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PS my daily goals are set at: calories =1,400 carbs =175 fat = 31 protein = 105 sodium = 2,300 sugar = 45 (My journal is private and I intend to keep it that way, but this data could be helpful in looking at my question.)

I am glad that I am counting calories. Otherwise I could get into real trouble. For instance, tonight for dinner I've scheduled a banana in yogurt with protein powder and some nuts for dinner. Then I thought I'd really love to cut up a Medjool date into that. If I hadn't already logged the calories for the day and seen…

I've used chickpea noodles and buckwheat noodles. My favorite are spinach, although they're not higher in protein than regular egg noodles. Kugel is supposed to be made with wider egg noodles. I'm sorry not to have seen your post until after the holidays were all behind us!

I pre-log for the day. I decide what treats I really want today that I'd like to fit in - Enlightened ice cream? An avocado/cacao brownie? More nuts? Grilled cheese? - and then I put those in along with everything else that will give me a well-balanced day. Then I start removing items that put me over the limit - aiming at…

I didn't lose my weight that quickly - 48 pounds in almost exactly one year - but I too am left with seriously sagging skin and some residual belly fat. I'm older and I'm anxious about it going away eventually - my pre-weight-gain clothes still don't all fit well, so it's very real. I take a vegan collagen builder and I…

I have always been too cold all winter long. Did notice a difference when I gained all the weight and will be interested to see how this winter will go now that I'm back down.

White Chocolate Raspberry, yum! After nuking for 20 seconds, you can eat with a fork.

Please be kinder to yourself. These things happen when you're emotionally needy or otherwise stressed out. You're not going to go up pounds and pounds ultimately, even if you're up a bit right away because of sodium-induced water retention.

I agree - headaches the first few days. Try hydrating?

"All good ideas! It has me at 1,600 calories." It did that to me, too, but I manually set it to 1400 calories and I'm maintaining just fine. You have control over the macros and the calorie goal depending on how your own body is working.

I started at 149 and my goal was 101 (I'm just under that). Acceptable range would be 101-105. I weighed 97 when I retired, but I agree with my kids that that was too low especially now that I'm older.

Being accountable (measuring, logging, weighing myself), making sure to have at least 60 min per day of physical activity, portion control but with a balanced diet of healthy (not highly refined) foods - no food group eliminated.

I'm sorry for that day. But on the positive side, we are now at today and you have the opportunity to make choices you feel better about.

Oh, gosh. It's definitely better for your mental health to stay away from scales and fixation on a number or a range, and judging by your clothes certainly works. If everything fits as it should and you want a recomp without losing further weight, you could try adding one thing (or increasing portion size) for a week or so…

I think I've finally arrived at my daily calorie range, after working up to where I am now for about 6 weeks. All the online TDEE calculators put me in a range of 1380-1430 calories per day. I was still losing weight as I built up, but now I'm in the high 1300s per day and actually gained 0.2 lbs yesterday (I'll keep…

CONGRATULATIONS! You must feel so good about yourself!

My issue is more with trigger foods. There are certain things that I can eat that will leave me wanting more - not just of that food but of everything around. I have learned through my life what those are and dole those out to myself only at intervals and with logging to make sure I stay on track. Being on maintenance,…

I do continue to measure everything and log it on MFP, both my calories and my activities. I calculated my TDEE and set MFP to that, and I don't eat back my calories. Weekly weighing and tweaking after that. I have slipped up a few times in my past life and don't want that to happen again, so I think I'll need to be held…

I agree with what others have said and did it that way myself - transitioned into maintenance. For the first two weeks, I added an extra 100 calories per day to what I'd been doing. Weighed weekly, was still losing, so the next two weeks were a second 100 calories per day. I also increased my exercise from a minimum of 30…

I have a 4-lb range. I'm at the bottom of the range right now but still log daily and weigh weekly just to avoid being complacent and risking that things might start slipping.

I live on salads, roasted veggies, and homemade vegetable soup. Into the salads, I'll put black beans or edamame or tofu or other legumes or grains. I'll use lemon juice for salad dressing or sometimes hummus. Also throw in nuts and fruit. Sometimes either the salad or the roasted veggies get rolled up in a wrap (I use…

I'm 5 feet tall. I recommend adding calories 100 a day for week - that is, one week at 1300/day and then weigh and see if you're still losing. Then the next week at 1400/day and weigh at the end and see what's going on. You may be able to get to 1500 and you may find that you just cannot. My TDEE is 1430 at my age and…

Having done away with mammals almost 30 years ago and other meats a little more recently, I consider myself fairly well educated on what to eat. But I hadn't focused on macros (since as you say every food contains some protein) in any specific way until MFP. It just seemed counterintuitive that you would need less protein…

My Jewish Learning has a recipe for tsimmes that uses 1 tbsp olive oil instead of a bunch of schmaltz. (I assume you're looking for veggie rather than fruit tsimmes). https://www.myjewishlearning.com/recipe/healthy-tzimmes/

Trying to substitute pleasure reading (I study a lot) or music or needlework for stressful things like the news for at least an hour a day. Working out at least 60 minutes a day. Trying to stay in touch with friends and family the best that I can under these circumstances. When there are temperate days such as the last few…

I agree with all of the above, but first make sure you know your trigger foods. If I measure pasta and whatever goes on top of it and it's all within my limits, it will nevertheless have the effect of making me hungrier and more inclined to eat pretty much anything that comes my way at any time. This is basically true for…

I had not thought of that. Thank you.

Maybe initially, but your body will acclimate and be able to process the water. Fluids in, fluids out. And any toxins and dissolved soft fats. Unless you are drinking salty water or otherwise having a lot of sodium in your diet, I wouldn't think it would make a difference in the long run.

I keep trying to get my protein up there, but meanwhile, I exceed my fat every single day. Sugar and carbs are close but comfortably under the limit, and sodium is usually about 1/3 of what the limit is. I add protein powder to a few things each day when I can't get it any other way because I think protein is important…

I'm going to let my scale help me decide, too. I had gained back most of my weight after maintaining for a number of years (retiring and starting to eat meals out and travel a lot was not a good thing!) and was heavier again for three years, but I've just gotten back to the top of my goal weight range in the past few…