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Not enough love for seafood in here. SKRIMPS! as we call it at my house, normal people call it shrimp. :3 So good to have around to toss in pasta or salad at the last second.

Besides being hangry, I notice the first 4-6 weeks of logging/ reducing calories, I am usually pretty grumpy. I later realized I was unintentionally reducing my caffeine intake sooo low it was 1) screwing with my sleep and 2) just getting general withdrawal symptoms but since I wasn't cold turkey, not having withdrawal…

@mk2loser Most people can eat 2000 calories a day, net 1500, and STILL lose that amount of weight in that time frame though. personally I'd rather not starve/ deprive myself for no reason.

I just go by what MFP says, and try to be brand specific, although I am not 100% SUPER DUPER accurate since I chose not to weigh my food. Usually when you have less than 30 lbs to lose, 1200 is probably too low. I'd see what it says at 1 lb a week, then .5 lb a week. If you have been used to eating 1200 cals though,…

Salad with chicken and light dressing is available at most sit down restaurants. As for fast food, a bit harder for me personally, so I tend to eat less of a food I do want, and get diet soda. If you are dead set on sticking with 1200 cals, you may try and eat even lighter in the meal before and after.

1200 is absolutely MINIMUM (although most agree this is off, and shouldn't be under 1400 calories). And this is NET. So if you work off 400 calories a day, you need to eat at LEAST 1600 calories so your totals end up around 1200. Basically your body is going into starvation mode. I know it sounds backwards, but eat more,…

Their are LOTS of different types of salads. Maybe try spinach, cabbage, or kale instead of the boring iceberg or romaine. And adding fruit and sweeter veggies like tomatoes and carrots can sometimes be a "gateway" salad (I used to hate salad too!). And trying out different dressing and keeping it varied. But besides…

This app saved me! http://www.nerdfitness.com/paleo-central/ I'm still kind of dabbling in paleo/ leaning primal but it gives you a simple yes or if it's not paleo, a quick reason why. It costs $1.99 I think but it is SO worth it, I promise! Also most hot sauce should be okay, but most opaque salad dressing isn't okay due…

Unless you have high cholesterol, or are diabetic, I wouldn't worry about the cholesterol/ sugar macros, and focus more on the cals/ fat/ protein.

I know people are going to yell and throw things but... peanut butter. I love love LOVE it, used to eat a 16 oz jar a week by myself. But 200 cals for 2 TB, and I use double that for a sandwich, so a regular PB&J is 700 or so calories. I was like, my god, no wonder I'm fat. I had one every day for like 2 years in college.…

I love the SF Jello stuff. :) If you ate a regular one, then ate a SF right after, you could tell a difference, but it's not that one tastes better. The SF ones arent quite as creamy, but still delicious.

Small-medium sized meals, spaced out so you are never starving (usually every 3-4 hours), and gaining muscle are pretty much the only things that can help your metabolism.

For any food, just check the data on the package. "Nutrition" is a wide variety of things. If you are doing a low cal diet, it is easy to go overboard with them. BUT they have a ton of vitamins and good fats. You just have to decide is that 200 cals worth so and so.

The ON Double chocolate is delicious! It's not super sweet, and NOT powdery, even if you do 2 scoops. Thats what a large majority of people recommended to me, so I bought it and loved it. The one I bought before (muscle Milk) was chalky and WAY too sweet.

I think she meant minimum for an avg adult in maintenance, i.e. most people. i.e. not you or someone trying to pack on muscle. 108 sounds like a pretty reasonable number. Beware though, if you are trying to lose weight, and gain muscle, you will probably lose FAT, but the number on the scale may not change much.

A protein shake is going to have a lot of protein, and moderate to high amount of cals, depening on brand. A meal replacement will have about the right amount of cals and other macros for the day, divided by 4 (sometimes 5) that you would need to lose or maintenance, again depending on which one. So nutritionally the meal…

If your feeling physically ill after a cheat, just drink more water and do light exercise, and you'll feel better. Restricting your solid food intake, even for 3 days, can possibly make cheating/ binging worse. HOWEVER, I do suggest adding in a fruit and veg juice (I do the Mean Green from rebootwithjoe.com except spinach…

I found this, and it finally clicked! http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/931670-bmr-and-tdee-explained-for-those-needing-a-guide (Meant to post that with my first post, sorreh!)

You don't choose to have an eating disorder. No one wakes up and says "Yeah, today I'm going to consciously acquire a psychological disorder (if it's not too much trouble)" >_> A little bit of a soap box here, but I've noticed that the MFP community sort of laughs off eating disorders, and it;s sort of getting to me a bit.…

This is a pretty good starter http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants Buuuuut..... I always suggest to anyone that has any type of eating disorder (or even some of the symptoms), to see a licensed therapist. When/where/ why do you binge? Are you eating 900 cals a…

MFP put me at 1200, and I was miserable for 2 days, then I found this :D http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/931670-bmr-and-tdee-explained-for-those-needing-a-guide

Eating 1600 cals a day, you would still probably lose. But trying to lose weight in a certain amount of time, while still recovering from an eating disorder, could go bad very quickly. It would be doable, but I would definitely consider talking to your therapist and make sure they are overseeing your health, both physical…

If you're trying to lose fat, exercise can only do so much. You will definitely have to eat at a calorie deficit as well. :) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants This is pretty helpful/ inspirational. Also, I'm sorry that some loser made you feel bad about…

1. What everyone else said. x100 2) After you get your cals/ macros in order (see http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/931670-bmr-and-tdee-explained-for-those-needing-a-guide), I would suggest pilates. Although it can't spot "reduce", meaning it won't decrease the amount of fat in one particular area, it will tone and…

THIS :D http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/931670-bmr-and-tdee-explained-for-those-needing-a-guide

I found the BMR and TDEE-20% to work better for me (and it seems to work for people who are 50+ overweight). http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/931670-bmr-and-tdee-explained-for-those-needing-a-guide 2700 probably is a pretty solid number to start with, but you could always check it with the calculators and see if it…

This helped me a lot :) http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/931670-bmr-and-tdee-explained-for-those-needing-a-guide

I think it's awesome! I can get pretty upset when I don't lose for a week (or, yeesh, gain 2 or 3). I am slowly learning to deal with that stupid little (well, big lol) number. But I'm also learning to appreciate the non-scale victories. Looser clothes, compliments, etc :)

I say try it if you feel like you need one. Pretty small investment, but it could pay off. Even if you don't do it for EVERY SINGLE food (weighing PB, really? >_> ), it could be a good way to get your portions in check. Like, the first 2 or 3 times you have granola cereal. That 4th time you should have a pretty good idea…

I count my plain water, my "detox" water (water with chunks of cucumber, lemon, and sometimes mint), and my Crystal Light. But I do try and have at least 6 glasses of plain ole water every day.