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I agree that it will depend on how much weight/fat you have to lose. I guess you should also check the BMR and TDEE for your current weight, to make sure you won't set too large a deficit by eating your goal weight calories.

Have you calculated your TDEE and BMR, and set your calorie goal based on that? (see road map: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013). Are you counting calories? It seems like you are eating very little. Eating too little will not help you lose weight, but it will mess up your…

Don't cut fat down in your diet, unless you are way over in fat in your macros. Eating fat will not make you store fat. Eating too many calories is what will make you store excess energy as fat, but it does not matter if those calories were mostly from protein, carbs, or fat. Everybody needs plenty of fats in their diet,…

You should read the road map, it has some good info. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912920-in-place-of-a-road-map-3-2013 Oh, and if you read this and you are not sure about your activity level including exercise, something that you can do is choose the most appropriate activity level for you not counting…

I would recommend to start counting calories if you aren't already. Also, it may be a good idea to find a good endocrinologist, get your BMR tested, and get advice there how to improve your metabolism.

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Maybe eating so little calories for your height and weight has damaged your metabolism. You could get your BMR professionally tested, to see whats up, and perhaps find a good endocrinologist that can help look at how to improve your metabolism. It also may be worthwile to start strength training to boost your metabolism.

Have you lost inches/clothing sizes, etc? Maybe you can get your BMR professionally tested? That should help clarifying things (assuming you have been weighing and logging accurately).

50 grams of chocolate should be a bit less than 300 calories so you should be able to fit that in, especially if you up your calories to suit your goals better as some people mentioned before. Just be sure to for the rest eat nutrient dense food. You can try to decrease your chocolate with for instance 1 gram every two…

It is most likely water weight. Maybe you were a bit high on sodium the previous day, or that time of the month is coming your way? Edit: I see that you say you "estimate" home made food. Start actively counting calories by weighing your food etc.

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I'm not a vegan, but: Some good ways for a vegan to get some protein seem beans,lentils,peas (legumes basically), and nuts. Perhaps you can also go the protein-powder smoothie route with some hemp - powder or pea-powder. Some good ways to get healthy fats: avocado, nuts (nut butters).

Yep, try increasing your calories to whatever you calculated based on the road map linked in a post before me. If eating more is hard for you, you could increase gradually, for instance a 100 calories every few days. I don't think that you have to worry too much about changing what you now regularly eat for breakfast and…

Generally between 250 and 450 (approximately 1500 net cal daily goal)

That is wonderful! Congratulations :). You may like this blog: www.runsforcookies.com . She has some nice posts about how she deals with binge eating.

Each small change you make will add up in the end. After a while it becomes second nature, you add in larger changes, and you're on top! Good luck with this process :)

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First step: Informing yourself, set yourself up for succes. Read this, it has been useful for many people on here! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

I have no experience with bodymedia, but I can recommend the Polar FT40 as a heart rate monitor. Not too expensive,and has an approximation for your vo2max (basically fitness test) that helps calculating the amount of calories burnt a bit more accurately.

I'm pretty sure that if you are 5'9 eating just 1200 calories is not enough. Try calculating your TDEE: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ Then subtract 20% from that TDEE and that is the amount of calories you should be taking in approximately. There are two things you can do when you fill this thing in: Fill in your…

Back & butt & lower legs-> face -> lower abdomen.

If your totm is coming up, that very well may have something to do with it.

Between straight and an hourglass, with a longer torso is called a "vase" I believe.

I'm 5'7, starting weight 191 and goal weight 154 (maybe 144). I'm a large frame hourglass.

First step: getting information, setting yourself up to succeed. This has been helpful to a lot of people: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/975025-in-place-of-a-road-map-short-n-sweet

I think it may be easier to take your TDEE for 'sedentary' minus 20%, and then eat back your exercise calories. Much easier to keep track if your activity varies a lot, especially since myfitnesspal is set up conveniently for this. Also, do you have a heart rate monitor? You may be burning more calories with your exercise…

Usually either gain about 1 or 2 pounds a few days before it starts, or I just don't lose anything. It stays like that until I have about two days totm left to go.

I think it would be wise to get some expert help on this. However, maybe it is an idea to really slowly up your calories? For instance like ten a day? You may be able to trick your mind in that way since 10 extra really is nothing compared to yesterday. Maybe it helps to do it so gradually.

I also immediately thought of the above. I also think you (topic creator) think something along these lines as well, maybe in the back of your mind, because else I don't see any reason for you to tell us that you haven't had sex yet (why do you feel that that is relevant in this situation?). I don't think he necessarily…

Start with the higher one! Try it a few weeks, if you lose weight keep on going. If you don't lose weight, you switch it up.