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I found that weighing as absolutely essential to my journey. This knowledge made even more sense when I started working in the food industry (grocery and prepared/packaged food) and learned that, in order to avoid fines and fees companies routinely overfill their packages. In the US, companies are allowed to overfill the…

Weight fluctuates as the day progresses based on any number of variables... water, food,temperature, whether or not you've worked out, whether or not you've gone to the restroom. I fluctuate up to 10lbs in a day if I just measure haphazardly. I find that weighing at the same time, in the same circumstance (same clothes,…

MFP is designed for you to eat back exercise calories. Most seem to say the awarded calories are too high and eat back 50% or so.

Meal prep and even pre-logging is a great strategy. It's one I use myself.

An initial big loss is to be expected as your body dumps water weight. Many experience that. But after that, 1-2 lbs a week is considered a healthy rate of loss. If you lose faster than that, you run the risk of losing lean mass as your body will start to burn muscle tissue in addition to fat. Ultimately, a slower, more…

Where did you get your calorie/macro recommendations? MFP generally won't go below 1500 for males, although I think that can be manipulated to lower. For a 20 year old male, I'd think that your intake is too low, especially if you are doing any excercise on top of your "semi-hard work". (in quotes because we don't actually…

Sometimes it takes a bit. Eventually you should se fitbit logging in your exercise diary. This will then adjust your calorie count per the difference between the two... adding calories for activity/steps in excess of "normal" and subtracting if you've turned on negative calorie adjustment.

OP, you've gotten some great advice here. This really is a question that you should be posing to your primary care physician or whatever doctor you might see. Any kind of issue that affects your health, and digestion is a key part of your health, is best suited for trained medical professionals and not random internet…

My entire life changed when I got an air fryer. It makes everything so much simpler... no oil... no messy measuring... less calories. I fell in love instantly and will never look back.

My fitbit says I have a TDEE of 5800 kcal... so not accurate for me. I'm not sure how or why, and I've even contacted their support over it. They told me that it was accurate even though I know for a fact I maintain at 2800-3000 *shrug*

I have french fries almost every single night because I have leftover carbs/calories and starchy carbs are super satisfying to me. Never hindered my goals.

You already added me. What was your previous account? Did i have you on my list then? Have you read much of the information at: http://www.veganhealth.org/ It's a good place to learn about the nutrition issues that you will need to educate yourself about/pay attention to as you transition. I've been doing this a long time…

Nutritionist is a title that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Not to say that all nutritionists are bad, but I could get a nutritionist certification online in under a day. If you are looking for accurate dietary advice, you'll need to see if you can see a registered dietitian. They will have a degree behind their name…

All of this... also Toph is awesome.

This is exactly the advice that I would have given and reflects my experience as well. :)

I could easily eat several weeks worth of deficit in one sitting... just saying. OP, what are your goals? Perhaps you are approaching them too aggressively? I find that when I'm in aggressive deficit, I'm much more likely to binge eat. The key for me was learning a bit more patience. Lower the goal of how much I wanted to…

When I first started, I hit the FAQ/Help pages. You might start there and see if you find it as helpful as I did. https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/en/portal/topics/455841-general-questions-getting-started/articles Also, the stickies at the top of each forum section are a wealth of information. Here's the main sticky…

It's been my understanding that the weight should be in the middle of your foot, so neither on your toes or on your heels directly. My coach's cues tend to be centered around spreading the force evenly throughout my entire foot. I find if I move the weight to the front or back like that, the lift and my balance are both…

If you are a new vegan, I highly recommend you take the time to learn some about nutrition because it will be of importance to you as you continue on this journey. A main struggle of being vegan is certain vitamins; b12, zinc, vitD, omega3 oils, etc. Here's a good resource to get you started: http://www.veganhealth.org/…

If it's default settings is most likely at or near the RDA or recommended daily allowance, which is a minimum :# But, for preservation of lean mass and minimizing lean tissue losses during extended deficit, it's pretty important.

The only thing I can really recommend is eating more protein dense foods. My personal favorite is seitan. You can buy it premade or make it yourself... it's easy once you've done it a time or two. I make up several pounds at once and it generally lasts me the week. Personally, I also eat things like Field Roast, tofurky,…

I find rice-cream to be the least satisfying... and most like water. :p I'll second to So-delicious cashew stuff... but let's be honest... it will never be the same as "regular" ice cream. Expecting it to be will only be setting yourself up for disappointment. I find it much more effective to appreciate it for what it…

'bout time the Joker got around to doing something useful.

In that case, you can get a spiralizer and make veggie "pasta" . Lots of people seem to like that.

When you say soy mince, what do you mean exactly? Is it a pre-defined product, something you make yourself? I use a bean base and tvp/tsp, personally. As for OP, on a vegetarian diet, you are going to have higher carbs by its very nature. But there's nothing wrong with that. I believe there may be some reddit groups…

Calorie dense food is really all there is to it. Nuts, nut butters, avocado, seeds,oils etc. I've never had a difficult time reaching calories unless I'm eating above 3000kcal in a day. For me, the trick to getting enough calories with such a high goal is to make sure that my macros fall in line. .8-1.2 grams of protein…

You're profile doesn't give any of your stats, but I'm guessing 1100 is probably too low, especially if you are doing any form of exercise. I'd recommend going back into your profile, setting your goal to .5lb/week if you have less than 20 lbs to lose 1.0lb/week if you have 50ish pounds to lose etc I'd also set your…

Perhaps your deficit is too aggressive?

How's your logging? I found that I learned a lot about my eating habits when I started weighing my food... mainly that I was really bad at estimating, and that things like measuring cups were badly inaccurate, pre-packaged food almost always weighs more than it says it will, and I could easily kill my deficit with even a…

This is exactly the truth. I work in foods and the one thing I hear more often than any other is the change in trends toward whole food, organic, and processed items deemed to be healthier than others. The market is shifting in that direction evidenced by some recent acquisitions by big players in the market gobbling up…