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If you only have five more pounds to lose, AND you're only 5'1, then your TDEE is going to be relatively low, and definitely lower than it was when you were heavier. Inaccuracies in calorie counting might not have made too big of a difference before, but now that your margin of error is lower, it may be keeping you from…

Men tend to have a slightly easier time losing than women. However, if you only lost 11 lbs in 2 years, and you didn't join in on your husband's exercise/dieting routine, then that would probably explain why he's losing and you're not.

It's impossible not to lose weight on a 500 calorie a day diet. The relevant questions are 1) did the hcg-whatever do anything that the deficit didn't do? 2) is eating only 500 calories a day the healthiest, most effective way to lose weight? The answer is looking to be 'no', for both.

Because I'm the absolute worst at estimating calories, and intuitive eating. That's what made me gain too much weight, lol. The only thing that has ever worked for me is counting calories; I've tried not counting calories and just eating more intuitively (still as healthily as I can), and I gain weight every time. I've…

I...think you're talking about BMR, right? Your BMR is how much your body uses if you were lying in bed all day and not moving. This number varies for everyone. You can look up your estimated BMR and TDEE using a calculator like this one: http://iifym.com/tdee-calculator/ How many calories is too much or too little depends…

If what you're eating seems too low, then you could try upping your calories for a while and then seeing how your rate of loss changes. But your calorie goal is probably lower than many others' because you're so short. I'm 5'1/105 lbs and my BMR is slightly below 1200.

I was so ecstatic when I first started losing weight I made the mistake of buying some nice clothes to 'treat myself'. Within a few months, they were completely unwearable. I'd say hold off on buying expensive clothes until you get close to your goal. I've really learned to enjoy thrift shopping though. You can find nice…

I'm 5'1. Started at 130, am now 106. Yeah, weight loss was really, really slow, because my BMR is obviously lower than most people's, and I couldn't go below 1200. Still, you do lose, and you'll get there eventually. Exercising will help.

Anyone who believes that vaccines cause autism is not worth listening to, in regards to health matters. You do not need Juice Plus at all.

My parents never limited my eating -- they didn't even understand good eating habits themselves (though they are both normal/skinny). They bought me chocolates and ice cream whenever I wanted, as well as any other foods I asked for (I could have McDonald's every day, if I wanted it). I was very skinny as a child, because I…

Are you sure you didn't misinterpret? General family doctors usually will not offer specific dietary plans, whether sound or not.

There"s a difference between physical hunger and mental hunger. I have the same problem -- I never 'feel' satiated, even when my stomach is stuffed to the point of pain. I want to keep eating. I just ignore it.

I'm super, super exact. If I want 50 grams of something, and I get 49 or 51, I will meticulously fiddle with the amount until I have exactly 50 grams. I don't think it makes any real difference, but it gives me peace of mind for some reason.

I think the OP is trolling. Stirring up feminism wank as well as VLCD wank?

I was 120-130 at 5'0 for all of my teenage years and I felt really fat and gross. I am now 108 and 5'1 and still feel very fat; it doesn't help that I am very young (most of my friends are twig thin), and Asian (all of my family are twig thin). I am slowly coming to terms with the fact that my low body image is not going…

Do you specifically have to eat those prepackaged diet plan meals? I used to eat those because I didn't know what else to do, and it sucked. They taste kind of gross and they're expensive. Also, unless you plan to eat them for the rest of your life, this isn't really an effective diet plan, imo. I couldn't (and still…

.5 - 1 pound a week eating 1200 cals; but I'm short and sedentary.

At my highest weight, I was straddling the line between normal and overweight by 0.1, according to BMI. I was preoccupied with whether people saw me as normal, or chubby. My entire wardrobe was pretty much chosen specifically to 'disguise' my chubbiness, so people might think I was skinny. People just assumed that I liked…

Jerky? Cheese?

My friend used WW and lost quite a bit of weight -- I'm sure you would as well, if you're honest about it, since any diet plan that reduces calories will help you to lose weight. However, WW is more complicated than necessary (points are just a roundabout way of tracking calories). It also costs money. Why not just use MFP?

Weight loss isn't really noticeable until for a while -- at least, that's what happened to me. When I went from 130 to 115, I didn't notice any change at all, and it was very disheartening (and I'm only 5'1 too). It wasn't until I got to 110 or so that it really started showing. I figure that if you're taller and have more…

Not really; not from sight.

Yes. This is the first time I've ever even tried to lose weight, and I'm doing well. I'm glad I discovered MFP rather than getting stuck in the yo-yo fad diet cycle that I heard about from others.

Also, you shouldn't obsess about this. You'll gain 10 pounds and you'll look 10 pounds heavier, which, in your case, is a good and necessary thing, since 85 pounds is not a healthy weight for anyone except the ridiculously short. No matter what you think you'll look like, you need to gain at least 10 pounds, so eat more…

Go to a different doctor. Tell them explicitly that you have an eating disorder, and that you need help.

What do you think logging is? Logging doesn't mean you have to eat at a deficit. It just means you're recording how many calories you consume. You can gain weight while logging, you can maintain weight while logging, you can lose weight while logging. I like logging to keep myself from going overboard with the treats. I…

Don't need to lie about it -- it's not that big of a deal. Just tell them no. If you're consistent, they'll stop eventually.

I do it weekly. Otherwise, there's no way I'd be able to enjoy a night out.

I take the Flintstone's iron pill thing that they make for children. Also, aspartame isn't really the evil substance that people make it out to be.

Same with the carrots. Carrots are my least favorite food after celery. Celery is the worst, because when it's cooked, it taints all of the other foods in the dish with awful celery taste.