Vigilance88 Member

half a melon 50g serrano ham brown sugar

You're giving up because you are making it more difficult for yourself. MFP gives you a moderate deficit depending on what you entered you wanted to lose (1 pound, 2 pounds per week?). It is very easy to eat 500 cals less and not be hungry at all. When the scale stalls after a week or two you don;t just substract another…

find new doctors and nurses then.

i'm thinking just because its easier. He doesnt want to stress about food, just find a combination of packaged stuff and stick with it. Which is why he's reading about IIFYM I guess. I can imagine that being quite a puzzle though. I'd recommend a combination of cooking and fast food to make it easier on yourself.

It seems you made your mind up about carbs being evil. But theres nothing wrong with eating them. Protein and fat have daily minimums that help with retaining muscle and overall health. Most people stick to those and fill the rest of their diet with carbs. This doesn't mean you have to stick to that exact ratio, going over…

Don't feel attacked, man. Nothing wrong with the salad. People have been logging for months or years and want to be sure what they put in their mouth. If you don't log cheese correctly you'll come back next month posting "why am i not losing".

+ peanut butter + protein powder you like. dry / uncooked. Or with yoghurt.

:brokenheart: this is like giving a fix to an addict. http://evolvinghealth.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/is-it-time-to-stop-blaming-insulin-for-fat-storage/ http://evolvinghealth.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/stop-singling-out-sugar/

If you really believe all that I don't even know what to say or link to, to make you change your mind about food. Food isn't the enemy. I'd say read about food, but it seems you've been reading too much and gotten bad info everywhere.

Yes. Or get some common sense. Whatever is easier for you :flowerforyou:

Do you see progress in other areas? Or do you only need to lose at your midsection? If you still need to lose a little on arms or legs as well, visibility of veins is a good indicator for me to see if I'm still losing even if the scale won't go down. Other than that it's still just a matter of being in a deficit, so if you…

if creams and belts melted fat this site wouldn't exist.

I bet she's selling those brave warrior raspberry ketones

3 weeks is too short to conclude anything definitive about a plan you are working with. New excercise or increased excercise can also cause water retention. "not aiming for a certain number" is a problem, because it seems like you have no plan (correct me if I'm wrong) Use a calculator to give you an estimate on your BMR…

I eat chocolate when I wake up, and when I go to bed. Yum.

1 gram salt = 0,4 gram (400mg) sodium more products are starting to print actual sodium instead of salt nowadays.

Eat more than 3 times, whenever you want, as long as you stay below your cal limit. No point to restrict yourself for 9 hours during the day, it would be hell for me :p

For me, the 'whoosh' experiences are real. My scale won't budge for 4 weeks sometimes, and then in a week or so it goes down 3 pounds. I change up my excercise regularly and keep eating the goal cals. If you're so confident in your intake being correct without counting calories strictly, wait it out some more before…

http://evolvinghealth.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/is-it-time-to-stop-blaming-insulin-for-fat-storage/ good read, including the comments.

Save your money. Instead you can buy a year's supply of raspberries and tea if you want those miracle supplements that "slice up fat".

^what they said, mostly water Couldnt help checking your diary though. Eating 1200, doing insanity and not eating excercise calories seems a bit drastic. we don't know your height/weight though, so I'll leave it at that :p

3200 cals of low fat/calorie food is A LOT of volume to take in. Why do you want to eat low cal foods? Add some nuts / peanutbutter and other dense calorie foods.

restricting cals for fat loss, proper macro balance for health. But those macro goals are a guide, not some magic definitive number. One day over won't hinder progress or kill you ;)

With only 15 pounds to go you should not expect to be losing 2 pounds a week. Stop focusing on those 2 pounds. 1200 is too little for your height/weight. Your BMR is ~1520, so don't go lower than that. On top of that you have your daily activity and excercise. Not sure how much that is for you, but try out this calculator.…

BMI is a useless stat. Check a mirror while losing. Stop when you're happy. Or if you need a number, measure fat percentage.

diet + cardio to make abs visible strength to make them more defined. like any other muscle

Just because it's called 'healthy' doesn't mean it can't be delicious. Fastfood is not as tasty as a homecooked meal. All you need is willpower to stop eating fast food. When you stop you will gradually notice that you don't crave them as much. The problem is you need to find what you like. You don't have to go on a…

You don't store energy if you're at a deficit. It's not that hard to understand. Can I gain muscle if I'm eating over my protein limit, but under sugar/fat/cal limits? Nope