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I don't log water like many others; I drink at least 2 litres a day and don't need to prove it to myself. I also don't log my black coffee or plain tea. I never seem to log the dash of olive oil I use for cooking but I that's never been a problem to my weight loss so it doesn't bother me.

I've had troubles but they're fixable. If I've got a longer recipe, I just use the old one, much easier. You could always just keep using the old one if the new one is too much of a hassle. EDIT: Didn't realize they'd totally removed the old recipe creator. Sorry! Has been a while since I felt the need to use the old one…

Take a look at www.skinnytaste.com Her recipes are generally under 500 calores per serving, and there are so many choices. I've made quite a few of her recipes and haven't been disappointed yet :)

That's not a bad idea - I think another person also suggested that. I will distribute my weekly intake differently between workout and rest days :)

Thank you for reminding me that I'm still moving int he right direction. It is demotivating to see slow progress or people boasting of more successful results, but I guess I should be more proud of my own success. I hope your journey continues well also :)

Thanks for the thorough answer! :) I agree the treats within calories have been more frequent so I will cut those out, focus more on fruit and veggie snacks if I should need them. I'm also going to lower calories to 1,500 to see if that also speeds things up a little more. Good luck on your journey also! :)

No thanks. Eating 500 calories in one day doesn't seem fun at all.

Hmmm no... I looked at your diary, I think your protein is way too low and I'd change it to 25% or 30%. Also some entries seem inaccurate - wrap? What kind of wrap? fish - one fillet? how big a fillet? Also you say you weigh all your food, but you don't seem to weigh the processed food that you eat... you should, it's…

I went on holiday in April so it was very hard to keep up with calorie counting and I had a few 'relaxed' days or guesstimated (I'm quite ok at seeing my portion sizes of foods I eat frequently). Either way I know that wasn't my example of perfect coutning. I'm doing it much better now, and was prior to April also. So when…

I really do weigh everything - I know 20g of nut mix is virtually nothing but it was a new bag and I just wanted to try some. I have my kitchen scale always on the counter so even a handful will go on there, before I log it. I agree that some of the home-made entries aren't reliable, but that one brown bread recipe is the…

Yepyep, I don't add any sugar or milk. When I do have a cappuccino or similar, I add it in my diary, I'm very aware of how drinks can account for a lot of calories, which is the main reason I drink almost only water. Thanks for the link, I'll give it a read.

If you look through the longer time frame, I do list any other drinks, i.e wine. I don't note my morning tea and the endless water I go through daily. My tea is 2 calories, I drink one a day.

I've decided to lower my calories to 1,500 for now, and see how the next month goes and if necessary, I will go to 1,400. Initially the 1,600 was fine, and then suddenly I've started to stall. Thanks for the thorough answer though, much appreciated.

Unlocked now :) Although you forget this is MFP, they don't evaluate, they just criticize and complain ;) But I'm up for dietary suggestions. I just don't want people telling me that a cookie is the result of slow weight loss, even if it fits into my calories.

I'm doing TDEE with exercise 3x a week included, minus 20%. I don't eat back my exercise calories.

I've decided to lower to 1,500 for now and see where I go from there. I will also recalculate my BMR and TDEE and see what the average across different calculators is. Thanks for the response!

Yes, yes and no, flat 1,600 because I calculated my TDEE according to exercise 3x a week.

I track very carefully, even when I go over budget I count those calories that day, everything that I eat and drink gets logged (Except water, but that's because I go through at least 2 litres a day and can't be bothered to enter them cup by cup) I will try the calorie cycling - eating more on some days and less on others.…

Thanks for the kind words! :) I know it is progress, but for instance this month when I've just stayed the same, it is disappointing. But I'm not intending on giving up!

Thanks, but as I stated I already weight all my food with a food scale.

I do log those calories that go over.

Yeah, I think I will go to 1400-1500 for June and see if that improves anything. I log my cardio calories with my HRM, but my daily intake has been calculated with exercise in mind, so I don't eat back exercise calories :) I don't think it is inaccurate logging, I weigh everything & check the nutrition labels according to…

I said my spare calories! Of course I'm not going to snack if I've filled up my daily calories, on the other hand if I've got 200 to spare at the end of the day, I will have a little something.

I've calculated my calorie intake through taking 20% off my TDEE. Which puts me at 1,600 calories. I also ate at 1, 200 when I started my journey, but I was always hungry. Either way, I've looked at all the calculators and even if I lower my calories to 1,200, if I were to add my exercise calories, that would go back to…

That should inhibit fat loss nicely. Have an omelette or bacon and egg for breakfast. [/quote] I'm sorry but I highly doubt that eating an apple as a snack will slow down weight loss. Even a cookie won't do it if it's in my calories, especially in my carb and sugar limitations. Thanks, but I doubt this is the problem. As…

Because generally, what MFP calculates is very low for most people and too 'universal'. Much easier to calculate your TDEE and take no more than 500 calories away from that as your daily intake (for weightloss) as long as it is above your BMR.

To put it bluntly, MFP calorie goals are bullsh*t. Go on http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ calculate your TDEE (with the amount of exercise you do per week included) and subtract no more than 500 from that. This should be your daily calorie intake. Don't add exercise calories to this because they are already included. This…

Apparently Maastricht in The Netherlands has some of the best tap water in Europe so I drink it straight from the tap. Tastes nice, imo. Much better than the water that my parents have in their Brita jug in Belgium. Estonia also has very, very, very tasty tap water. I buy bottles when I'm in a place where tap water isn't…

Although I don't know too much about raising a toddler, maybe there is a way you can teach them that even 30 minutes of your home fitness is 'mommy time' and they can just sit on the couch and watch or play with a toy meanwhile. Otherwise I would suggest toddler's nap time. But overall, there's a lot you can do in your…

Weightloss is 80% diet. So go on www.iifym.com, calculate your TDEE and eat 300-500 calories below TDEE for weight loss. Even being sedentary, you will lose weight. If you eat less calories than you burn, you will lose weight ;) You will lose some of your muscle, but you could look into bodyweight fitness - there are…