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Yeah that massive "cheat" I had on my birthday almost exactly 1 month ago really cost me. I was at about 45 pounds lost then and now I'm only at 60 :\

Listen to your body, it'll tell you if that much is "bad" for you.

Excluding shellfish, all types of "regular" fish. Tried them all multiple times and it just makes me want to gag. And what's really annoying is when you say you don't like fish, people assume it's because you've never tried it which is so untrue because I would try ANY food.

Beef jerkey if I want to spoil myself and Greek yogurt if I'm budgeting my money. If jerkey wasn't $5 for 3 oz I'd probably eat it every single day.

Totally agree. It's just making excuses to eat more. I bet all the people who do this and log EVERYTHING as exercise are the same ones wondering why they aren't losing weight.

They are not accurate for lifting weights. Only use them for steady cardio like running and biking or whatever else where your heart rate isn't jumping and falling rapidly. I'd also recommend taking 10% off what it says just to be safe because they aren't 100% accurate, just the closest you can get. It's what I do at least

He is not gaining muscle mass. However you do say you weigh things occasionally so that is likely your problem. If you were really eating between 1400-1700 calories, you would lose weight. Frankly, no 34 year old male should be eating that little. You need to get a food scale. It's the only way to be sure how many calories…

As long as it's within your calories, time of intake does not matter. However if those late snacks are pushing you over, try to eat a larger and later dinner. I eat a large dinner around 7-8pm probably at least 600 calories and sometimes over 1000.

In the morning Naked or close (be consistent) Before any intake After using the bathroom For how often I highly recommend every day or every other day. Why? When you weigh everyday, as long as you understand that EVERY SINGLE PERSON has weight fluctuations, you won't be disappointed by a small loss like you would if you do…

Pretty much. You'll get a lot of different opinions. Although I don't do "cheat days" the most sensible one I have heard is a day where you eat at maintenance. Still log everything so you don't go over that but I see nothing wrong with once in a while eating more. Your progress will be slower but it might actually help…

On MFP the activity level accounts for your job calories burned and daily life. You should only enter exercise calories. That's why you are getting such a high amount

You can try without weighing your food and it very well may work for you. But if you don't lose weight, it's the first thing you should change.

This reminds me of when people freak out that some fast food chicken *might* be made from just smushing the meat, bones, and blood together. Like so what? Do you realize how many cultures utilize EVERY single part of the animal? They think we're stupid and wasteful for only using certain parts. And to tell you the truth, I…

I don't like it.

I've gotten my heart rate to 206 before (Polar FT7 HRM) and I'm 20 years old so I don't think 220-age is necessarily 100% accurate

Beef jerkey. It keeps me satisfied for a few hours for ~300 calories

Same thing happens to me. How physical is your job? I weigh about 2 pounds lighter after work which includes breakfast and a snack compared to before work with no food and using the bathroom. I use the "wake up, use the bathroom, strip down and weigh" method. I figure the after work weight is lighter due to losing sweat.

Think of your calorie goal as a weekly goal instead of daily. For example if you're supposed to eat 2000 calories per day (just using this for a round number), your weekly goal would be 14,000 calories. If you want to eat slightly more during the week, and less on the weekends, if you eat 14,000 calories per week, your…

Yes.

Make dinner your biggest meal. I probably eat 60% or more of my calories after 4pm. No late night cravings at all.

Why would you even WANT to eat that little? You're torturing yourself for no reason. If you can post your height, age, and activity level we can give you a more reasonable calorie amount. You can't get the proper nutrition at 1000 calories or less and you'll likely lose muscle doing it.

Alright, at your age, weight, and height, your BMR is about 2500 calories. This is the amount of calories your body needs to fuel itself if you were bedridden for 24 hours. Since you are still 100+ pounds overweight you can get away with slightly eating under this but you are going over 1000 calories under someday. I don't…

What's your height and weight?

29 year old male, look about average height, and 60 pounds overweight yet you only lost 1.2 pounds a week? Isn't it stupidly obvious to you that your body was fighting you the entire way?

Excuuuuuuuse me? Where can I find one of these beautiful creations?

Nothing says "clean only" like McDonald's.

Well depending on when you work out and when you go to bed, it can make it harder to fall asleep if they are too close together. Awakening your muscles is not what you want when you have to sleep.

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At/below your calorie goal and above your protein goal is awesome and not always easy to do. Keep doing that. Only too many calories will stop weight loss.

Pascals wager works for the "aspartame is bad" crowd. "It doesn't hurt to NOT consume aspartame so why would you?" It's used a lot when debating the existencr of a god too, but I won't go into that