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Die. Please don't do that.

And that's fine, that's a legitimate thing to have to deal with. I did lose the weight quickly when I was eating at a deficit. I just replaced my 1/2 cup of rice with 1/2 cup of green beans: same amount of food, fewer calories. Sometimes it was hard to hit my goals. Heck, today I'll only have eaten 1035 calories (this is…

If you ate a big dinner last night, your breakfast will likely keep you full because you're still digesting some of last night's dinner. If it was a smaller dinner the night before, you'll get hungry sooner after breakfast.

I make the same food I always do, but eat less of it. Tonight I'm having veal Milanese and angel hair pasta. I'll make the whole recipe, cut it in half and save half for tomorrow lunch, and eat lots of vegetables (spinach salad in this case) to fill me tonight.

They use grams when measuring for nutritional information. The tablespoons, cups, etc. are approximate and there for our convenience. I know, I was shocked at how much more mayo you get when measuring grams vs. tablespoons. 13g is closer to two leveled tablespoons!

It's really easy to get overweight, decide to lose weight, and end up having trouble reaching calorie goals. I've never been a big eater, either. I gained weight because the food I ate was small in volume but high in calorie. I started eating at a deficit, and ate foods small in volume and low in calorie. Sometimes I…

In theory yes, you should eat back all of your exercise calories. The number of calories you're given per day will allow you to lose weight and assume you do no additional exercise beyond what you told them your activity level was (sedentary, lightly active, etc). If you don't eat any of them back, you may create too large…

They are incorrect. You need to eat at a caloric deficit to reduce your body fat percentage enough to see your abdominal muscles. All this entails is making sure you get enough protein to not lose as much abdominal (and other) muscle mass so there's something to reveal after losing the fat. "Clean" is a proprietary and…

Only if you ate something that makes you sick to your stomach and you're afraid you're going to vomit.

The simplest answer is Miracle Whip. I honestly can't taste the difference, but most people can apparently.

When my stomach is upset, nothing beats Lemon Lift black tea. Something about it settles my stomach like nothing else. Otherwise I like the stronger herbal teas like blood orange. I like to brew a bag in a quarter cup of hot water in a glass, then add ice cubes to the top. They melt and make a nice single-serving iced tea.

I don't, but then again I scrape the knife on the edge of the peanut butter jar before licking it and only end up eating an extra 1/8th of a teaspoon. Always have.

I was a Girl Scout for 12 years and I don't like cookies. :frown:

Here's a free bodyweight routine. http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

Physically, no. But a lot of us get to the point where we need fewer calories to feel full.

It definitely assumes you get 60 minutes of moderate activity. I'm taller than average at 5'8" and a healthy 140lbs but completely sedentary and my TDEE is only 1770.

Talk to him about it. Let him know you're serious. Let him know things you're willing to eat. He will forget sometimes, but he'll remember other times. Eat less of what he orders you if it's too high calorie for your goals. Save the rest for another meal. Eat at a greater deficit during the weekday so you can have some…

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Depends on the type and quality of the beef, as well as the fat content. Choice grade ground sirloin with 10% fat is going to be a much blander and drier than prime grade ground chuck with 20% fat. Lower grades of meat are going to need seasoning and extra fat to taste good, with better qualities it's optional.

I cut the recipe in half and eat the whole thing as lunch sometimes. So very good.

Oh my gosh, someone finally understands what we're trying to say. :flowerforyou:

Okay, see, that changes everything. There's a misunderstanding here. Your body burns a certain amount of calories just by being alive. It's called your Basal Metabolic Rate, or BMR. You can calculate a reasonably accurate number here, though there is always room for error because our bodies don't have a handy calculator…

Wait. Under no circumstances were you only burning 500 calories out. Even if you were in a coma, you were expending more than 500 calories per day because your BMR is certainly above that. Do you mean you were burning 500-1500 calories from exercise?

Of course you would. It would be a lot at first and gradually slow down as your body adapts to needing fewer calories to survive, but you will never stop losing until you eventually die of starvation.

You've never heard of them? :huh: The only times I use just the whites is for baking, and for that I usually use Wilton meringue powder and cut back a little on the sugar since it's already sweetened. ETA: You can freeze egg yolks. Put a single yolk into each ice cube tray compartment to freeze, then put them in a plastic…

Trial and error. You can use calculators to get an idea and then just change the numbers until you find what works. It's impossible to calculate the exact number. That doesn't mean the science is wrong.

Losing weight is calories in < calories out, no exceptions. The problem comes from it's impossible to calculate exactly how many calories you're taking in and putting out. You may burn more calories just existing one day than the day before, the food you eat can be inaccurately labeled, you may be on a medication that…

I don't know if this fits into your dietary requirements, but I like chocolate mousse pudding. 1 package Jello pudding mix (I like chocolate, but anything works) 1.5 cups skim milk .5 cup heavy cream Mix everything together with a hand mixer for 2 minutes and put into single serving containers. Because the heavy cream…

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On the one hand, you probably do look ridiculous. On the other hand, so does everyone else who does them. You can choose to either come to terms with looking ridiculous or find another exercise that makes you feel less foolish. Either's a good choice.