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No recipe list here either. I avoid nightshades for the most part in my diet because I also have inflammation/autoimmune issues. Tomatoes Potatoes (sweet and yams are fine) Eggplants Curry leaf Bell Peppers Some Chili Peppers As you can see the list isn't so large that it makes cooking impossible or anything. You can make…

I'm not a fan of western medicine. Plenty of people will tell you to listen to your doctor, in some cases they are right, but if you are "able" to do yoga and you understand that it's about challenging yourself, where you are right now, and not if you can be as flexible as the woman in front of you... you won't hurt…

Well, you can also take however much you're under for the day, save the calories all week and have a pizza party on Friday or something and use them on that.

Did you cut your dietary fats really low? Add some healthy ones back in. Cook with an extra Tblsp of olive oil. Replace your low calorie snacks with nuts and nut butters. Add avocado to soups, salads, wraps and sandwiches. Get rid of "fat free/diet" dairy products, buy full fat. Eat some ice cream, have a beer. It's not…

I understand wanting to stay active, but there is no reason you can't lose weight with zero exercise for now while your injury is healing. Maybe try something less aerobic like yoga or mat Pilates? If you set your goals to .5lbs per week and really consistently stick to your calorie goal, you will eventually get that…

You've logged like 6 times in the last month. Try to stick to logging every day, then come back if you are still having issues.

Many users are going to request that you open your food diary in order to better assist you. Are you logging and eating your exercise calories? Just to let you know, the calorie goal you are given to eat to 1200-1300, already includes your deficit for weight loss, you do not even need to exercise to lose weight. I would…

Your calorie goal already has a deficit built into it, you do not need to eat less than it to lose weight. If you're not entirely sure if your calorie burns from exercise are accurate, it's considered normal around here to eat between 50%-80% of your workout calorie back on top of your calorie goal. Not losing weight…

I know it's discouraging, but it's also completely normal. Just keep sticking to it. Maybe take measurements of yourself so you have another way to determine success instead of relying totally on the scale.

When muscle repairs, it retains a lot of water. You could also be having a hormone dump. This can easily account for 3lbs. It's either these things or you've been eating more than you thought, which I doubt. Yeah a female eating at a calorie deficit, it's pretty much not possible to gain 3lbs of muscle in 3 week. That's…

Anytime you do strength training, your muscles retain a lot of water in order to repair themselves, this can easily mask weight loss on a scale. I'd highly recommend moving to measure yourself and not rely on the scale so heavily to determine success.

This is a common problem, you're not alone. The general advice is to add more fat to each meal, it doesn't add bulk, but it does add calories. There are many healthy fats out there, they help regulate hormones and blood pressure. Olive oil - cook with more Avocado - add to soup, salad, wraps, ect Nuts and nutbutters -…

With such a large order (assuming your office has more than 10 workers), it's more likely that the take out place made the order wrong. I've ordered things with the most simple modifications and some how very reputable restaurants manage to mess it up. If it was everyday, I'd say something, but since you bring your own…

Weight can fluctuate up to 3-5lbs per day(for a woman). I doubt very much you're doing anything wrong. Something you ate 3 days ago could have had high sodium, you could be having a hormone dump, or perhaps you exercised and your muscles are retaining water to repair themselves. All these things can easily explain 3-5lbs,…

Activity level should be decided based on what you do during the day without intentional exercise. The fact that you're a mother running around and also do cleaning might indicate lightly active. Sedentary is up to 5,000 steps in a day plus normal activities such as cooking, walking to the bathroom, self care, ect. Are you…

Is she actually using MFP or is she doing TDEE? If she is doing TDEE and already subtracted her percentage, then she absolutely does not need to eat back exercise calories since it's already included. If she is using MFP, she should regularly be receiving messages that she needs to eat more from the app if she is under…

Lol, yeah I would have no idea how many times a day is "normal" since I'm not a mother. Thanks for pointing that out, don't want her to end up going from under eating to over eating.

It's unhealthy because the units that we use to measure energy (calories) are not high enough for you to even keep breathing or producing new blood cells, let alone breast feed a baby. Everything you do burns calories, you need enough for your body to function. If you figure out your BMR using this websites calculators,…

So... you're not here asking for advice, you just wanted to rant?

You're getting this message because you are suppose to eat the calories earned through exercise. Your daily deficit it already built into your "goal calories" so you don't even need to exercise to lose weight. You're lost 12lbs, that's quite a lot, how long have you been stuck for?

It's more accurate to weigh the nuts. Invest in a food scale.

Regular doctors have about 7 total hours of nutrition and weight loss education. Please request to be sent to a registered dietitian. 1200 net calories (eat your exercise calories) Is considered "safe" by many health institutions. Since you have 59lbs to lose, you could probably still easily eat more than that and lose…

You might not be able to have ALL of those things in one day or sitting and not break your calorie bank. But I see absolutely no reason why you couldn't have one of those things on a different day of the week. Monday - larger breakfast Tuesday - ice cream for desert Wednesday - Chips and salsa as a snack Ect...ect...…

Most people are going to request that you make your food diary public. It should be working, so we need to take a look and see what's going on. Do you have a food scale? Are you weighing all of your food? I thought I was eating a 100g yam once, and... turns out it was 289gs, a 280 calorie difference in one meal. Do these…

No problem =) Good luck, I'm sure you'll do awesome.

Anyone can tell you (and so can the instructions on your HRM) that you are not suppose to wear it during anything except steady state cardio. Like I said, record your cardio with it, but nothing else. Any time someone regularly nets below their BMR, they are taking a risk of losing a higher muscle to fat ratio. And since…

You can seriously eat when you have time, there is no rule that you need to have special meal planning timing to lose weight here. You can also just go for a 30 min walk, you don't need to hit the gym for an hour to lose weight either. So I noticed in you post, you don't actually say what your big calorie problem is that…

Are you using your HRM to tell you how many calories you are burning during your lifting? If so, your burn is incorrect. There is no way you are burning 500 calories on 30 mins of cardio, plus some lifting. I think the most apparent answer is that you were over estimating your calorie burn and eating at maintenance for 4…

Mederma really helped mine significantly when I was a teen. It's very pricey, especially when you need to cover a larger area. But it really does work/help. You will always have the silvery shiny stuff though. I always felt that having a slight base tan made mine look less noticeable as well, I'm not a big sun worshiper,…

I have you logging starting on the 13th of January, so you're starting your 4th week. It also appears that this is your very first week where you are eating your exercise calories back. Which you should be doing. However, MFP does overestimate certain activities such as elliptical and Zumba. I would invest in a chest strap…