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I agree with this! I have the Pacer app (free) on my phone. It considers <3000 steps to be sedentary, 3k-6k to be lightly active, 6k-10k active, and >10k highly active. Different apps may vary a bit in what they call "lightly active" but that's a good guesstimate. I have my activity level set to "lightly active". The app…

There is a learning curve with accurately logging food, most of us here has accidentally underestimated the calories we eat or overestimated calories burned. The most likely explanation is a problem with logging (and that would mean you're eating more calories than you think). If you open your diary to public it might…

How long have you been trying to lose weight? It can take a couple weeks to see a new regimen take effect, so if youre new I would give it time. If you've been losing for a bit but your weight loss has stalled, it could just be youve hit a plateau. As you lose weight you require less calories and therefore have to eat…

In the past (again, not counting now since breastfeeding complicates things) I have always had to eat about 1450 to lose 1 lb/week

I'm 5'5". I'm currently postpartum and overweight and trying to lose so I'm not sure of my current maintenance, but before I was pregnant I could eat about 1800 cal to maintain my weight of 130-145. (Had some fluctuations over several years). Lightly active, on my feet for my job (nurse) but not athletic or very active out…

Was this documentary "What the Health?" by any chance? I would be hesitant to make dietary choices based off a documentary, as they tend to be biased and exclude evidence which disputes their claims. And if the documentary I think it is, I have heard even some vegans refer to it as extreme. That being said, if you want to…

Greek yogurt with a small portion of nuts and some kind of fruit stirred in. Fat from nuts+protein from yogurt+ sweet fruit makes a delicious and filling meal for not too many calories, as long as you don't have a heavy hand with the nuts Hummus and veggies, hardboiled eggs

I have heard that higher fat diets in general may be beneficial to breastfeeding, but I'm not sure how solid the research is on the subject.

Processed meat...lunch meat, bacon, etc. They keep coming out with more and more studies about it being bad for you but damn if it isn't delicious.

Seems so strange that out of nowhere it would just start ignoring the breastfeeding calories all of a sudden! Thank you for the tip, although have to admit that I am holding out hope that it somehow fixes itself so that it can make adjustments for me.

There is a common idea out there that if you under-eat, your body will slow fat loss in order to preserve what it has, aka "starvation mode". This is only true to an extent. Your fat loss may slow some in an extreme calorie deficit, but you will still lose fat. And then eventually muscle. Some people believe that eating…

I agree with above posters about fiber fat and protein. But honestly it does just take time to get used to smaller portion sizes. When I weighed more I could easily put away wayyy more food than I needed (I mean, I still can) and when I started tracking, it took awhile to get used to more reasonable portions. Even if I was…

Made this one last night and it was really good. http://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a42909/blackened-salmon-corn-tomato-avocado-salad/ I don't normally like salmon but it was good like this. The salad is tasty and high fiber as well. Edit to add, I imported it into my recipes, it is 690 cal a serving but 37…

Sorry I realized I linked to the recipe box on my mfp page instead of the recipe itself. Here are some better links- http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/chicken-spinach-orzo-dinner-in-under-30-minutes/ http://allrecipes.com/recipe/235151/crispy-and-tender-baked-chicken-thighs/

Hello from a fellow working mom. Here are a couple of my favorites- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/view/159574832057453- chicken spinach orzo. One of my favorites because it is really tasty, only about 400 calories a serving and pretty filling and really the only dish you need for the whole meal. It uses rotisserie…

It's really impossible to tell the difference between PMS symptoms and early pregnancy symptoms for a lot of women. They felt almost exactly the same for me. But craving carbs is pretty normal PMS symptom and if you have been on BC for a while it's not uncommon to have a pretty intense period (and all associated symptoms)…

Thank you! I wouldn't have thought of that. Is that the same thing as HIIT?

I sometimes drink tea in the afternoon when I get the munchies, the caffeine helps stave off the hunger till dinner. There is nothing "unhealthy" about that as long ad you are still eating a reasonable amount.of total calories. I don't think anyone is suggesting people starve themselves and drink nothing but coffee all day.

Thai. Particularly panang chicken curry with rice. That stuff is so damn good I can't stop myself after one serving. I always eat the whole gigantic portion.

Whole grain bread. I love bread but can't stand whole grain, tastes bitter and strong, overpowers the sandwich. Can't seem to like it no matter how much I try. Sometimes I make myself eat it, because fiber and whatnot. Usually I just give up and buy a fresh sourdough loaf instead. So much tastier.

I often hear the term "anti-inflammatory" foods used to refer to foods that contain antioxidants, which help eliminate the free radicals that can lead to cancer. I believe it is true that some foods are more oxidizing (contribute to the formation of free radicals and therefore increase risk of chronic diseases) than…

If you are male, 1500 calories should be a minimum amount, not a maximum to stay under. When you said you "stay within" 1500 it made it sound like you are sometimes eating less than that which isnt good unless prescribed bya a doctor. Go to the mfp set-up, set an activity level NOT including your exercise and let MFP…

I assumed he was the manager, but he may not have been. I interpreted it not as him giving me free food, but deciding that I would want the large fry instead of the medium because it was cheaper. "You save a dollar" as in it is a dollar cheaper to get large fries, not him saving me a dollar.

I had no idea, and actually glad you brought that to light! It's worth knowing about the author while reading anything medical. In general this article actually seems to draw the conclusions that extra protein isnt really that bad as long as it's not extreme and you dont already have kidney disease.

Didnt know that, main reason I posted that article was because he provided links to studies, not necessarily because of his commentary on the subject. Although what he wrote seems very moderate, no faniciful claims.

Yes, I lost a lot of weight right in the beginning, then plateau, then it finally started becoming a steady 1 lb/ week. I think in the beginning it is mostly water weight due to less salt. Even if you arent tracking sodium or trying to eat less of it, if you cut your overall food consumption by 30% then you are…

Most of the health warnings out there about sugar are referring to added sugars, not the naturally occurring sugars in fruit and dairy. Unfortunately MFP does not differentiate between the two.

Unless you have been told by your doctor you have to limit sugar, I wouldnt worry about it, especially the sugars that occur naturally in fruit and milk. Yes the fruit has sugar but it is surrounded by fiber which slows its absorption into your bloodstream and prevents the sugar spike and crash later, giving a steady…