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You will lose weight as long as you remain in a calorie deficit. You gain health if you exercise. If you opt not to eat back your exercise calories, there is a bigger chance that some of the weight you lose will be muscle mass. If you choose this route, you may still get down to your goal weight, but you aren't going to…

If you're in a healthy weight range, look into Body Recomposition. That will help you change the muscle to fat ratio and get closer to the look you're wanting.

All of this is spot on, however, building muscle will help with loose skin (maybe not to the point you were hoping for). The muscle will take up some of the space created by fat loss which, as Cherimoose said, can only be accomplished by a calorie deficit.

It's A for me! I also manage my calories as a weekly average, so basically "bank" my calories for those higher days.

I agree on taking bits and parts and you had some parts that were very good. The thing is, when you over complicate things, people either get too discourage to even start or they start gung-ho and then peter out because it's not sustainable for them. NOT saying it isn't sustainable for some, but I'd put money on 'most' not…

These stalls are when I most love my food scale. I know I am in a calorie deficit because of that amazing little device. As long as I know that, I don't panic when my weight stalls for a week or even two. It will come off. Interestingly enough, mine seems to give me a drop within a day of having a higher calorie day.. my…

Maybe make a new "workout" playlist, get some bluetooth earphones (if you don't already have them). I have one that I only listen to when I'm at the gym and it has songs I love.. while it isn't enough to get me *to* the gym, it is enough to distract and entertain me while I'm there. I've also started watching Netflix or…

On the app main menu, click "progress", then "weight" and you'll get a drop down of other options. You can add more, if you like.

For me, a banana has always been a reflux friendly snack. (Weighed and logged, though, because a 'medium banana' can be completely inaccurate in the data base)

Haven't seen this one mentioned... if my bananas are heading into over-ripe, I slice and freeze them for smoothies. Same with other fruits.

Just make sure you're weighing and accounting for it. Some of these can push you well over your calories, depending on what you put in it.

50 lbs for me, but others have lost far more

I also removed sugar from my tracked items. I track fiber and trans fats.

There, fixed it for you.

Thank you all for your responses! You've given me a lot to think about and some ideas to try.

I recently upped my setting to lightly active, but the bolded part above is very true for me, as well. I love watching that number move up as I go about my day. The reason I changed to lightly active is that, at sedentary, the number went up more easily and I wanted to get moving more... so made it more difficult for…

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I'd be stripping and weighing again!

Squats during bathroom breaks, pushups against the counter in the break/bathroom.

Look up Keto recipes. I'm sure there are plenty you will enjoy.

Dave's Killer Bread had a much better taste and lots of whole grains/seeds. In the Nature's Own, I prefer the Honey Wheat.. the other one is kind of blah to me.

Just a point of reference for you: I'm 5'4", starting weight of 229, sedentary, 45 yr old female.. I lost my first 50 lbs eating around 1750 calories a day. Considering the weight difference alone, your 1950 sounds very plausible. If you're younger than me, it's even better.

When adding manually, try this in the ingredient box: 14g turkey 56g spinach 102g egg white 16g cheddar cheese Then it'll look up the closest matches and you can adjust from there. ETA: And wow that'd be a lot of spinach! I was just tossing numbers at random, obviously lol

Egg sandwich, omelet (you can prechop ingredients), sandwich of any kind, leftovers from the last day or two... keep in mind that 'breakfast' doesn't have to be what we tend to see as 'breakfast food'. It's just food that breaks the nightly fast.

Stop moralizing your food. Food is food, not 'good' or 'bad'. Some is more calorie dense than others and shouldn't be eaten as often, or in large quantities, but you can fit those foods into your regular routine, as well. I had an M&M Blizzard from Dairy Queen today! I look at my calories as a weekly goal/average and had a…

Ask your pharmacist. They should have recommendations.

50 lbs lost, no real exercise, used a food scale for everything..... then thought I "had it", stopped logging, regained 30 lbs and back at it again, but working out this time.

You can add other measurements, as well! I've been tracking multiple body measurements, and my resting heart rate.

Except for medical issues (diabetes), the right blend is one that keeps you satiated with a minimum protein of .8-1.0g per pound of ideal weight.

Eating the foods isn't going to undo the work you've put in... Just log your calories, stay within your goal and eat the foods. :smiley: If you're hungry a half hour after, then have food then!