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I agree, I'd be celebrating your loss so far! 8 lb over two months is a good, sustainable rate of loss, and sticking to it for that long even in spite of the frustrations shows real commitment. Keep up what you're doing; you're on the right track! As far as logging foods, I find scanning really convenient but entering…
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I just entered all my info on the MFP goal setting page and went with the numbers that it provided. I later had a basal metabolic rate test and MFP's estimate was within 10% of my actual daily caloric expenditure. I would suggest using MFP, trying its recommendation, and then tracking to see if your actual losses are close…
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I've found a digital kitchen scale with a "zero" function really helpful as well. It's a snap to measure things out accurately. If I cook something at home, I enter the recipe into MFP and then I can log what I eat accurately too. Eating out, at least at chains like Subway, most foods are in the MFP database so it's easy…
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For what it's worth, I've been told by both a doctor and a kinesiologist that it's best to eat no lower than your basal metabolic rate, which is how much you burn just sustaining life, with no activity at all. Any lower and you risk losing muscle as well as fat. MFP has BMR calculator. For me, I had a BMR test done, and…
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Yeah, that's what I've been doing. It's time to improve my game, though. I'm glad to hear that it got easier for you.
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Thanks everyone for the ideas. Yes, we've talked about it many times. They always agree, it seems like we have a good discussion, then within a week or two the old habits come back. They love to entertain, and my Mom especially has a very strongly held belief that we should take pleasure in food. I don't disagree in…
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First thing that I'm noticing is that my pants are getting too big and baggy, and I'm using holes on my belt that I haven't used in years!
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Not chocolate but simple and (I think) delicious: I throw into my Magic Bullet / single serving blender: 1 small or medium peeled orange, or a cored apple 1 banana top off the cup with frozen berries (sometimes I rinse them in hot water first) fill it with skim milk (or orange juice, or warm or cold tea) And blend. Usually…
