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I'm not on any meds at all, by the way. I already get plenty of fruits, vegetables, exercise, and water. In fact, I'm surprised I didn't have a problem in AZ since I was getting dehydrated during a couple of hikes, despite consuming beaucoup bottles of water. Size and consistency -- eww.... don't know if I want to discuss…

Your week-end activity describes my entire week in Arizona (lots of hiking and Mexican food, and occasional ice cream, but ice cream there is not as good or rich as in New England). Your comment on spinach is interesting. When I was pregnant and on iron pills many years ago, I was extremely constipated to the point of…

That just happened to me! I was in Arizona for the week, then flew back to New England on Saturday. It somehow merged Saturday's activity into Sunday's so that I had this huge number of calories. Of course, I knew it was inaccurate, but kind of interesting to log way under and be told I'd weigh 104 lbs. if I ate like that…

I drink a lot of water, but often forget to log it. I drink coffee for breakfast, too! I've eaten Fiber One cereal and the bars, too -- no luck there. I must admit animal fats are more "effective" than "healthy" fats like nuts, olive oil, etc. My typical miracle cure is 2 strips of bacon on a salad or sandwich.

The thing is -- if I use MFP to set my goal, it's set at 1200 calories base (because I have only between 5-10 lbs to lose), which is higher than my BMR. I also already have negative calorie adjustments enabled. Even according to MFP, my BMR is only around 1038. As I said, on a less active day (and I'm still not sedentary,…

I had a couple of days when I went out to lunch at a buffet and didn't track, so those are my under 800 calorie days; I just didn't finish my diary on those days -- I know, my bad. My calorie goals are based on what my Fitbit and the the number MFP gives me sync'd with negative adjustments. My BMR is quite low, under 1100,…

I just gained around 3 lbs. on a vacation where I didn't track, but it's already coming off. A lot of the weight is water weight and sodium, especially if you're eating at restaurants every day. I flew back first class on Saturday, and you can bet I didn't reject any snacks, meals, or cocktails on that flight! I've heard…

Or could she be eating less at the end of the day and making better choices because she isn't skipping meals anymore. Maybe she's eating more often but fewer calories. Most people I know who skip breakfast and lunch end up really eating more than they think they do at night.

I'm sorry to say that the bust problem might be the harder one to resolve. My daughter has a broad back and is busty. I spent three years with her shopping for prom dresses and getting that zipper to go up the last 3 inches was the biggest battle, regardless of how trim she got in waist and hips. My suggestion is to buy a…

You might find that you lose only 10 lbs., but with your workouts, find that you like your body. Yes, weight loss slows as we age, but you're still losing at a good rate.

In less that 4 weeks, you've lost 6 lbs., which is pretty good. You don't have that much to lose, so the loss will be slower. Most people don't lose 6 lbs. in a week unless they are really obese; the reason for this is that they can eat a deeper deficit. For example, someone who weighed 200 lbs. and was your height would…

I'm 5'1.5". I used to be 5'2" in my younger days. 120 lbs. and aiming for 115, but if I can't get there, to do a recomp.

It's not unusual to plateau a bit. Weight loss is not linear, and you did lose 25 lbs. in 2 months, which is a bout 3 lbs. a week, a really good rate. I'd stick to 1400, be tighter about tracking, and cut back on sodium, packaged foods. If you need to eat because you're "full" at 700 calories, choose nutrient dense foods…

The first question -- what are your statistics? How tall are you, old are you, what is your current weight? If you are close to normal weight, it will be much harder to lose. Secondly, I checked your diet, and you eat a lot of packaged/processed foods -- lean cuisine, rice a roni. These foods are high in sodium, so they…

What are hyperthyroid eyebrows?

I was subject to some tough advice myself regarding logging when I started a thread about having an abnormally low metabolism and lack of progress. In fact, I even got to watch the same video. I'm 56, 5'1.5", and around 120 lbs. Today, my fitbit HR gave me a total of 1266 to eat, with a normal activity level (a yoga class,…

He got to eat his dressing, so I'm not that controlling, and I'm the one who brought it home because it was buy one get one free and it's a high-end brand compared to Kraft and Ken's, etc.. I didn't realize how calorie-dense it was until I put it on the table. My only "control" is that I do the grocery shopping and bring…

My own efforts have been around controlling what we eat at home. He does eat eggs most mornings but will occasionally have cereal if his sugar tests well that morning. He may gravitate to a lower carb cereal like Cheerios (surprisingly one of the better ones, unlike my favorite Raisin Bran, which is double the carbs), but…

I've been fighting that battle for a long time! He plays and coaches baseball, so in spring/summer, he loses 18-20 lbs., which he gains back in fall when he becomes sedentary again. He has a gym where he works, but won't get up early enough to use it and then ends up working too late and not going. We have dinner late…

Thanks for sending it. Wow, a lot of things are no-nos, including all fruits and even some veggies.

Since he doesn't track his food, I wouldn't know if it's "in his budget." I know he eats pretty big portions of everything that's served. I'm interested in that Bernstein book. Can anyone send me a link?

Wouldn't calories also be important, though? If someone is overweight and diabetic, wouldn't consuming 160 worth of salad dressing be problematic unless it fills the person up so much he/she wouldn't be consuming 160 calories of something else?

I'm sort of in charge of hubby's diet when he's home because I control what comes into the house. I don't buy ice cream much, and am sure glad he wasn't traveling with these ladies because it would just give him motivation to follow more bad habits!

My goodness. Did he have to stay in hospital a long time before you brought him home?

My husband is also overweight, but a big guy; eating an extra 160 calories doesn't make as big a dent in his allowance as it does in mine. Of the two women I was traveling with, one was moderately overweight, but the other was normal weight but trying to control her diabetes by diet alone. I think sometimes people "fool"…

The other alarming thing is that you already are quite thin. 7 stone 8 lbs. is around 106 lbs., but you are fearful of gaining weight. Even your start weight wasn't extreme for a woman who has just had a baby. It's great that you lost the "baby weight," but now you need to be healthy to take care of that baby.

I think the fitbit itself is probably fairly accurate, since I try to eat below whatever it says and am maintaining. The way it syncs with MFP is weird. For instance, I did a 45 minute strength/aerobic combo, plus an hour on the treadmill. MFP gave me 244 calories, but by lunchtime had taken them all away, then put them…

At 5'7" and 122-124 lbs., you probably could get away with eating more than 1250 and not gaining. That's a pretty good height. Also, why do you need to get to such a low BMI? I'm much shorter and average around 120-122 myself and am considered normal weight.

The idea of taxing soda was the idea of a Boston Globe columnist, Derrick Jackson (although he is not the only one who has proposed this over the past few years -- a number of cities and towns have considered this). He wasn't stating facts (although he did present some linking soda to obesity), but proposing a policy…

Just remember who is financing the study -- Coca Cola. They have been working hard for years to convince the public that it is "lifestyle," i.e., being sedentary that is more responsible for overweight, thus deflecting their own responsibility in pushing sugary soft drinks on the public, particularly on children and young…