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I find dairy does not agree with my gut- but I occasionally can eat yogurt- I am not doing this as a political statement- if I crave meat or dairy I have it- I just feel I need it less and less the more I eat plant based . It’s as if the gut biome is changing slowly. The more plant based I get the better I feel- yet just…

Thank you all for your wonderful and logical advise. You are correct- I have had to reduce my activity level due to spine issues. Also I got burnt out on logging and counting calories. I need to get back to basics. Also I wanted to get a more compleete and better nutrition so I have tried more plant based. On paleo I…

Also checked blood work and was good, b 12 good, have a psychologist, also have spine stenosis and was in physical therapy and not able to run . Now being allowed to run again slowly. Hopefully that will help. I was swimming yet never can loose weight with swimming. Tried bike yet hurt the back too. Any personal experience…

Thank you for the responses. I have gained because I was less restrictive on the diet and so ate more liberally and more fruit and started to eat some bread. I feel better yet don't want to back track too much. Do you thing being catabolic for 3+ years is hard on the body? I guess I fet like I needed to be anaboliic at…

Wow just weighed apple and saw how many calories more by weight - almost twice as many- 70 cal as list one apple . By weight 128 cal for a 7 oz apple. Wow what a difference. I think that was eye opening. Will be weighing from now on and let you know my progress in a few weeks.

Good advice thank you so much for taking the time to look - very good point- will weigh instead of using cups

Thanks did it now open diary - feel free to look and criticize and advise

How do I open my food diary I will be happy to share info

So u say that even if I eat under my basal metabolic rate the body will still let go of fat, or will it just consume its own muscle first?

One of the reasons I think I'm under eating is that I am constantly doing a lot if exercise and not getting the calories back. As an example yesterday I di 3 hours and 20 minutes of intense interval training with crossfit type workout and biking. I had a heart rate monitor on and burned over 1300 cal according to the…

Yes I do weigh and measure everything. The funny part is when I eat slightly more calories I tend to loose more weight. I also think my issue as mentioned earlier is I want to loose some of the layer of fat over the abs not so much as weight as I am pretty decent yet want to be able to see the abs. Has anyone tried the…

I looked up a formula type web site and found that I have been under calorie by at least 600 calories a day most days and some days maybe even over a thousand calories under what I need. Is it possible that being low in calories has put my body in starvation mode and reduced its ability to let go of the fat?

I reviewed a lot of info and it says to up protein. I need to do something to get my system moving agaain . Mpf sets automatically to 50% carb, 20% protein, and 30% fat. I will try increase and do 30 c , 40 p, 30 f . Let me know what u think

I am 2100 cal / day and 210 lb at 5ft 10in. Now just rating up to calorie yet usually not rating back excercise calories. I am not eating more then allowed I promise I am vigilant and compulsive on that point.

I don't know how to open my diary. How do I do that?

Just getting frustrated and feeling like I'm spinning my wheels and not going anywhere. I will adjust down in calories. If I list myself sedentary 1850 is what mpf gives. I think that being on my feet and being at a standing desk 90 % of the day 4 days a week plus my 60-90 minutes of excercise puts me into light active…

Thank you. I will stop eating back excercise calories and see what happens. I actually starting eating excercise calories back originally because I plateaued and people said I did not eat enough and the body stopped loosing. Maybe the body readjusted now and if I reduce calories I will start to see the scale move. I did…

I do eat back excercise calories. Is that something u should not do? I've asked before on mfp yet people said to eat then back to be in appropriate calorie balance. I do weigh food when at home yet when out I have to eyeball. I try to overestimate as much as possible so I don't under estimate. What can I do to loose the…

I have been weighing especially when at home. MU am frustrated as I am stuck ina plataue for the last 7 months. Even adjusted calorues up and down. I have been doing a lot more excercise especially calisthenics like pullups pushups and squats as well as aerobics. I think I have lost fat and gained muscle yet the scale does…

Shawn t insanity - finished 3rd round. Thinking of trying Shawn t's other workout like assylum or t25. Has anyone done those?

How do you make homemade protein bars?

I like the 300 cal number will likely go with that. When you say 10 inch you refer to the slice not the entire pizza right ?

This made me doubt my calorie log. How do I know if mpf is correct. The box of purchased goods is the only way to compare. Maybe this incorrect calorie issue is to blame for my current weight loss plateau? Does this mean weight watchers is better?

Dito. You all are inspirational and I am amazed. I have been plateauing lately and I have only been at this for 7 months. I see a lot of the weight loss stars have been at it a few years so I am encouraged that it is a gradual process which then needs life long maintenance. You all are awsome and I will show this to my…

Yeh - very frustrating. I am working out a lot. At least 1 1/2 hour each day and really watching not to eat junk food. Overall very clean diet- with a slice of pizza 3 times per week. I have never been over calorie goal. Measure food all the time. Have weekly calorie deficits of 6-8000 below goal weekly. I do eat fruit as…

Just wanted to say that these are great responses and thank you to all. I am very frequently encouraged and impressed by all of your results. You all are doing great. I have 2 days ago reset my goals to 1 lb per week loss and listed myself as lightly active. This changed my calories to 2130. I also going to be much more…

Thank you that was a excellent response from someone who has done amazing things with weight loss. You are amazing- keep up the good work.

Sorry did not know about guidelines. Did not know I could not ask a question freely. I was not satisfied with the answer or quantity of responses I got. No one else would answer so I asked again in what I thought was a clearer way.

I checked out the link and recalculated my calories. Will watch my measurements too and feel optimistic that it will help break me through weight loss plateau.

I have tried ergo mouse yet now any motion will agrivate it. Anyone know of any exercises that u have done for yourself that worked. They have stuff on YouTube but not sure if will work