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The hormones in a hormonal IUD are very minimal and don't cause increased hunger as, say, the pill might. And any water retention is only in the first few weeks as your body becomes accustomed to the device.
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No, no, no. 5 days a week, you're supposed to eat at your maintenance (the amount of calories it would take to maintain your current weight), and then fast for the other two (500 cals for women, 600 for men). So at the end of the week, you're in a sustainable caloric deficit. What you're describing is an already difficult…
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Firstly, I do want to say it's great that you're maintaining. Being that close to your goal and being able to maintain your current weight is difficult for a lot of folks, especially us short ladies! But do understand that since you have so few pounds to lose, it will come off very slowly and you will have to be quite…
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Like a few others, 16:8 is basically my natural eating pattern. I've never been a big breakfast eater and I prefer to save my calories for lunch and (a big) dinner. The one time I went off this pattern and started eating breakfast, I found it difficult to lose because I'd still feel hungry around dinner. So I think daily…
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Sometimes feeling overwhelmed has to do with a lack of structure or control, and sometimes, overeating or eating badly can be a symptom of a structure-less life. Taking control over your diet, feeling better, losing weight, becoming physically healthier are steps that truly (TRULY) help ease other life stressers. Telling…
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MFP recommends OVER 1200 for a reason, because less than that deprives your body of vital nutrients. The quality of food is irrelevant if you aren't eating enough of it. 9lbs in two weeks is mostly water weight. IF is a sustainable eating schedule for those who do it correctly. The way you're using it is unsustainable. But…
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I don't know your stats (height, weight, age, etc), but your weekly caloric average is rather concerning. If you're eating, at the maximum, 800 calories 5 days a week (which you admit to eating under majority of the time), and at 1600 calories 2 days a week, then you are only averaging around 1000 calories a day. That's…
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People gain back weight if they eat more calories than they burn. 5:2 is just another way of reducing calories to lose weight (CICO), with the added positive of being able to eat at maintenance 5 days a week. If your dad gained the weight back, not exercising has little to do with it. It's because he was unable to…
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Over the holidays I fell in love with these delicious prepackaged brioche buns for my burgers. After a full day at the climbing wall, I would treat myself to 3 of these burgers for dinner (climbing is hard work and hanger set in). Having grown lazy in my logging over Christmas, I'd scan the barcode and choose "1 bun" x 3,…
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*raises hand* I have also read that daily weighing keeps the weight off more successfully. Because even though weight fluctuates, the daily weigher will notice when that weight fluctuates higher and starts to creep up, and they'll be able to adjust their calories to bring their weight back down much sooner than those who…
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Since we see ourselves every day, it does often take a large loss before we notice in the mirror. I'm 5'1" and started at 198, but didn't really notice any huge change when looking in the mirror until I hit about 150 (but did notice big changes in photos). And even then, I'd still say the biggest changes I noticed were…
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Porridge. 40g of porridge oats + 125ml whole milk (porridge can be made with water, but adding a bit of milk makes it creamy) + 25g blueberries + 10g honey = 280 calories for breakfast, and it keeps me full all morning.
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Sigh. No.
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And what do you think the rest of us on here do? We've researched, and we all have personal experience -- some of us have lost a great deal of weight and kept it off. The point is, with regards to the OP's situation, given that she has only been losing weight for a week You. Are. Wrong. And don't even get me started on…
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I'm confused. If you're not logging your weighted foods into MFP, how do you know your calories are accurate? And if you can't find an entry with grams, then check the package and edit the entry in the database. Users submitting and correcting entries is how this place builds an accurate database, and it helps other…
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Gym is a very difficult habit to keep in the winter, I agree. I motivate myself by getting my gym stuff ready before bed. I set out my gym clothes on the dresser and put them on as soon as I wake up, and then I have my coffee. It helps with feeling committed to going because you're already ready.
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I'm guessing from the "has always" that you've never hit your goal weight? As someone who has yo-yo dieted nearly my entire life and never came close to hitting a healthy BMI until I decided that SLOW loss is acceptable, that this is a marathon not a sprint, and that small goals are superior to lofty ones, let me make a…
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OP, it's going to be OK. All right? It's going to be OK. I swear, when I was reading your post, it could have been written by me 3 years ago. I remember crawling out of a depression black hole (my first bout of seasonal depression, after I moved to a new state/city), looking into the mirror, and not recognizing myself. I…
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I started intermittent fasting when my body hit a "normal" BMI and I was finding it more and more difficult to eat at a daily deficit because my activity levels went up this winter. So I switched to 5:2, with maintenance days being my workout days, and the twice a week fast days being my rest days. I've found it really…
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I've never read her books, but I've done (and completed) 30 Day Shred, Ripped in 30, and Body Revolution. Heck, I still pull out No More Trouble Zones and Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism if I'm travelling and don't have access to a gym. I don't use her DVDs as much anymore (I've now moved on to lifting and other activities),…
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I feel like you're deliberately being obtuse. For experiment's sake, take what you believe to be your "normal" portions, weigh out everything you eat for one day (just one! Solids in grams, liquids in cups) and log it all into MFP. I'd love to see if you still think there's "something more to it" after weighing your food…
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A normal day is the amount of calories it would take to maintain your current weight (reevaluate every 5-10 lbs you lose). A fast day is 500 cals for women, 600 for men, or slightly more if you work out (which I don't at all recommend; use fast days as rest days).
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Green tea has caffeine, so if you're very sensitive to it, go for either peppermint or camomile. There's also Valerian tea, which might help you sleep.
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My husband is in a bulk, so I understand the difficulty watching someone eat a ton of food while trying to maintain a deficit. Unlike a few other folks who responded, he and I eat the same dinner. We cook our food together, and that's important to us. My strategy has been to put all of our recipes into the recipe builder,…
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Nobody is "crucifying" anyone. Yes, it is bewildering when people want to lose muscle mass because preserving it while losing weight has a number of aesthetic benefits, such as decreasing the likelihood of excessive loose skin and preventing the "skinny fat" look.
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Steph, how often do you weigh in? Honestly, there's not much about your current routine I'd change up. You're weighing your food, exercising (and climbing is GREAT exercise; I boulder myself!), and seem on the right track. The problem with that last 10lbs is that it comes off so slowly it's easy to get discouraged and feel…
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I think you'll have to be careful even with fitness goals. For those with a past of ED, it becomes all to easy to veer into orthorexia and exercise bulimia. It's a very insidious side of the ED monster, because it masquerades as being health conscious, but takes on the same obsessive aspect. This is why therapy is such an…
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It's normal to feel hungry eating at a deficit. So yes, fasting isn't terribly pleasant at first, just like starting any new eating routine that requires cutting calories. But eventually, you grow used to it and your body adapts. For me, the benefit of being able to eat at maintenance for most of the week outweighs the…
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People doing IF are not eating 500 calories a day. If we're talking about something like 5:2, they're eating at maintenance 5 days a week, and 500 calories 2 days a week to create an overall weekly deficit. Their weekly caloric intake is literally no different than those eating at a daily deficit. Except that some folks…
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If you don't use a food scale consistently, how do you know you're only eating 1200 calories? When you get to the last 10-15 lbs, accuracy is really important. Use the food scale consistently, every day, for every meal. That's how you'll break your plateau.
