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Speaking as a former super-obese person I just have two perspectives on long-term significant weight loss. I acknowledge they philosophically contradict one another a little. 1. Losing a lot of weight will take a long time, whether you "go hard" or take it easy. Even if you severely restrict your diet beyond what is…

Reality check time. Be totally honest with yourself. If you say the objection to a scale is that you don't want to carry it with you, measing cups are better because ... you are carrying measuring cups with you? No, I'm guessing? So, regardless of saying that you don't eyeball and you measure consistently, you are using a…

If you are trying to keep calories low while getting plenty of protein, it probably means more about cutting calories from another macro category to make sure you've got room for the protein calories. It totally depends on your personal protein goals. My protein goal is 150g, and my calorie goal is 2000 calories per day.…

It's only been < 3 weeks, so don't worry. Bear in mind that WEIGHT LOSS is not actually the same as FAT LOSS. Especially in the first weeks when you change your diet, your weight can fluctuate down (AND UP!) based on non-fat related body changes (water retention from sodium, water retention in the intestine). You can be…

Also, if you think you are eating 1000 calories but "not hungry" for more, I'd ask how / if you are carefully measuring your portions. Very very often I see people who believe they are hitting a very low calorie target, but are logging food based on guesstimating how big a portion they ate of any one thing. That glass of…

"Full"? What is this "full" feeling of which you speak? Ravenous AF < Still hungry but I know I'll be okay for a couple of hours < Not full < Full < Halp! bursting, can't move The first one is the only one I'd worry about. Defined by dizziness, lightheadedness, limb weakness, shakes. "Still hungry" and "not full" are…

Also bear in mind that various condiments based on fermented fish have been very common in many cultures throughout history, including the West. Worcestershire sauce (original recipe) is a kind of fish sauce. The ancient Romans used a fish sauce called "garum."…

Vary your running workouts. They don't all have to be the same distance or speed. I run 6x a week. One day a week is my "long" run (spoiler: not super long) with no breaks. Twice a week I do a 1.5 mile easyjog followed by 8 three-minute faster run intervals, each spaced with a 1 minute break. Three times a week I cover 3…

OP, when I was your age I was bad at being direct but trust a middle-aged lady, it's worth it to work on it. If you're a loving compassionate person then the people around you will only appreciate you more for it. It will remind them that you care. Just focus your statements on your care for him and that it's all about…

OP -- your post sounds like you are very understanding, compassionate, and loving. So my question is, how comfortable are you with being DIRECT as well? Not just being direct about "you need to eat better and be more active" (not pushing a specific solution) but "I am worried about your health. Are you worried too? Do you…

I do something a little different: I have a big breakfast but eat a VERY light lunch. I work out in the morning and I need food after that, but otherwise I really don't feel super hungry or get the munchies in the middle of the day. So overall by the time I get to dinnertime I've still usually eating less than half of my…

If you don't like fruit and you eat plenty of vegetables, you don't have to eat fruit. If you want to avoid fruit because OMG SHOOGAR IS EEEEEVIL fine, more fruit for me. Bottom line: DON'T EAT THE FRUIT. IT ALL MINE.

You have lost >9 lbs per month over 2 months. That's not insane, but it's still pretty fast. I'm sure you want to lose your excess weight as fast as possible but if you are "fatigued" with dieting in just two months, you are just going too hard. You don't have to lose weight that fast. Go slower. Make your diet sustainable…

Measure your portion sizes, do not eyeball them. Most people around here prefer to use a food scale to measure (including me) because a food scale is the most accurate AND once you've gotten the hang of it that's the easiest thing to do. But if you don't have a food scale, AT LEAST use measuring cups and spoons to measure.…

If you are used to logging food somewhere other than MFP, you might want to look around the forums for some tips on finding the correct and accurate food database entries on MFP. I like MFP food logging a lot -- it works really well ONCE YOU FIGURE IT OUT -- but there's a lot of nonsense in the database and it takes some…

Counting calories is for weight management (weight loss, weight gain, weight maintenance). These are totally separate issues from the nutritional quality of the calories. If you are counting calories to manage your weight, then whether the fats are "good fats" or "bad fats" doesn't matter. Good fats and bad fats have the…

You sound like someone who knows what you're doing but I do have to ask: are you measuring your portions, or are you eyeballing them? When you describe your past experience with weight loss it sounds like you did okay just guesstimating. But if you have developed an endocrinological problem, I'd suggest that you might…

This. Or, it matters that you track up or down trends according to one of them. Think of it like a clock. The clock in your phone, the clock in your car dashboard, and the clock on the wall of the conference room at work or in your classroom probably do not all tell the exact same time. You may even know which one(s) tend…

The larger the size, the more pounds you need to lose to drop a size. It's a basic geometry problem. Imagine a baseball and a golf ball. Now scoop a tablespoon out of each of them. The golf ball will have diminished in size A LOT but the baseball hardly at all. The same is true with us. When I weighed over 300 lbs I could…

It's still "recording" it, but it won't post a "YAY, YOU" announcement on your feed if you have eaten an unsustainably low number of calories for the day. You could just choose to live with it. If your goal is to lose weight, you'll be better served in the long term by learning to eat a reasonable amount of food every day…

I feel like I need to eat a treat between dinnertime and bedtime. So I always plan one into my day and account for the calories. Just need to manage the portion control.

Yeah, not the biggest wrong assumption in a pack of wild assumptions, but this. And FWIW, I didn't stop getting taller too (albeit slowly) until my early to mid 20s. Either your doctor said something more nuanced and you didn't understand, or your doctor was sharing nonsense. But OP, the primary reasons you are gaining…

There are "so many" entries for everything. Always check! USDA nutrient database for whole food "ingredients" or a package label for processed foods. lemurcat makes a good point about just being sure to choose the MFP / USDA entry that matches whether you measured raw or cooked meat. I will also say: be sure to measure,…

You want to eat onions? Fine. They are delicious, and they make other foods more delicious. YOU DON'T NEED TO MAKE THEM MAGIC TOO. Honestly it is not cool to spread pseudoscience ever, but it is doubly uncool to then defend it as just for "fun" and complain about "negativity" when people object to it. Everybody has their…

Managing my diet over the long term instead of the short term. Not taking on restrictive diet changes for the short-term, nothing unsustainable over the long term. Not sweating it if I have one bigger day once in a while (3, 4 times a year) on an exception basis. Including a planned amount of "recreational calories" into…

Honestly, if you are worried about the calories in the "starchy water" that you rinse away, you are worrying too much. I'm sure it's something but it won't add up to anything worth thinking twice over. There is greater caloric uncertainty in the questions of the degree to which we actually absorb calories from fiber…

I get frustrated with canned beans too, but I eat them all the time. I have just taken to using the drop down for "1 container" rather than "1 serving" or 1/2 cup of beans and then breaking the container down to 1/3 or 1/4 portions after draining and rinsing. For most cans, it's about 240 grams after draining so it's a…

I don't bother to make "peanut butter" with it, I use the powder directly in food / recipes. 1. Oatmeal. In the winter hot with apples or bananas, in the summer cold refrigerator oatmeal with usually bananas. 2. Makes fantastic peanut sauces. Better than real peanut butter in the sense that it mixes with other ingredients…

MEASURE YOUR PORTIONS. It is more important that only eating sad "virtuous" food. You could lose weight eating junk food (note: not recommended) as long as you measured the size of every portion and counted every calorie. It is very easy to add HUNDREDS of extra calories every day by eyeballing portions. I eat nuts and…

Double check for accuracy (esp as regards portion sizes -- did you measure your portions or guesstimate them using your eyeballs?). If everything adds up, have a handful of nuts if you like, or some cheese, or a chocolate bar for what that's worth. For 300 calories I could make myself a nice big oozy grilled cheese…