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Maybe that was my problem...

For weight loss the only rule you need to follow is to consume fewer calories than you burn. Before you start cutting out food groups, it would be a good idea to consult with a doctor to see if that's actually what's causing your issues. You'd want to know if it's something more serious, and you wouldn't want to eliminate…

If I'm hungry I'll eat dinner... if not I'll just go to bed. So far in life I've never not been hungry though.

It doesn't cost anything to go for a walk. It doesn't cost anything to count your calories and make sure you don't consume too many of them.

People want what they want right away. No one wants to be on a diet for a year, they want to be ready for the beach next month.

if you can manage to come close to your other macros and keep your calories under your goal, that's all that matters

did you read any of the other replies or just the OP?

it isn't fattening if you consume fewer calories than you burn. that's all that matters.

it tastes good

Weight gain is due to calories. When I was at my heaviest, my body always wanted calories, and I gave them to it. Nothing adjusted other than my pant size. It doesn't matter what label you put on the calories "whole" "healthy" "nutritious" calories are calories and if you eat too many of them you'll gain weight. If you eat…

It's not only counting her "active" calories. Fitbits' calorie indicators include the calories you burn just living in addition to any exercise calories. It tries to give you a picture of how much you burned in total throughout the entire day so you can plan meals etc accordingly

even if you are, it's a non-issue

If the goal is to lose weight there's no need to go cold turkey on anything, unless it's a food type you seriously can't control your intake of. But it's not a good idea to demonize sugar/carbs/fast food as pure junk. It all can be fit into a diet that allows you to continue to enjoy food you like while losing weight.

Sadly this is true - "eat fewer calories than you burn" just seems too simple for many people. It's like they feel the need to punish themselves, or test their resolve in order to lose weight. Unfortunately this usually leads to a week or two of extreme focus and some success followed by a month of "I can't take it…

I'm pretty sure that anything that tastes good increases hunger/appetite lol. Didn't even need to do a study!

money

I know this is just an opinion but Serena Williams is pretty far from "masculine" looking by just about any metric. Unless we're just talking about arm definition, which I don't think is fair.

As you gain weight your caloric needs increase if you want to keep gaining. Just like as you lose weight, your needs decrease if you want to keep losing.

Agreed, suspenders are due for a comeback.

I seem to gain weight just thinking about food unfortunately.

This. My girlfriend and I just got back from Europe - I swear I've never had so many carbs/sugars/refined flour in a one week period in my entire life yet we both lost weight. Why? Portions are noticeably smaller there and we walked everywhere. You can just look at how over half the planet eats white rice as a staple and…

MFP is designed for you to eat them back. The problem is that your calorie burn is an estimate - it could be higher or lower than what is being reported. Many people start by eating back half of the calories you burn and seeing how that goes.

Calories are what cause you to gain or lose weight, carbs are just a part of the picture

A lot of people have answered the question to the best of their ability. Some of the answers don't line up with the answer the OP wanted but that doesn't make them discourteous. If calorie burn is the goal and people point out that working out in a hot room leads to less effective workouts despite how good it feels to…

Increased heart rate is a result of cardio exercise.. But it's the exercise that burns the calories, not just sitting there with an increased heart rate.

Anything is better than nothing so go for it, but it won't be the same effectiveness as actual jogging/running. 355 calories for 30 min seems like the fitbit is assuming you're jogging normally rather than in-place.

Everything is chemicals

There are countless variables to account for when trying to decide why you feel like you need a nap today, but I wouldn't overthink it unless it becomes a chronic issue.

The absolute best thing you can do right now is eat normal food and learn portion control. Unless you plan to drink shakes for the rest of your life, or you want to have to go on a diet every time you need to fit into something or have an event coming up.

A little bit of vitamin C