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Maybe you're going in too hard. Try for "Lose 1 pound per week" in the Goals settings here. Be honest with your Activity Level setting according to the choices given in the Goals. If you exercise enter it into the "Exercise" section and eat that extra couple hundred calories. Keep eating the food you like, just smaller…

The calories don't seem too low - but are you getting enough balanced electrolytes? If not, maybe start drinking an electrolyte drink. Sometimes it matters what food you cut out and what food you are eating. In hot weather, salt is important...in the right doses. Especially if you've been drinking a lot of water/tea.

Log food. That's the single most important tool there is. Study your food page and learn from it.

Because weight fluctuates all the time for lots of reasons. Here: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10683010/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-fluctuations/p1

There are meal plans online. Salt - Just cut back on bread and lunch meat and anything that comes in a can or bottle. Try eating oats and fruit with some milk and nuts for breakfast, or yogurt with oats and fruit - then you can have a dinner with a larger proportion of salt if you sort of "save up" for it. I don't have a…

I don't understand your post. Weight loss is about calories. Fat doesn't make you fat within calorie limits, and you need a certain amount of fat. When I was losing 80 pounds I was eating 40-50% of my calories from fat. I didn't limit my salt, it just took care of itself with by my choosing mostly whole foods and fresh or…

Good morning. :) How is it going with logging food? Losing weight was one of the best things I ever did for myself. I lost 80 pounds back in 2007-08 and I've kept it off by logging food, learning about nutrition and stepping on that body-weight scale. You can do it too. Keep checking in, study your FOOD log like your life…

I agree, how horrible! Oh, my goodness. I didn't even know that was a possible outcome of varicose veins. I hope you're okay after the cleaning crew comes in. I would be freaked too. I can't even.... :o

What's going on? Is alcohol involved? Cake? What kind of crime scene? That is a pretty cryptic post...

If hunger isn't the problem food isn't the solution. Truly, cookies and chips never solved grief, loss, betrayal, or money problems. It makes health problems worse. You know that. When I'm feeling sorry for myself I have to get out of the house. Walk in a park, around a lake. Do a puzzle. Keep busy with things other than…

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/profile/atyamehmood health questionnaire threads, multiple

Welcome, and good for you for taking back your One Precious Life. Lots of success stories here, you can check out the Success Stories subforum for many of them. they are super inspirational and motivating. You can do this. There is also a specialized group in "Groups" called Larger Losers. Lots of tips, help and support in…

That's a great post, @springlering62 Also, I had no idea just HOW GOOD life would be at a normal weight. So so so much better. I have energy, I sleep. I have no health problems caused by my own neglect of myself. This:

I tend to agree with the compulsion angle of over-eating behaviors. Sort of like addiction but without that word - which tends to cause unnecessary drama in these forums. I also agree that sugar and wheat are my biggest trigger foods, but I can definitely cause damage to a jar of peanut butter with a spoon, so it's…

For set-up and calorie recommendations, go to Goals > view guided setup https://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/change-goals-guided I would suggest using the "Lightly Active" setting under your Goals settings for the first month at least. To be in a healthy BMI, you are aiming for what, 30-40 pounds of weight loss? Set your…

Yeah, set up your Goals to "Lose 1 pound per week." Log food. In a month, you'll have enough data to look at your progress and see if you are losing one pound per week. If not, adjust calories. Here: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1

Yeah, I agree. I've used the free version since 2007. Lost 80 pounds. I didn't have a fitbit or other "tracking" device. I just tracked food and my weight. I'm still at that healthy weight, haven't gained any back. The free version is all you need.

...or...if you have lost a lot of weight it could be excess skin. If that's the case then keep working out and wait a couple years and the skin will shrink back as much as it is going to shrink back. At that point, then it's a surgical fix.

1.5 kilo one way or another is well within a normal range. Several pounds of weight are going to fluctuate on any given day... To lose that three pounds - is it really that important? Is it just some number you're fixated on? If it is you know what to do. Eat a little less for a couple weeks. Your body is happy where it is.

...as far as how to set your macros...that's going to be up to you. There is a point of diminishing results and too much protein. Have you discussed this plan with your doctor or a dietician? Too much protein (and too little fat) can cause its own set of problems. You also will do better with some carbs like fruit and…

Well, that's what happens when you have a problem with alcohol. It causes that compulsion to drink to quiet the body and mind. If you can wean off that's a good way, but a lot of people who have a drinking problem can't wean off - Have you already tried that? So then if that hasn't worked the only way out is to just stop…

Good for you. Try to just be open minded about the God talk. Within you is a higher self, a self that wants a better life. That's one way to look at your Higher Power. Find a way to tap into that. Peoples' lives have been saved in those rooms. Some of them are very passionate about that. Look for similarities, not…

Weight loss is a long-term project. Stay at the same calories. Some days, some weeks you won't lose. Sometimes you will even observe an uptick on the scale. It's not necessarily a problem. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10683010/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-fluctuations/p1 Generally a…

Good nutrition combined with exercise and weight loss gave me back my energy and health. It may do the same for you.

There are wheelchair exercise routines, you could probably find some on YouTube. Other than that I think this is a question for your doctor, maybe s/he can prescribe a Physical Therapist.

You're welcome, and don't worry, your allotted calories are going to go down as you lose weight... enjoy it while it lasts, :lol: You've likely been eating 5000+ calories every day so 2470 isn't really going to feel like much. You can have *A* donut here and there. For me a donut would not be worth the calories and would…

Logging food: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1234699/logging-accurately-step-by-step-guide/p1 Food scale: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1

You may want to read and/or join in this special Group, it has a lot of people who started with a lot of weight to lose, and many of them have been super successful. There's so much good info and support there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/133315-larger-losers Of course, any questions or issues you have,…