thebassomatic76

Thank you, that's very helpful. Can you walk me through the calculation for % of calories for protein? I thought I was good there, so I don't think I'm doing that right. Today I have 60g so far of protein, and at 4cal/gram, that's 240 cals. For 204 cal out of 871 (so far), I'm getting 27.5%. What am I doing wrong?

My questions are about carbs, whole foods, and what is reasonable. I lost 85lbs once on Medifast, and while it worked, this isn't the kind of route I want to go again. It was easy, but it was restrictive, even with certain vegetables and all fruits. That doesn't seem right to me. I am currently aiming for eating as much…

Again, my doctor doesn't agree with you. I'm going with her on this one.

Yes, I'm here for a round. When I screw up, I don't just quit. I come back and give it another go. This might be my tenth time trying, but I'm still here. And since we're on the subject, let me explain how I fall off the wagon so often. My husband has been deployed to combat zones 8 times in the last 5 years. Usually…

I have not. I am tracking my fat carefully, trying to avoid sat fats and get most of them from the unsat fats. I have high cholesterol so I'm not sure about a high fat diet for me.

Trust me, getting your tubes tied won't guarantee that--the only thing that will guarantee that is a hysterectomy. I thought I was done too--in fact, I had the Essure at the time I had my tummy tuck. You know, the brand new sterilization, the coils in the tube, the one that's supposed to be irreversible? Guess what? It's…

I went through a huge weight loss once before, and actually had a tummy tuck when I was 28. It was worth every penny and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Unfortunately, I thought I was done having kids, but I was wrong--now I'm fat again, and my stomach muscles are stretched out again, and now I need another one, for…

Thank you all very much for your helpful suggestions. I've kept at it, and I've already found it's getting much easier. As with most things, time time time is what's helping. I'm plugging along and learning as I go. The encouragement and plethora of information here is also incredibly helpful. Thank you all.

Thank you everyone. I let MFP set my caloric goal, which is at 1390. I manually adjusted my fat/sat fat/cholesterol, because that's why I started this. My cholesterol/triglycerides are high and need to come down, and that's my primary goal. Weight loss is secondary. As far as high protein/low carb, I'm trying to lean a…

Oh, and I'm 32.

Hello, I'm completely new to this site today, but I'm also short and fat. I'm 5'2" and 187. I'd love to say I have a nice, curvy figure from it, with a lot of boobs and booty, but I don't. I just look like an apple on toothpicks. I've recently been told my cholesterol and triglycerides are high so I'm just now trying to…