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I guess the only reason that I bring it up is because my energy was so low that I could barely make it through the day just taking care of my kids, and that included 2 hours in bed mid afternoon. If it just wasn't as good of a workout i would chalk it up to "it happens" because you are right it does! This was like full on…

just log it and carry on. Better luck tomorrow

I have no luck giving this up completely...so now I just weigh out a serving of popcorn and drink a grapefruit selzer. Crunchy....carby and bubbly goodness.

Its up to you. You dont really have to give anything up unless you are eliminating it just for more calories for something else. Coffee is my biggest dietary hurdle..ive found that portion controlling my milk and creamer (yes I use both, dont hate lol) is doable and i organically have moved to less coffee because I don't…

I was actually thinking of changing my goals to 0.5lb/wk (1880cals) because currently I am at just below 1600 and I am running out of steam during the day and my workouts.

You shouldn't have it set to lose 2/wk unless you are already at a high weight and have a lot to lose. 2lbs/wk is pretty aggressive for a lot of people and that 1200 is based on you burning 1000 cals more than you consume per day. Yes, you are correct that you will likely be starving. Why don't you start with something…

Mine are 11.5 and I've always found my arms to be on the "long and lean" side. I don't like them to go below 10 or my elbow looks bigger than my upper arm and it's weird

I spend about $75/wk for my family of 4 at aldi. I don't buy much in boxes (cereals, etc) and I buy fresh produce, eggs, dairy/almond milk, chicken, ground beef, roasts, pork chops, salmon, rice, beans, oats, etc.

I use this in my sauteeing instead of olive oil because it is not as damaged at higher heats and has a lower smoke point. I don't add it to everything though because it still has calories and what would the point of that be?

I dont (well, very very rarely) drink milk at all these days thats not in a cup of coffee or a shake. Other than that I go by preference. I do whole milk for coffee because I like it and I would rather use a small amount of that milk than a large amount of skim milk to get the same taste. I use lowfat cottage cheese…

I'm going to agree with others that you probably don't realize how much you are eating. I have fallen into that trap many times and really only realized that was the problem when I went back to measuring/weighing foods after a period of "eyeballing" my portions. Example? my coffee. When I measure I use 1/4c milk and 1T of…

welcome! It might help to get a real clear idea for yourself what you want. Usually when people just "want to lose" or "slim down a little" those are nonspecific and are less likely to be attained. Do you want to decrease pain/increase energy? etc. Whatever your "why" is, find a way to remind yourself of that why 20 times…

welcome. Don't beat yourself up too much....everyone had to start somewhere. Sitting down with a plan for dinners/meals might work well for you, I know with me and my kids (4 and just 2) if I don't plan ahead I do whatever is cheap and easy because those little monsters have me DRAINED by about 4pm. When my kids were that…

Welcome. It really is a juggling act. I was diagnosed with AN as a teen and I carried BN/EDNOS for about 8 years after that. Just really make sure that you have your "head on right", because as you are likely well aware it can be very easy to slip back into old habits. For me, I am doing well...no binges, no restricting,…

A restrictive diet plus swallow issues really means you should work with a dietician. That's very specific given the amount of protein sources you cannot eat

If it's set at 1500 then if you do no intentional working out whatsoever then you should eat 1500. If you burn 400 cals working out then you are supposed to eat them back (in this case with a total of 1900).

1. go from pre-hypertensive to a normal blood pressure 2. Have my cholesterol go back to normal 3. Stay consistent

Me too! On since 2010 and it's just now clicking about how important nutrition is: weighing foods, correct macro proportion (when I have enough cals and I feel weak...usually I didn't eat enough carbs, etc). Also on the importance of just stay consistent. It's so simple but never really "clicked." Better late than never,…

I think you are going to surprise yourself if you keep working. Start small with what you can do. I knew a woman once that only walked around her house initially because she was afraid if she left she wouldn't make it home. She lost the first 30-40lbs just walking circles around her home and getting her nutrition goals on…

I was actually really happy with my New Years eating. It's the first time I ever planned holiday eating and stuck pretty close to what I planned (yay for pizza, chocolate bark and cheese balls! Lol). It was one of the biggest accomplishment feelings I've ever had to feel like it "worked."

Yes. MFP calorie goals are based on What You Burn (metabolism/fitness) and What you Eat to create a final deficit amount to a lot for your weight loss goals. If you add more calories to the "burn" by working out more, you balance it back out by eating those calories to maintain the deficit/gain/maintenance

Also remember that your body is always burning calories. That's why looking at it simply by "if I eat X and burn Y, it's like I ate Z" isn't getting the whole picture. Your BMR is going to depend on a lot of factors and if you set your MFP for your goals it will calculate based on that. So because you are ALWAYS burning…

I can't use BC and my 2nd day if my cycle is really bad. I keep it short those days and inside my house.

I'm 5'6. I'm about 164ish and I assume I'd like to get down to 145ish. My main goals are to lower my BP and cholesterol and to log consistently and work out consistently for 6 months. I don't actually have a scale so I assume once my other goals are met if I like the way I look, that will be it

I used to believe in this because my body would always seem to settle at certain weights seemingly regardless of what I did. Under closer examination I would end up the same weight when I ate the way I ate and was active the amount I was active. When I actually ate less and burned more....suddenly I wasn't stuck at that…

If you want to lose 40 in 2018, that's about 3/4 of a pound a week, which would put you at losing about 5-7lbs by the end of feb. the more maintainable you make your weight loss, the less likely you will just gain it all back

You are still eating 1200, you just are burning 200 of those off.

You said 3 weeks. I usually bloat in the beginning around this time and put on weight. Keep up with it another couple weeks and it will go down if you are weighing food/tracking calories the way you say

I've done the best making some sort of shake/smoothie to drink on my way to work...and I pack a ready to go soup and salad (I make a big pot of soup every 7-10 days and portion it out). I'll pack some things like fruits, cheese stick, etc and I'll pack an amount of food that leaves me enough calories for dinner/drink when…

I think it would be a nice app to exist, but I don't know of any. I try to lower my sugar intake in general (I tend to eat a ton if I'm not being careful and I have blood sugar issues so this isn't ideal). Honestly if you do more things homemade you will cut down overall sugar content in general.