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It was so easy to give up giving stuff up; in fact, as soon as I stopped giving things up I knew I would make it to goal xx

@nebslp I'm super sensitive to stress like that as well. I grew up in a VERY chaotic environment and being hypersensitive to every tone and facial expression of someone on the edge of an outburst had me stress-comfort eating too so no advise but just wanted to say I get it! @ToadstoolBetty I use a fitbit which has been…

@JulieAL1969 I am not doing anything like Keto etc and I'm not just re-starting so I know it's not glycogen. Idk I'm going to see what happens for the next few weeks!

Hello everyone! It's Monday in my office and the social committee bought bagels and cream cheese for everyone. My starting weight for the challenge was 148.6 and this morning I was 145.6; my weigh in day isn't even till Thursday. The last 4 weeks I've been losing more weight than thermodynamics owes me so I feel bad…

A food scale, bw scale, I also upgraded to Cronometer premium but that wasn't necessary. My Fitbit (also not necessary but I love it) and clothes in smaller sizes. I think that's about all I've invested unless you count new shoes every 3 months since I walk so much haha

It really depends on how long I've been cutting etc. If I've been dieting down for 8 weeks and I want to kill 5K calories at a party etc. then that's my choice, and knowing my TDEE Is 2500 it didn't set me back all that much. If you have a solid understanding of thermodynamics and your numbers I don't see why you couldn't…

I wouldn't want to eat OMAD but I know plenty of people that have for years. It's just not sustainable for *me* long term but it's absolutely personal preference. It is not going to slow your metabolism or send you into starvation mode (God I hate that term lol)

I didn't participate last month but this month I'm hoping to get to my ultimate goal of 145lbs. Never bothered to lose the 'last 10' after starting with MFP in 2013 but this year I want to bulk in the fall so hoping this challenge helps me stay on track. I originally started MFP at 240lbs and I'm going into this challenge…

So weird how only in the Western world people don't lose, or even gain, eating too few calories. Everywhere else people who eat too few calories starve :(

This video will never get old. Sure there are a lot of reasons that you *might* be one of the few who for various reasons have a more difficult time with fat loss, however, people tend to jump to that assumption vs ruling out the most obvious one. Under Reporting, overestimating calories burned during exercise; or a…

This. I technically lose on the same calories as when I was 240lbs because I increased my activity significantly. I"m nearly 100lbs lighter now LOL

I've never liked having breakfast so I've always skipped it. I don't "close" my window since I tend to be a night snacker so basically I have my breakfast calories at 11pm. Just another calorie management tool!

Just looking back at my data and I've actually been losing closer to 1.5lbs/week on about 1750, which makes sense since my fitbit data has my TDEE at 2600 on average. I prefer to get my cut over with at this stage lol

It's going to depend on your activity. I recently cut to 148 and I'm 5'6" and I'll lose 1lb/week on 1800 but I walk about 18K steps a day and lift 4x/week

Username: mrsnattybulking Weigh in day: Thursday Starting Weight: 148.4

I'd like to join for August

I have about 175-200g daily, I consider that an average amount of carbs while I'm dieting down. And honestly, if 150g is "low carb" considering most sedentary people maintain on 1800ish cals it's no wonder people blame carbs for "making them fat" During maintenance I'll have about 300g/day

I love my fitbit, I find it's bang on against my observed TDEE. I want to upgrade to the Versa next sale!

My diet is in check so my only other kind of health related goal is that at 11pm whether I'm tired or not; I turn off all the lights and put my phone away so that I fall asleep. I used to be up till 3am regularly so this was a huge deal for me.

I like sugary drinks on occasion, I hardly think i should be punished for it. I'm a "normal" weight so should we just start taxing the obese? Maybe make them step on a scale anytime they buy any food at all to see what their "tax rate" is since, you know, ALL food has the potential to fatten us up. This is a ridiculous…

@GoodLardy nothing fancy. Eat in a defict, weigh your food, and start lifting/strength training early in your journey to preserve lean mass while you cut down. Things I learned the hard way: - carbs do not cause fat gain - MFP entries are not always correct, be mindful of what you log - expect to lose 1% of your B/W per…

I walk 15km/day so I can eat food

I do out of preference but not OMAD I basically just skip breakfast. Results are that within the 7 years I've been doing it I've both gained and lost fat. Your deficit determines fat loss not time of meals

I upped my activity to compensate a lot. I still lose 1.5lbs/week even at close to goal. I'm 148 and goal was 145 but I'm thinking it might be 140 now. It's amazing how much bf we don't think we have when we're 20lbs heavier haha

Go slow on weight loss, heavy on your lifts, kind to yourself on your slip ups

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There may be some interesting articles, but there are some interesting peer-reviewed studies that don't support those "articles" https://examine.com/nutrition/low-fat-vs-low-carb-for-weight-loss/ References/studies in footnotes

If my bf% is 22 but my BMI is 25 I think it's obvious I don't need to concern myself with what category that places me in but for the most part it's a decent guide for non athletes.

calories are a unit of measurement. If you have body composition goals you might consider minding your macros as well.

Sometimes 3500 sometimes 5k