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Estimate, and over-estimate just to be safe. I've done a similar thing where I had a couple of bites of a veggie lasagne my housemates made so I looked it up in the database and logged it as 1/4 serving just in case. Do you know the calorie information of the lasagne? Alternately, sometimes on 'snacky' days where I can't…

Could be boredom related then? You mentioned waiting until your partner has gone to work, are you a SAHM? It might help for you to get more structure into your day so you have less time to binge, and find things that are motivating to distract you. It's also very much a matter of habit forming- I gained some weight after I…

You might need to provide a bit more info to get good advice! What is your height/weight, how long have you been logging, how have you been determining your caloric intake (guessing? measuring cups? food scale?). Maybe open your food diary so you can get more specific advice :)

Beware of 'coaches' on here who will try to sell you scam products. Generally this is a great community of knowledgeable people looking for help, if you ask specific questions in the forums I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for :)

I haven't weighed myself since the start of the year. I've been doing this a long time, I've lost weight before, and I know that if I maintain my calorie deficit with accurate tracking the weight will come off. Instead of setting goals and rewards around weight lost, I set them around my ability to stay within my calories…

First of all, it's one week. If you've just started exercising your muscles may be retaining water for repair, so you might not be seeing the scale go down even if you're losing fat. Secondly, looking at your diary you seem to be using a lot of teaspoon and cup measurements and generic entries. Are you using a food scale?…

Since I don't eat out too often I don't worry about being too exact, I usually try to find something similar in the database and add the highest calorie option just to be safe :)

I eat mostly plant-based, but I wouldn't call myself an athlete by any stretch. If you're looking for ideas you could check out the forums at veganbodybuilding.com, I think they have a nutrition/recipes section :)

What kind of event has weight as a requirement? Will there be a weigh-in before they let you through the doors? My advice, start eating at a reasonable calorie deficit, buy some spanx and a flattering outfit, and if you like maybe reduce your carb and sodium intake while drinking lots of water a few days before to minimize…

You're right, it'd be more than a couple. I think 70 calories is around the difference in maintenance between 130lb and 140ish, for a 30 year old 5'5 woman, but would obviously change depending on your starting weight and other factors :)

Don't forget though, that if you're talking about a surplus of calories from your starting maintenance amount then the surplus required would have increased the more you gained. Say you start at 130lb and your maintenance is 1700 calories (just throwing out random estimates). If you ate 1770 calories for 13 years you would…

There are no foods or magic pills that boost metabolism. Your body burns calories at a higher rate the more active you are.

Who told you bread is bad? If it fits in your calories and you're not hungry at the end of the day, you're fine.

Create a bunch of custom food entries for each item where all the nutrition info is the same except the calories are set to zero. I personally wouldn't do this, as I know I would overeat fruit in particular. But I've lost weight successfully in the past on the old WW system where just non-starchy veggies were 'free'. I can…

Hello, I'm the OP. I haven't commented in a while, but I'm still on these threads fairly regularly. At this point I'm not willing to revise the flowchart any further, though anyone is more than welcome to use parts of mine to make their own if they feel it would be more helpful to people on these threads. Or, you can post…

If you're not losing on your current calorie amount, then you definitely won't lose by eating more. Do you use a food scale and weigh/log every single thing? Check out this flow chart to troubleshoot:

Yep. And a 'serving' can be whatever they want it to be.

Is there a reason why you have to do the cooking? Explain to him that you're going to be making healthy meals so that you can reach your goals, and if he doesn't like them he can cook something separate for himself. Or, split the cooking so if you have to cook two meals one night, he can make separate dinners for both of…

PS: I would highly recommend reading these helpful posts (found at the top of this forum), as you are just getting started! community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10260537/most-helpful-posts-general-diet-and-weight-loss-help-must-reads#latest

MFP has calculated the calorie deficit when you entered your information, and come up with 1200 calories. Your body probably needs around 1800 calories a day to maintain your current weight, so when you eat less than that you should lose weight. Since 1lb = ~3500 calories, to lose 1lb per week you would need to cut 3500…

I don't have any qualifications, but I was under the impression that 'skinny fat' was just when you have a relatively low weight but a high body fat percentage. Never heard it defined as anything to do with the 'right foods' or eating 'clean'.

I don't mind! If I felt the need to be credited each time I would have signed my name on there somewhere. As long as no-one is going around claiming they made it, it's alll good :)

I like chickens too! I don't eat them anymore though, feel too guilty :P I honestly don't pay too much attention to the fats breakdown, as long a its in moderation and fits into your calories, should be ok. :) Do you have any particular reason to be worried about cholesterol?

I actually don't care about being credited for the flow chart :)

Well, we don't have Thanksgiving where I live but my birthday usually falls on that weekend. I'm having a night off :) I'll usually do a workout, have a light lunch, and make sure I have at least 1000 calories left for the evening. I'll probably just quick add 1000 and try not to go too overboard.

Many, many calories of alcohol. I regret nothing.

How long is a piece of string?

If you truly gained weight on 1400 calories, it's not a 'slow metabolism'. Something would have to be seriously wrong, I would go to the doctor to get checked out because there could be some health issues that need addressing. Having said that, were you using a food scale and weighing everything solid that you ate when you…

What is this and how do I get it into my mouth.

How much do you have to lose total? If you are quite overweight it could be doable if you work at it, but if you're like me trying to get from like 65kg to 55kg it's gonna take a bit longer. Yeah, walking on its own won't guarantee weight loss, have you put your info into MFP to calculate a calorie goal? :)