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Welcome! Have you found our plant-based group yet? If not, definitely check it out: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/45-happy-herbivores I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian and have been plant-based since I was 11. My high-protein staples include cottage cheese, high-protein yogurts (Greek or Icelandic), cheeses (string…

Agree 100% with your assessment. I mostly included #5 because I refuse, on principle, to ask an internet stranger "when's the last time you pooped?"

Realistically, in 10 days you could lose 0.5-1 pound. Air travel can cause water retention, so anything you do to lose water weight is going to be undone by the plane flight (or in the first day or two of eating/drinking like you're on vacation). Buy a new bathing suit if you haven't done so already, and just go have fun.

That assumes that all "overweight" people think about food in the same way, which I think we would all agree isn't true. Everyone is an individual, and everyone has their own thoughts, issues and approaches they need to work through. Some people may have preferences or habits that make it easier for them to maintain their…

Absolutely everything in the CICO equation is an estimate. Whether you use a food scale or not, you're still just trying to be as accurate as you can in estimating your intake -- a food scale doesn't make you 100% accurate, just potentially more accurate than other methods. On the other side, any means you use to estimate…

BMI is one data point that should be considered along with a lot of other data points. It tells you one thing about your health, but that's it. I don't know that I would flat-out ignore it, but I wouldn't give it more consideration than other important metrics either.

To add each other, click on the user's name until you get to their profile (I think you'll have to click on the name two times), then click Add as Friend. You both should also check out these two threads: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10176797/comment-here-if-you-want-more-friends#latest…

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I'm not aware of any products marketed as protein pills. I'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian, and I average 110g of protein per day on 1350 calories. My go-tos are protein bars, cottage cheese, other kinds of cheese, Greek yogurt, eggs, other dairy products like kefir or milk, and occasional meat substitutes (like veggie burgers).…

Well, she also needs to consider that weight loss slows as you get lighter. If we figure that her initial goal is to lose 15 pounds of scale weight... 1. Let's figure that she can lose the first half at one pound per week. Say that's eight weeks. Pad that out to 10 weeks because things happen. 2. After that, it's safe to…

Gaining muscle is a slow process for women. Are you also eating at a deficit? It's highly unlikely that you are gaining muscle so quickly that it's nullifying your weight loss. The far more likely explanation is that the exercise is new to you and your body is retaining water to aid in muscle repair. This happens to nearly…

I like Shredded by Science and Fitness Candor.

This was basically my diet in grad school. I'd batch cook brown rice and beans in a crock pot once a week, then sort of assemble my meals throughout the week.

The first thing to keep in mind is that different people find different things to be filling. If it takes you a little while to figure out what makes you feel the most full, that's okay. The things that people tend to find the most filling are protein, fat and fiber. I don't really like cooking, so my meals tend to be…

Do you have specific questions that you'd like to ask? I'd be happy to answer any that I can in this thread.

Hi fellow vegetarian! You should definitely check out this group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/45-happy-herbivores

I'm also a vegetarian; my opinions about it being more difficult to get adequate nutrition on a more restrictive diet come from personal experience. Vegetarians do need to look out for things like iron and the B vitamins. We also need to keep an eye on things like protein and calcium. Your diet as outlined excludes a lot…

1. Recalculate your goals if you haven't done so already with your new CW. 2. Try eating back a portion of your exercise calories, not 100%. 3. Look for places where you can tighten up your logging. Everyone has inaccuracies; absolutely nobody calculates their intake 100% correctly.

The more restrictive your diet is, the higher chance that you're going to be missing out on something. That's just the nature of highly restrictive diets. A limited-ingredient diet CAN be nutritionally complete, but people who are successful with restrictive diets need to be more educated about and aware of their nutrition…

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I occasionally eat veggie burgers or vegan sausage (more often in the summer when we cook on the grill). I’d consider things like tempeh, seitan and TVP in that category too.

This thread may be really helpful: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10142490/a-list-of-calorie-dense-foods Also check out: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10226536/bulking-for-beginners http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10326769/are-you-a-hard-gainer-please-read You're…

Macros are really individual; some people just do better with different macro splits. The good news is that weight loss is about calories, NOT about hitting any particular macro targets. As long as you hit your calorie goal, you'll lose weight. At first, I wouldn't worry about macros specifically. Log your food and hit…

When you say "fasting," are you talking about a structured, planned intermittent fasting plan in which you eat an appropriate number of calories within a defined window of time, or are you just deciding not to eat today? The former is a better plan than the latter. You can practice IF while also eating keto, but the two…

So, you have lost weight, just less than you were expecting? How much have you lost?

I tend to run cold as well, especially when I'm in a deficit. It stinks, but I don't think it's unusual. I have a little space heater in my office and I drink a lot of coffee/tea.

Aww, heck yeah! I'm excited for you :smiley:

If you wanted to batch-cook, you could make a batch of the beef and vegetables ahead of time. That would probably last at least a few days. Then, each morning you could scramble the eggs, add the beef and veg until it's warmed through, then add the avocado and any other cold ingredients on top.

Your weight is going to go up and down constantly. As long as the overall trend line is going down, you're on the right track. This thread talks about a lot of different things that can impact your weight from day to day:…