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I had a stroke almost 2 years ago when I was 35 and yep, gained about 30lbs. You've got the right attitude, but just remember that the journey back will take some time. I've only lost about 15 of the 30 I gained and I'm still not back to the same level of fitness prior to, but I'm getting there. Patience is the key.

Also...something to think about, if you're lifting the scale is going to move much...much slower. Not because you're gaining muscle, but that you're maintining it so losses come from mainly fat and water. Are you measuring yourself? It's possible that you're making changes in BF% without seeing a large change in the scale.…

How did everyone get to critical. We basically answered your question...

And it requires a ton of work including a progressive overload resistance program, not cardio. OP, when you start up or increase the intensity of a workout program it is totally normal to retain water for a few weeks which can mask scale progress. It's highly...highly doubtful if you're getting noticeably smaller that you…

It's vacation. The weight you gain in a week will be mainly water anyway. The last 7 day cruise I went on I gained 7 or 8 lbs and lost it all within 4 days of being home.

Lol at what? My point still stands. IMHO something doesn't add up. I don't think you're netting that low if you don't think you could eat more.

Um...so are you saying the school lunch is to blame that one kid is obese and the other isnt?

Oh noes...not pop tarts and milk. My kids usually eat at home too (if they'll eat breakfast). Some days its.....pop tarts and milk. Some of that has to do with the time kids get to eat breakfast at school. I had breakfast with my kid at school last Friday. When the late bus got there the b breakfast kids got something like…

You're not giving your body the proper nutrition it needs if you're only netting 460 calories... TBH though, if you're not hungry after only netting about 500 calories, I think your logging is off.

This 100%...you're already dead center of a healthy BMI so if you cut at too steep a deficit you'll lose weight but your body composition probably won't change like you hope.

Actually no....no it's not.

I'm out for the weekend, but if you unlock your diary we may be able to give you some better advice/info. Also, what lifting program are you following?

Actually yes....everyone can. And yes....it's a poor diet. Your missing the forest for the trees. Nobody is advocating against a well balanced diet. You question: Does specific type of food help you lose weight? The answer: No, your calorie consumption controls your weight loss. Now, apparently we need a caveat; Calories…

Wait.....you think that @morganpalmer9 's exercise level is not productive for fatloss, but then jump to the assumption that maybe she's purely accidentally performing a near perfect recomp? OP, like was said on the previous page...something doesn't add up. If you really were netting as little as you say you are, you'd be…

Agreed. Something doesn't add up, but to get to the goals it sounds like you have, recomp is the best answer.

This was about to be my next question as well. There's no way you wouldn't lose weight if you work out that much and were actually only eating 1200 gross cals.

1 lb per week is too aggressive for you, and even though you entered in that you work out 6 times a week MFP still doesn't adjust for that. Recomp = Lowering your BF% while you stay roughly the same weight.

Then you're too low. You may lose the couple lbs that you're after, but still may not like the results because you sacrificed more of the weight in LBM than fat and didn't change your BF% much....if at all. You're dead center for a healthy BMI. To get the results you're looking for you should be invstigating a recomp, and…

Wat?

Agreed. I also looked to see what kind of deficit OP was running if they were burning 700-850 cals per workout and the highest logged day is like 900 cals. Either the OP is netting zero cals a day, or isn't tracking which doesn't help recomping either.

Even if it were possible, why wouldn't the OP want a little more muscle? OP, please don't listen to the above. Lose now, build later really isn't a prescribed approach. When we lose weight we lose water, fat, and muscle. To combat that muscle loss we keep our protein intake up and perform a progressive overload program of…

Research a recomp and a legit progressive overload program. You're already at a healthy weight, so losing more weight probably won't get you the asthetic goals you're after. It's quite possible to lose weight without reducing your BF% much, the same way you can maintain weight and reduce your BF% more. Also, how many…

Eating Addictions to comfort foods? What about this posters mentality is bad? Per the OP, they believe specific food makes a difference in whether you lose weight, pointing out it's the calories that actually do (for weight loss) isn't a bad mentality....it's the truth.

This^^^ Before I started using my FitBit I would only enter in about 70% of my actual time.

1) Understand that if I want to achieve my goals I need to get up early in the AM. 2) Press snooze twice, get up at 4:05. 3) Get to gym by about 4:30 home by 6. Rinse - Repeat

Can you let us know who "they" is?

Elaboration? We've covered a few different scenarios here as to why some would and some wouldn't, mostly dependent upon which strategy they are using. Weird place to drop a one line answer in, especially if you actually read the previous 4 and a half pages.

So basically, you do but it's in your daily activity......the TDEE method as discussed earlier and not the NEAT (MFP) method. It's just a different method of basically doing the same thing.

You didn't read the thread, did you.....

1) Are you 43 or 35? Your profile seems to differ from your OP. 2) If you aren't losing, it's not because you're under eating. 3) Can you open your diary.