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I've been assuming it was quiet because it worked so well for people they could stop logging into MFP every day. I hope that's the case!

Also, I use an app, I think it's called Zero. It'll track how long you want to fast. If you are at all competitive, it really helps a lot. It becomes a challenge I want to win.

I've got a family of 3 carb lovers. I do things like make a side of pasta, Mac & cheese, brown rice, dal, quinoa, potatoes, or bake a baguette or ciabatta for them while the rest of the meal is Primal compliant. Tacos and burritos is a weekly event -- they wrap it, while I have it on greens. It's a bit of a dance, for…

I've been eating in a 2 hour window for 4 weeks now and it's surprisingly easy. No hunger and my digestive pain is gone. Tons of energy, focus, and a nice calmness. I have coffee with butter and coconut oil midmorning, tea in the afternoon, dinner between 5:00-7:00 pm. Once or twice I've had bone broth at noon.

Peel it with a vegetable peeler. Cut the ball end off, peel the straighter part. Then peel the knob. Then cube it. Works great for me.

Putting vegetable scraps in helps flavor a lot, but can make it cloudy and unappealing. If you can, put it on the stove first in a big pot, get it up to a boil, and then skim off the grayish bubbly scum that forms. Then add 1 cup ice cold water and go to a long low simmer either on stove or in slow cooker.

Serious re-evaluation of my techniques and beliefs associated with weight loss? How's this for a belief: MFP is full of fat people who don't lose weight following its guidelines. It's full of fat people who follow other diets. It's full of fat people who have been on here for years and have gained and not lost. It's a…

I appreciate your trying to help and I'm glad that works for you. Not eating enough cals makes 0 physiological or thermodynamic sense. My body cannot create more calories. I'm using Dr given parameters, not algorithms. 800-1200 cals MAX high end if I'm extra active, low if I'm not.

The long view shows me with a gain of 4 lbs since beginning trying to do OMAD in mid-April. The short view shows a week's loss of about 2 lbs. I reset Happy Scale app start date to July 1 because seeing the increase from April hurts psychologically. I was really hoping OMAD would be the answer. But I'm seeing the same…

Well, the hard truth is I really was 204. As shocking as that is, it backs up both OMAD general rule and Lyle McDonald guideline for women that big calorie deficit AND high activity leads to weight gain. One or the other, people when you're obese. Not both! I was walking many miles or rowing, even did HIIT on bike one day…

When I weighed in this morning I was looking for a 198 ish number. It read 202.4 Whaaaat? That can't be right! So I hopped off and then back on. 204.4 Whaaaat? Off & on AGAIN 206.4 That's when I realized the "new" battery I put in last week must have been an old one someone put back into the Batteries drawer in our…

I can relate to being sedentary. I lived in a camper for years, everything was within reaching distance! Now, I use a fitness tracker watch - there are lots of different ones - that I've set to remind me to move if I've been sitting for an hour straight. It really helps me break my habit of just sitting.

I utilize apps on my iPhone and my FitBit to remind me when it's time to wind down for bed. That helps me. Also, if you have the inclination and access, medicinal cannabis oil is fantastic for sleep and any female hormone issues (no, you don't get the munchies!)

My July goals: Yoga 5 days a week Exchange cold green tea for second cup of cold brew coffee Spend an hour in the garden every day just puttering around. Lose 20 lbs - just kidding - 4 lbs would be great.

With PSMF a Free Meal is suggested every 2 weeks do you don't go loopy. I had mine on Tuesday. Ben & Jerrys Urban Bourbon and Truffle Kerfuffle A serving of each! I don't mess around when it comes to a free meal.

Thank you both!

The PSMF and reduction in calories is working. Down almost 4 pounds in two weeks. That puts me under 200. Being over 200 was an anomaly and a wake up call. I'd never seen that number on the scale before without a chart on the wall next to me showing I had only 4 weeks left in a pregnancy! I've tagged 199 3 times in the…

The mental aspect is huge! I am using a meditation/hypnosis audio that's been very helpful both in eating and mood raising in general.

Coffee and tea dehydrate according to my former personal trainer. He always said to match the ounces with water for that reason.

The other night I ate a piece of pizza I really didn't want to, so afterwards I had a pep talk with myself. "You're almost 5'10 and 200lbs - how did a 4" x 2" square of crappy thin crust frozen pizza beat you!" It's a weird way to look at it, I know, but I'm a very competitive person.

There's so much good news in here! Your loss is really evident in the photos. Great job. Your food looks amazing. So inspiring. Congratulations!

I keep to one hour in the boundaries of 6-8:30 pm. For me, it was critical to lose as much anxiety associated with eating as possible so I could keep it a pleasurable experience. Otherwise it felt like a science experiment (variables of cause and effect) and not a time of communion with my family at the end of the day.

I'm using the calories count for a PSMF because my Body Fat % is 36%. That's obese. That's scary.

This is spot on advice. I was confused why I wasn't losing for so long since I eat a very healthy diet of organic, whole food. I was eating too much of it! Little things like grabbing 4 macadamia nuts 3 times a day = 200-300 extra cals I didn't even notice. You're aware now, and it will work for you.

Your charts are cool. I use Happy Scale app for weight trends. I like seeing that view better than the EKG-look of my weight on usual charts. A year long tour of Oceania is on my bucket list as a dream vacation.

Thank you. So far so good.

This is a clash I have with my husband. He likes white noise and pitch dark. I like windows open to hear the nightlife in our woods and see the moonlight! I imagine we will have separate- but happy-bedrooms one day.

Protein Sparing Modified Fast. You calculate your protein needs by lean body weight, then add a small amount of some carbs and fat. It comes out to about one meal's worth of food for me, so eating it all at once works well. I have been overeating calories and not seeing any loss yet with OMAD.

I have cobbled together my plan. Incorporating PSMF with OMAD to keep my cals and macros in weight loss territory. Same foods every day. Mixed greens with a protein: tuna, chicken, or my beef (from my ranch) Looking forward to results.

Thank you. Food is fuel, but it is also celebration. Respecting both aspects has been helpful to me.