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Pretty much this. You've got a lot of diary entries in cups and other similar measurements, such as tablespoons of peanut butter. Start weighing everything you eat, you'll probably find you're eating more than you think.

That's really not realistic. 2lbs/week is the maximum recommended rate of loss. Maybe you can lose a few more lbs of water weight if you're just starting, but not a total of 16lbs.

Yes, it is true. A new exercise regime will make you retain water weight. Other thing such as eating salty foods and time of the month can also make you temporarily gain water weight, and things such as more food in your digestive system than normal (if you had a large amount to eat the day before) can also make the scale…

Definitely try to get some kitchen scales. You can get them online or I'm sure there must be a shop near you that sells them. Normally a plateau is said to be 5-6 weeks or more, though that's if you're staying the same, if you're gaining you probably want to act quicker. Personally I'd get some scales asap, you may find…

Can you open your diary? Do you weigh everything you eat? How long have you been stuck for?

How clothes fit and progress photos are also options. I'm sure there must be somewhere you can get a cheap set of scales, though.

How much weight have you gained in the last 2 weeks? How often do you weigh? 2 weeks isn't really long enough to worry too much, it's perfectly normal to stay the same or gain a small amount for a week or two, especially if you're weighing weekly rather than daily. But it's also worth asking how accurate your calorie…

Odd, I haven't seen this question asked before, now there are two in one day. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10254777/if-its-really-all-about-cico-then/p1 Yes it is that simple, all the other nonsense is from ignorance or about getting money, as there's little money to be earned in CICO.

How long has it been since you've lost weight? How often do you weigh yourself? What's your weekly weight loss goal? It looks like you are weighing everything, it's worth just checking that you are and you're not just going with entries that happen to be in grams.

Eating different amounts on different days is how we evolved - it's kinda what we were designed for. And it's the central idea behind certain diets like intermittent fasting and calorie cycling. If you're not seeing much weight loss you're either being impatient (as you say, only 3 weeks), not counting accurately and…

1. Prelog your meals so you know how many calories you've got available through the day. This also makes it easier to save up calories through the day to eat later on if you get hungrier at night. 2. Drink lots of water - it can be surprisingly filling! It can also be easy to mistake thirst for hunger . 3. Protein, fat and…

I definitely think mine was worth the money, but whether you think it's worth it is very individual - both in regards to whether you'll find the device useful and how much money you're happy to spend. I mean, I wouldn't think twice about buying a dress I liked for £20, whereas I have friends that would balk at the idea of…

I swear it seems to be a thing in America to assume that everyone loves peanut butter/nuts in general. I was there on holiday with my family a few years ago. We went to a restaurant and they bought this tray over with a plate of each desert for us to choose from. My dad went for a slice of chocolate cake. What they came…

I could get behind this theory.

I wonder this, too! I can't stand the smell, If I'm in the same room as peanut butter it makes me feel sick.

Nothing will destroy your diet if it's in your calorie allowance.

I personally wouldn't agree with ditch the scales (last time I did that I gained 20lbs without realising), but I would say: 1. Leave it a bit longer, it's only been 4 weeks. 2. Water weight is a potential explanation, which is why you should leave it longer. 3. Weigh everything you eat if you're not already - if you're…

I have a jacket potato everyday with cheese. Easy to weigh to get an accurate calorie count, and pretty filling. But you can eat anything you want as long as it's in your calories.

There's nothing wrong with sugar... and it would be very hard to avoid completely.

I spend most of my working day refreshing the forums haha, which is 7 hours a day, 5 days a week. I don't spend 7 hours solid on here of course... there aren't enough threads for that lol.

Aw thank you XD

If you'd linked to the blog in your OP you'd probably have got the replies you got later on (that the blog is utter rubbish), whereas your current OP looks like you've just taken a random idea out of the air and treated it as fact, which is why people reacted the way they did. It is also ironic that you called out someone…

50-75% is recommended instead of 100% to account for the fact that many things overestimate exercise calories (Fitbits tend to be more accurate than gym machines or the MFP database, but still aren't perfect). The reason you're told to eat them back is because there's already a deficit built into your daily calorie goal -…

Or no one in the UK with over 250lbs to lose has read this post :P

10lbs in a month is overly ambitious even if you were obese. I mean, you may manage it with the extra loss from water weight at the beginning, but it really is pushing it. 2lbs/week is the highest recommended rate of loss, and that's only for people that have a lot of weight to lose. So 10lbs in a month really isn't a good…

If you understand that you get hormone fluctuations, why would you expect to stay the same? Some people fluctuate by up to 5lbs a day, way more than you'd expect to lose in a week. There will be many days where you weigh more than the next day, then less again the day after. Definitely get a scale for the kitchen and weigh…

What...? How is saying that your you stomach hurting sounds like hunger bullying? If you find that you're hungry try eating more protein and fat, as they tend to keep you fuller for longer. And of course lots of low calorie foods like vegetables that allow you to eat more quantity than the same amount of calories of other…

Yeah definitely start weighing foods, then give it a few weeks and see how you're doing.

So does that mean it's only been 6 days that you've not lost/gained? That's nothing, you need to leave it longer than that! Fluctuations can make it look like you're gaining weight if you only leave it a few days. Look at the trend over a few weeks and decide how you're doing. That said, if you're not already, it's a good…