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I once read a quote here from another member that was very interesting and possibly relevant to your situation. :) It basically read, "Staying fat is hard. Becoming fit and healthy is hard. Pick your hard." I think it applies to tracking, too! Being mindful and aware of how much you eat is key to CARING about how much you…
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That's great, awesome job!
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That's a sloth. :)
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With all due respect... From what I've learned about binge eating disorders, triggers are NOT THE SAME for everyone. High protein might help keep others from binging just because they're feeling very satiated. Perhaps it's triggering to you, but that doesn't mean it's triggering to everyone--Please don't give…
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Just to clarify one thing that nobody else mentioned... There's absolutely no reason why not eating breakfast is bad. If you're not hungry in the morning/don't like eating breakfast, you really don't have to. Meal timing is all about personal preference! :)
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Basically, that's what I'm saying, although many people do like the support that comes with the Weight Watchers group meetings. While I agree that group support is nice, I have to disagree with their "free" fruits and veggies, because fruits and starchy vegetables can pack a calorie punch if you're eating a large amount of…
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Set your goal to lose just 0.5 to 1 pound per week, as you only have one stone (14 pounds, I believe) to lose, so you don't want to lose it too fast, or you'll risk losing more muscle mass than is necessary. Plus, who doesn't like to eat more? ;) TDEE is your total daily energy expenditure--Basically the amount of calories…
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Yes, exactly. You can eat whatever you want and still lose weight if you are still within your calorie goal for the day. There is NO food that your body fails to digest unless you have a medical issue that prevents your body from absorbing certain types of food. Even if that was the case, you'd be more likely to be…
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As the above posters said. :) Think of it this way: 6.5 lbs is a LOT of weight to lose in a week, and most of it wouldn't be fat. Much of it would be water. Say you an actual fat loss of 2 lbs (depending on your deficit), and the rest was mostly water. If you ate some higher sodium foods, especially on the day leading up…
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Nobody can tell you how many calories were in it without knowing the quantity of the items you put inside--Did you use one sweet potato or ten? Was it a huge 10 oz monster sweet potato or a tiny 2 oz one? The best way, as mentioned above, is to go to the MFP recipe builder and enter the ingredients you used and the amount,…
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Yeah, don't do that. Your body NEEDS protein. Your hair, skin, nails, immune system, muscles, organs, and your heart (the most important muscle/organ you have) are all made of protein. That's a VERY bad idea. Your teacher is an idiot.
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Just stick to it--I know that for me, the feeling of failure is what pushes me to "fall off" a lot of times, so trying to change that feeling might be the best approach. Unfortunately, I still struggle with it myself, and some days it's really just a huge battle of will, so I don't have much advice for you. I just wanted…
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Basically... MFP is not hiccuping. It won't let you sustain a deficit that will take you below 1200 calories per day--Which is already a very low amount. A weight loss goal of one kilo per week is A LOT of weight to lose, as it calls for a 1000 calorie deficit every day, putting you at just under 800 calories per day to…
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Weighing in just two days after New Years' Day, especially if you ate at a restaurant/ate plenty of party food/drank a lot of alcohol will mean that your weight will appear to be high due to water retention. Give it a few days and weigh again!
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Also, RE the original post... Meal planning. Buy only what you plan to use and no more. With this approach, I've managed to eliminate 99% of wastage and just about all food is used up before going bad. I also tend to plan meals according to what will spoil first, so all items that spoil quickly are eaten at the beginning…
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I had the same issue with spinach, but I solved it! I use a Tupperware container. As soon as I get home, I take the spinach out of the produce bag and separate the leaves from the stalks. I then STUFF a Tupperware container to capacity, cover, and refrigerate. Stuffing it keeps condensation from collecting on the lid,…
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Just log that pie and move on :) It was worth it if it tasted good? ;) I definitely feel your frustration, since I'm fighting my last 2 kilos off (around 5 pounds) myself. Although in my case, I just seem to crash and burn every time I reach within 500 grams (a pound) of my goal and gain some back and start over. Tighten…
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All of what AglaeaC said, but I also want to add this in: 1200-1300 calories is a very small amount of calories for your current weight and height. I am 170 cm, weigh 62 kg (136 pounds) and eat 1400 as my deficit (I'm commenting from my husband's account, though). Maybe one of the reasons you're having so much trouble with…
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Go to your weigh chart and click "edit previous entries". Under the entries already listed, you'll have an option to add a new one. Just enter the previous date and the weight you were at that date.
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I just recently saw an advertisement for a company that uses this on Facebook... A friend of mine posted and "liked" the page and I was just thinking to myself... "Wow. The desperation."
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As dramaqueen said... There isn't really anything you can do to FORCE her to help herself. Saying something like "I thought you were doing x or y to lose weight?" will definitely make her upset or defensive, which is the opposite of what you want for her. I also have a sister who is severely obese. I myself was very…
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The values change when cooked, and they change depending on the way you cooked them. Meat loses water (and some fat) when cooked, but how much it will lose depends on whether you boiled, grilled, fried, etc. Weighing any and all types of meat raw is much more accurate than using their cooked weight.
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Actually, I think this is a very good question for many people to ask themselves before assuming (or telling anyone else, for that matter) that they are in "starvation mode", and asking it demonstrates an ability to think logically. People who are touting the "starvation mode" myth don't seem to think about this particular…
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As bulbadoof said, one binge day means nothing in the scheme of things. It also depends on your deficit--If you're set to lose 2 lbs per week, that 700 won't even reach your maintenance calories, meaning you're still in a deficit!
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Not having a lunch break is difficult, but why not take some prepackaged quick things to eat during work hours? If you can grab a slice of cheese, then you can also probably bring some string cheese from home, or maybe a protein bar/granola bar/whatever suits your fancy that's quick and that you know the calorie…
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It's quite easy to completely blow your deficit out of water during the weekend; it's definitely happened to me! I weigh and measure my food every day of the week, regardless of whether it's a weekday or a weekend; even small miscalculations can mess up your weight loss when you have so little to lose. All the best!
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She didn't say they were correlated at all, in fact, nowhere in her post did she say that doing these will make you lose more weight; I think that what she was implying is that eating "clean" (I hate this term) can help you feel more satiated at a deficit and help you meet your micros--and that you can also eat "dirty"…
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Honestly, I think you're going a little crazy over this. Obsessing about it is going to make you miserable. Just LOOK at the amazing achievements you've made! 15 pounds in a month is HUGE. Getting from over 500 to 333 is HUGE. Be PROUD! :) Your progress is amazing, and keep in mind that as you get smaller, you're going to…
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I checked out your diary for a bit over a week back... And from what I can see, I personally don't think you're logging accurately at all. I see a ton of generic entries (Homemade, Generic) and entries that are measured in volume (1/2 cup, 1 cup) rather than weight. Picking a random entry from the database that is generic…
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Maybe she's more like me. :) I suffer from rather mild constant depression, with occasional bouts of much deeper depression that tends to come and go. For me, a very small happenstance can sometimes be enough to send me spiraling down into that deeper depression for a while, then it lets up for a while again.
