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WHOA! In your example you'd only weigh out 8 ounces instead of a cup if the serving size was both 1 cup AND 8 ounces! Read the weight for the serving size on the package and calculate from that. For best accuracy weigh all solids and use measuring cups for liquids. So the butter and cheese is best to weigh. Especially the…

Bless you for saying that. I am convinced I am going to look like Jabba the Hutt at anything approaching goal weight with just folds and folds all over the place- back, arms, sides, side boob, tummy, legs yadda yadda. In spite of my fears, I really don't want to bother attempting some skin care regime. I figure if…

most people around here will tell you that 2 lbs a week is wicked fast for someone who only needs to lose 25 lbs. Likely that goal is too ambitious and therefore you won't make it all the way as it's just too aggressive so it'll make it hard to stick to. slow and steady for your size is likely more .5 a week or a pound.…

I'm in too

were I in that situation I'd just eat while running errands

I don't think that person knows what they are talking about. Why would they think eating 1600 calories a day would "slow" your metabolism? If you set your goal to 2 lbs per week the site would have you eating less calories than you are now, so the fact that they tell you to follow what the site says and then also say you…

I have always felt sick after eating certain sweets so I can relate, but I still eat them from time to time as they are still yummy! I typically try to keep to dark chocolate, certain kinds of ice cream and some kinds of cookies as they don't turn my stomach as bad as some of that cupcake icing, which I love but my tummy…

I often feel like a giant *kitten* because my husband is so amazing and I am super spoiled and I love it but there are a lot of things I do (or don't do) that make me feel like I am taking advantage. I find when I feel like that if I try hard to do something nice for him it makes me feel better. Maybe you might get your…

wow you are gorgeous! Some people are just genetically gifted to be stunning in pics no matter the weight, but HUGE congrats on the loss for your health and comfort.

I don't wonder, I assume they are not accurate. I use the exercises but put in my own numbers for calories burned. For running/walking/jogging I have read about it lots and lots and lots of places and the consistent information on it is that one burns about 100 calories per mile, regardless of speed and/or intensity. (so…

Whoops I accidentally posted this to another thread and meant to put it here so I'll just cut and paste and add a few more comments- here's the cut and paste: weigh all solids and measure all liquids (except for things with zero calories like water) be sure to use accurate entries from the database. When I am finding a new…

weigh all solids and measure all liquids (except for things with zero calories like water) be sure to use accurate entries from the database. When I am finding a new food I check and double-check it against several other sites and/or the package information to make sure I am selecting an accurate entry. After that I just…

I'm not even a sweets person but this sounds good to try for when the craving hits! I do like the consistency of a fudgy brownie

to be honest I am here to get the pounds off (for now) and likely intend to going back to how I "used" to do things for the most part. I like my life, I don't see any real need to change it but for health reasons and my own laziness (carrying more weight around is so much more work in so many ways). My weight gain was not…

Yes PCOS makes it harder to lose. Did your Dr not discuss this with you? That is bizarre to me given that you seemed to be discussing weight loss with him? (or perhaps you were just discussing more active). I see from your other posts you also have some kind of panic disorder and so I'll also suggest you find a good…

If you have an average fluctuation of +5 and your scale is calibrated 3 lbs heavier than Dr. scale then that would be 173 + 8 = 181. I don't understand why you acknowledge what everyone is saying and then discount it as impossible? When was the last time you pooped and when was the last time you pooped when you went to the…

Yes for sure, but I wanted to say in regards to #4 last time it didn't go away for me until 5 days after it began, but of course that could have been due to reason 3. As others have said if you are 100% certain you are weighing all your solids and measuring all your liquids and using correct entries to input calories and…

I hope to clean the house some! This place is a wreck. It's been too warm for me to want to do anything but should be better tomorrow I hope. Considering how active I typically am and how much I typically clean I have the good fortune of this counting as "increased" activity. I'd like to take a walk too. As for food I…

OMG I LOVE this spreadsheet! I haven't really had my head in a good space about my goals, making them more aggressive than realistic and more about what I wanted to happen than what makes sense to happen (or what will likely happen). I find setting unrealistic goals and then "failing" to be de-motivating, so the…

It's really not you personally. If you stick around you will see a LOT of people post weird things that end up not being legitimate questions and just attention grabs. So a lot of the answers are kind of curt because people can't quite tell if the questions are legit or not. It's not that anyone is trying to make someone…

So that was 3/4ths a cup dry oats? That would probably make me feel uncomfortable after eating too, and then with all that water added in it's like it keeps swelling in your stomach! I know that's probably not happening but it's how it feels! (Unless you make your oats like I now do, which is 1/4 cup dry oats and 1 cup…

LOL sorry OP, some people don't read at all it seems. I have a few weird suggestions that stop short of you toting a food scale around with you. Are you ok with eating the same foods repeatedly? Were I you I would order a thing that I like and then haul it back to my room to weigh/measure it. I'd do that a few times to try…

Is this a seasonal thing? I have never seen such a thing (though granted I am not usually one to look at ice cream. I usually get lost at the tamales)

not had that particular issue but mine does have some odd ideas. Mostly due to ignorance/poor education in the wrong items. He was good when I talked to him about it though! I found it a scary topic to talk about (totally my issues, nothing to do with him) but once I did I had good results.

um. no? 3500 is a scientific fact. like gravity. like how much a pound weighs. you are confusing two different types of information.

someone else probably already said this, but I don't even think skinny cow really has less calories. They just package it in smaller serving sizes. At least not less calories than good chocolate. I'd have told him he was offering poor advice (because skinny cow wouldn't be the kind of chocolate I was after hence no point…

Calories is a measure of energy. Your body uses energy to keep you alive. Energy comes from food. If you don't eat enough food to provide your body with enough energy, your body will pull energy from internal stored places (fat, muscle, etc.) A calorie deficit is when you are not eating enough food to provide your body…

Wow great start and good for you!! Especially for logging your whole day where you intended to go above your usual goal intake. It's so important to have that data. Please remember that weight loss will not be linear or very predictable in the short term (weeks=short term). Also if you are eating 500 below your total…

^^ This. It wouldn't be 24 days you'd include the whole previous month too I'd think. Basically count back to the last time you saw the scale drop. (in other words, you were probably "losing" the whole time you thought you were stuck, just not in a way that it reflected on the scale just yet and then it all showed up at…

Not expressing an opinion on if this is affecting you or not but something to think about- my satiety level varies widely in relation to TOM. Also how hydrated I am and my caffeine intake affects how I feel and things like being headachy. You are at a good weight so continuing to up your calories gradually until you find…