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I eat low carb (between 20-50 grams per day) and I do not log. I eat when I am hungry and stop when I am full. Since I weigh my food, I have a vague idea of calorie deficiency even so. I exercise three to four times a week, a combination of pilates, yoga, kettlebell circuit, cardio and heavy lifting. This will not work for…

This. I have a BMI just classifying me as "Obese Class 2" and honestly - there is no doubt I am too fat. I can stretch and see my own ribs, but I am too fat. I can flex and see muscles, but I am too fat. I can fit into a smaller size than many others of my weight and height, but I am too fat. When I am anywhere near NOT…

I am very good at eye-balling, but I would not have GOTTEN good at eye-balling without having weighed a massive amount of regular food items several times beforehand, so the person with the problem will no doubt have little to base her eyeing up on :) And even being good at it, I am at times wrong (usually I overestimate,…

I got no less than three 170 gram toblerones. I will be having it for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a week...

I find that telling myself the decision is already made is the way to go. This goes for anything; coursework, food choices, exercise or when I quit smoking. Basically, I remove my own consideration process: "Should I have a cigarette?" "No, I will not, end of story. I can want it until the end of time, but it is not…

I eat pretty much everything, as long as it is cooked by someone who knows what they are doing. I am very concerned with texture and my taste buds are better than most's. I cannot stand most tinned meals, though. They have a very distinct taste. Also, MSG makes me itch like crazy all over - I literally turn into an insane…

I find that compared with exercise equipment, MFP typically overestimates by a third. The same goes for fairly high intensity aerobic exercises, when I use a HRM. Everything else, like pilates, it is at least double what it should be. I adjust the number before I log it, since I do not want inflated deficits when I look at…

I respectfully disagree with this advice. As far as I know, there is nothing to suggest that moderate calorie restriction is an issue for injury recovery. Injuries often make us far more sedentary as well, so it can cause weight gain to use it as a reason to eat. I had a hairline fracture in my ankle and specifically asked…

Are you a single parent? If not, claim some time for yourself from your partner. Also, exercise can be done after a toddler's bedtime (even though you are probably knackered by then, I get that - have a four year old and an autistic nine year old myself).

Your logging seems incomplete. Do you frequently not have any dinner or have you simply not put it down? Several days there is nothing logged at all. If these days are black holes, you can easily eat back a lot of your deficit. Also, do you have PCOS? Symptoms include male pattern hair growth, excess abdominal fat (but…

I do not know if this has been said, but I find supplementing my magnesium helps a lot with the cravings, sleeplessness and grouchiness.

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Haha, well said ^^

How do you plan to be in a 3500 calorie deficit every day? And why the rush?

Could you please try to re-phrase the question? I am struggling to understand what you want help with :)

It is important to properly fuel your body. What is your age, height, weight? Are those net calories or before exercise? How active are you on a daily basis? It is not difficult to get the calorie count up and I would recommend eating as much as you can while still losing weight, for the following reasons: 1. Hitting your…

Please, do not be hard on yourself. Log it (you are in control of your logging, it is an important psychological step in my opinion) and move on. As for the future, speaking as a fellow chocolate-lover: I -always- keep 85% cocoa chocolate in my bag and on my desk. It is a healthy addition to my diet and it is nearly…

My activity level is set to sedentary and I never log every-day walks unless they are out of the ordinary and specifically for exercise purposes (getting my heart rate up). I do not log the school run or similar, even when I drag my five year old and her scooter up all the hills... ^^

As others have said, it is because blood goes to where it is needed. No known benefits to heating up your fat to spot reduce...

At 14; mean girls at my secondary school beckoned me over just to say: "You're a fat pig." At 12; a boy a couple of years younger than me said: "You would be the prettiest girl I know if you were not so fat." At 12; my dad saying, when I had put on my new pjs and felt quite cute: "I think you should lose some weight." At…

The hormonal hunger is a killer for me. It throws out weeks of good work, because I am desperate for sugar and generally rich foods. I am trying to plan how to deal with it, but knowing how my mood fluctuates at the same time, I know it will be difficult. This month I did more exercise and generally kept myself active,…

I hate that I am constantly aware that I am obese and that I see the world, the people around me, in the light of this looming fact.

Well done for resisting something you (clearly) would have felt bad about eating! As for the food waste discussion that has erupted: In my opinion, it is not a case of the general global issue of food waste and over-consumption. Along those lines, we should never eat unnecessarily indulgent foods at all. What I -do- find…

I see many people mention 100!!! grams of chocolate. I had a 120 gram bar this weekend ;) The difference is that I now save up calories for such indulgence. I would eat a whole tin of Quality Street chocolates in two days or 2-300 grams of other types of chocolate every single day. General food has never really been my…

I fit indulgent foods into my calorie goals, usually due to being under my target Monday to Friday. I call it "cheat days", but it is not actually cheating and I always log everything.

Right, that was random. Can you please add some sources for this drive-by nugget of advice?

Mine is always open. I do a lot of my own recipes, though. Also, anyone looking for more friends can feel free to add me. I am active every day.

Then I encourage you to stick to your meals. Your calorie goal is at a healthy number and you know snacking is not for you. None (most) of us are trained dietitians either, but trust your own experiences.

This. An avocado is over 200 calories on its own, peanut butter is full of calories and still good for you, dressings on salads can add up a lot. It is actually important to get enough fat as well. People often come here to say that they cannot eat enough, but it is usually a lack of creativity. You can even allow yourself…

Do what works for you! But what do you snack on that will blow through all your calories? A snack can be an apple and a portion size of cheese or a banana or two crackers with cheese or carrots and humus-... The list goes on and on :) I also wonder what your calorie goal is, if it is that easy to go over on.