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first, check you hormones/thyroid checked, stuff gets wonky at this age. second, as deannalfisher said since you're not overweight, maybe this is the time to try recomp--less cardio, more heavy lifting, and eating at maintenance? why not give it a try. your exercise regime sounds kind of exhausting.

Try classes and see what you like. I find that whenever i'm listening to good music, I'm having fun--walking, hiking, dancing (dont recommend biking with earphones on the road though). I like zumba but I also take another dance class that is more flow/ballet/jazz fusion. I have friends who listen to podcasts, etc, too…

Fire your nutritionist. buy a food scale. log everything. you'll figure out how much you're eating and then reduce calories from there. Personally, I find eating all day (3 meals, 2 snacks) unnecessary, although it was a long standing habit. I usually have 2 decent meals, plus a light breakfast (coffee/milk). Maybe a piece…

3 oz of chicken and 1/2 c of cooked rice is pretty small. I could easily eat double that at a meal. If you've been eating at a high volume, then you may find meals this small are not going to satisfy you. so, I'd, just double the rice, cheese, and add in two pieces of fruit, or add a salad with olive oil dressing. Or swap…

is there any real difference between a 24 hour water fast and folks who do one meal a day, assuming they eat their one meal 24 hours apart? I have fasted for yom kippur--I don't miss the food but the morning coffee with milk is a bummer. I can't say I've felt cleansed or anything after, but I certainly did enjoy breaking…

at 1200 cal/day I find eating 2 real meals a lot more pleasurable than 3 miniscule ones. I still have coffee in the am. I also have found that my ability to go without food has improved--when I started I was eating every 2-3 hours--a little hit of something or coffee. Now 16/8 is easy, i've done 20/4 and I am considering…

for those of you in the gym 2 plus hours a day, when (and how!) do you go if you work f/t and have youngish kids? do you go during work? early morning? at night? does your spouse also work out? I try to alternate early mornings with my spouse but it always feels rushed and evenings are impossible, I fly out of work with…

First of all, congratulations for quitting smoking. Secondly, I hope that you have a good allergist who is helpig you control the asthma symptoms. Thirdy, you have quit really recently. Your lung function will improve but it takes time--weeks to months just to *start* improving. Lastly, jumping ope is hardly 'baby steps,'…

I'm 5'2" and am interested in fittingly back into a size 4/4p. For me, that's probably 115-118 but depends on muscle and fat levels. I'd like to gain muscle after I drop.a few more #s but my goal is look, feel, not #.

Thanks! I just ordered the stick and a band from.amazon. but now I'm freaked out that it will snap again. It was excruciating!

I hear a lot of self-criticism in your post. I wonder if you vacillate between berating yourself and then 'making up for it' by eating to comfort yourself. Maybe work on acceptance---you lost 87 lbs !!!! and you have not gained it all back, not even a full 10 lbs. So you shouldn't be 'disgusted' with yourself, just take it…

It sounds like the issue is not being able to keep either the amount of alcohol or the food that follows within your limits. I drink wine frequently, but usually one glass. Occasionally a margarita. It fits my calories and I enjoy it. But i also usually do it right before or with a meal that I have planned out. I notice if…

Hi emmaellery1989, I dont think you are an idiot at all! It sounds like you were given vague instructions to cut out 'high carb' foods like bread and starch. You did so, but according to your diary or your nutritionist you are still eating (too many?) carbs. I think that raises a couple questions. First, how low are the…

not to poach the thread but my question is similar--I have a desk job, so unless I work out I am getting between 4-5k steps a day. I count that as sedentary, but then track my fitbit to MFP to account for exercise--sometimes is daily, othertimes its not, so I would rather have a daily account of exercise than change my…

Does having coffee with cream or milk break the fast? I usually have one cup with half n half and a tsp of agave around 6 or 7 am and dont eat anything more until lunch anywhere from 12 to 2 pm. I generally eat two meals a day, sometime with a small snack (I"ll eat breakfast if I'm ravenous of course)--but I can't really…

Welcome to MFP and congrats on your weight loss so far! I thought I'd convey a couple things I found helpful starting out. First, and you'll hear it over and over again, is invest in a food scale (they are under 20$). Vast majority of people underestimate their caloric intake. Weighing every bite--to the extent…

given that you're intolerant to rice, which is one of the least allergenic foods, it probably makes sense for you to work with your gastroenterologist and an RD--I assume you are under a doctor's care for your food intolerances? Have you been tested for SIBO?

OP, many years ago I dieted to extremes--years of eating 1k calories and exercising a lot, every day. I was underweight (95 ish lbs, I'm 5'2") and suffered varied health problems, which resolved themselves when I slowly went back to a more normal way of eating and got up to 115, which was a healthy weight for me. Of…

can you be more specific about your goal? Are you trying to gain weight, maintain? You seem to eat a pretty restricted diet--is there a reason you're avoiding even dried fruit? anyway some ideas:the following gets you to 1200 or more b/f: 2 eggs and a slice of avocado toast lunch: 1 large wrap with 1/3 c hummus and lots of…

I would look on craiglist for a used BOB/double jogging stroller. If you haven't been on a bike in ages and are getting back into shape, I think pushing 2 kids in the stroller might be a better bet. You can also do 3 short 10 minute exercise bursts a day--10 minutes of burpees and squats, for example; 10 minutes at work…

I usually just have coffee with cream or milk. But if I've been up for more than 3 hours, I'll eat or at least bring a banana. Its usually fine. the only times I've felt shaky is when I've done a really intense ashtanga yoga--and more likely from dehydration.

sorry, meant to add: 30-60 minutes of walking a day, plus some weight lifting a few times a week will help with cardio endurance, strength, etc.

I think you can achieve what you want with: small calorie deficit, but not too much, if you're trying to conceive--keep in the good fats, but cutting sugars may be helpful, my midwive always told me to keep the added sugars low during pregnancy)

One of my favorite desserts is to take ricotta (low fat though I will do full fat for company/non dieting) and puree it in the food processor until very creamy with orange marmalade and--optional but yummy--splash of grand marnier or triple sec. Put in a martini glass, top with mini chocolate chips or raspberries and a…

seems like most people who are successful on MFP find that sticking to your calorie limit is the most important-and to be able to stick to it requires eating a way that is sustainable long term. Doesn't sound like this--or other diets--work for you. They dont for me either. While I dont eat a lot of carbs and sugar as a…

a food scale is important--unless you weigh and measure everything you dont know how many calories you're consuming. In my case, being off by 200 calories (sooo easy to do--that's like figuring on 1tb of olive oil but its really two and forgetting about 7 cashews) means no deficit. secondly, the calorie burn for exercise…

You look a-m-a-z-i-n-g. What a transformation! Just curious--do you feel that you need to lose 10# more because its a number in your head? You look very very fit, with muscle but without lots of extra padding. at any rate, congrats!

i'M 5' 1.5" and 122. My net calories average 1200--which is using MFP or Fitbit's assumptions about exercise which for me is 3x week of 40 min cardio, 30 min weight training, plus 1 yoga class. I am otherwise fairly sedentary--desk job. At that level I am supposed to drop .5 lbs/week. I did lose a bit until this past…

I think you should consider a smaller deficit--you dont have much weight to lose (if any). What if the extra 240 calories each day was a 'treat' so you dont feel deprived? I also think that the days that you're going over your TDEE are telling you something--maybe that you need more calories, or less dieting. Dieting can…

It looks like I'm averaging about 60 grams of protein but some days only get 30. Think I need to eat more protein. I usually dont eat breakfast but tried a shake the other day, it was pretty good. That could get me there. I'm just not used to eating a lot of it==a previous life as a vegetarian means my idea of adequate…