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  • My tastes are not too big and I don't record them. My reasoning is that if I find myself not losing weight, I'm going to cut back on my recorded serving sizes, not on tasting a quarter teaspoon of a couple foods a day to see if they taste okay. So recording those tastes doesn't matter to me. It's the bigger stuff that…
  • If your goal is weight loss, calories are most important. Specifically, having a calorie deficit.
  • Used this for years and it works great. Recently tried Dove Dry Spray Invisible and have been shocked but happy it works great too. (Sheer fresh is the best scent.)
  • If you haven't lost in a month, drop your calories.
  • There is no method of body fat measurement that can correctly tell you how much your body fat has changed in one week. Don't pay attention to whatever your scale or machine is telling you.
  • First off, are you having actual pain or is it muscle soreness? It's entirely possible that you can't answer that but there is a difference. If you are having any sharp pains, see a doctor. If it's more like muscle soreness, take an extra day before you lift again but do a light activity like walking. What program are you…
  • MFP is mostly a calorie tracking app. The strength exercise tracker is not a priority and I don't remember any improvements to it in the past few years.
  • I ran it for a good long while (a year or so) and liked it.
  • This is what I would do in this situation: 1. Look at the bag label to see the total number of dry grams of rice it held. Divide that number by 50 to determine the total number of servings it held. 2. In the recipe builder, add the boil in bag rice as an ingredient and for quantity use the number you got in Step 1. If…
  • OP, your post history screams eating disorder. Please seek professional help.
  • OP, can you just serve the rice separate from the meat when you make your original recipes? I am not what I consider a low carber but I am more apt to cut the starches from my dinners when I'm dieting and replace them with big salads instead. A lot of times we'll have some sort of meat with rice/couscous/orzo as a side…
  • :open_mouth: The stuff people say! When I was pregnant, one of our neighbors asked me if it was a planned pregnancy and then went on to say that "everybody" assumed we didn't like children because we had multiple dogs. OP, I've had that kind of comment and it sucks. I usually tell the person, with a straight face, that I'm…
  • Eat that way for several weeks and then adjust based on whether/how much your weight changes.
  • I agree with the trainers you've talked to. For general fitness purposes, if you're progressing and you like your program, stick with it. If you aren't progressing even after looking at things other than programming that could be causing problems (e.g., sleep, food, etc.) then something in the program should be changed…
  • I don't do anything special for energy or motivation. If I'm hungry I eat but I'd do that even if I wasn't exercising.
  • 1900 correctly logged calories would give you results. 1100 correctly logged calories is too little food. How long have you been eating 1100 calories, how much have you lost, and are you weighing solids, measuring liquids, and verifying the nutrition info when logging?
  • You're on the right track by reducing your goal. Now stick to it all week long rather than over restricting and bingeing. I think you'll find that this lowers your stress levels too.
  • Why do you want to lose as much as possible for your wedding? What purpose will it serve? Is your dress too small to fit you at your current size? If so, how much do you realistically need to lose in order for it to fit? I think it would be better to determine whether that goal is actually possible and then, if it's not,…
  • Because you're not heavy enough to lose more. If you're desperate to lose more, gain quite a bit of weight and then start dieting. But be forewarned that once you're at a healthy weight again, your losses will once again be this slow. That's just how it is.
  • Changing your behavior doesn't always mean that the struggle disappears. It's been 4+ years for me and I have to consciously choose not to overeat every single day. It's extremely rare that I eat anything, from brussels sprouts to steak to chocolate cake, and don't want to eat enough that I feel stuffed. Do I do it? Mostly…
  • Terrible. Just awful. When it came to meals I ate appropriate portions and mostly "healthy" foods. But then on top of that I ate large portions of random...stuff...because I was stress/bored/comfort eating. Grabbing a stick of butter and sleeve of saltines to mow through while my daughter napped was not uncommon. Saltines…
  • The machine at the gym has a margin of error of +/- 5-8% or more. Just stop using it. The companies who sell those machines are making bank off of creating unnecessary anxiety. Same goes for the gyms and trainers who live and die by their readings.
  • I drink at least 24 oz of milk, coffee, and tea every day (in addition to water.) Plus diet pop a couple of times a week and a regular can of Coke once a week as well. It does come down to calories.
    in Liquids. Comment by jemhh January 2019
  • You'll need to be in an overall calorie deficit. You can target certain muscle to build and strengthen but you cannot pick specific body parts/areas from which to lose fat. When you lose fat, it's from all over the body. Additionally, since most of us have more fat than we think we do and it's often in spots we don't think…
  • What lifting or other resistance training are you doing? How much are you eating?
  • I guess I'm wondering what's the overarching goal here? If it's to encourage each other to increase fitness, why not simply make lifestyle changes together, maybe try cooking a few new recipes together, do a regular activity together (e.g., after dinner walking) or ensure that the other partner has some uninterrupted time…
  • I keep typing and erasing. I see no way to do this. It doesn't make sense to me.
  • Everybody has their own preferred aesthetic. Nothing wrong with that.
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