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I look at weekly calories, rather than daily!

Open your diary so we might be able to help you. I'm not gaining weight, I'm trying to lose it, but in general, make sure that you're eating calorie-dense foods. Nuts, avocado, etc. Things that you can eat a slightly higher concentration of without stuffing yourself silly.

OH NOES THE KITTENS.

I read lots of books, and LOVE them. I have a Kindle that collects books, as well as the multitudes of books on shelves. Slowly weeding my way down from those due to space.

Height: 5' 5" Weight: 206.2 Age: 24 DCG: 1820 AWL: 1.5lbs SW: Heaviest was 250lbs, starting here at 240

Since you only have 50 lbs to lose, you're probably going to want to set your goal to 1.5lbs a week tops. Once you don't have as much to lose, it's better to lose it slower!

Yeah saturated fats are what will really raise your LDL (the bad levels). Some doctors think that eggs actually can help regulate LDL levels, but others disagree, so I think it really depends on the person. Eggs shouldn't raise in regards to LDL though! Edit: Saturated fats are actually one of the things that I'm watching…

This!

I agree with a lot of this, but you don't have to eat three meals a day in order to be healthy/lose weight. Frequency of eating does nothing, if you wanted to eat one huge healthy meal that equaled the amount of calories you're allotted for the day, you could (and people do)!

This. Also, exercise helps.

You can see your macros on the phone app, if you go to the Daily Tab at the top.

Yeah, I actually live in Orlando, and I didn't mind Walmart until I moved down here from Vermont. The ones in Florida I've found are absolutely terrible.

I don't like Walmart because: 1. the employees appear to HATE working there, and are very unhelpful 2. the store is messy/not kept up with the way that some more expensive stores are 3. my particular store is EXTREMELY busy, to the point that sometimes I get shoved when trying to get down an aisle, unless I'm shopping at…

I sent you a friend request! To the people who are being judgmental, I'm betting that most of them didn't log a 'typical' day for them before they started here at MFP. Having looked at your diary for the day that you started, it looks like a pretty typical day for me before I became aware of what I was putting in my body.…

I love calzones! Never thought to try one in a pita, I will have to do this! Thanks!!

I have that same feeling, and I haven't lost nearly as much as you have. I keep looking at old shirts in my closet, ones that haven't fit me or have been too tight, and grabbing them just to 'try on' because I still expect them to be too small. When they fit me, it surprises me every time. And looking at my jeans, don't…

Look at your weekly deficit, not your daily. Hopefully that will help!

That isn't good. The MFP goal is something you want to HIT, not be significantly under...

I haven't been shocked by foods themselves, it's more the portion sizes. Restaurant portions in particular are like, three meals worth in one plate. It's insane. I've often told my girlfriend that they should create single portion alternatives as their "healthy" menu, and price them slightly lower. Portion sizes creeping…

Go by weekly deficit, if you're too far under the MFP weekly deficit then you need to up what you're eating a bit. Day to day, sometimes I'm over by 100 or under by 100-200, but it evens out over the course of the week. I second the suggestion to go to fat2fitradio.com and check out their calculators. BMR is the Basal…

What is your body fat percentage? How tall are you? How much do you weigh? BMI really doesn't tell much, someone can be considered 'obese' by BMI standards and have almost no fat on them. In general, I would suggest that instead of trying to lose weight, perhaps just try to tone up so that you look smaller? Try to do some…

The site I just linked adds cottage cheese to make a thicker shake. You can't taste it, but it gives it that thick, creamy milkshake consistency.

http://dashingdish.com/recipes/shakes/ This site has some of the best shakes EVER.

http://www.thenewrulesoflifting.com/nrol-for-women Once you're down to the right weight, it's more about losing body fat % than it is losing WEIGHT. When you increase your muscle, you lose that extra body fat, which makes you look slimmer, as muscle takes up less space in your body. Make sure you're not watching the scale,…

Strength training! It sounds like you're doing a lot of cardio. Start lifting weights!

And another, for fitness!

I do 16/8 as well. It fits better with my schedule, and it allows me to eat two large meals a day, instead of a bunch of teeny ones that don't fill me up.

Bump!

It doesn't make a difference.