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I think a fairly balanced approach is 40% carbs, 30% fat, and 30% protein. I'm eating less carbs than before I started paying attention to food (they were easily over 50 or 60%), and I'm conscientiously trying to get more protein. Usually if I get near my protein goal my fat goal follows without any extra effort, because I…

Not sure if you're just being melodramatic or what, but the idea that you would rather die an early death than give up your beloved sweeteners is kind of scary to me. Maybe you need to address this idea first? That sounds like a pretty unhealthy relationship with food I'm a believer than anything in moderation is fine.…

What's your doctor telling you? If the answer is they think you should rest, then REST. What's one month without exercise compared to the health of your tendons over the rest of your life? And if you do more damage, wouldn't you think it's only going to make it harder for you to exercise (and stay at a healthy weight) over…

Coincidentally, I was just reading this earlier http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/12/27/cheap-and-healthy-food/ It's always unfortunate when money is tight, but when it comes down to it, what's more important than properly fueling your body? If you're not healthy, nothing else really matters as much. There's this (ramen…

Wow! 90 minutes of cardio every day is a ton! My suggestion would be to scale back a tad on the cardio and add in some strength training (which could range from lifting weights to doing lots of planks and lunges to almost anything). That will help you main your muscle mass through your body as you lose fat 20 pounds is…

I like all the calculators here, but you can easily find a million of them by searching google http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ You probably already know this, but BMR/TDEE/body fat calculators are all better tools for measuring yourself than BMI. I still like to know all my numbers including BMI, though, regardless :)

The tricky thing is that as you get smaller, your weight loss is going to slow down (which is a normal and healthy thing). So while that rate of weight loss may be feasible for awhile, it's going to get harder as you go. Setting goals is great, setting aggressive goals when you know your body well is awesome and…

Hey, I read through, congrats on recognizing that it's time to up your calories some. Your body has less fat to work with, so that dramatic deficit you had was probably too much for your almost-goal-weight-body One thing that's worth recognizing is that you're within 4 pounds of your goal. That's awesome! I would not let a…

No one else can convince you to change except you :) If snacking is your problem, you could try and pick your mealtimes, and don't let yourself eat any other times? That could be two meals a day, it could be five, but if you stick to it you'll be eating because it's planned, not because you're bored. And if you have the…

Yeah, there are generic entries in the database for "white wine" or "red wine," etc, and somewhat more specific entries for types of wine (merlot, bordeaux, chardonnay, so forth). Probably the most important thing is to have an accurate idea of how much you're consuming - a "serving" of wine is less than a lot of people…

It sounds like you're doing totally awesome regardless which way you to decide to go, congrats on that :) My opinion would be to try out the weight training for awhile (hey, you can always go back to what you were doing before if you don't like it). I think building muscle lifting while you're losing fat is the best track…

Have you lost any weight since you've started? It kind of looks like you're down around 6 pounds (starting weight compared to your ticker)? If that's about right... well, about 2 pounds a month is actually pretty good, especially considering you don't have a ton of weight to lose anyway. Is it that you're not losing…

First off, congrats on getting past some of your over-dieting problems! It's great that you're looking at doing this the right way, the healthy way Are you in college? That makes it both easier and harder to get in your physical activity. Do you walk a lot? That's a great easy thing you can do, just walking between classes…

It kind of sounds like your weight was artificially low at 105? Not to offend, but that's borderline too low It could be that around 110-115 is a healthier weight for you, especially as you gain muscle and focus on things besides just endurance running (which gets your body fat low, but certainly only builds muscle in a…

One more thing -- you could calculate your TDEE to include your daily exercise, which would put you at active (or even whatever the next one up is). That would allow you to not log your exercise and just eat about the same every day - it should average out, assuming you keep the same exercise regiment, more or less. I…

I'd set up MFP to reflect your daily (non-exercise) activities - if you're on your feet all day, you're at least lightly active, possibly active. Then you add in your exercise on top of that, eat some of those calories back, and hopefully you should be good to go Good on you for reading up on your BMR. The trouble is, if…

Congrats on all your progress so far! I would say the "in place of a road map" link that was given is probably your best resource right now. I don't really think people should track their calories forever, but if you go back to a few weeks of tracking, you can just ensure that you're eating appropriately. Just keep in…

Congrats on finding something that works for you and makes you happier/healthier! :) While going full-paleo seems a little extreme to me, I've been conscientious about upping my protein (and fat, consequently), and somewhat lowering my carbs, and I think it has definitely increased my energy. Before I had a lot more very…

If I do something out of my norm, I do like to account for the fact that I'm likely more hungry than usual. Walking a couple extra miles, do hours of house/yardwork, whatever. Plus I get grumpy if I undereat :) Really, though, I'd rather see these threads than the plethora of "comparing sizes" or "I've lost all these…

It's taken me 6 months to lose about 4 inches off my waistline! I'm jealous of your progress. Honestly, if you're seeing physical changes, you can totally ignore the scale. The physical changes are a direct result of your hard work, and you'll probably see the pounds come off eventually. You've made huge progress in a…

Mwahahahaha you sneaky devil... I'm pretty sure that if you get out and live life, you're going to to have enough variation day-to-day that you don't need to plan for over or under days. I like varying my calories somewhat day-to-day, but it's mainly because I don't want to stress about being over a couple hundred one day…

I almost think the bigger question might be why you can't eat reasonably when you're not tracking. I mean, assuming you don't want to count calories always and forever, you've got to figure out how to not binge just because you have the week off. You've been doing this awhile (I'm assuming), you probably know about how…

I think if you stick with the classes, you'll get results. You'll see improvements in your strength and endurance. You just have to understand that it takes months, not a few weeks, to get anywhere But if you really don't enjoy it... why are you doing it? Find something you enjoy! Real life isn't the Biggest Loser, you…

This! :) Eat enough to put on some muscle. Feeling yourself getting stronger is a huge confidence boost - and you'll likely lose some of that belly fat at the same time. You can easily get too stressed out over a few pounds - would you rather be 113 and still flabby, or 125 and fit/toned? No one but you sees the number on…

Good advice :) Another thing is that if you're using the low-fat or low-calorie versions of things, you can switch to the full-calorie versions instead. That way you get more while still eating the same amount. Me, I just sneak olive oil into everything...

Getting someone who's 18 (or younger...) to the low end of the BMI scale could potentially interfere with their development into a healthy adult. Yeah, I have to say, I'm pretty against your advice here.

I don't want to offend anybody, but I think telling someone already so small to lose more weight is pretty extreme advice. At 113 pounds, if there's still fat there, that means the muscle underneath it is really underdeveloped. Gaining muscle needs to be the focus, not losing fat You're not happy with your body at your…

1) Are you logging your calories elsewhere? Because I don't see you logging them here. Obviously, if you're not tracking, you don't really know what you're eating. You could easily be over- or under-eating 2) Even though you're not tracking on here, you have it set to 1200 calories/day. Is that what you're eating now? When…

I refuse to give up my creamer - I hate the sugar free stuff. I just cut back so I'm only using about 1 TB per cup of coffee, and I try to keep to no more than 2 cups a day. Don't give up the things you love, just work on using them in moderation :)

Sounds like there were a lot of days in there were you had little control over your diet/exercise... which happens to everyone. I think you're doing everything right, probably just need to stick with it. It could be that your body is retaining water as it repairs your muscles from the workouts, or maybe you had some high…