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This. You have to weigh and measure your food. Get a food scale and use it. Be precise on your food log. Be careful about exercise calories. If you plan to eat them back, be aware that estimates of calories burned in MFP and on exercise equipment tends to be overestimated. If you just stated exercising, you may also be…

I've done both Weight Watchers and MFP and been successful at both. I have been more successful using MFP but that has more to do with me and my mindset at the time I started each program. I prefer MFP because I don't like going to meetings and I don't have to calculate points - a calorie is a calorie! If you like the…

All right, here is my story. In March 2012, I started tracking my food and exercise on MyFitnessPal with a goal of losing 120 pounds. By January of this year, I had lost 90 pounds, slow and steady, using a moderate calorie deficit and moderate exercise. I did not use pills or surgery, only persistence and dedication. I use…

Yup. Sugar is not a cause of diabetes. Even if you are diabetic, you can still eat sugar, you just have to monitor your total carbs. (Speaking as a type II diabetic who has her diabetes well contolled with diet and exercise - my A1C is 5.5 - but still also eats sugar within moderation! )

I have hypothyroid as well I've lost 90 pounds so far. First, are you on medication? If not, go talk to your doctor! Secondly, you CAN lose weight, you just have to be extremely diligent about weighing, measuring and logging your food. Every single bit if it. It also may take playing around with your calories abut to find…

Do what works for you, but I think I'll pass. I've lost 90 pounds and counting eating and drinking all of the things I enjoy, including bread and *gasp* sugar, within moderation.

I have just read the first couple posts from the OP. I'm sorry for being blunt, but: Losing weight is hard. Being fat is hard. Pick your hard. If you really want to make a change and be successful, listen to the great advice on this site. Set your weight loss goals to a reasonable amount. Weight, measure and log everything…

I couldn't have said it better. OP, you cannot outrun your fork. Measure, weigh and log your food and eat at a reasonable caloric deficit (read: a MINIMUM of 1200 calories) for weight loss. Exercise to get fit. Adjust your goals to a reasonable 1/2 to 1 pound per week and work on developing good habits for the rest of your…

Nope. I don't have "cheat days" because that implies it's bad and contributes to disordered eating. Instead, if I want something, I find a way to fit it into my calories for the day or week. I definitely have days that are higher calorie than others, but I don't consider them "cheat days." They are part of my life.

I eat what I want, just not always WHEN I want it. I generally eat pretty healthy, but if I want pizza or a burger, I have it and figure out how to fit it into my calories. For me, tracking calories is the only secret.

Stay away from fads and gimmicks. No, chia seeds don't help in weight loss. Eating at a calorie deficit helps in weight loss. Eat chia seeds if you enjoy them. Don't eat them for weight loss.

This is your problem. Don't 'guess' at serving sizes! You need to use a food scale and weigh and measure your food to accurately know what you are eating. You are eating more than you think. Most of us cannot accurately judge a portion size. That's what got us where we are to begin with. I've been weighing, measuring and…

This right here. Lose weight in a healthy, sustainable way and you'll have FAR more success. Also, eating that little is a recipe for disaster and extremely unhealthy. Please eat at least the minimum calories.

What everyone said. Eat what you like, just less of it. Weigh, measure and track it and make it fit in your calorie goals. You don't have to eat anything you don't like in order to lose weight, plus if you do try and force yourself to eat what you don't like, you will never keep doing it and end up gaining back anything…

I weigh daily and it fluctuates daily. I know and understand this and the reasons why it happens. It does not upset me. It's just information. I know if I have been doing what I need to do or not. The scale does not tell me that. If you are bothered by the daily weigh-ins, then don't do them. Weigh only once a week if you…

Have your doctor recommend a dietician/nutritionist that specializes in diabetes for you to go talk to. Alternately (or additionally), go to the American Diabetes Association website and look at the information they have there. They have some fantastic information - down to food plans, recipes, etc. There is no reason you…

The Amy's line is also one of my favorites. They have several meals that I really enjoy and I usually keep a stock of them in my freezer for "just in case."

This is all great advice. The comments directing you to psychiatric help were in response to your comments about eating only 500 calories a day and burning 700. That is not healthy and is within eating disorder territory and for that, if that is truly what you are doing and have been doing, psychiatric help would be…

You say you are 'eating right' but are you weighing, measuring and logging everything you eat? If you aren't, you could be eating the healthiest food on the planet and still be eating too much. You have to be completely honest in your food logging. Start there if you aren't already.

Seriously. I work 7:30-5:30, oftentimes without a lunch hour (away from my desk). I also have an elementary-aged son and a disabled husband. I still manage to eat more than 800 calories/day! Lack of time is not an excuse. It just means you have to plan better. Also, why have you cut fat from your diet, as it appears from…

If I log it before I eat it and then I often lose the desire. Quit telling yourself you can't have it, because you CAN, and just log it. Either fit it into your daily calories, or don't. Sometimes, it's well worth it to me to fit in a candy bar and sometimes it's not. You have to measure the desire with what it will do to…

By just doing it. Just like mentioned above - it's like brushing your teeth. You just keep doing it over and over until it becomes habit. There are no other tricks.

Huh. I've been tracking for 3 years. I still log everything. If anything, my logging has gotten more consistent and accurate over time. I haven't had anyone ask me why though.

This. Track it and move on. One day doesn't kill a diet unless you choose to let it. Besides that, a bowl of cereal and half an ice cream bar doesn't exactly make a cringe-worthy binge.

This. If I can't see myself doing it forever, I'm not going to stick with it.

This. I am one of those that fall into the group of needing meds. It doesn't matter what I eat or how much I exercise, my cholesterol will never be "normal" without medication and even with medication, it's borderline high. I spent years thinking if I just ate better or exercised a little more, it would come down on it's…

This right here. I eat what I want regardless of what day of the week! Some days are more nutritious than others, but it all balances out. I've lost 89 pounds eating that way, so I don't plan on changing any time soon.

Some of my favorites are: Halos (mandarin oranges), apples, 100-calorie packages of nuts (cashews are my favorites), high fiber granola/snack bars, veggies and hummus, hard boiled eggs, mini babybel light cheeses

89 pounds down from making good, long-term sustainable changes and faithfully logging everything.

I use the recipe builder tool. You only have to put the recipe in once and then it's there every time you make that meal, but yes, the first time you make a recipe you do have to weigh and measure everything that goes into it and enter it into the recipe builder.