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If you have the urge to snack, then plan some healthy snacks into your day! I'm at my desk job 9+ hours a day, so I plan snacks for both the morning and late afternoon. My company isn't super strict, so sometimes my co-workers and I will take a 10-15 minute walk outside to help break up the day. Also, when it is warm, I…

Unfortunately for all of us there is no magic fat burning pill out there. Nothing beats fat like good old-fashioned calorie reduction and exercise. Personally I have a multi-vitamin and a fish oil pill that I take (when I remember!) but thats it.

One of my favorite food blogs is cookieandkate.com all of her recipes are pretty healthy and there seems to be a good amount of gluten-free dishes. If I were you I'd also try jumping on pinterest to look up Whole30 meals as they usually don't include the things you're allergic to. Good luck!

^^^ That! If you're not losing, then you're doing something wrong.

I'd suggest searching for Paleo or Whole 30 recipes on pinterest and customizing them as you see fit.

Welcome! First and foremost, get yourself a digital food scale...you can't accurately track calories without it. In my personal experience I had the most success with getting a handle on healthier eating first before diving into a regular exercise routine. Educate yourself on nutrition basics, figure out your BMR/TDEE, and…

When you go to log your fitness, just search for "Circuit Training" it should then appear.

Sounds about right!

My best guess is that you are either over-estimating your workout burns, or you are underestimating your calories. How are you measuring your food, do you have a food scale?

I would put it in as circuit training and then subtract 50-75 calories depending on how hard I hit it that day. Unfortunately there's not really a great way of tracking the calories on it without a HRM.

You probably hate to hear it, but you may need to limit the amount of beers your drinking during karaoke nights. On karaoke days just bust your butt at the gym and try to eat healthier so you can fit the beers in.

Definitely bump that up! My calorie goal is set to 1450/day and I'm losing weight doing that. What are your height/weight stats? How much are you trying to lose?

What sort of routine? Exercise? Eating?

I love my DC and it does not affect my weight loss. As with ANYTHING moderation is key, just make sure you're still getting a good water intake.

Pinterest is definitely a treasure-trove for delicious terrible recipes! Maybe it's time to start a new board where you only pin the healthy stuff! Try searching for recipes on there with "skinny" in the title (like skinny enchiladas, skinny lasagna). That's what I started with 3 years ago and it really helped push me into…

Focus on strenght-building exercises: squats, pushups, situps, plank.....they're all great options!

Welcome! Changing your habits slowly is definitely the way to go! For me, I found Pinterest to be the best resource for healthy/easy/yummy recipes. cookieandkate.com is also a really good website, I've never made anything from there that I didn't love. I'd also recommend familiarizing yourself with calorie counts and what…

Put the homemade gravy recipe in the recipe builder and then add the information to create a new food in My Foods. Then you should be able to add that ingredient to the recipe. Good luck!

As the other commenters said...NOPE. Some pills may help to curb appetite, but they won't burn anything extra and they won't help you develop good behaviors. Instead spend that money on good quality ingredients so you can cook healthy meals at home. Make sure you're accurately tracking calories with a food scale and eating…

With a chinese buffet you can easily plan to eat at least 2000 calories since everything will be cooked in lots of oil. My best advice is to pick the more veggie-heavy dishes and if you want to try everything, don't load up one plate instead take lots of little trips so it takes longer to eat and gives you more time to…

Welcome to the site! If I have one tip for you it is to make sure you get a digital food scale and use it religiously for accurate calorie counts. Focus on getting your nutrition under control first and then you can worry about the exercise part. I've been on this site for nearly 3 years and it has definitely been a good…

I completely understand the whole calves thing, even at my thinnest I've always had larger calves! I've been running fairly regularly for the last year and no, my calves have not gotten any larger. My dad (who's genetics gave me those calves) made the switch in the last year from primarily lifting weights to running…

Really it just depends on your schedule. I have heard that most people's energy levels drop most in the afternoon, so maybe that has something to do with it? Personally I prefer to go in the morning before work, usually around 6:15am or after work, around 6pm. I find that I work out better on an empty stomach and am less…

Definitely don't stress about it today and start weighing regularly tomorrow! Make sure you're weighing it raw and searching for it in the database as raw.

Congrats, that is an AMAZING loss! From your picture, I really think you look great. What goal weight are you trying to get down to? I've found that my weight loss slows significantly the closer I get to my goal weight.

Honestly, there's not a great way of doing it. Having a scale to portion out calorie-dense foods is absolutely mandatory. Once you've gotten used to weighing things and seeing what portions look like, it'll become easier to eyeball on the rare occasion that you are unable to weigh your food. For now I suppose…

Where are you getting this 1000 calorie goal from?

Does your office have a full kitchen, or are you in a microwave-only situation?

I think the best way to answer your question is to tell you what I do since we're fairly similar in body/activity. I'm 5'4" and 147lbs working out 4-5 days a week and I have a 45/hour a week desk job. For my MFP goals I set it to sedentary with a goal to lose .5lb a week and to work out at least 3 times a week for 45…

My first tip would be to buy a digital food scale and make sure to weigh everything! Also, don't go crazy and decide that you're going to cut out all sugar and only eat salads every day. Make changes that won't make you miserable and still have treats....as long as they fit within your daily calorie goals.