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For a male its generally not recommended you go under 1500 calories so not sure why MFP would let you go under. Calculate your BMR and try to stay there at least. I'm using rough estimates but ... your profile says you want to get to 165 and you're trying to lose 15 so I'm assuming you're at 180. Even if you're at an…

As soon as I started losing weight my period got lighter and the time window starting shifting like crazy. Used to be the last week of the month and now its the 1st or 2nd. I've been tracking it but the first time it was late I was so confused. Maybe talk to your gyno but dramatic dietary / fitness changes affect your TOM.

I use this list sometimes.. it helps! http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/9WV687/www.2ndwindbodyscience.com/what%252520your%252520food.php I've seen it posted on a few boards around here. it's worth checking out :)

If you wait till March you can eat carbs until 6 pm! nom nom! <3

i used to be like that. now i try not to eat a carby breakfast.. that sets me up for a high calorie day and doesn't keep me very satisfied. i usually opt for eggs, greek yogurt or a protein shake. sometimes i'll add fruit to the yogurt or shake. kinda boring i know lol if I'm in a rush i'll do oatmeal or kashi go lean…

bump :)

definitely A with some portion control/moderation and exercise. I wouldn't change my whole plan for a day or two of eating a little over. Plus exercise and a few "low" days before and after would help offset it a little.

Lol ok I agree yeah you should think about it before it comes out; but the reason shy people are shy is not because there isn't anything they want to say its because they overanalyze what they want to say. If they never come out and say what's on their mind, they'll never know if a worthwhile conversation would have…

Just say the first thing that comes to your mind... ok ok yeah think about what you say but seriously i've learned there's no point being shy. I was really shy as a child even though I was "tiny." If you wanna say whats on your mind just go for it. You'll find that a lot of people are like this but the ones you want to…

when I exhale before a weigh in the scale tends to go down. ::sigh::

you say there's "no actual requirement" for you to be up early but what if you mentally made it a requirement? schedule that 1/2 run in everyday and tell yourself it HAS to happen at ___ time every day. you could also find yourself a fun task to do after your workout session so you'll be like "hmm if I go to the gym now..…

I don't think it's a bad idea to go a little lower on cals today. If you aren't hungry I don't recommend adding more for your body to process if it's still working on the sodium from yesterday. Just make sure to drink your recommended water intake to flush out the system. Also since potassium and sodium work hand in hand…

I agree with Jake. It's like when I eat with my co-workers. One of my coworkers thinks he doesn't eat a lot. He'll get a smaller plate but it'll be filled with like chicken & pasta. I'll get a salad bowl which is a little bigger but half the container is lettuce and then just whatever fruits & veggies I want to put on top.…

What about a bob?

I started out at 1200 the first few months and lost a lot. It wasn't too little for me cause I would normally hit somewhere in the 1100s and then have a light snack before bed. But as I kept going for a few more months I plateaud so I went to maintenance for two weeks cause I knew I needed to eat more. I was at a lower bmi…

her arms are sexy!

Thanks for posting this! There are so many ideas on here - I can't wait to try them!

Thanks everyone for the comments! I can't wait to try some of the suggestions. I may try to keep them overnight and reheat them to see if the texture comes out better. I have the whole container so I guess I'll experiment through it till I get to the one that I like or else I'll switch to rolled oats.

I definitely eat less on mornings that I have eggs for breakfast, and I always keep hard boiled egg whites in the fridge for my snack attacks. So filling on so few calories and they're good for you!

Pizza's a tough one to guesstimate.. the slices are large and none use the exact same amounts of the same ingredients.. depending on what they used could be anywhere from 250 - 500 cals a slice

i like the current one. but when you're ready for a solid color the dark brown hands down.

^^Agreed. There are way more health benefits to fruits & veggies than modern science has even considered figuring out. Weight loss is not an exact science and you're not going to come up with an exact number for everyone simultaneously to follow to shed the same weight. The same way that our DNA creates differences in our…

a school bus driver.. or a super hero.. maybe even inspector gadget :P

there's not much you can do besides drinking plenty of water and staying away from sodium for the rest of the day. since potassium and sodium work hand in hand, i like to have fruits that are high in potassium to level off the sodium. days that I feel bloated I start my day eating a piece of fruit thats high in potassium…

thanks for this. awesome post. this is why its not enough to just count calories. i'll def keep it around for future ref :P

if that may be where all the extra sodium is coming from then maybe try changing up your snacks for snacks with lower sodium. i never used to track sodium and still ended up around 2500. now that i've substituted stuff out i get somewhere around 1500 a day. if i'm going to eat soup or frozen foods i'll look for the version…

if you have the calories and need to hit your macros sure. i have them when i'm on the run but looking for more protein in my day.

I'm with Philip.. what makes you want to go by a textbook approach to eating? If our hunter-gatherer ancestors thrived off of this diet it was through a lack of over-consumption. As far as I understand, they went by these foods through necessity not choice but we as a species have evolved. Every food has a place in your…

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My head feels heavy but I could have sworn it looked smaller this morning.. maybe I'm building muscle up there?