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Not very. I set my calories to 1000 because I tend to snack a lot between my last meal and bed. So long as I'm on a deficit, I know I'll be losing something so it's cool.

Badly worded question. Calorie counting reduces body weight whereas lifting increases muscle mass which in turn can reduce body fat, but it's not a substitute for a calorie deficit.

About a day or two if it's just one day of binge eating you did.

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It's most probably either bloat, bad posture or weak core muscles. Considering you're on holiday my guess is it's just water retention caused by a sudden calorie surplus. Basically, you're bloated because you're eating more calories than usual, or it might be that you're not drinking enough water. If this is the case then…

Oh my god, are you kidding me?! That many people actually do that?! If I even got just one chance at an interview I'd cry rivers of happiness and drop the world for it because I've been applying for job after job after job since the beginning of July and haven't been asked back for one interview. To answer the question,…

Don't cut fat. Fat is as essential as protein and carbs because it aids the absorption of nutrients and vitamins.

No, a calorie surplus does.

Calorie deficit! Calorie deficit! Calorie deficit! In order to lose 10lbs you need to lose about 2.5lbs a week. To do that you need to burn 8750 calories (that is, NET calories!) a week, which is about 1250 a day. Read this: http://www.reddit.com/r/loseit/comments/oguat/tips_net_calories_why_its_the_most_important/ It…

It's not exactly a miracle maker. As long as you're on a calorie deficit, you'll lose weight.

47g fat, 75g protein I base my macros on the amount of carbs I'm comfortable eating (which is 120g) and then try to balance the other two. I make sure my protein isn't too high because as much as I love my fish and chicken, god knows I can't indulge in these two because until I get a job I can't afford it.

Don't worry about what portions to be eating together, that aspect matters very little. What matters most is that you're hitting the low carb/high carb macros. I'm not carb cycling at the moment, I'm saving that for when I plateau. When I plan on carb cycling, I'll be eating things like bread, pasta, fruits and cereals and…

Just a note, foods like bread and cheese can be a part of your clean diet. I have the cleanest diet of anyone I know and I have bread and cheese on a daily basis, whether they're together or with different foods. If you're finding it difficult to control yourself, use your mfp diary to plan meals and change the meal names…

Dr Oz is full of bs when it comes to this stuff. All you need is to be on a calorie deficit unless you're a special snowflake who's doctors recommended a specific diet purely because your health needs it.

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Sugar. I'm on a VLCD and know that I'm not getting enough calories so I'm pretty flexible about the amount of sugar I'm putting in my tea -- I have like 3 cups a day so that's about 15-20g of sugar for me.

I'll probably get virtually slapped by some people for saying this but decrase your calories moreso than you do on week days. Like, if you're eating 1200 calories then go down to 1000 calories because that way you know you absolutely have to stick to your calorie limit, but at the same time you absolutely know you will…

One week isn't enough, one month would be okay, but after that month you want to continue checking your weight every 3-4 weeks just to make sure your weight is maintaining. I'd say the best way to stop calorie counting is portion control. Learn your portions and know when to stop eating. Listen to your body, don't give it…

Increase the amount of protein you're consuming and strength train. It sounds to me like you're gaining too much fat and not enough muscle which should be what you're gaining. Hit those weights or do calisthenics/yoga/pilates. Pilates and yoga won't bring results as fast as weight lifting will. I can't speak for…

Her diet isn't the problem, her weight is. Just to clarify things, I'm not condoning anorexic behaviour. I'm saying what I'm saying because I've suffered "anorexia" in the past and know that eating less 1000 calories a day will not cause all those drastic symptoms. I use speech marks because the DSM criteria would deem me…

Adaptive thermogenesis. You can still have a huge deficit, but the most important thing is knowing if it's working for you and knowing when to come off it. You can come off it by using methods that those who fast use, like slowly increasing calories each week/month.

Personally, I'm increasing calories as my weight goes down. I'm currently on a VLCD and with each 5lb loss, I'm increasing my calories by either 100 or 200. I only have 20lbs to lose and want to eventually get to around ~1600 calories to suit my future TDEE.

Losing lbs won't get you "toned", reducing body fat and increasing muscle mass will. Tell your personal trainer you want to lift weights.

This isn't going to apply to every person on here, only those who are severely underweight which is, dare I assume it, a minority on mfp. EDIT: Just thought I'd mention a very important point I made on another thread just now, when I saw this thread was linked.

On days when my family decide to eat out or eat foods that I don't know how the calories of, I just use it as a cheat meal/day. I'd suggest doing this and just enjoying what you're eating because as much as you might want to convince yourself that you're taking a healthy option, you just don't know. You've lost 11lbs. Use…

120lbs. Because I'm vain. I'm 5'2 and currently 140lbs. When I tell family and friends they're always so shocked because apparently I don't carry the amount of fat that "people around 10 stone usually have" (wtf?). My body fat percentage is about 26/27% and I'd really like to get this into the early 20s because I just want…

With things like chicken and prawn I always measure the meat before I cook it and then use words like "raw" when searching for them in the database so I can add the raw weight's nutritional info to my diary. Like, if I'm having chicken breast then I always use the item that says "Chicken - Breast, meat only, raw,". At the…

TDEE has nothing to do with the BMI and doesn't work like it. Your TDEE is essentially the amount of energy (calories) you use in a day. If you want to lose weight, eat less than this number. Simples.

No way around this other than the F-Cup cookie. (Google it. :wink:) When you lose the weight they'll still be proportional to your body so it'll be fine.

It's actually called calorie deficit