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Food scale, MFP calorie goal, increasing NEAT (there's a great thread here about that), and this time, I've added the gym... I lost 50 lbs last time with just the food scale and calorie goal.

Looks good! We did crawfish last week, nothing amazing tonight.

I was on the phone with my friend the first time she discovered cookie butter. (She's ALL about the cookies) She was debating with herself on whether or not to get it and asked me, "But what do I put it on?" .. My answer? "A spoon!" lol.. she did get it and loved it, of course.

I use the recipe builder in MFP and add each ingredient by weight. I then use the final weight of the product in grams as the "Number of servings". Then I can weigh out my serving, enter the grams how many servings I've had and it's accurate on the calorie count. ETA: The only math on this method is to subtract the weight…

How are you measuring your intake? Estimating, cups/spoons, or food scale? If anything other than a food scale, that is the best place to start. Bread isn't going to cause weight gain unless you are in a calorie surplus and the only way to know that for certain is by using a food scale and making sure you're choosing…

I generally eat more on the weekends, as well... but I eat a bit under my recommended calories through the week to account for that. I prefer to use a weekly average to stay within my goals so I can indulge a bit on the weekend. As long as my weekly average is around goal, I'm good. To see your weekly average: In the main…

If this is something you've had medical issues with in the past, your physician would be the person to speak with about this.

I do before and after for a lot of things.. This would be one of those.

This is why I also take multiple measurements.

The fact that 1600 is double what you usually eat is concerning. No, you will not gain weight by eating 1600 calories. Have you entered your stats into MFP? What goal did it give you? How are you determining your BMR? Do you realize "BMR" are the calories required for your organs to function? If you were in a coma, you'd…

Hmm... My list included cookies, chips, and ice cream..

Scales are not at all accurate for measuring body fat. Keep up what you're doing, you're losing fat!

What are you craving? Have you banned certain foods? Can you eat that food in moderation? Smaller portion?

You have a beautiful hourglass shape!

MFP is set up for you to eat back your exercise calories. It already includes a deficit. That said, exercise calories are often not accurate, so the prevailing wisdom is to start with eating half of them back for six weeks, then reevaluate.

This us why I have a crumb towel... I like to snack in bed. I stop eating when I go to sleep, never later than that, sometimes earlier.

I updated my current weight in my goals, but not my original start weight.

I love carbs! Didn't keep me from losing weight at all.

Are you possibly restricting too much? Have you turned sweets into a "never" food? If so, maybe they approach isn't working for you so it'd be better to have a little every day or two and just fit it into youy calorie goals.

I lost my first 50 lbs in my forties with nothing but my food scale. No real exercise, just accurate logging. Still ate fast food, cookies, use cream, whatever, just not as often or in large quantities.

These are entered by other users. MFP didn't mess up the math. The person didn't enter it accurately.

Most effective in what way? May help to share your reason for going low carb.

You can make up for the lack of fridge with an insulated lunch box and an ice pack.

Just curious, but why?

Are you measuring your food intake? There's a very common saying around here that you can't outrun your fork. You've mentioned your exercises multiple times, but I haven't seen the part where you speak about weighing/logging your food? (I may have missed it, didn't go back up again to look for it)

In the app, go to the main menu: Nutrition: Change to "Week View" and "Net" .. Use THAT Net average and Net calories under weekly goal so you can see how you're truly doing. One day means absolutely nothing until compared to the other days. I ate well over last night, but I'm still under by 2k+ for the week which means…

Food scale. Accurate entries logged. Stay within your MFP deficit. Eat back about half of your exercise calories. Adjust as you see a weight loss trend.

For that one, try the Dominos website. They have a pizza building section in Nutrition. You can change up the toppings, remove the sauce, etc.

Not sure how heavy your kids are, but I have a home daycare and use my kids as weights!* Lifting them by the arms - They're dumb bells. * Lying on my back, they sit on my feet and I let them 'ride the horse'. * Still on my back, I flip them over my head onto a pile of blankets and pillows. This one works a ton of muscles,…

Hauling bodies and digging holes burns a ton of calories!