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I'm an inch taller and 155 is my happy weight too. I had crept up to like 168. Initially tried for 140 but as soon as it hit 151 my body rebelled and I'd binge. I focused on recomp instead and I'm happy with the way I look now. I was 130 in college but consider in your late teens and early 20s you're stillness at the tail…

I never lost much. For me it was that I learned how to maintain rather than constantly gaining and losing 8-10 pounds, meaning I was always restricting too much or eating too much. I have a much healthier relationship with food now. I eat plenty of nutrient dense foods and have healthy habits most of the time, but I can…

Well, I don't know anything about low carb, but I lose weight on 1800-2000 calories with my height and activity level, so odds are your maintenance calories are higher than you think they are, whatever sources you get them from.

I do about 45g oatmeal in the morning with one scoop of protein powder in it, which immediately adds 25g protein. Plus usually some yoghurt and berries. That might keep you fuller longer. You're also not eating that many calories early in the day, which is leaving you hungry and then more prone to eating more than you plan…

I think I need to for awhile longer. I notice when I do log I tend to eat more 'normal' meals because it makes me be more mindful. When I don't log it's easier for me to grab handfuls of random things. I might maintain my weight but my macros can be pretty unbalanced, and then eventually weight creeps back on. Or sometimes…

What a handsome cat!

I just got diagnosed with PCOS. I guess the lean subtype. No insulin resistance, not many other symptoms aside from I don't get a period.

Yeah, no pill is going to do much about skin. Do keep in mind it can keep shrinking for a couple of years after losing weight/pregnancy. No pill will help with 'toning' either--you're better off focusing on exercises. I only got muscle definition when I started lifting weights and doing bodyweight exercises like…

This is really cool to see! I downloaded Libra last month to help me not freak out about occasional higher blips.

Me! Maintaining since October, and at the moment trying to get to the lower end of my maintenance range (5 pounds) instead of the upper end.

Don't be discouraged if the weight loss slows a little--at the beginning of deficits glycogen and water weight often goes in a whoosh, especially in low carb diets, then the fat loss gradually catches up. Personally the idea of cutting out carbs has never appealed to me. I preferred a mild deficit to achieve my weight…

I set mfp to sedentary and let the fitbit adjust as needed, which seems to be working fine.

I also use Libra for a trend for my sanity. I'm also trying to weigh myself less--every 2-3 days instead of every day. My range is 150-155, but realistically I never see 150, haha. At the moment I'm near the upper end so I'd like to trend back down to the middle or lower end of the range. I don't really put much stock in…

I have a lot of healthier habits from years of counting calories as a teen, but that was borne out of eating disorders. But a lot of things like I never liked full sugar coke or drinking loads of calories in general (as I'd rather eat them). I like fruits & veg and don't eat much meat. Exercise was start-stop until the…

I do pb2 when I want a peanut buttery flavour to something without the extra cals--smoothies, in my oatmeal, etc. It's pretty good. Still love real peanut butter though. Seconding granola. Also pesto.

I've been obsessed with making tortilla pizzas. Take a tortilla (corn or whole wheat usually for me), then top with whatever pizza stuff you want. I like reduced fat red pesto, artichokes, assorted veg, some grated cheddar or goat cheese. Grill for 10 min. Voila. Also a big fan of yoghurt, berries, Pb2 or real peanut…

Echoing the cellulite is genetic comments. I technically still had a bit of cellulite at 16 at a BMI of 14.9 (was anorexic--do not recommend). Doing weight lifting the last few years combined with losing 10 pounds (to a BMI of around 20-21) has helped a bit with that. But with 10 kg the odds of loose skin are small.

I have a stationary bike desk at home, so I ride it slowly while doing work I don't need full concentration for. Yoga and pilates can be hit or miss with EDS. I have mild hypermobility and a lot of the symptoms but no formal diagnosis. I used to sprain/sublux my ankles a lot. Balancing exercises helped me strengthen the…

My weight doesn't change radically usually. I'll have days where I'm bang on the same weight. Seconding the advice above.

I just didn't log for a week on holiday, and sometimes I don't log on the weekends. By this point I've been within like 2 pounds either side of 155 since last October, so I feel reasonably sure I know how to maintain my weight. Logging with new recipes is really annoying sometimes, or if you make a big vat of something but…

Re-reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin for the first time since I was 19. On holiday I also re-read the Martian by Andy Weir.

I just lost a bit of weight while on holiday in France while still eating chocolate croissants, burgers, pizza, whatever the hell I wanted. Because I was walking a lot, I had more calories to play with, so it was easier to fit those things into near maintenance calories.

What PAV said. When I recovered from anorexia I had to throw out my scale. I only loosely logged calories in my head at the start to make sure I got over 2000 but aiming for 2500. Quite soon, intense hunger kicked in as my body realised I was starting to feed it again, and I just listened to that. I have no idea how much I…

Even if you got the surgery, if you stopped working out, it likely won't look as good than if you kept weight training. 2 months is not enough time. Give it at least 6 months regularly training 3x a week and hitting your macros, then decide. You might be surprised how much your body can change. In my case, weight lifting…

I'm on holiday in France at the moment. I am eating all the carbs. Weirdly today I'm even in quite a big deficit just because I walked 25k steps despite a breakfast of pastries and a lunch of stuffed cabbage and aligot, which is incredibly amazing stringy cheesey mashed potato. I ended up craving chicken, beans and salad…

Walking about 19k steps around Paris and then running 5.75km along the streets near where we're staying.

I've been in France for a few days and out of curiosity I've been loosely logging (since I'm guessing a fair amount--although this apartment has a food scale, haha, so my lunch yesterday was exact). I'm eating sliightly more calories than at home (about 2400 calories when at home I eat more like 2100-2300 unless I go out…

My husband is Chinese Mauritian, so I get the Chinese and African push to eat more when with them. It's also harder because I eat fast but my husband's family eats slower. You can still slow down, keep the bowl full-ish, or cite your kidneys as the reason you can't eat too much this time. Or eat a lot that one day and go…

You can just cite some intermittent fasting stuff back at them. I'm also not a big breakfast eater unless I worked out. I had milk and coffee and am only now having my first 'meal' of the day, which is a smoothie. I like to have a late lunch and save plenty of calories for dinner and an evening snack. Just do you. Say your…

I'm echoing the concern that there are some potentially disordered thought processes around food. Eating two things of (plain?) lettuce to fill up before eating junk food is an all or nothing approach. Why not eat a nice salad with avocado, nuts, chicken, a tasty dressing, other veggies? I'll quite often have a mega salad…