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Breakfast: oatmeal, 1/2 banana, PB2, chocolate chips, craisins Lunch: turkey salad. Bolthouse ranch cilantro dressing, crasins, beets, arugila/romain lettuce Dinner: spagetti. Ground turkey, chickpea pasta, sauce, broccoli, onion, garlic Snacks: built bar, 1 oz peanuts, apple, peanut butter crackers

Almost exactly the same for me.

Today Breakfast: korean fried chicken strips, carrot and celery strips (wing stop) Lunch: quinoa cauliflower salad (arugila, quinoa, cauliflower, hummus, olives) Dinner: egg scramble with toast and fig spread Snacks: protien bar, apple, yogurt

Korean fried chicken. It can't all be quiona and cauliflower

Go for it, mine is public. My target is 1,800. I measure often but I assume Im still a little bit over in what I record.

Is it all bad, or are there positive parts of the journey you can think of? For me, it's a bunch of highs and lows and I just try to focus on the positive parts like more energy, balance etc. 7 pounds is a great start. Good luck

Breakfast: 5 calories for the creamer Lunch: 200 calories salad Dinner: 0 calories Snacks: 1,400 calories LOL, just being honest

Congratulations on your success. I for one would never consider someone fasting to be crazy. People have been doing it through out history in many different cultures and religions. Good luck. I am a little concerned you are pushing yourself too hard, but you can always relax the diet a bit if it becomes too much.

111 + 109.4 = 220.4

Breakfast: oatmeal, pb2, fig spread. Quest bar Lunch: talapia, salad (avacado, celery, walnuts, blue cheese) Dinner: chicken, quinoa, vegtable bowl Snacks: apple, 1 oz peanuts, chocolate pudding

There are absolutely some parts of diet culture that frustrate me, I just don't prescribe them specifically to CICO. And to an extent I think you should 'meet people where they are at' if you want to be supportive. Calories aren't literally the only thing that matters, but if you have to focus on one thing: that's what I…

If that works for you, awesome! I've had a moderate amount of fast food or dessert while fitting it in my daily (or weekly) calories. And I've lost 111

5 pounds in a month is a great victory!

I like those cauliflower lasgnas. Thanks for reminding me, I need more frozen meals that I actually like

Fig spread. I look forward to meals/snacks that have it With banana, with whole wheat toast, with PB2 and with oatmeal

More balance and an easier time sitting in small chairs

-Another 12 pounds means I'm not obese (per BMI). -Another 15 pounds means I'm in 'onederland' -The next size down in clothes. I can technically wear medium shirts, but I will soon be able to do so comfortably. - Lifting goals

It is very hard to lose weight and change habits, no one is saying it is easy. The way I read CICO is not to say that it is easy, just to simplify things when many people and advice is too hyper-focused on minuet details like how much lemon is in their water.

You say it is common knowledge and obvious, but there is a lot of misleading information that ties weight loss to something other than calories (clean eating, carbs etc). I don't think we DO all know it

- Buying the right containers (for portion control and easy measurment) - I love what someone above said about it being a negotiation with the body vs. being a dictator. I'm going to use that phrasing - Realizing I don't have to be perfect or push myself too hard. I just have to moderate and be persistent - Sleep. Sleep is…

Breakfast: egg, morningstar griller, toast with fig jam. Chai tea no sugar Lunch: turkey burger. Mikes killer bread, hierloom tomatoes, colby jack cheese, pickles, onions Dinner: chickpea spagetti (left overs) Snacks: 1 oz peanuts, something else Im sure

It's whatever you count as a day. I work the third shift, so I absolutely go by 'when I go to sleep' rather than the calander

Breakfast: breakfast burritto: carb balance tortilla, sausage, egg, colby jack cheese, bolthouse ranch, onions, tomato, bell pepper, garlic. Lunch: oatmeal PB2 with fruit (1/2 banana, scoop of craisins) Dinner: spagetti. Chickpea rotini, ground turkey, pasta sauce, brocoli, onion, garlic, carrots, cauliflower Snacks: 1 oz…

Breakfast: oatmeal, pb2, 1/2 banana, 1 serving chocolate chips Lunch: talapia - on a bed of: quinoa, cucumber, tomato, onion, hummus Dinner: healthy choice bbq pork 'power bowl' Snacks: 1 oz peanuts, built bar, apple

I used to think a -small- breakfast was a costco muffin, sausage link, and sugary venti Starbucks coffee.

Breakfast: Shakshuka (ish) (2 eggs, onion, marinara, garlic, peppers, olive oil) Lunch: Hummus bowl (squash, spinach, olives, tomato) Dinner: Talapia (quinoa, squash, onion, cauliflower, romesco sauce) Snacks: built bar, grapes

Tortillas that are 310 calories. Muffins that are 700

Breakfast: oatmeal and cottage cheese pancakes, sugar free syrup, honey, small piece of sausage Lunch: nachos Dinner: chicken salad with blue cheese, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes and craisins. Snacks: protien bar, grapes

Yeah, that's terrible and I've seen that too.

It's weird that people accept that the BMI is terrible and inacurrate but also seem to be defending it's use. Being over weight CAN be a major health issue. But since it's that big of a deal, shouldn't we want accurate measurments and guidelines?