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Too much food.
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Biscuits are cookies in the UK. What I do, instead of grazing (when I choose not to graze) is put a specific amount on a plate or in a bowl. I pick out my serving. And then I just eat off of that. No more. When people push, I say thanks but I've had enough. But I do work on the theory of weekly calories, so if I have one…
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Doesn't matter. Because this will impact your life as you get older in ways you can't imagine. Think about it - do you want a future daughter to do the same as you do? Do you never want to be able to go out to a restaurant with a significant other and enjoy food without worrying about it? Etc, etc. etc. As a therapist, I…
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Personally, I love my homemade sourdough bread - has some decent protein in it too. I'd rather eat one piece of that than 2 pieces of low fat/low cal bread any day!
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Ignore everything that MFP gives you and just set your goal intake for your TDEE-15%. Don't enter anything for exercise (put zero for all the exercise goals) on it as it's part of your TDEE and it'll mess things up. If you want to input exercise regularly to have a record, you can add them as having 1 calorie.
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You can also incorporate bodyweight exercises - there are a few free programme on Nerdfitness: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/ Or buy a book:…
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http://eatmore2weighless.com/cheri-lost-75-lbs/ http://eatmore2weighless.com/1200-calorie-diet-monster/ http://eatmore2weighless.com/brianna/ And there are many more. I would go over to the website and read it all. Perhaps start your own journal in the forums. Read the ones that are there - cause people are scared but they…
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I haven't been working out for a few weeks (since skiing, which is when my diet is empty) so I'm on 1925 right now (maintenance) but once I get back to lifting again and running as well as hockey, I'll be on a 10% deficit and the highest level of activity. Feel free to check out my diary.
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Why are you worried about fat grams? Don't! What you are trying to do with the macros is get a minimum of them - so if you go over fat, don't worry!! In fact, with all that working out, the only one I would focus on is making sure you get enough protein and then let the rest go where it goes. Eating fat does not make you…
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The other thing to think about is having a goal RANGE. Otherwise you are just gaining and losing in your mind versus staying in that range.
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I'm on 1925 (set for every day as I use the TDEE method) in case you want to see someone slightly above that.
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Soup and a rice cake might not be enough calories before working out. My guess is low blood sugar.
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Lots of patience and a very small deficit. If you are now at a healthy weight, it may take 10 months to get those last 10 lbs off (1 lb a month). Do it slowly, and don't freak out about the scale going up and down (as it does any way). You also have to be VERY consistent with weighing EVERYTHING that goes into your mouth…
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If EM2WL doesn't feel right (TDEE-15%), then don't follow it. It appears you are trying to find information which fits with the low cal dieting that much of the industry sells and sells and sells. I have done that in the past and I regained my weight over and over. I'm now doing this and I'm happy. I eat a lot more than a…
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I am a 5'6", 146 lb, 46 year old woman. Even if I wasn't working out at all, just going along with my daily life (which is slightly active), I would STILL need to eat 1650 to maintain my weight and with a 250 calorie deficit, 1400 calories. With working out and a 15% deficit, I'm still eating at least 1925 (and usually…
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Read everything on the board - look at the success stories. It works. I'm losing weight. I'm not doing mad amounts of cardio, I'm not underestimating my food because I weight it all (or measure liquids) when I can. The typical dieter does overestimate theit 'burn' and underestimate their food intake, but most of us on here…
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I'm actually fine with my weight, but want to lose a bit more fat. I got tested in a bodypod and had about 27.5% bodyfat at 148 lb. I'd like to get to 25% and hold there (or go a bit lower over time). To get there, it was estimated that I'd have to lose about 5-10lb quite slowly, so I'm doing that. And then I'll go to…
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You sound more like someone who has exercised bulimia. You exercise while trying to have a large deficit. This makes you very hungry (normal and the body's way of dealing with too big a deficit), then you binge. Because you binged, you then over-exercise and trying to cut down on calories even more...cycle continues. I…
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For each person it is different - some people who are ready to deal with their ED found it tough but enlightening and, eventually, a really good experience where they learned a boatload of coping skills and figured out what was at the root of their experience, others hated it and the lack of control they felt over their…
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Moderation works for me. Do I try to eat more homemade foods and less processed foods? Yes, but partially because I like them more and I enjoy cooking. But I do drink beer, eat chocolate and go out for food, including burgers and chips. And I'm losing weight. I'll do the same during maintenance. In my mind, one should do…
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I'm at a 15% deficit from my TDEE. I am rarely hungry as I'm taking this weight loss slowly. Once, in a grand while, I will be - but mostly it's because I'm thirsty (and hunger can sometimes come when you haven't had enough water) or because I'm bored (so not true hunger). Big deficits will most definitely cause hunger…
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I would definitely not try to lose weight then as heybales said. Trying to be a 'weight' just for the sake of it isn't really great - I know, I've been there. It sounds like you want to lose fat so a body recomp is a better thing for you - it might take longer but you'll get to eat more and it'll give you the strength to…
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Homemade sourdough.
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Sounds good to me. Have you checked out the website? There's a place where we post journals and it's great for getting support and just reading other people's good times and bad. Here's the link to mine (I have a different name) and then you can check out others or decide to post one yourself:…
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I think if you friend almost anyone who posts on here they will support you in your goals. If you lift weights, you should eat to support that. And with 18% body fat, I'd suggest that you actually DON'T have 10 lbs to go to lose. What you should be doing is maintenance.
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Just what heybales said - I took 4 months to keep upping my calories and once I didn't have a change for 4 weeks, that was my TDEE. It's just an experiment in eating. Yay for eating!
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Great to hear Makatees!
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I think it would be worth testing out what your true TDEE actually is at this time. Then you will understand exactly how much you need to have as a deficit. I don't think you NEED to do this, but it probably will be very useful information, especially if you don't feel like you have to rush toward weight loss. I thought my…
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I eat a lot of Indian food as my husband is Indian. Honestly, all I do is eat smaller portions. I eat the same foods but keep under my calorie goal. It's no different than eating Italian or British foods. And I do eat rice and naan and everything - I just work it in.
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If I had to eat 1200 calories I'd find it hard too (unless I was very small and short - cause I wouldn't need so many calories). But I'm doing the slow method and eating more 2 weigh less (best group ever). So I'm losing weight by going 15% under my TDEE.
