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Food scale. all food. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1

I think they also assign fewer "points" or calories to your day though. Yes i log everything, i eat lots of vegetables and added all up that can easily be over 200-300 calories a day. and for the last few months i was on a small deficit of 250 calories a day - which the veggies more than cover alone.

FINALLY found this ice cream. SO YUMMY! Just needs chocolate chips or something but i just mixed it with the breyers chocolate ice cream. I wish it was easier to find and there were more flavours (the PB was is always "out of stock" and the only two other the stores here seem to carry is salted caramel and strawberry I…

depends. on the person, the balls and their goals. i find they don't tend to be the best protein per calorie in general. but they can be yummy. there is a local lady that makes some sold in stores which I quite like but at what i am guessing is 120 cals per ball it's not something i have often and consider it a treat.

Love the nitro. They don't have them at all starbucks and i only ever get a tall ;) Picked one up a few minutes ago!

Yes I log everything including vegetables (I use a food scale for all food). However, to get started that can be overwhelming, my dietician had initially recommended logging one meal for a few days/week until I was comfortable and that was easy then added snack/another meal and eventually building to a full day. It's a lot…

i dont' rely on motiviation as it is fleeting. and wight loss is a long journey (marathon not sprint). it sounds like you may be putting too many limitations and rules on this "diet" you start on mondays. are you cutting out tons of foods you enjoy? eating only "healthy" foods? Maybe even under eating? these are all things…

welcome and good luck. here are some links that will be helpful to get started: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1 http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1…

yeah it gets easier and faster with time once you've researched and log a good amount of regular foods/meals. so the key is sticking to it for a few weeks. you can also start with logging one meal for a week. then once that one is easy, add another the following week. VS logging EVERYTHING from day 1. i find weighing…

1500 is the minimum a short sedentary male should eat to get minimum required nutrition. so no 1600/day doesn't sound HIGH at all, it sounds very low. remember MFP gives you calories to eat for the requested rate of loss WITHOUT purposeful exercise. if you work out you need to eat a reasonable estimate of those calories…

you can eat whatever you want just fit it in. or even going over to maintenance or a bit above can be fine if you accept a slower rate of loss that week. many eat pizza weekly, they just calculate and log the calories and make it fit. These links may be helpful in your journey…

to echo the above - food scale, all foods. https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10634517/you-dont-use-a-food-scale/p1 https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10697068/how-i-stopped-kidding-myself/p1 With only 25 to lose, a rate of 2lb/week is a bit aggressive. while we all want to lose fast, sometimes…

This doesn't strike me as a lot of food? even for one meal. I eat a TON of vegetables (more than they list) and at least two "servings" of fruit daily. about half an once of almonds. Not the beans though, nor mushrooms/onions. But yes tomoatoes most days, some days pepper. I eat a variety of veggies. and herbs. And - lots…

Make sure to eat back any exercise calories earned. I'm 5'1 and started at 167, i lost at 1300-1400 calories a day moving a lot (step wise not exercise wise). Your calorie goal makes me thing you selected sedentary, which is VERY very sedentary as per MFP. Agree with volume eating, that's what i do. I add tons of…

Jumping from plan to plan is rarely helpful. you've gotten progress, had surgery recently no? and have lost a good rate overall. It only gets worse as you get close to goal. I went 6-7 weeks with a bump UP in weight before finally a small woosh down. It sucks, i complained and swore but stuck to the plan. I just rechecked…

I never close my diary (other than to test once to see what it did) so don't see it so no idea if i achieved what it said. i'll say very likely no.

weight loss is about calories. eat fewer calories than your body uses over time and you will lose. regardless of what and when you eat. macros, ways of eating, time of eating, are techniques to help some people keep to the deficit. High protein/low carb works to keep some people fuller thus less hungry. Others find natural…

Oh I absolutely CAN eat over 1000 calories a meal/sitting. no problemo. Just not something I can really do more than 1-2x a year even on maintenance at 1500-1600 calories. unless i plan ahead and do a small cut on calories for a week before.

For those of us eating 1200-1400 calories it sure is! especially if one meal a day isn't satisfying (for some of us it isn't - i cannot do one big meal and little/no other food that day, i'll bite people's head off at some point).

no i work things in, may take a day at maintenance to go out. a cheat day can easily wipe out a week of under eating so it also REALLY depends what one means by "cheat". Especially when on a small deficit.

The scale has not moved from 197 at all or not much? Two weeks is early days and not quite a plateau. if you added or increased exercise the muscles can be retaining water. http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/ Also - weight don't measure food…

I agree with all the above. but to get more calories and not eat "more" eat calorie dense foods. nuts, oils (dressing in the salad), avocado. Avoid "low calorie" items (yogurt, milk) and opt for full fat. same quantity, more calories.…

that's 13.2lb in about 8 weeks? so 1.65lb/week which is a good rate given you are getting close to goal. i'd even personally recommend going down to 1lb/week now that you are about 30lb from goal (or at least change soon). 2lb/week is more reasonable for someone very obese. Overall your rate of loss indicates your tracking…

overnight "gains" are usually water fluctuations: http://physiqonomics.com/the-weird-and-highly-annoying-world-of-scale-weight-and-fluctuations/

welcome! can you give some examples of foods you can`t find? (and specific if it's a meal if you made it yourself or bought it ready made/restaurant)

there is no one answer. Short of medical issues that require or don't require snacks, it's personal preference and different options work for different people. Some members here have small "eating windows" (6hrs or less) and some even eat one meal a day. it works for them. Personally I eat multiple snacks a day so I end up…

1500 is the minimum a very sedentary male (and short) should eat to get the minimum nutrition. it may very well be much too low a goal to start with. as others mentioned, how much per meal and how many meals is completely personal. we all have different things that work for us from lots of small meals to one meal a day.

i left them as they were and lost the weight. i really ignore them other than ensuring i get the minimum amount of protein. weight loss is about calories. macros help for overall health and feeling full. some feel full with more carbs, others more protein, others more fat. so their work the macros as per what works for…

welcome! Here are some great posts to read to get you started. http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1080242/a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants/p1 http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10636388/free-customized-personal-weight-loss-eating-plan-not-spam-or-mlm/p1…

I may be looking at the label wrong but my almond milk has 1g of carbs per serving (1cup)? 0g sugar? double check your almond milk VS the entry you chose in MFP.