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By the way, I'm recovering from foot surgery and was unable to exercise for a couple of months. I set my goal to lose half a pound a week and tried to stick to those calories, but had it in the back of my mind that I had an extra 250 calories I could eat while still staying in the maintenance range. I managed to lose…

Go back to your goals and say you want to maintain your current weight. Your calories will be adjusted accordingly.

If you've tried everything and nothing has worked, then why not try counting calories? You have nothing to lose. I suggest you set your goals here on MFP, aiming for a half pound a week loss, and then weigh and measure everything you eat and drink and accurately log everything in your food diary. At first don't worry too…

I recommend that you start by setting your goals here on MFP and accurately weighing, measuring and logging everything you eat and drink. Don't worry too much about meeting your calorie goals or losing weight straight away. Use the first couple of weeks to see what impact the way you normally eat has on your calorie…

Look for the entries that don't have an asterisk next to them. These are MFP entered based on USDA data. Most of the basics are there - fruit, veg, meat, butter, sugar, etc. I use these entries all the time as I figure a carrot is a carrot no matter which shop I buy it from. Processed foods I always work from the packaging…

Try to just starting logging your food again. Even if you're 5,000 calories over your goal every day, log everything you eat and drink. Once you're back in the habit of doing that, you might find you want to start making the changes you need to make to get back into the zone again.

I don't think tracking water is so important unless you need a reminder to drink plenty. I track anything else I drink. If it has calories then it's part of my daily intake and I think it's important.

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This is something I also struggle with. I try and put my cutlery down, or take a sip of water every few mouthfuls. But I really need to concentrate on doing this otherwise I start scoffing again. One thing that has helped me is including things like sliced carrot and celery in my salads, as they take a lot of chewing. Stir…

OP, if that volume of food keeps you satisfied, then choose full fat versions of cheese and other dairy products, butter that muffin, or add some oil to your salad. That will get the cals up pretty quickly without adding too much extra food to your tummy.

Since you have no way of knowing nutritional information, and as it seems to be a very short season so you won't be eating so much of it that it will make much difference to anything, I'd log it as artichoke hearts if that's what it's similar to. Calorie counting is an inexact science at the best of times, so I don't think…

If you know the nutritional information, then add it to the database yourself.

I'm the youngest of 7 children, and had to learn to eat fast or miss out, so I call it large family syndrome! I've been trying to find a way to slow down my eating for years and so far all I've managed to come up with is to put down my cutlery every few mouthfuls and just have a think and chew. It still doesn't come…

I was in the same boat. It's not quite the same move, but on my last 5X5 program I started with dumbbells and was able to increase with them until I got to the empty bar. I was then able to add weight from there, but not a lot and kept having to deload and work my way back up. OHP is hard, even for experienced and strong…

Yes, weigh and measure everything that goes in the pot.

Try to get closer to your calorie goal. The aim is to meet it every day, not be as far under it as you can. Also, as others have said, for more accuracy it's best to weigh all solid foods with a digital food scale. Other than that, you have the right idea with the types of food you're eating. Think of it as a lifestyle…

Even better if you mix in some cooked bacon!

It's all about being as accurate as you can, as most other people have said. You don't NEED food scales for success, but what happens when you want to deviate from your meal plan or try a new recipe that uses grams rather than cups?

Maybe they take a bath instead and only wash their hair once or twice a week. Nothing wrong with that.

I bake using butter and sugar and refuse to try lower calorie options. I make my biscuits a bit smaller, which reduces the calories a little, but mostly I'm just trying to teach myself moderation. Most of my biscuits work out at around 80 calories each, which I usually have room for a few nights a week. Quality over…

Fry it in olive oil with some bacon and onion. Boil some potatoes and mash them without any milk or butter. Mix the mash with the cabbage mix and form into patties. Gently fry them in the same pan until a crispy coating forms. Delicious!

If you're at school then you're already out and about in the cold, so why not head to gym instead of going straight home? You'll warm yourself up and get your blood pumping, and then you can go home and not need to worry if all you want to do is crawl into bed.

I love it when people discover Stronglifts. It's the best thing I've ever done and has taught me so much about lifting and about myself. I agree with not being scared/ashamed of a de-load. I realised I was losing my squat form recently so decided to drop my weight by about half and go back to basics. I was so excited to…

With respect, you know sweet FA about me, what I'm doing and how I'm doing it. So please stop just saying stuff because you think it proves whatever point you're trying to make.

I'm not quite sure you grasp the difference between opinion and experience. I said I track calories monthly. That is my EXPERIENCE. Had I said anything other than what works for ME, and suggested anything was right or wrong for everyone, that would be OPINION. And I don't recall offering my OPINION anywhere. You said what…