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The food doesn't disgust me. It's still yummy and I still want to eat all the things. Sometimes I'm disgusted with myself for thinking I could eat all of that and not gain weight. For instance, I bought a cheesecake the other day. I sliced it up to freeze it. I cut this 8" cheesecake into 12 slices (which were tiny) and…

I used to get cramps in the night and that's indicative of potassium deficiency. I know you said its not really cramping though, just an ache. I also have more muscle aches if I'm not drinking enough water.

1200 calories is the lowest MFP will give you. So, if you set it to "lose 2lbs a week" it will give you 1200 calories even if that doesn't equal a 2lb a week deficit. Given your stats and how much you have to lose, I doubt that it is. That's because losing 2lbs a week with less than 20lbs to lose is too aggressive. Reset…

I log my weight here everyday. I take a weekly average of my weight and track that in a separate spreadsheet. The average weight is what I use to look for trends.

I'm not saying you don't burn more. I'm usually STARVING when I PMS the week before my period. But its not because your body doesn't know whether or not its pregnant. That's my point.

I actually see a bigger shift for ovulation than for my period. During my period, my weight maintains for a few days, then drops. During ovulation, it actually shifts up a pound or two.

The sad part is that this may be true. We're not taught nearly enough about our own bodies and menstrual cycles growing up. Try hanging out on a "trying to get pregnant" website sometime. It's really depressing to see how little most women (and a lot of doctors) really know about our A&P. The only reason I know anything is…

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Why would it be bad??

Seconding the "you are your own gym" advice. It's body weight training that progresses you through to harder and harder movements.

Were you not happy with the answers you were getting on Fitness and Exercise? community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10233760/belly-roll-but-doctor-said-to-stop-losing-weight-help#latest

To be fair, I'm concerned about all of it.

Calorie timing doesn't matter. Why not try it if you think it will work for you? Just make sure you're eating to your calorie goal (not under or over eating). Three meals a day (plus snacks) is a fairly modern construct. There's really no scientific reason to eat that way, its just the way society has structured itself…

Do you seriously think you saw a 3% change in body fat in less than two weeks? Body fat % doesn't change that fast. It just doesn't. Scales are inaccurate. That's all there is to it.

Why? I don't get it

agreed. If you're trying to conserve LBM, lose at a slower rate.

That's BS. By the time you miss your period, you're already 4 (ish) weeks pregnant (pregnancy "counting" starts two weeks before you ovulate, in case anyone didn't know). The embryo would have already implanted into the uterus wall, a full week before your period. Your body already would already be producing HCG if you…

Its normal, cyclical, and temporary. Just keep eating to your calorie goal and ignore it. Focusing on fluctuations will drive you crazy and make you quit. Successful weight losers look at long term trends, not fluctuations.

Scales are not accurate for body fat readings, so don't trust that. For at home readings, calipers are more accurate, but are still prone to error. Better just to take pictures to see your progress over time. But, yes, please clarify. Did you really lose 35lbs in a month?!? If you did, then body fat % is the least of your…

Just as an FYI, I've always had to bump my activity level lower on Scooby to have success. I work out ~4 or 5 hours a week, but lose at the correct rate when I have Scooby set to 1-3 hours a week. The point is: TDEE calculators are based on population averages. To find the correct calories for your personal TDEE - X%, you…

If I am estimating, I round up. Like if I look at it and think "that's one cup of rice", I'll usually put in 1.25 cups. If I'm weighing, I put in what I weighed out. I would have opened my calculator on my phone and done the math. 32/38 = 0.84 servings. I'm not anti-estimating. There's a time and place for it. But, why…

No. Fitbits are designed to be worn all the time. Even when sleeping, if you want to track your sleep patterns. I usually take mine off at night, but I put it on when I'm getting ready in the morning and take it off before bed. But I started off tracking sleep and found out that I normally have 97% or better sleep…

Ditto this. When I doubt myself, I can't do it. When I tell myself that I can, I do it. I had a tough run this weekend. I started to doubt myself. I even started to panic. But I calmed myself down and said "I can do this" and realized that I would be disappointed in myself if I quit. I slowed down a little and just kept…

Go to bed earlier and get up earlier. Getting up earlier will help you go to sleep earlier. Doing an am workout will get you charged up for the day and ready to go.

I agree with that. Either her mother will learn that she needs to not be hurtful to the OP (aka respect a boundary the OP has put up), or her mother can deal with not having a relationship with the OP. I don't advocate the "that's just the way she is" part of the scenario. Letting someone insult you, either directly or…

You teach people how to treat you. I know its hard because it's family, but she will continue to treat you this way as long as you let her. Tell her that its hurtful and if she's going to treat you that way, you'll leave. And follow through. If she does this, next time you get your things and go. Make sure you tell…

This is really about perspective. When I mess up, I don't consider it a failure. I consider it being an imperfect human. It's not "starting over again and again" to move on from your mistakes and try to do better today. This isn't easy. It's not easy to not wallow in your mistakes. It's not easy to do my best each day. But…

I disagree. When losing weight became an important goal for me, I became focused on it. It takes priority over other things that used to be my priority. My workouts are non-negotiable time. They happen before I go to bed that night, period. Logging is non-negotiable. It happens. I got rid of the excuses, focused, made it…

I don't have lazy weeks. I have a training plan and I stick to it. TDEE - X% calories that I eat are a little under my sedentary maintenance, so I'm not going to gain if I eat that amount without exercise. So if I'm sick and still eat my calories, I'd still lose slowly, just slower. If I miss a day of exercising because…

I prefer TDEE because I'm very consistent with my exercise. I also was finding that by using the MFP method, I was eating a ton on my long run days (more than I wanted to) and was eating very little on my rest days. TDEE helps balance that out for me. That being said, I have used the MFP method successfully as well. When I…