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I feel I eat a lot of veggies- volume wise, I definitely eat mostly veggies. multiple cups of lettuce and spinach, cut veggies, etc. every day. That is pretty much how I maxed out my 20 carbs each day. What do you feel I eat more of?? And bare minimum? What is the bare minimum? I had no idea MFP gave you a veggie minimum?…

That was my original plan! But the low carb isn't having the effect I wanted and I find it very restrictive so I thought I would change now... Way to go you!!! You look incredible!! The difference in those pictures -wow!!!!!!

I could find time I suppose if I woke up earlier, although I will say I have never been able to stick with exercising first thing in the morning, and can't understand those that do. My body is too sluggish and I feel sick because either I haven't eaten yet, or I have just eaten. As for the rest of my day, I wake at 6am,…

yes, I ate a lot of eggs. On low carb, especially when I started and was trying for less than 20 carbs a day - eggs were one thing I was allowed. I will say, I very rarely eat them hardboiled, I just logged them that way. I never knew if "scrambled eggs" on MFP incorporated added butter, for example. So if I ate eggs, no…

hahahah! You make it sound like I ate all of those every day! LOL! the cupcake was a one time thing on Thursday, I was feeling discouraged and thought "screw it". As for the other days, yes I ate a BCP with either eggs or a MIM - the general consensus on the low carb boards was I was not incorporating enough fat, so I…

I used the scooby site for slightly active. It gave me a TDEE of 2307 and a goal of 1845. MFP says 1750. As for being sedentary, I work at a job where I am lightly working constantly - making supper, sweeping floors, upstairs and downstairs for laundry, etc, and another job where I am on my feet but again, moving lightly…

thank you! and Thank you for the compliment! I assure you though I have a fair bit to lose, I am currently over 200lbs on a 5'3 frame, lol

Why a 40/30/30 macro? Is there a special reason for this? I only ask because I have zero idea of where my macro should be or how to determine it.

yes, the sodium is high, I will agree. As for the fat, that was within my macros for low carb - 5 carb, 15-20 protein, 75-80 fat. I very much struggled with adding that much fat, but that was what "the diet" said I had to do, you know? That's another reason I would rather just count calories, I think I can make my diet…

thank you for sharing your story and the encouragement!!!

I know this is definitely a part I need to add in. I will be starting a new job soon, but until then I am quite restricted at my current job. I am not allowed to leave for lunch for a walk (24 hour supervision facility, I get paid for my lunch in lieu of the "break") A few years ago I started going to Zumba twice a week…

I was following Aktins inductions rules -20 carbs a day, approximately 12 of which come from veggies.the majority of the time I only ate the approved induction veggies so lots of lettuce, mushrooms, etc. Moderate protein (I tried to only eat one portion size, I didn't eat as much as I wanted) and then fat to satiety. Yes,…

Thank you very much for all your patience and advice!!! I am going out today to buy that scale, and I am going to try to up those calories (and log them correctly!) and see what happens. I look at that example of dropping calories per 10 lbs, and I will have to drop at least another 500 by the time I reach just my first…

I'm not sure I understand the difference between maintenance and suppressed maintenance? Isn't maintenance, maintenance? or do you mean that I was starving myself? I took an average since the beginning of March. March was lower than April was, but the average is 1610. I reset my MFP goals, and I guess I already had it at…

Many of those problems were what I was finding with low carb. :) That's why I thought calories would be easier. Unfortunately the general scale trend is not going down, it has been bouncing within the same 2 lb range for weeks. I find it very frustrating and hard to stay motivated (and to find the motivation for doing…

Congrats on your loss, that is awesome! I do weigh every day because I would rather know that my weight is fluctuating between 206-208 currently than step on the scale one week and see it say 206 and the next 208. I have been measuring once a week though, and even that has been going up and down and all around, lol So I…

I do work outside my home (2 jobs, soon to be 1), and have to usually eat 2 meals a day at work. I don't carry measuring cups with me, LOL, but both my workplaces have kitchens where those materials are available. I have eaten 2 meals out in the last 8 weeks, so I am not worried about restaurant meals.

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to come across as "this will be easy", but yes, I was thinking that this would be easIER than tracking carbs - researching every label, stressing over the numbers, did I get enough fat, should I eat this, am I retaining water, lets make separate meals from my family, every meal involves time and…

Honestly, I don't know how to answer your questions. I would like to say yes, but I have found this to be very all-consuming and very stressful so I was hoping to simplify. I guess I will have to look and see if I can find a scale - I don't know that I've even seen one anywhere, but then again I haven't been looking. So if…

I'll be honest, I was hoping counting calories would be easier and less restrictive, but if I can't even use standard tools to measure my food with and have to buy a scale, maybe that isn't easier at all I think I have my diary visible now, you can look if you like. I'm thinking it won't help though since my food isn't…

mission - I have lost 18 lbs so far, and I am happy with it, don't get me wrong. But 13 of those lbs happened in two weeks. The other 5 lbs have been spread out since January. So really, a little over a pound a month? I should be losing more than that. trog - I have not been weighing my food, but I do measure it carefully.…

calories is definitely most sustainable as a lifestyle change! However, I worry because even though I have had reduced calories for 6 weeks now, I only lost 1 lb in that time. At least with low carb I lost 13 lbs to start with.

So if I read your reply correctly, I am either eating too much, or not enough, and I should eat less or eat more to fix it?? LOL I get what you are saying though... I do not weigh my food, I have just been measuring with cups, tablespoons, etc, so I guess there is some room for error - but when the majority of my food has…

Wow!! You look great!!

Wow!! You went from cute to total hot stuff!! Congrats on the amazing weight loss!!!