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Hypothyroid, 45 year old female, 5' tall. I lose weight eating around 1500 calories per day on average. Some days it's higher, some lower, but that's the average.

I lose faster when I eat my exercise calories. It helps me to not lose muscle as I lose weight, since that really defeats the purpose. For comparison, I'm a 5' tall female in my mid-40s.

While weight loss is mostly calories in vs calories out, the type of calories does make some difference. Try to keep your diet based on whole foods and avoid sugar free/fat free stuff (unless it's found that way in nature). You'll find eating lots of legumes and fish and with vegetables and olive oil will make you feel…

I agree. As someone with type 1 diabetes, who is not obese, I've learned that avoiding certain foods results in a healthier life, while eating other foods causes high blood sugar and illness. It's a choice everyday. Everyone can make the choice. Medical science comes a long way in helping to make that choice easier and…

You don't need to weigh yourself everyday. You need to open the app, click diary and log the food you eat. Log before you eat, so you can decide whether the food is worth it. For example is that ounce of chips really worth 200 calories to you today or would you rather eat 3 oz of baby carrots for 35 calories? As you log,…

This is exactly appetite suppression. You're wrong to believe that decreasing your intake by 700 calories can't equate to a 2 pound weight loss because that first couple of weeks of decreased intake comes with a shedding of glycogen/water weight. While, it helps your body metabolize sugar better, that in itself won't…

This. When I binge eat, it's not about loving or enjoying the food. In fact, there are times during the binge when I think "why am I eating this?" "I don't even like this." "I'm so full." But, I can't stop reaching for more food.

As a previously nursing mom, who is only 5 feet tall, I will say from my own experience, 1300 calories wasn't enough, even when my baby was over 1 year. You may want to consider eating more, or at least eating back your exercise calories to account for the nursing. However, not getting enough calories is not what caused…

As @janejellyroll said, you could see a water weight gain. That could happen even without increasing your net calories, just by changing the composition of the food you are eating. However, it wouldn't be a real, lasting gain. In fact, it may lead to a loss. Sometimes, giving yourself an extra calorie day shocks your body…

You're not a failure. Most of us have been there/done that. Dust yourself off and look at what made you gain it back. Did you lose weight too quickly before? Were you too strict in your diet? Try to avoid doing those things this time. Weight loss comes from the food you eat, not from working out. You can burn some calories…

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As a stay-at-home mom, who works full time from home I understand the difficulty finding time to workout. But, there are things that you can do. The YMCA offers child care. So, if you have one of those around you, and you really want to join a gym, that may be a better option than the one you are considering. You could…

I generally only drink black coffee. However, if I decide I want something sweet and creamy, I add an ounce or two of a premier protein shake to my coffee. It's lower in calories, carbs and fat than creamers and sugar, and higher in protein. I think it tastes pretty good too. (Take that with a grain of salt, because I…

Welcome to MFP! How do you plan to incorporate THM with MFP? My understanding of THM is that you don't count, you just don't combine fat with carbs. You can add me as a friend. I don't follow THM, but, as a diabetic, I do eat quite a few meals that are THM friendly.

First, congratulations on starting this journey to repair your relationship with food. Mindful eating will help you to feel fuller with fewer calories. However, often at the beginning of a weight loss journey people think they feel full when they really aren't. This can lead to binging later on, if you are not careful.…

I almost never use oil for roasting vegetables. You can roast without it. However, if I do add oil for some reason, I always count the full amount that I've added. Some of the stuff left in the pan is water from the vegetables and the vegetables have soaked up some oil. Rather than worry about undercounting, I count it all.

Yes. Being a Type 1 diabetic, I started drinking diet soda long before I ever needed to lose weight. When I started dieting, it never occurred to me to give up diet soda. In fact, at the time of my first diet, diet soda was considered a healthy alternative to regular soda and good for dieters. A few years ago, when I hit a…

Every time a recipe calls for salt, it suggests "butter, salted."

I've done both in the past and am currently doing both. I've never been a successful calorie counter. For some reason trying to hit exactly 1300 calories causes me anxiety and if I eat 1301, it feels like a failure. I can eat 30 points though. Unlike others, I'm not eating dangerously low levels. The only reason that…

I don't take rest days. I take active recovery days. This means that I'm not working out as hard, but I'm still doing something -- yoga, walking, etc.

How long have you been eating at 1400-1600? Sometimes you stop loosing for a short while (and may even gain) after you increase your calories. However, if you give it a few weeks, your body will adjust and start loosing again.

It depends on you and your body. At 1800 calories, I didn't lose any weight. I was still 20 pounds above my pre-pregnancy weight when my baby turned 1. I set my weight loss goal to .5 pounds and then added 300 calories to it (not 500 because I was no longer exclusively breastfeeding). I've had success with that -- 1500…

I have found that neither carbs nor protein on their own keep me full. I need fat to stay full. Avocado helps me to feel full. I usually either dip vegetables in it or put it on toast for a filling snack.

I only have 2 kids (my youngest is 18 months) and I'm 5 feet tall. I eat between 1300 and 1500 calories per day and I've lost 20 pounds since January 24. I couldn't keep up with the kids if I at less than this. So, you shouldn't be afraid to eat a little more. For weight bearing exercises, I use my kids a lot. Squats and…

Overnight oats are basically oats and yogurt with fruit or other fillings/flavorings that you leave in the refrigerator overnight. The oats soften as if they were cooked. You take them out in the morning and eat them cold. I love doing overnight oats in the summer. Here is a website with recipes I have used:…

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/12/brownie-batter-pancakes.html

I love breakfast. My problem is not letting breakfast blow my calorie goal for the day. Right now, I've been eating muffins and baked oatmeal. Here are my two favorites: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/07/low-fat-chocolate-chip-zucchini-bread.html…