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Relax and believe in MFP. Faithfully weigh, log and enjoy your food and the weight will come off. I lost at about 1400 calories a day. Keep your goals reasonable and sustainable, which it sounds as if you've done. A pound a week is a good goal. Sure, it'll take time for the weight to come off but it will come off in a…

Every pound counts. Keep your goals reasonable and sustainable so that you don't get discouraged. You'll come out a winner.

You can reach your goal in time. Keep your goals reachable (small steps; don't look too far ahead) and sustainable and you'll get there.

Welcome! You've come to the right place for positive change.

Fluids all hydrate, so in that sense it all counts as water. As long as you are hydrated, you are drinking enough. Water, tea, coffee, fruit, veggies, juices, sauces, etc.....if it contains fluids, it contains some level of water and is hydrating. I don't count glasses of water; I drink throughout the day and after a…

Are you weighing your food? With so little to lose, it's important to be accurate with your logging. Those last few pounds are hard and come off slowly. Keep up the good work. You will reach your goal. Patience. :smile:

As mentioned before, with 20 lbs to lose, you shouldn't be set to lose more than 1 lb/week. This will give you more calories to consume each day and you'll lose at a healthy, sustainable rate. These calories are meant to fuel your body in a resting/inactive state while losing weight at your set weight loss goal (average).…

Good morning! I'm over 50 as well. Could always use like-aged friends for encouragement and support.

That sounds about right for a burger plus more. 3 months is probably about right for a 10 lb loss. A good rate of loss for that goal is 0.5 lb/week.

A 2 lb/week deficit is aggressive and meant for those who have a lot to lose. With only about 20 lbs to lose, you should have a goal of no more than 1 lb/week and when you get closer to having about 10 lbs to lose, that should change to a goal of about 0.5 lb/week. This allows you to ease into maintenance and slowly…

Are you eating back some of your exercise calories? 1200 is the minimum to keep your body healthy. You also need to fuel your exercise. It sounds as if you aren't eating enough to fuel your body & activities. How long did it take to lose the 23 lbs?

Not enough information. You could be eating too little and not fueling your body enough. Or it could be something else. It's hard to say with the data you've provided. The food listed may or may not fuel your workout but what is fueling your body?

Water retention from the sodium on the pretzels and in the peanut butter bread. Sodium will make you "gain" a few pounds overnight but it'll be gone in a few days. Drink plenty of water to flush it out and don't worry about it. As long as you're logging correctly, it's just water weight. Keep up the good work.

If you've increased your exercise, you may be retaining a bit of water. That will go away in a couple of weeks and the weight will come off. A 2-lb/week goal was probably a bit aggressive. I'm also trying to lose with a goal of 0.5 lb/week. In some ways I find it harder than a 1 lb/week goal because even small weighing…

Have you started a new exercise regime? If so, it may be water weight. Muscles will hold on to water at first to help repair microscopic tears. Are you weighing & measuring your food and logging it all? If not, you may need to tighten up the logging. Chances are that you haven't gained 3 lbs. Weight can fluctuate up to…

Agree with those who mentioned shoes. If shoes are too small, the toe nails will suffer (as well as the rest of your foot). Have shoes properly fitted. The toe box has to be roomy; toes away from the sides of the shoes. Running shoes are at least a 1/2 size larger than your regular shoes to keep the feet comfortable as…

Make sure you're weight loss goal isn't set too aggressively. Maybe set the loss for 1/2 lb/week for a couple of weeks, then increase to 1 lb/wk. It'll help you get used to weighing and logging food and the routine of that.

Find something to do? If you're bored and aware of that, find something to do that will take your boredom away or take your mind off of snacking.

Oops....my bad. I just looked it up. I had it mixed up. You're right it is about 8 1-minute run sessions. Sorry. It's been awhile..... :/

That sounds better. Enjoy the journey. You can do this now!

This. Without knowing your stats, we can't give any advice. Enter your stats into MFP, with a goal of losing 1 lb/week. Eat that many calories each day to lose 1 lb/week. If you exercise, eat back 1/2 of the calories that MFP says you burned to fuel that exercise. Your day would then be MFP calories + 1/2 exercise calories.

I do this. You can roll the dough out thinner than the ready-baked crusts. I add seafood, loads of veggies, enough cheese to stick everything together. Weigh everything, put it into the recipe section and count 1/4 of the pizza as a serving. It usually comes out fairly reasonable in calories and is a filling meal, with a…

This. Pick a sustainable goal (start with a 1lb/wk loss) and eat that many calories a day for a month or two. Be vigilant, weigh your food and stick to the calorie limit. It doesn't matter what you eat, as long as you eat the calories (more on this below). Weigh yourself every week and track your progress. In a couple of…

I'm a bit confused, so l summarize to show how I'm understanding your question: Your daily calorie intake to lose 1 lb/week is 1280/day. On days that you run, you're sluggish and want to know what to eat to fuel your runs and lose weight. But you don't say whether you eat back some of the calories you burn on your run or…

Montepulciano, C25K starts with fewer reps than you're doing. You may be starting out too aggressively and causing the shin problems. You can do this. Also, Jennie's advice about shoes is spot on. Good shoes will help knees, feet and legs tremendously.

I can't recommend C25K enough. Best advice I can give is to run slow. You'll feel as if you are already slow but you may still be running too fast at the beginning. Slow down, if you feel winded and cannot speak a short sentence out loud. Don't worry about your weight. You can do this. You've got a good walking base to…

Eat back about 1/2 of your exercise calories as the very minimum. Eating 1200 calories is most likely a very aggressive weight loss goal already. You should not eat below that as a NET (1200+ exercise calories = NET). Since exercise calories are so hard to get right and most do seem inflated, eat back at least half of what…

From your diary, it doesn't appear as if you weigh your food. There's a lot of generic amounts. It's possible that you are eating more than you think. As a young 20-year old, it doesn't seem possible that you would gain on 1500 calories. Double check your food intake. MFP works. A 1.5 lb/week goal may be a bit aggressive…

Have you tried having smaller goals? Try a goal of losing 10 lbs, when you reach that, repeat the goal.

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