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My experience is that Fitbit tends to overestimate the number of calories I can eat (both based on overestimating my exercise burn, and seeming to overestimate my BMR a bit). Given that your Fitbit number is so much higher than the IPOARM and doctor recommendations, I'd be inclined to ignore the Fitbit recommendation.…

Ugh this false equivalence bugs. It's not as though it's only possible to care about / track proper nutrition OR calories. Pro-tip: CARE ABOUT BOTH.

--Can of black beans: <$1/can for 25 grams of protein: that's $0.04 per gram of protein (cheaper still if you use dry beans, but less convenient). --Chicken breast: $3/lb (if you're not picky; that's what I pay every week anyway) and about 50 grams of protein; that's about $0.06 per gram of protein. --Swiss cheese: about…

I think protein goals can seem hard for people -- especially at first. Your protein goal is probably lower than the average around here. After some time, you get used to planning your menu around meeting your nutritional goals like protein. One thing though: you MIGHT want to consider weighing your food (especially raw…

Calorie counting doesn't work -- for people who already have intellectual or serious emotional problems. There, fixed it for you.

I had this problem for a while. It was a geometry issue. Gross, but: BELLY OVERHANG. A lot of my extra weight was on my belly and gravity pulled it down. As I lost fat, a lot of it came off this area, which ::technically:: belonged to my waist but geographically was located too low to be captured in the waist measurement…

Mine seems to just come up with my MOST recent foods, regardless of how well or poorly the name matches as long as one word matches. That's not terribly useful if, say, a lot of the things I eat are "Roasted." Last night I searched "Planters Roasted Peanuts" and the top results were "Mustard Roasted Cauliflower" (a recipe…

I think it does NOT make a good substitution for actual peanut butter (mmm, peanut butter!) but it can be used to add peanutty flavor to things without adding a ton of fat: 1. Oatmeal 2. Salad dressing 3. Peanut dipping sauce or marinade 4. Smoothies 5. As a dusting for apples (though I still kinda prefer actual peanut…

Azumaya extra firm tofu is cheap, not particularly low calorie, and fortified with calcium and iron. I usually eat half a container at a go for 175 calories, 20 g protein, 20% daily iron and 38% daily calcium. If you can't get or don't like that brand, read labels carefully: they don't all have a lot of calcium and iron.…

Eh, is she a NUTRITIONIST or a DIETICIAN? In the U.S., those are pretty different things and only one of them is a meaningful qualification. The other is full of practitioners who often subscribe to a lot of pseudoscience and anecdotal nonsense.

Yes. I have lost over 100 pounds so far. I eat SMALL PORTIONS (meticulously measured) of nutella, ice cream, or cookies almost every day, and frequently wrap my day up with a square or two of chocolate or a caramel block or similar. MFP says my average sugar intake (obviously INCLUDING the sugars naturally found in fruit…

If your fitbit is linked to your MFP account, here's what happens when you log exercise. If you log on Fitbit: Fitbit asks you exactly what time you began the logged exercise. This way it can know what period of fitbit observation to REPLACE with the logged record. Double-counting is avoided. If you log on MFP: MFP will…

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Agree with above poster. Noises aren't a big deal (especially popping noises -- crumpling noises are a bit more serious) but pain is not good. Soreness is okay. My knees used to "click" when I was heavier, but the noises did suddenly stop after exercising regularly for several months and losing a lot of weight. As you get…

I'm 44, I've been at this a year, and I'm looking down the barrel of a 100 pound loss soon. Technically the weight has been coming off a bit FASTER for me now in my 40s than it did when I dieted (successfully) in my 20s. But I'm chalking that up to wisdom coming with age. I eat more calories than I did dieting in my 20s,…

ACTUAL FOOD Yogurt Chicken breast Milk Sweet potatoes Red bell peppers Whole wheat bread Low-sodium canned beans (pinto, black, kidney, garbanzos) String cheese or babybels MUST-HAVE FLAVORING AGENTS Green onions Soy Sauce Limes / Lime Juice Lemons Garlic Peanut butter

OH YEAH THIS TOO. My experience is definitely the same, right down to the 2-3 week buffer zone before I start whooshing. I usually start feeling a bit hungrier than usual at about 2 weeks, then start whooshing within a couple of days and thereafter seem to burn at a somewhat accelerated rate. Hmmm, means I'm possibly due…

<1600 calories a day is a deficit for all but the tiniest of stunted shorty short short malnourished sedentary-iest people. And nobody gains fat on a deficit. Period. If you're gaining noticeably on <1600 calories a day, it's because of some combination of the following: 1) Overestimating how many calories your exercise…

No one can look at your diary until you change your settings so it's open / public.

Thanks, I get that. My question is LESS "should I lift?" (of course we should lift!) but "for obese folks, is a relatively larger deficit a significant obstacle to gaining strength? (based on OP's experience)" Thanks, --A Very Special Snowflake

^^^This question! A lot of the advice I see out there about lifting doesn't sound like it applies very well to those of us who are still obese. I keep hearing / seeing people say that you can't build muscle and strength at a deficit, AND I also see people say that we obese folks shouldn't wait until we lose weight to start…

LIES. CHOCOLATE IS NOT MADE FOR SHARING. In all seriousness though, I'm not one of those people who thinks it's a great idea to keep trigger foods out of the house. If the only reason I'm NOT eating a delicious calorie-rich food is because it's not around, I've already lost the war. The day must inevitably come when the…

Generally I find that snacks are more satisfying if there's a combination of protein or fat along with some carbs. Apple + peanut butter Toast + peanut butter Graham cracker + cream cheese (+ jam optional) Roasted spiced chickpeas Pistachios + dried blueberries Fruit + string cheese or babybel cheese Fruit + nuts Veg +…

Ah. THIS problem can be addressed a different way. If you are finding that you start "running out" of calorie budget too early in the day, you need to start pre-planning and pre-logging more. Don't log AFTER you eat and then find yourself surprised that you're running out of calories. One thing that helps me a lot of…

First, I'll echo what others are saying about being patient. You have very little to lose, so you SHOULD lose that weight slowly. The only other thing I have to say is that based on the very standard-looking serving sizes I'm seeing for the last few days in your diary, it looks like you don't weigh your food. Now, weighing…

I always weigh before cooking and use the uncooked database entry because weighing cooked food is messy and using the uncooked database entry is, if not more accurate, more conservative.

Let me open by stating that I started at north of 330 pounds. I'm still at over 240. I know what it's like to have a LOT of weight to lose. It's overwhelming to think about how long it's going to take to get to a healthy weight. Of course you want to see progress as fast as possible. Chances are, the math you proposed is…

Also, when you're on any kind of calorie restricted diet it can be hard to meet nutritional goals that are based on a set number of grams or milligrams per day, regardless of macro proportions. Exercising and eating your exercise calories makes it easier to get a calorie deficit for weightloss without suffering…

I kinda agree that if you don't like it, you don't like it, though I disagree about the flavor being "strong." You might try it as a pizza topping -- I think that is delicious.

I workout 6X a week for >an hour. I sweat A LOT but my skin and hair tend to dryness; I don't seem to excrete a lot of oil. I only shampoo 1x per week. The other days I wear a shower cap and blow dry any perspiration out of the roots, or I rinse thoroughly with water and a good gentle conditioner only. Most hair types do…