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Weight loss gets slower the closer you get to goal. If you are very, very close to goal, consider a half pound a week a good rate of loss. A lot of people focus more on fitness goals or inches lost as they get near the end. No matter what, if you burn more calories than you consume you will lose weight. There is absolutely…

The closest thing to a germ of truth in this is: someone who weighs 300lbs will burn more than someone who weighs 90lbs doing the exact same activity. This is because the person hauling around 300lbs is doing more work moving the extra weight. If you are comparing your weight loss from gym activities to a guy who is bigger…

I make the Good Eats baked Mac n' Cheese. MFP's database has it listed at 360 per half cup and 658 per 208 grams. This recipe is worth every calorie.

Guys, the OP posted in 2013.

I'm trying to get my stomach back after kid 2. Troll the Success Stories forum for inspiration--it helps, and they even have a "most helpful success stories" sticky. This thread really makes me want to lift, but I'll have to content myself with other resistance training for now, and this thread has some really helpful…

If you're drinking coffee in the break room at the school, make sure it's a relatively fresh pot. Sometimes that stuff sits around a while and no matter what kind of coffee you start with, a few hours on a hot plate will kill it.

As gets said here all the freaking time yes, you'd lose weight. You would be hungry and miserable because that is a small volume of food, but if that was all you ate you'd lose weight. You'd miss vital macro and micro nutrients, but you'd lose weight. Because of CICO. I still don't get what any of this has to do with the…

Sausage and Kale Cassoulet was good, and Kalua Pig in a Slow Cooker is great, about 53 cal/ounce, but probably bad if you're watching sodium. This thread has a ton of slow cooker recipes you can look through, and another thread recommended http://www.recipesthatcrock.com/

Honestly? Threads like this. Look for threads in the Introduce Yourself forum as well, or search for "baby weight" and "pregnancy weight" threads. Here are a few threads that came up. Poach the people who replied in them if you want to. Make sure to tell them why you're sending a Friend's Request. Some people (myself…

All of that, and I found many of my favorite foods were easily doable. Others, well... others require more planning.

Funny, I was just grumbling last night that I couldn't find the rolls I was looking for by ounces or grams. One package of bakery rolls went from 1 to 1.5 oz per roll. I had to look up the rolls on another site, find out what the bakery considered the weight of "one roll" and then do math. I wish I didn't have to hunt for…

Daily goal is what counts. If you feel okay, go with it. If that changes and you start overeating later in the day then play around with what you eat and when.

Hi, I noticed this part most of all. The 8 week blood sugar diet is, I assume, 8 weeks. What happens after that? I really, really want to encourage you to try the straight calorie counting that MFP is designed for instead of any specific diet. I have restarted MFP again after weight gain from the second kid and lazy…

Give these a read, consider consulting your doctor, and good luck! The most common newbie mistakes: 1. Setting an extreme deficit and exercise program and burning out. 2. Eating too much one day and giving up. 3. Following a trendy, fad eating plan that makes you miserable and teaches you nothing. As the forums recently…

Yeah, isn't it neat how the mutations that are really useful for survival spread and are passed down? Otherwise we would lack genetic diversity and be more vulnerable as a species. One of my favorites: redheads get more vitamin D. It is a horrible mutation in a desert climate, but it gave an edge where it evolved. Another…

It depends on what you put into it. I think you get the same effect of Shakeology if you take a multivitamin and drink a protein shake. I hate shakes and prefer food I can chew, so I just do protein powder and water when I am low on protein for the day. I get 130 calories and 30 grams protein. If I want probiotics, I have…

Try protein shakes or real food. There's no magic to shakeology, just high priced convenience. You could have the convenience from overnight oatmeal, hard boiled eggs, or cereal and still lose weight.

Well, yeah, but when I see people "experimenting" and it looks like an uncomfortable path to failure I want to tell them so. Tons of fruit and veggies can cause intestinal issues when going from few vegetables to making them the main part of your diet. You'll also have tons of sugars from natural sources, possibly even…

I think of it as a Daily Food Horoscope: lots of fun to read, nothing to base my image of the future around.

I make recipes that I think I'm more likely to enjoy. For example, anything with the words roasted, olive oil, bacon, and balsamic vinegar is probably something I'll like. At first it felt like violating an innocent veggie with oil and fat. It might still be so, but the trade off is worth it. I'll eat a gigantic serving of…

Protein powder can help, but is by no means necessary. I might as well tell you that egg whites and tuna help. They do the same thing: provide a low cal high protein food.

There are people who won't eat an apple because it is too carb heavy. There are those who won't eat a hamburger from a restaurant because it is processed, but will take protein in powder form. Don't confuse "freaking out over a phrase" with wanting a clear definition of terms.

Like unto tofu, you rely on whatever you season and serve chicken with to provide flavor. Like unto tofu, people make anything with chicken. The more time I spend around living chickens the less I like them. I don't hate them, but I don't like them. They're dumb, they smell, and I have found no redeeming qualities unless…

This Harvest Apple Salad was great. The one I make the most is Breakfast Salad-soft boiled egg, bacon, spring mix lettuce, balsamic vinegar, olive oil. Thanks for posting this, I need to steal new salad ideas.

Either you're trolling, or have absolutely no idea how freaking hilarious that is. Also, chicken is basically tofu with a beak. You understand this if you've been around chickens.

+2 Read some of these, and beware words and phrases that could apply to either a toxic waste dump or alien attack video game. (Ex. "shock" metabolism, detox, cleanse).

Brotchan Roy. It is soup thickened with steel cut oats and it is delicious. I realize this is too late for St. Paddy's day, but the soup is still great.

And risk ruining Oreos? Never! The worst the OP will do is poop herself, make herself miserable and/or sick, and develop a hatred for both soup and vegetables. Think, man! Think of the Oreos!

This one time, in the grocery store, the samples guy had canned chicken mixed with sabra hummus. The mere act of me sampling this unholy amalgamation of processed depravity and prepackaged diet bliss caused MFP to glitch on my phone. The dip itself was pretty good.

The person you initially responded to never said they were going to eat whatever they wanted in whatever quantities. @who4fan said "eat what you love...I am just going to try to stay within my calorie goal, eat some veg each day and move as much as possible. No more worrying about what the trending horror is." This is the…