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And some helpful threads, posts, links: 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…

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Another +1 for Overdrive & free audiobooks through the library. Also free kindle books. I listen at work. It's too loud in the gym, and if I'm outside I want to be able to pay attention to what's happening. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron Homer's Odyssey A Fearless Feline Tale, or How…

Funny, I did it the other way around, fasting the 8 or so hours I slept, and eating whenever I felt hungry in the other 16 hours. Worked fine for me, because I was eating fewer calories than I needed. .

No reason to make yourself miserable, plenty of reasons not to. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23244741 Double trouble: restrained eaters do not eat less and feel worse "high levels of dietary restraint do not appear to reflect actual caloric restraint, it has been found to be a risk factor for a wide array of…

:/ :s :o Metabolism does not drop all that much, at least not from short-term undereating. (And it's likely she's not actually undereating.) 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.…

You want to lose such a little amount, it's going to be very slow, especially if you're already at a healthy weight. This calculator from the Baylor College of Medicine will show you the calories needed to maintain any weight. For the stats you've given, it says you need 1483 cal/day if you are INACTIVE, and your BMI is…

+1 to the good advice above: start eating healthfully, don't go overboard on anything, ignore that horrendous post about a "cleanse", :anguished: and enjoy your wedding (including forgetting about the "eating healthy" part, for one day). After that, get yourself a food scale & learn to use it. Decide on some exercise you…

You're probably not hurting yourself much by overexercising, at least in the short term, but you're more likely to burn out & give up if you keep trying to do so much so fast. Set a smaller, more realistic goal, one that you can keep doing for at least the couple of years it will take you to lose 100 lb. (If that is a…

Weight is gained through eating more than you burn. Weight is lost through burning more than you eat. Medicine can affect your motivation (can't get off the couch), or possibly your metabolism (burn less than you used to), but figuring out how much is needed to support your current weight, then eating less than that, will…

Um, isn't that what MFP is?

So many people here with epilepsy! Wow. Since a ketogenic (extremely low-carbohydrate, causing fat breakdown) diet is a treatment for epilepsy, and can cause serious health problems, you should be consulting with your doctor. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041020091532.htm From 2004. .…

Since a ketogenic (extremely low-carbohydrate, causing fat breakdown) diet is a treatment for epilepsy, and can cause serious health problems, you should be consulting with your doctor. And do NOT play with what your kids are eating unless their doctor OK's it!!! They need different & complete nutrition in order to grow &…

A little short on info there... How much weight do you need to lose? Is your goal weight reasonable & healthy (according to BMI, or at least your doctor)? How many months? Why all of a sudden have you decided you need to do this on a deadline? Here are some useful posts. At least read the first one, sexypants. And the last…

https://www.kidney.org/ Under "patients", there's a "nutrition" category, and the bottom left picture there is "recipes".

http://tfalactifry.com/recipes

Both my weight loss doc (endocrinologist specializing in weight issues) and dietician had never heard of the concept of "eating back calories". Both said not to do it. Weight loss is done by eating less. It's easy to eat 400 cal, hard to burn it. Health comes from exercise, and eating a varied diet. Most people…

Lavender. I have a mist to spray on my pillow, as well as oil on a cotton ball around the house & at work. Dark chocolate. Just a little. Or hot cocoa. Exercise. Valerian is a natural calming & sleep-inducing herb; make tea & hold your nose. Or it might be possible to make capsules, but I've never gone that route. A hot…

Cold: tuna salad with lots of pickles. Hot: mixed into mac & cheese, or the hot dish you described (but we always used cream of mushroom soup, & I've seen people bake it with bread crumbs on top, or french fried onions... which aren't healthy, but are very tasty).

Look at your local parks & rec program. See what active things they have that would interest her, and maybe even her friends. Set a good example. Help her learn about healthy nutrition, cooking, etc. If you have to, confiscate the electronics & she can earn them back with minutes of activity. Raking the lawn, shoveling…

Protein & fat tend to suppress hunger longer than carbs of any type. Eggs, low-fat sausage, beans, tofu, peanut butter, nuts (I like walnuts in my oatmeal), Greek yogurt. That being said, some of the best low-cal high-fiber high-weight foods are pretty much all carbs: fruits, vegetables, whole grains. . Were you honestly…

Unless you're really short, or _your_ doctor is monitoring you & says it's OK, 800 cal/day isn't enough. Don't do that to yourself.

At least read sexypants. 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…

Unless you're under 5 feet tall, that's not a healthy weight. 4'10" would be the tallest someone could be and be in the healthy BMI range at 90 lb. 4' 2.5" would be the shortest. At 4'8", a weight of 90 pounds gives a BMI of 20.2, which is toward the lower end of healthy. (A healthy range is 18.5 - 24.9. Underweight is at…

This doesn't take any sugar. http://redstaryeast.com/pizza-dough-and-variations/ 1 cup water 2 T olive oil 3 cups bread flour 1 tsp salt 2.25 tsp active dry yeast

****** That bolded part seems wrong. ****** (ETA: I see you realized that. Sorry.) The 1 teaspoon, yes, you need that. Here's a recipe from Taste of Home (always has great stuff!). http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/thin-crust-pizza-dough 3.5 cups bread flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 5 teaspoons quick-rise yeast 1 teaspoon…

I was using what measurements she gave, including the rice. The only things I estimated were carrots, celery, & onions, and while that would be a hearty soup, I don't think those amounts (8, 8, & 4 oz) are out of line for a background of 4c of broth. Yes, I know that's for a whole pot. For something with so little to it,…

Woo. Don't waste your money. While there are medicines which can help you control your hunger so you can learn to eat reasonable portions, there are no pills, supplements, anything, which will "rev your metabolism" or "melt fat" or any of those other woo claims. When you see something like that, run away. Here are some…

Or for much less money, and with fewer added chemicals, less added salt, you could make your own meals. . I put this into the food diary: 1 can Delmonte diced tomatos (1.8 c) 53 cal Swanson chicken broth (4c) 40 cal carrots, raw (8oz) 79 cal celery, raw (8oz) 36 cal onion, raw (4oz) 45 cal spinach, raw (4oz) 26 cal white…

This. /thread But if that's not enough...: 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…