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Well, 50-60 pounds in 3/4 months is not really realistic or even healthy. With all due respect, your best bet is to set your sights on a healthy sustainable weight loss (1 - 1.5 lbs per week) and go with that. Setting a goal of X pounds by X date is typically a recipe for disaster. Good luck!

Weekends are difficult. One approach is to eat a little less/exercise a little more during the week, with the understanding that you will probably go over your daily goals on weekends. As long as your weekly averages are at or under your goal, you're good!

At least in half.

Well, if you are gaining weight, you are consuming more calories then you are burning. You admit to not being a good tracking your calories. That is your problem. Please take that very seriously and you will see a difference.

I am definitely not a scientist, but I am really struggling to see how that would make any difference in the scales reading??

Just about any veggie I can think of tastes great sauteed in olive oil with garlic, salt and pepper. Simple and tastes great.

I used to use the MFP Strength estimate, but have lately just stopped logging my weight lifting. I know that there is some calorie burn, but it's not really significant. I use that as a "buffer" on my lifting days. Cardio I log, of course.

The Net Calorie figure is your daily calorie goal + actual calories consumed - exercise calories. MFP is designed for you to eat back your exercise calories, that is why they are added back in by the app. Some users will eat back all of them, some a percentage and some don't at all. One issue is that MFP does not…

Unfortunately, eating out and tracking calories do not mix well. While so e restaurants do make nutritional information available, most don't, and those that do tend to be chains, I.e.: Olive Garden, etc... That said, it's fine to eat out occasionally, but ultimately you need to decide what is more important to you. Good…

I use a heart rate monitor and MFP calories burned are probably 30-40% higher then reality, at least for me.

Already registered for a Spin class Thanksgiving morning. After that, it's business as usual!

Never tried the cabbage soup "diet", but I love cabbage soup. I make a big pot of it about once a month and have a lot of lunches from it. That said, there's no way I could stick to that diet. It's much too restrictive. You will definitely lose weight, but it'll come back. Good luck

Be proud of the success you have had... You're doing great! One day missing in your diary is truly no big deal! Congratulations!

Agreed... Don't force feed yourself and yes, if you're not peeing, there's a good chance that you are dehydrated. Keep drinking water and/or gatorade. There's no problem with the protein bar, but if you don't feel like eating, don't. You'll get hungry once you start to feel better... Oh, and please don't think about…

Assuming that you truly are working with that large of a deficit, there won't be any issue.

If those are your options, you have to use the machine number. That is at least based on the intensity of your workout. The MFP number is based on multiple assumptions and may be totally inapplicable to your actual workout. In my personal experience, now that I use a HRM, the MFP numbers tend to be at least 30 - 40% higher…

It can vary widely. Your example of wheat bread, you would have to enter the actual brand because they are all different. I just had a slice this morning that is 45 calories. We also have a loaf in the house that is 110 calories per slice. Your best bet is to use the bar code scanner, if you are using the MFP app on your…

Our bodies really have no concept of calendars, daily, weekly, etc... For me, I try to be at or around my daily calorie goal on a regular basis, but I know that If I go out and have a great meal and end of 500 calories over, it's not a problem because over time, I tend to be under. Make sense? Good luck!

Everything above about meal timing and metabolism is true, but given that most humans feel the need to eat every 2 - 3 hours, a lot of nutritionists recommend healthy snacks between meals. The point being, if you are famished at lunch time because you haven't eaten since 6:30 am, you are very likely to over-eat, whereas if…

That's somewhat high. See below: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/heart/prevention/exercise/pulsethr.aspx#targetzone

First off, you can't classify 2 weeks of no weight loss as a plateau. Many people go months. It's definitely never going to be linear. That said, because you lost so much so quickly, don't get complacent. Be sure that you are accurately logging everything you eat. You're doing great so far, keep it up!

When you are in the "Add to Diary" section of the App, there is a barcode symbol on the bottom right of the screen. Very simple!

Ultimately, you lose weight by eating at a caloric deficit. Walking, or any other cardio exercise will burn calories and make it easier to maintain a deficit. Good luck!

You do realize that you need to have consumed 3500 calories above your maintenance for each pound, don't you?

A lot of people lose weight without exercising. But if you choose to exercise: 1) you'll be healthier 2) you'll look better 3) you'll be able to eat more.

Basically what I was thinking, but you said it very well.

I can't help wondering if you are feeding yourself enough in general?

There's no wagon and you didn't fall. It was just a day. Good job!

That may be true, but eating that way is not going to be sustainable for him and eventually he will fall off the wagon and possibly to the point of becoming discouraged and reverting to his old ways. Even with a lot to lose, it makes sense to form healthy eating habits that will be sustainable for him as he loses. He…

I don't have any holiday specific goals. I have an overall goal and I just work at it every day! I would be concerned about setting myself up for failure if I set specific dates for attaining specific weight goals. Good luck!