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They are ok as long as they aren't loaded with sodium. Check the label and contents. Some can be quite healthy, but I've never found low sodium ones. As long as you know that your sodium levels are higher for those days (and water retention), you should be ok with it. However, this will really do a number on the scale and…
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I would think that sushi is fine...just change the sushi to sashimi (no rice). If you stuff yourself to a point of being uncomfortable, you will be in sorry shape later (but that might help with the mental association to stuffing yourself too much). Other tips include eat a TON of veggies and drink LOTS of water during…
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You have lots of stress in your life. You dealt with it by eating. Now try to find productive ways of dealing with the stress. I have yoga, meditation, or the opposite way is using a punching bag, go to the gym, etc. to deal with your stress. These would all help you to not eat 6,000 calories next time. You went overboard…
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Your goal weight is just a number. When you get close to your "goal weight" and things aren't budging, maybe you could start looking at body fat composition. If you've started weight training, your weight will be dramatically different from what you thought it should have been when you started the weight loss journey. The…
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I am 5'4" and originally my goal was to be down to 135, but my trainer also convinced me that body comp was the way to go. He is convinced the lowest that I should go to is 140. I am currently 143 and 23% body fat. He is pretty happy with my numbers, but thinks that I can trim a couple of more percentage points off the…
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Wow, great job on trying to change all of those things! However, it could still be water weight. The new workouts will make you retain some water too. Watch salt, measure food, and make sure you're being honest. I quit smoking a few years ago and thankfully I didn't need snacks to fill that void, but I was very…
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Red pepper! :D I guess that is only good if you like spicy foods though. The side benefit if you like spicy is that it will kick up your metabolism if you eat enough of it! On the flip side though, garlic, onions, and shallots (some cross between) really do make things taste better. You need a little bit of salt, but not…
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How is your sodium though? I just had about a 1/4 of a salted jumbo pretzel (not normal for me) and it made me gain 4 lbs in one day. It took me 4 days to get back to normal (drinking over a gallon per day as well). Sodium is a killer especially if you're prone to bloating to begin with.
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If you have a desk job, but everyday you are walking a few km's per day, you are lightly active. So your 1790 could be correct. Your age and current weight is also a factor. You don't want to go too low on the calorie target because you may find that you're really starving and end up eating up the kitchen sink. Why not…
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Going to Comic-con last year was an experience. I basically tried to pack trail mix and energy bars with bottles of water to eat throughout the day. It was an extra like 20 lbs that I had to carry (most of it was bottles of water), but well worth it. Like you said, the food wasn't good and it was HORRIBLE for me not to…
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Don't forget to get your sleep! If you feel cruddy, it could be because of lack of vitamins and minerals that you need for a boosted immune system. The gym has PLENTY of nasty germs and such so if you've got a low immune system, you will pick that up pretty quickly. Sleep helps repair things too, so if you are sick, stock…
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Hunger signals are sent when your blood sugars start getting low. You use your sugars even more when you exercise compared to normal (therefore, your blood sugars dip even further making you even more ravenous). You should look into a lower GI diet to control the sharp upticks and downward dips in your blood sugars.…
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+1 Buy a food scale and use it every chance you get. The times that you eat out a lot, you won't see a change on the scale, because as you can't get an accurate read on the calories going in. If you only eat out on occasion (1X per week), you should still be seeing some kind of weight loss as long as you are honest and…
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Some antidepressants and other meds for mood stabilization will cause insulin resistance (or make your body act as if it has diabetes). Like a lot of people have stated, drink lots of water, and try to look into a diabetic diet. This will lead you to lower carbs and higher proteins and fats. The insulin spikes and dips…
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Caffeine would be horrible for anxiety symptoms. I'm not too sure about depression, but it can't be great either. A good amount of sleep every night on a consistent basis helps for both, but definitely isn't a cure. However, prior to taking any OTC supplements, you should research if there is any interaction with what you…
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Those last few pounds are always the hardest and slowest to come off. You should NOT be eating at TDEE - 20% at this point because you won't have enough to fuel you for your workouts (with 10 pounds to lose). You might want to decrease your loss per week to only about 0.25 or 0.5lb/week. This will mean that you have to be…
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Try looking on Allrecipes.com. They pretty much have any kind of food recipes that you can think of. Search a particular dish or ingredient and the list pops up. Don't use the app, that is a waste of time. The website is free, but you can pay for stuff if you want to use it for other things. I used a sweet and sour pork…
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I'm not sure that you can track that on an app, but on the computer and website, you can definitely draw up reports to see if you are going over on a certain item (i.e. sugar, carb, fat, etc.). It will not do an analysis for you. However, when you see red, ask the questions on forums that are set up on MFP. If you aren't…
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Try subbing out your Tuesday or Thursday with weight lifting. If you gain more muscle mass, you could potentially afford more calories in the long run. Perhaps that will tip the scales to allow you a pub night a week. But yes, twice a week sounds like a lot to me. I allow the "non-log" or splurge days to only be 1 day/week…
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Do you eat back your exercise calories and where do these numbers come from? MFP is notoriously high on exercise calories so eating all of them back ruins your deficit and you're all of a sudden in maintenance.
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Concentrate on getting your protein numbers instead of carbs. You'll find that you will be a lot less hungry and then will be able to make the 1200 calorie goal without too much issue. When I started out, I had this goal to get a 2lb/week loss. Now that I'm close to goal, I am at a calorie goal of 1600 (weight loss rate of…
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Then be low key...i.e. walk, jog, just do some cardio, etc. No biggie to cut weights for 3-5 days, just move. You'll feel better if you move than if you don't especially due to TOM.
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+1 Stop stressing...be honest and take a look at your eating for a week. Don't even look at the calories for that first week or so, just be honest though. Then start with small steps and goals to make a permanent change. Can you start cutting sweets? Can you eat more veggies? Can you up the protein intake here and there?…
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There is such a thing as over-training. If you are utterly fatigued, how well do you think your lifting or running session will be? Wouldn't it just be better to take the day of rest and hit it all the harder the next day? Also, just make sure that it is truly fatigue (lack of sleep one night, or over trained the day…
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yes, this happens to all of us women. The key is to just stay away from the scale 3 days before, during, and a day or two afterwards. It will just frustrate you. Just keep plugging away, but don't look at the scale. Once your TOM is gone, usually so goes the additional water weight.
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I did try them. The first outfit is $25, but the subsequent ones are closer to $50 and that is how they get you. So get your first outfit and "join their VIP club" with gets you full outfits for like $50. Make sure you cancel though, because the club is automatically billed every month. Then you can downgrade to a normal…
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Dannon Oikos Chocolate on Top (Chocolate covered strawberry) flavor. I didn't have a sweet craving and just ate it for the Greek yogurt, but boy, this was sweet. I can't even finish it because it seems too sweet for me.
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Have you checked what your body composition is? My goal weight was 135 at my start, but at 143 my body composition is 22% bf. This is considered lean or somewhat athletic to normal. I'm still in the overweight BMI chart category! So I don't give the scale any power anymore. I stick with the bf percentage and call it a day.…
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I know when I turn to salads, the sodium can sometimes be an issue. Are some of your meats canned or packaged? This will definitely contribute to water retention. If you're losing inches, I wouldn't look too closely at a 1-4 lb. increase in weight.
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Seems like there is a short somewhere and it is arcing and sparking right to you. Can you switch treadmills? If you've already switched or tried different headphones, that is the only other variable.
