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If you are getting your main source of sugar from fruits you don't have to worry about anything. Now if you are eating all that fruit and then desserts, yes you might have a problem lol.

There was a long post about this and people did not agree at all, but i do agree it is the quality. My boyfriend is a bodybuilder and he eats 2,500 calories of junk a day and his body is great EXCEPT his stomach. Yes the junk gives him energy but it is keeping him from getting where he needs to be.

You should change you mfp settings for protein to atleast 30% mine is set to 50. Going over on protein is a good thing as long as you're not going over your bodyweight in grams of protein.

I was having the same problem my first few weeks on mfp but i realized that I wasn't eating back my exercise calories and the time that i lost a lot of weight, i didnt track my calories at all i just ate healthy and until i was almost full. Since i;ve been eating back calories things have gotten much better :)

nope, protein is great :)

yes! my goal is 10 pounds by the end of the summer :)

I used to be an emotional eater as well so I understand, feel free to add me :)

wow you look great, good job!

that sounds amazing, add some veggies too it..perfect :)

i've lost 10 pounds in a month before, I burned about 600-8-00 calories a day and ate 1,500. It can be done :)

It's true a calorie is a calorie, but to have a healthy and sustainable lifestyle, good nutrients and bad nutrients have to be balanced. It's great that you've lose 14 pounds doing that. But the point is a big mac doesn't not give you the same amount of nutrition as fruits or veggies. I've lost 70 pounds this past year and…

Tonight, after I was done eating all my healthy food and logging in my calories, my boyfriend came home with a huge array of chinese takeout. He brought enough for 4 people and we both ended up eating it all. This happens a lot and no matter how hard i try it is hard because he is a bodybuilder and he needs to eat so I…

yes absolutely! I had a disagreement with my friend about this, I told her to think of it as 540 calories from a big mac is completely different from consuming 540 calories from fruits and veggies. Your body uses them differently and you get different nutrients from them and the fruits and veggies will benefit your more so…

it was heartbreaking but atleast at the end he agreed to go to rehab, hopefully things will be better for him in the future.

Same here, feel free to add me :)

eggs!

I'm starting my senior year of college and am frantically searching for grad programs and studying for the gre, I would love some support as well, feel free to add me :)

sounds amazing can't wait to try it :)

almond milk is great, there is a lot of new research on soy which is indicating that it can have many harmful effects so I stay away from it.

i'm 5'1 as well and i got down to 120 and did not like the way i looked I was the happiest at 125 :)

My goal is 15 by then :)

you can do it, BUT you have to eat only fruits veggies fat free dairy and protein and workout an hour a day. That includes cardio and weight lifting. I've lost 10 pounds in a week before doing that.

Usually I get all my carbs from the fruits vegetables and dairy that I eat and one serving from whole grain wrap or something else that is full of fiber. I seldom add extra carbs like bread or pasta to my meals because that makes the grams of carbs go up a lot.

Don't worry too much about "starvation mode" You should never eat to point of stuffing yourself or feeling uncomfortable. If you are eating a normal amount and losing weight consistent;y then that is your body's way of telling you that you are doing something right. There are very few days when my diary doesn't say i'm…

You can have an egg or egg whites and make a tiny omelet and throw some veggies in there so good :)

I'm a 20 year old college student as well and I gained 60 pounds :) If you have any questions or need any help, let me know!

I used to have the same problem! :( But I realized that the more you eat something you like, the more you want it. For me I had to cut out bread for a week-it was very hard and I really had to try to stay away from it but now I don't even like bread anymore. I filled my diet instead with good carbs from fruits, vegetables,…

I have my protein set to the same amount as my carbs, Protein will help you lose weight absolutely so don't worry about that, it's your carbs that you need to worry about going over.

Also I just looked at your diary and you are consuming way too many processed carbs. It's not just about the number of calories you consume but the amoutn of protein. You cannot eat 300 grams of carbs a day and 80 grams of protein and expect to lose weight quickly. I try to eat the same amount of carbs and protein…

Everyone;s body is different, for instance starvation mode has never affected me because i eat a low number of calories but high amounts of protein so my body has enough fuel to burn through. Others are affected negation by starvation mode. Anytime I eat my burned calories I begin to gain weight instantly so I don't…