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@ThePopcornMaker I would err on the side of caution and go with lightly active based only on the fact that you are walking around campus. To be fair, weight lifting itself doesn't burn a lot of calories, not enough to justify an active level. An active level is someone with a laborious job who is working physically all…

I guess I am just concerned my depression will return if I cut out cardio. I'd be interested in understanding the process and why cardio would use muscle and not fat?

My weight fluctuates up to several kilos. I usually have a 'range' and the 'range' drops over time. So maybe for a few weeks I fluctuate between 79 and 83... then 76 and 81.. etc. etc. I don't get disheartened when the scales go up, I just keep trusting that overtime my weight will drop. Some weeks I will lose nothing for…

Are you spiderman? how come you're sideways?!?

Why? None of these things have anything to do with weight and really aren't even particularly healthy for you (organic and non GMO aren't healthier than the alternatives). You're struggling because you're worrying about things that aren't even important in the context of your weight loss. Readjust - calories in and…

depends on your TDEE (which will factor in your height, age, weight & physical activity), but probably yes.. you could probably just do some light walking to help things along?

People who are shorter and lighter have fewer calories to work with. If you are 5'3 and weigh 65kg unfortunately you need to cut calories pretty much down to 1200 calories to create a reasonable deficit and be super accurate with your logging.

That you are being slut shamed has nothing to do with you being fit. Many women of all sizes experience slut shaming. The problem is the toxic people you have in your life. You need to ignore them and do what feels right for you.

I used to do this but somehow I've gotten to the point where my time at home. I think the secret is to keep busy and active, I always plan to fill my day with active things like bike riding, going to the gym and so on. I make sure I have plenty of healthy snacks like fruit etc that I can munch on when I'm hungry and I…

Welcome to MFP. I wish you the best of luck with your weight loss journeys, I have total faith in your ability to do it and so should you.

Aussie here, peanut butter is the bomb diggity

I fast 2 days a week, and I have been successful with it. It's not magic though, it's just creating a larger caloric deficit on 2 days instead of a smaller deficit across 7. It gives me the flexibility to have a few wines with my steak on a Friday night, I feel less worried about dieting allll the time.

Sedentary... Log your HIIT calories.

Some need to count, others don't. I am one of those people that finds I overeat if I don't count, so even if I'm not accurately logging everything I still keep a rough idea in my head based on my years of experience counting calories :)

Jock

Nothing you take will change. You need to eat fewer calories than you burn - there really isn't any magic to it. If you aren't losing, you should make sure you're measuring and counting everything.

Sorry, just to clarify I mean the length of menstrual cycle not the length of period. So I mean I would be looking at 35 days between and mine has come at 21 days this time.

I will look into it. It is a good week or two early all of a sudden. The severity hasn't changed, just used to have a long cycle and not a very short one.

Calories out are typically overestimated. 600 calories for just walking would be like a 4 hour walk, I really doubt you're burning that many calories.

Try eating foods high in magnesium to reduce chocolate cravings.

Fat has more calories per gram than carbohydrate and protein. However some find fat and protein much more satiating. However ultimately calories in calories out is ALL that matters for weight loss. Also you can't 'blow' your diet, unless you keep eating too many calories. Think of this as a permanent lifestyle adjustment…

Calorie deficit gets rid of your fat. Exercise can assist in creating one but it makes no difference what type when it comes to how many calories burned. I don't think yoga is a huge calorie burner anyway but it is good for flexibility and strength. You can't really spot lose fat.

You should see a GP immediately.

Caffeine.

THIS!!!! People generally underestimate their calories in. They don't measure/weigh their food, they don't count those little snacks in between meals that seem insignificant but in fact add up, and they might have a big meal every now and then that has so many calories it throws out their deficit for the week. I know…

You're better off eating the veggies than juicing them, but if you can't bring yourself to eat vegetables, juice them instead but it's just basically a drink and won't fill you up and will still have a fair few calories.

No I do not have that problem. Try eating something else maybe?

Probably a result of previous strain / injury (I have the same issue). I would suggest getting a referral to a physio to help give you some strengthening exercises / stretches you can do.

Yes I go by weekly deficit, because I definitely have days where I want to go over my TDEE of 2000. I don't even have a set daily deficit, I just set my calorie total goal to my TDEE and then look to ensure that I have green numbers. If I have lots of green numbers, I use those for another day.

Tell em to get out of your business, honestly people feel this need to comment on this stuff when they really shouldn't unless invited to!