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Ok so obviously it would be better to weigh them before you eat them because they can vary nut to nut in size. But you know that. So in estimating, I would say that math seems right to me, but I'm not a math person. And I feel like 100 pistacios is a huge serving size...

I vary more than four pounds in a single day...and you were sick. You're likely retaining water. It's not 4 pounds of fat, it's just how your body cycles. The fact that you ate mostly carbs has nothing to do with it. I eat carbs like it's my job and lose steadily.

I think maybe you have more calories than you realize, those measurements don't look very accurate. And like someone said, whole eggs, bigger portions (if this is entirely accurate and I mean you weighed your portions).

I know how hard that is. It happened nearly that fast with my first dog, for him it was lymphoma out of no where. Two years later and I still cry when I think about Mojo, but I laugh a lot too. Giver her the best days that you can. It doesn't make it easier, but she deserves it. Animals are short lived, compared to us, and…

What are your break situations? I have a job 8-5 with two 15 minute and one 60 minute breaks. We have a loose dress code so no one cares if I do a full workout on lunch breaks, which I do sometimes. If I don't want to change, or can't, I still get up and go walk on all my breaks. Or that's the intent, anyway.

I don't log it on here because I know I drink enough water, but, the more I drink: The more satiated I am through the day. Drinking water when I'm feeling hungry helps me determine if I'm actually hungry or just borede. My skin clears up, though that could be a hundred factors. Fewer headaches I just *feel* better when I'm…

Without your stats it's impossible to know. Age height weight. How many pounds per week do you have it set to lose? If you're hungry all day you're likely not eating enough.

You can find a "Strength Training" option in cardio and adjust it to your needs. Or what someone else suggested, and what I do, is find whatever MFP says and cut it in half. Hell most of the time I create my own exercise and add in my numbers.

I weigh whatever is solid because even if you have a line to cut on, or a number to divide by, the likelihood of making a perfect cut or gauging perfectly the size of each portion is nil. Will you be off a ton by doing that? Maybe not, but a little here and a little there adds up. Liquids I'll measure more often than weigh…

Okie dokie. So with not a lot to lose, I wouldn't go above .5lb a week for sustainability. 1400 should be fine, but if you find yourself lacking energy, or starving, then it's ok to increase a bit based on those numbers. Try to find foods that fill you up. Protein helps me a lot with this. Peanut butter, nuts, whatever. I…

For me I start to feel the burn in other places if I'm not isolating. Typically the first time after increasing, it's too heavy and my other muscles compensate. Really focus on making sure your form is correct and flexing the muscle. Also, what type of curls are you doing? Variety can help this too, as the supporting…

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeellll How old are you? If you're under 18 you shouldn't be here and should check out maybe spark teens? Dietary needs can be different for younger people. If you're 18...meal timing doesn't matter at all, except for in terms of satiety. What are your stats? Age/weight/height/goal? Did MFP set you at 1400 and…

Are you looking for cardiovascular health more than muscular? Well, really you should do both. For cardio it's just about finding where you are currently and improving. I like to jog. I went from a 22 minute walk to a 13 minute jog. Still not the best but much better, yes? For strength, look into a good program that's easy…

Correlation does not equal causation. Besides, you said you were sick before you started the diet change. So you were sick, and then you changed a bunch of your diet, and remained sick...

I weigh everything in grams as it's a smaller unit of measurement and can be more accurate. Once in a while I can find an entry in only OZ and that's ok, I'll use that. My scale is lovely and will tell me both so I don't have to do the conversions.

The longer I stick to it, and the more I see a consistent (slow but steady) loss on the scale, the more I can accept that I have good days and bad days. I log everyday, and even if it's bad (like today, holy halloween candy batman) I log it.

I work full time and go to college and I log just fine. Even on days I'm swamped. Two seconds to log on my phone or computer. Is it a priority? If it really is, you'll sacrifice 5 minutes you spend doing something else to log first and then move on. Eventually it's a habit and it's fast and you don't realize you're doing…

There we go. I am no good at explaining things sometimes. Thanks for clarifying.

I'm not trying to gain sof if I'm totally off the mark sorry. I'd start with figuring what your proper maintenence even is, honestly. And then go slow, more than half a pound a week just seems unrealistic to me, especially since you're just starting out.

I know, but when you do a workout you get bonus calories. TDEE is total daily energy expendature and you can find calculators online. These basically take what your BMR is and give youa number to eat every single day. You don't log workouts separately, it's included. A lot of people prefer this method as it keeps them…

Everything on here was plugged in at one point or another. It's an estimate based on the norms for weight height and gender. You can easily over ride. I over ride every single entry to 50% or so to account for margin of error since I do not currently have my own heart rate monitor. You could get a fancy test done that…

The activity level on MFP is just a goal to hit a time number, I believe. Since MFP doesn't work on TDEE it won't change your calories for the day until you plug in a workout. It's just picking a number based on BMR (correct me if I'm wrong, can't remember for sure if that's the one) and subtracting a multiple of 500 based…

My mom has that reaction to green peppers and white onions. I'm lactose intollerant so on a good day that's the worst side effect I can have from dairy. Have any allergies?

I have a friend going through a similar situation, though she would be in the position of your ex in this example. Break ups SUCK. They hurt both people. No matter what, he's hurting. But right now, he's probably got some false hope that you'll take him back. This is not fair. Yes, you're absolutely going to hurt him by…

Meal timing isn't important. I have really freaky weird dreams if I eat certain things too close to bed, though.

It's all about consistency. I try to log raw just because that's my preference and it's easier to find in the database sometimes. But there's nothing wrong with cooking and then weighing, you just have to find accurate entries or make sure the food label tells you portion size for cooked. Sometimes, especially if you're…

It's really up to you. Clearly it wasn't negatively effecting you too badly, or you would have figured it out before now. I'd be cautious, though, eating something you know you're allergic to just sounds backwards. And it can get worse with more exposure. For example: When I first found out I had a dairy allergy I kept…

Coming from my core group, I'm initially hurt, but then I realize I appreciate it. The hurt usually came from knowing they were right. My bff is small and in shape, but she works her butt off to be that way and always has. It was the same with other issues I had when I was younger, I would always flare to anger initially…

You could just be sick. Getting drunk can have an adverse reaction on your immune system. And when people are sick, they can't always eat or keep the food down. Bringing starvation mode up really has nothing to do with your post. I understand you're concerned you're not eating enough. If you have upset stomach issues, and…

I did not read all the replies just fyi So I have this issue. It's a weird mix of being confident with who I am, knowing I need to change, but not letting those issues I'm working on rule me (i.e. I still have to lose 80ish pounds) So the question for me has always been, how do I actively love my body when I'm working so…