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Most of what I was going to suggest are already listed: almonds, hard-boiled eggs, cheese, fruit. For lunch recently I had 320 cal: 50 calories La Tortilla Factory - Smart & Delicious Soft Wraps - Mini - Multi-Bran (these are about 6") 70 calories Philadelphia - Neufchatel Cream Cheese, 1 oz (which is a LOT... 0.5 oz would…

Very strange... I tried to send "her" a friendly FYI about the multiple posts in multiple fora not being allowed, and the system is saying the user doesn't exist. :confused:

As far as the metabolism claim, not really. Exercise has much more of an effect. It does affect blood sugar (& fat), but not in a good way. Having insulin circulating more often than needed (which is just at meals) is detrimental. http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/metabolism/art-20046508…

If you like the habit of snacking, or it's easier for you to plan & eat 6 small meals instead of 3 larger ones, then plan your snacking so it fits your calorie goals. Make healthy choices. For your example of chocolate, go for a serving of _good_ dark chocolate and savor it - pay attention to every nibble, how it tastes,…

BTW, how do you know you're "eating in a deficit"? Are you weighing / measuring all your food? My doctor & dietitian said just to eat at the healthy calorie goal we'd set, and treat exercise as a bonus. Unless you're losing too quickly, don't factor exercise into your calorie goal. Here are some helpful posts:…

It depends a lot on your age, weight, weights used, intensity... If you want MFP to give an estimate of calories burned for weightlifting, under the cardio tab search for "Strength training (weight lifting, weight training)". For me (my age & current weight) it says 2 hours would burn 529 cal. One way to tell if you're…

As to how much you should be eating... This is from that blog post I linked above, about goal setting. This calculator from the Baylor College of Medicine will tell you not only your BMI, but how many servings of various foods to eat to maintain any weight.…

Many people here on MFP say we should "eat back" exercise calories. Both my dietitican & doctor (endocrinologist specializing in weight issues) had never heard of the concept. They said just to eat at the healthy calorie goal we'd settled on, and treat exercise as a bonus toward weight loss... but it's essential for…

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10012907/logging-accuracy-consistency-and-youre-probably-eating-more-than-you-think…

2 weeks? Patience, grasshopper. Putting on muscle happens even more slowly than losing fat. (Unless you're using illegal drugs, in which case you're an idiot.) Eat slightly more (maybe 2-300) calories than you need to maintain your current healthy weight, and make your diet fairly high on protein (see healthy ranges…

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Since you have health issues, talk with your doctor.

Sorry to hear about your health issues. It's worrisome that the doctor didn't understand that the fen/phen combination causes serious problems. (Or, as someone else has already said, you got it before the problems were understood.) I've used phentermine, until it reset my hunger to (what my doctor tells me is) a normal…

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For those considering going to a 3rd-world country because it's "less expensive" ... http://asmbs.org/patients/medical-tourism http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=medical+tourism http://asmbs.org/patients/life-after-bariatric-surgery…

Carrots are carbs. They have a lot of fiber, and quite a bit of sugar, which is why they're sweet. They're good carbs, though. . Neither my dietitian nor my weight doc (endocrinologist specializing in weight issues) had ever heard of the concept of "eating back" exercise calories. They both told me to simply eat at the…

loose / lose (yes, you should set your weight free!) cleanse (take a shower, wash your food; that's all the cleansing you need until your colonoscopy) detox (if you're not in ICU, or drug rehab, you don't need to detox) shakeology, herbalife, 21 day fix, etc. starvation mode (in the "you're not eating enough, that's why…

Since a ketogenic diet is used to treat certain health problems, you should be discussing your concerns with the doctor who put you on it, and the dietitian who has been helping you manage it so far. It's not something for people to do as a fad, on their own, putting their health in danger. Same suggestion for your…

Here's a calculator which will show if your proposed calorie intake is healthy & reasonable, as well as how many servings of the various food groups you should be having to make up those calories. It takes into account age, height, weight, & activity level.…

Then I'm thankful that my BMI when I started to seriously work on losing weight was only 39.5! Lost 80 (BMI 28), got complacent (& lost motivation... winter sucks), regained about 25 (BMI 32.1), am going back down again, aiming for a total of 110 lost (BMI 23.7). When I first met my weight doc, he offered to start me on…

Stomach surgery imposes external controls, when what you need (even to be successful with stomach surgery) is to have internal controls. People manage to gain weight after stomach surgery, even with drastically altered physiology and nutritional malabsorption, simply because they do not wish to control their eating. It's…

Here's a cookbook put together to help SNAP (food stamp) recipients make the most of the small amount they're given. Yummy healthy recipes, great photography, a nice departure from the usual bland government output.…

Also, I'd be leery about taking nutritional advice from someone who bills himself as a fitness trainer. What is his education about nutrition? Does his credentialing body include nutrition in what they allow their trainers to teach? (For example, ACSM does not.) What is his credentialing body? Did you check to be sure he's…

As to the OP, how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. So make a list of every 5 lb you want to lose, and when you get there write the date next to it. Reward yourself with fun new socks, or a song / audiobook to walk to, or an MP3 player, or bubble bath, or going for a hike in a state park you haven't visited…

1 lb feathers =1 lb fat = 1 lb muscle = 1 lb lead = 1 lb plutonium = 1 lb neutron star The volume those take up will be VERY different.

Or just ignore exercise in re calories / weight loss. That's actually safest, since most people underestimate what they eat and most machines overestimate calories burned. For most people, most of the time, they pretty much cancel out. Neither my weight doc (endocrinologist specializing in weight issues) or dietitician had…

:confused: Muscles aren't usable?

It's a fad, and does not reduce caloric intake, nor does it provide all necessary nutrition. Short-term, it probably wouldn't harm you much. Even if you use the whole fruit/vegetable in your juice, drinking calories results in feeling less full than eating them. And juicing takes electricity ($), water for cleanup ($),…

I don't think that anyone has said everyone should eat the same amount, and they'll weigh the same, or lose the same amount of weight. What is said, and is science, and is true, and can't be changed, is that if a person eats less than they burn, they will lose weight. Because thermodynamics.

As for the nonsense about "you're not eating enough, so your body is holding onto calories"... Read this. Then read it again. Bookmark it so you can use it to explain to other newbies what "starvation mode" is and is not. What you're thinking it is, it's not. http://www.aworkoutroutine.com/starvation-mode/ The body needs…