast for me. It hasn't slowed my weight loss at all. There is some sodium in it but out of the 2500 we need daily it is only 130 per piece and that is NOT the low sodium…
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You are not alone. Everyone goes through lows and highs. No person has a perfect record. Log everything even if you don't remember it exactly right, just put in your best guess. I have days from 4000 calories down to no calories and have still lost weight. It doesn't matter if I screwed up yesterday or last month or last…
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Congratulations on your 8 pound weight loss in only two weeks. You may have your expectations a bit too high if you are not happy with a 2 pound weight loss in one week. What motivates me is seeing the scale weight go down and being able to fit in smaller clothes and looking better than I did when I first started. You have…
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I don't do a whole lot of comparing myself to others much these days. I did much more when I was younger. However I do feel a responsibility to be the best me that I can be and that is why I am exercising and eating healthier with less calories. I do feel encouraged when I see people on this site who have transformed their…
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If you eat x number of calories your body will go into starvation mode and you won't lose ANY weight.
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It looks like you are eating right to me. Congratulations on your weight loss, it looks like you don't have far to go. It never hurts to get more protein or carbs if you are hungry and find yourself with not enough energy. Your calorie intake does seem a bit low so if you feel you need more food it probably wouldn't hurt…
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Yes eat the whole egg. Most of the nutrition is in the yolks. Fats don't make people fat, too many calories make people fat. And you need healthy fats in your diet to be healthy and eggs have healthy fats in them.
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It sounds like you are getting proper exercise and that is good so keep doing that. Now it is time to get your diet to a place where you are taking in less calories than you are burning. Open your food diary so that other people can help you with that. Even if you have a problem with overeating sometimes that does not mean…
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Ate less calories than I burned. Ate enough protein and fats and carbs. Got enough sleep. Enjoyed time with my family.
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Your diary shows you not logging your calories everyday so it is impossible to tell whether you are overeating or undereating. One day is not going to make you or break you. Log ALL of the calories you eat for one week and then divide by seven and you will then know whether you are eating too little or too much.
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I don't find myself always being patient. I am just happy that I sometimes am. I try to forgive myself by realizing that I need to treat myself at least as well as I would treat others. It helps me to accept messing up by thinking in terms of averages. I average my calories by the week and the month and the same with my…
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7 pounds in 11 days, congratulations on your weight loss. I always gain water weight when I exercise more than usual but I know the weight gain is not fat because I track my calories and make sure they are less than what I burn. At times I have not lost anything for 3 weeks even with doing everything right and then boom a…
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1700 or 1800 calories sounds more healthy than 1500 since you should be eating 1666 if you were just laying in bed all day. You should be losing weight even with 1800 calories. Maybe you need to more carefully track your food intake and make sure you are logging correctly. Also it would help if you open your diary so…
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Have you started exercising more than before? I have found that whenever I increase my exercise my body holds onto more water in my muscles and it shows up as weight gain on the scale. If 1500 worked for you before then that may be a good place to start with your calories. I would not eat back exercise calories unless you…
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1500 calories is definitely not too high for you. My wife is close to your weight and has been losing 2 pounds per week eating around 1500. She has stuck with it for 5 months and lost over 40 pounds. The weight loss is not linear, sometimes 1 or 3 or none but averaging 2 per week so don't get discouraged if it isn't…
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Half my calories in the last five months have been fat. It has helped me to lose 78 pounds so I am loving fat.
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Whenever I up my exercise it seems like it takes longer to see the scale drop, I assume that it is because my body is holding more water in my muscles. I have waited 3 weeks once and then a huge drop all at once. So I would say just keep doing what you are doing and eventually you will see the scale drop. If you feel…
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Pepperoni Pizza and Cold Beer, Coke with Ice and a double bacon cheeseburger, Doritos, Bacon, Tacos, Garlic Bread, Ice Cream, Chocolate Cake or anything Chocolate, Sourdough French Bread with genoa salami and cheddar cheese,..............................I still get to eat these things and have been while I have been losing…
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1600 per day would be a healthy weight loss. Yes less calories means quicker weight loss but is not recommended because it can be a less healthy way of losing weight.
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No you are not eating too many calories. If anything you probably should be eating 200 to 400 more calories.
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You are right at a healthy weight now. 1200 calories per day for you is like losing 1 1/2 pounds per week which is what you have been losing. That is a fast weight loss for someone who has so little weight to lose and that is the reason many people would want you to up your calories to at least 1400 or 1500. Be patient and…
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1200 calories per day max, high weight 356, current weight 250. goal weight 179, 50fat/25carb/25pro
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My wife has lost over 40 lbs in the last 5 months and has not restricted carbs at all. She just reduced her calorie intake.
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1200 calories per day max, 250lbs, 5 ft 11 inch, sedentary 52 yrs old
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Yes it is too little. No it will not stop your metabolism. You are at a healthy weight. Your bmr is 1500 and you should be eating at least that. But this all has to do with being healthy not with losing weight. So be healthy and eat more than 1500 and less than you are burning and you will lose weight.
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The food scale seems very important for me when it comes to high calorie foods. Meats, nuts, cheese are a few of the things that accuracy seems important. I imagine that after weighing things for years then you would probably be able to eyeball things with much better accuracy. It has been said that many people…
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Eat 250 calories less per day than you are eating now for a month and see if you have lost any weight in that month.
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How long has it been since you changed your diet completely? It takes time for your body to adjust to changes. I have gone three weeks without seeing my scale weight go down but during that time my clothes were getting smaller. And after that a huge drop in scale weight. Weight loss is not always linear, but if you keep…
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Yes, 1500 minimum would be much better than 900.
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You are not getting enough calories to stay healthy. You could double the calories you are eating now and still lose weight with the amount of exercise you are getting. And with so much exercise getting adequate protein and fats are important to keep your body healthy.
