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Thank you for all the tips! They're definitely helpful and will help me plan my groceries for next week significantly better than this week went.

I have to be careful about protein bars, most that I've seen use soy protein (soy intolerance), but I'll look for some that use whey or another alternative, I didn't even think about carrying those around.

Thank you for the tips! Adding things to drinks seems to be the easiest, but I definitely need more protein- looks like I'll be getting more mammal meat instead of fish next round of groceries.

I'm not hungry often, and the foods that I have aren't very high in calories. If I don't eat three meals, I'm not going to hit the 1200 that I should be. If I do, I can typically hit right around there. I had previous issues with EDNOS which my doctor believes may have contributed to not feeling appropriate hunger cues. So…

The pants that I bought because they were a little loose were way too tight.

Sure, but I'd find a way to do it in a way that made it clear that I'm being friendly and not at all judgmental- maybe she knows and doesn't care or intended it. I'd appreciate if someone did the same for me, because while I'm normally pretty good and only wearing my fully opaque leggings out and about, it's only a matter…

My overall goal is 35-40 pounds- from 5'4 170 to 130-135. Ideally down 20 by May, and the rest by the end of the year. Long term because I'll be using the gym and know that muscle mass will play a good role if I keep things up properly. More realistic, better goal for myself: be happy with how I look and feel again by my…

Absolutely, I log everything. It's the best way for me to properly see the patterns and habits I have, and be able to look back and evaluate progress or lack of.

I weigh myself daily, mainly to just build the habit of keeping up with it. I don't pay much attention to the daily fluctuation, I look more at the trends in the associated app. If you get anxious or stressed about these things, I'd personally say less often so you're not seeing good/bad numbers as much, and not stressing…

I was diagnosed with trochanteric bursitis in November, had 4 weeks of physical therapy, and I have 4 more weeks of home exercises before I'm allowed to really get back into the gym. I'd had pain for over a year, but it got really bad which was why I finally saw an orthopedist for it. I did also get steroid shots (one in…

I like to eat. Not the full feeling, but the act of mastication, tasting, feeling it go down. But I also have really poor eating habits, back to even before puberty. In middle school I had to do a month long food diary. I wasn't getting much more than 500 calories per day before loaded snacks. It was really bad junk that…

I regularly consume less than 1k calories, but I've eaten that way my entire life. It's difficult for me to tell when I'm hungry, and even after forcing down a spoonful of coconut oil, I'm often still below a good count. That said, often if I know I'm well below my goals for the day by about early evening, I'll stop…

I don't. My scale broke. If I'm at a friends' place and they have a scale, I use it. Last week I was 145, confirmed with a scale at my doctor's office. So I know at least that one scale is zeroed properly. I don't want to obsessively weigh myself because when I do, I get obsessive about what I'm eating. I'm still trying to…

Low carb and low fat both work in different ways, but as long as you are following a deficit properly, then you will lose weight. In the end it is in/out, the type of food you bring in affects where you lose it from (Not meaning where on body, but what tissues, and only in dramatic cases). If you're on a low carb, you…

That machine is often difficult at first, but once you get a good form and realize how you have to utilize your body, it's easier and easier to go long distances/times on it. I can't use a treadmill because of knee issues, but because of the little/no impact that an elliptical has, it's perfect for me. Make sure you keep…

In terms of the food diary here, if it's water, it's water. I list my mio/generic equivalent under snacks and up the water count accordingly, since the database listings have the nutritional info for the liquid in the bottle itself. As for everyday water drinking, it depends on what it is, and what portion of it is…

CarbMaster yogurts have lower sugars than a lot, though I'm sure there's other brands that are lower. I see like 3-6g sugar in what I have in my fridge. You can also make your own chocolates (coconut oil, unsweetened cocoa powder, and a powder sweetener).

I'm 5'4, weight about 140 right now, and I've been a 7-9US denim jeans for about a year. Half the time the waist doesn't fit, too loose, but my thighs and butt, where I carry my weight, fit perfectly. I was a 5-7 for all of high school when I was bouncing between 125-135.