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From a quick read it looks like that's what they meant. Way to get the terminology wrong, huh? No wonder people get confused!

No, eating breakfast is a personal preference, nothing more.

Solid advice.

Love it!!

Yes, the scale is only one measuring tool, and not always the best. Any number of things can mask weight loss - water retention being a big one, and you can retain water for any number of reasons. Start taking body measurements and progress pictures. I've found those to be more motivating than the scale! :)

A month is a little too short a timeframe for this to happen, I think, but by undereating like this she is possibly on her way. OP, reset your goal to something safer, say 0.5lb/week, and tighten up your logging. Try eating back half of your exercise calories and adjust up or down after a few weeks if you need to. Also, if…

Welcome to NS! :smiley:

You're right @abmo32. It's not hard to google stuff, so you should be able to find out pretty quickly that somatotypes were developed by a psychologist to predict mental characteristics, and it's pretty much bunk when talking about weight loss. OP, yes it can get boring, but the results are worth it. :)

I eat all the pasta and rice I can, but this kind of thread is why I don't own a kitchen scale. (And since I'm the only person on this site that eyeballing portions seems to have worked for, I'm gonna duck and run now...)

If I'm interpreting the bolded part correctly and you're not looking to actually decrease your weight but just your BF% then you may want to look at a body recomp: http://www.bodyrecomposition.com/ There are a lot of threads on here you can search out, too.

Someone has already mentioned that they've given the exact same advice a few times before this thread was even started, and the OP has enough posts to have an inkling of how the forums turn out around here, so who knows what she intended? OP: Weigh your food and get a HRM to track your calorie burns. MFP works wonders if…

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Weight fluctuations are a normal, daily occurrence and a week isn't long enough to determine anything, really. My weight can change by up to five pounds overnight after some pizza! lol So it could be as simple as water retention. Is it your TOM? Have you started exercising, too? What's your sodium intake like? More…

Sure you can. These sites are pretty cool and show you tons of bodyweight progressions: http://bodyweighttrainingarena.com http://www.startbodyweight.com

I second both of these statements. Seven pounds isn't going to come off quickly at your weight unless you do it in an extremely unhealthy way, and then it's not likely to stick. If you want to get rid of the "flab", look at body recomposition.

You can still overeat on healthy foods and gain weight. If you've gained, you've eaten above your maintenance level. Calories in v calories out. And you can't know if it's all muscle for sure without taking proper measurements for determining your bodyfat percentage. An average woman can gain 20-25 pounds of muscle over…

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I've been maintaining for a year and a half now, and it's WAY easier to do it with exercise. Those few months away from the gym were a bit of a struggle. And even though I'm pretty good with my food (I don't bother measuring and weighing anymore) I'm still always going to log.

Your diary has been empty for over a week, and spotty at best before that. You're almost certainly eating more than you think you are. You need to weigh and log everything accurately. And did you use MFP to get your calorie goal? Are you adjusting your intake for the exercise you've started? (Also, any new exercise program…

Yes to the weights, and yes that will make you feel awesome, but the last part isn't really true for everyone. It sure bothered me, still. OP, if you can't afford surgery, look for a masseuse who does decompression massage, skin rolling and fascial stretching. Those can actually help the appearance of loose skin, up to a…

Bump!

That happened to me, too. My hubz took a picture of me from the back so I could get a good look at my new haircut, and I couldn't believe it was me.

Learning to be nice enough to myself to realize I deserve it. It was pretty easy to make the right choices after that.

Rinse quinoa in a bowl using 5 changes of water, rubbing grains and letting them settle before pouring off water (if quinoa does not settle, drain in a large sieve after each rinsing). Cook quinoa in a 4- to 5-quart pot of boiling salted water 10 minutes. Drain in a large sieve and rinse under cold running water. Set sieve…

Are you new to exercising? Your muscles will hold on to water weight for the first month or so as they adjust to the new demands being placed on them, so a 4 lb loss is something to be proud of. And make sure you're logging as accurately as possible.

I don't even run for a bus if I'm late for something... Walking - especially over 20K steps/ day - is just fine.

I just googled that. It's what I used to do with my bodyweight routine. It works!

Yeah, that's like lunch, not an entire day! OP, you could definitely increase your calories and still lose weekly, especially if you've started to exercise. Most of my weight loss happened on 1800-2000 calories per day.

I've lost almost 100 pounds and one of my friends STILL bashes calorie counting. I just don't discuss weight loss with her anymore, period. You just have to learn to pick your battles and carry on doing what's best for you.

Any salad dressing would work, too. I like it with a sweet onion vinaigrette or a poppyseed dressing, all of which you can get low cal.