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That's why I said "most folks." Here, there is a very reliable public water utility. As there is in the places I saw over the weekend through the news cycle where people completely depleted the shelves of water. People here are absolutely panicking. Frightened people do dumb things sometimes. I'm waiting for fights to…

Just for perspective, this week’s flu stats from the CDC have 31 million diagnosed (that only counts people who saw a doctor), 310,000 hospitalizations, and 18,000 deaths this season. Only part of their travel advisories cover Coronavirus. There are more advisories for dengue, Ebola, measles, meningitis. Washington state…

I don’t get the stocking up in water for most folks. Since when does a potential quarantine come with a utility shut off?

People doing keto lose loads of water weight initially. If you’re eating what you did before, just less of it, that likely won’t happen.

I think you might want to read up on IF a little more . What you’re mentioning, in part, sounds like 16:8–where you have an 8-hour window in which you eat. It sounds like you’re confusing IF with just plain fasting. IF isn’t about denying your body the food it needs (or about withholding food for religious reasons), it’s a…

It is hunger or a craving? You initially talked about “a relentless starving feeling,” but went on to talk about wanting sugar and cookies. If it’s hunger, other things will quell it. Honestly, it sounds more like a craving, which is mental/emotional as opposed to physical. Maybe think about why those foods satisfy you. In…

For meals that don't require cooling (just some hot water), I keep high-protein soup, high-protein mac and cheese, and tuna pouches and tortillas in my office because college students are unpredictable and I often have to grab dinner at work. I like quest protein chips, protein hot chocolate, and protein pudding as well.…

Wait, do these things literally promise to “shake it off?” :D. :D

I agree with the folks who said you’re not eating at a deficit. If you don’t want to use a food scale, totally your choice. Though you may deal with more frustrations regarding stalls and plateaus. You can’t out exercise too many calories. You might want to look at the late night cravings. Are you hungry, or bored. Used to…

The 88 exercise calories for 346 steps seems high to me. I get 250-300 for 10,000 steps and I am set at sedentary.

You’ve indicated you’ve set MFP to lose weight. If that’s the case, you should not be trying to leave additional calories at the end of the day because your deficit is built in. 1200 calories/day is as low as MFP will go for calories for women. You might not lose 2 pounds per week as the calories to achieve that might be…

Not for me. Eating only every other day would negatively affect my workouts. And I could easily blow away any deficit on my eating days because ... hungry.

I'm guessing the 25/37.5/50 refers to Synthroid/Levoxyl/etc. or a T4 supplement. Have you had your T3 tested? Your body is supposed to convert T4 to T3, but some bodies don't do a good job of it. The research about T3 improving (lowering) TSH is not consistent. However, test subjects did report an improvement in quality of…

Really great analogy!

Patience will be key. If you truly have to guess, then the calories in part is less accurate. When those "bite" situations are in your day, can you plan for them and have a "known calorie" alternative ready? Can you say no? You don't have to refuse the treats, just realize even bites can add up to calorie bombs. I bring…

Also might not be related to weight loss. Don't mean to sound scary, but a visit to the doc would be a good idea! Edit because I annoying type "to the" as "tot he." Every. Time. :#

It's a VLCD usually 500-800 calories a day. I would not try it unless you are under a doctor's supervision. Post-surgery, this smaller amount of calories fills you up, and you likely won't be hungry. On that small number of calories now, you likely would be. You can, as you food prep (or you could food prep just this)…

I have an office job, but it is on a college campus where I am running (usually with a laptop and bag of files) from building to building with hills and stairs (elevators are soooooo slow). I am in maintenance and set to "lightly active." Could probably set the activity level higher because I typically hit my 10,000 steps…

It’s a little weight. Please don’t turn it into a judgement of your self-worth. It has nothing to do with your value as a human being. (((((Hugs)))))) 💗

Could you be tensing up and holding your breath? That can contribute to tension headaches. I used to do that when I lift. I am very intentional about breathing now. Also helps when I exhale on the exertion portion of the lift.

Because if you do it long enough, maybe just months, it will likely cause you harm. And that’s the opposite of help. It takes careful planning to get all essential vitamins and minerals, fats and fiber at 1200 calories, not to mention phytonutrients in a variety of fruits and veggies. One poster mentioned her hair fell out…

Me too. ;)

Ahhh, got it. I only used Aramark entries for Aramark food when I'm eating on campus.

I do IF (ish). I say “ish” because my eating window varies. I skip breakfast and sometimes eat an early lunch (like 10:30) because that’s the only break in my schedule until 4pm. Like tomorrow. I workout after work and don’t get home until 8 or 9. I log religiously. I can eat it up with the best of them and it’s easy for…

I work with (not for) Aramark on Campus and I will say they have very strict recipes and portion sizes, instructions and serving utensils. Calorie counts, macros, carbon footprint, water footprint are posted publicly. Sure, there can be over/unders, but they’re a profit driven company and I’d guess they have less variance…

Definitely not you, I was wondering the same thing when I saw your post.

I wear a Garmin (Vivoactive 3)and Fitbit (Versa) and really like them both, but I don’t have your issues. I’d suggest you look into the Apple Watch 4 series and later. From what I’ve read, they do some extra sensitive heart monitoring stuff.

Some classes are, some aren’t.

Does it fit snugly? If it’s loose, it might not read correctly. One of my co-workers was talking about his low resting heart rate. Later, I pointed out how loose his Fitbit was and if it was making intermittent contact, it might not be giving accurate readings. He started wearing it more snugly and it went to 72 and has…

Another vote for the recipe builder. Works for my lunches. Cooked 1845 grams of raw chicken, 400 grams of artichokes, 2 cups of bone broth divided by 8 servings. TA-DA!!! 😃